3.

1 RESEARCH DESIGN (DATA GATHERING AND PROCEDURE)

Primary Data

Interviews

The researcher will be able to gather information and data through unstructured
interviews to the different people for the purpose of gathering information in connection
to the proposed Resort- Leisure and Livelihood Complex. The suggestions and
reactions will consolidate to help the outcome of the study.

Actual Observation
Going to the site is more helpful because you can see the actual behavior of the

site and the buildings, vehicles,understand the peoples lifestyle, how the community
can adopt to the development and other factors to consider around the site.
Actual inspection of the site will conduct to study the locations sustainability to the
project. Inspection and observation aim to study the condition of the site and other
existing establishments to know the underlying reason why there is a need to create
that kind of proposed project to boost the tourism industry and the economy of the
province.

Personal Experience

Visitation is an experience, perishable and cannot be inventoried for future use. The
researchers personal experience in the said site will be use to know all the necessary
data among the existing structures, establishments and developments. Furthermore,
this memorable ocular visit will give the background of all the needed information to help

know the whats and ifs of the most fitted site regarding the proposed project. The
researcher has to stay in the site less than a week within the province in order for the
said data to become more available and first hand information exists. Mrs. Arly May S.
Espaol, Candelaria Tourism Officer, accompanying the researcher all the way to the
site until all the necessary data become furnish able and suitable.
Secondary Data

Internet Surfing
With the advanced technology, the researcher will obtain the needed data and

information through net surfing. This method is the most innovative and effective way of
searching. It is very useful to the researcher in finding the related literature and the case
study for the said proposal. The researcher will visit numerous numbers of the websites
which will become more helpful for the proposed project to be successful.
Library Research
The researcher will also gather necessary data and information regarding the
proposed project through continuous research on magazines, newspapers and other
related books to the library of Batangas State University in Batangas and other known
library outside the said province.

Government and Non- Government Sector

The researcher will gain the needed information through the support and

assistance of government and non- government sector regarding the proposed project
through the help of Mrs. Arly May S. Espaol and Mr. Carlo Concepcion who extend

their wholehearted office to the researcher to know what site will fit for the
aforementioned proposed project. They give a brilliant idea regarding what will be the
good outcomes of building the proposed project for the people residing in that particular
area. Eventually, investors will become interested to invest in the said project proposal.
Data Source
Provincial Capitol of Zambales:
Provincial Planning and Development Office

Zambales Province Profile

Socio- Economic Profile
Maps of Zambales Province
Land Used Plan of the Province

Tourism and Investment Office

Number of Tourist Arrival in the Province

List of Tourist Destinations

Provincial Budget Office

Salary Grade of Staff

Municipal of Candelaria
Municipal Planning and Development Office

Profile of Candelaria
Socio-economic profile ofCandelaria
Municipal Development Plan
Municipal Land Used Plan
Maps of Candelaria

Assessors Office

Tax declaration of Real Property

Lot Description

Tourism Office

Number of Tourist Arrival in the Province

List of Tourist Destination

Analysis and Synthesis

After a long process of collecting and analyzing data and information regarding
the proposal, it provides idea and huge perspective for the future vision of the project.
The feasibility of the development will strengthen and boost by the gathered fact
information. All the appropriate data and information will become essential for the
development of the proposed project and will help the researcher arrive at the
formulated and possible concrete information. Furthermore, all evidences become
available since the researcher done an ocular visit to the site. Nevertheless, factual and
concrete information of all the data needed give a basis to build a resorts and villas on
the said site.

3.2 DATA ANALYSIS AND PRESENTATION

3.3 SITE DATA
3.3.1 Macro Site

MAP OF THE PHILIPPINES

The Philippines is the seventh-most populated country in Asia and the 12th most
populated country in the world. An additional 12 million Filipinos live overseas,
comprising one of the world's largest Diasporas. Multiple ethnicities and cultures are
found throughout the islands. In prehistoric times, Negritos were some of the

archipelago's earliest inhabitants. They were followed by successive waves of

Austronesian peoples. Exchanges with Chinese, Malay, Indian, and Islamic states
occurred. Then, various nations were established under the rule of Datus, Rajahs,
Sultans or Lakans.
Tourism is one of the major contributor to the economy of the Philippines,
contributing 5.9% to the Philippine GDP in 2011. The Philippines is an archipelagic
country composed of 7,107 islands. The country's rich biodiversity is the main tourist
attraction of the Philippines.[3] Its beaches, mountains, rainforests, islands and diving
spots are among the country's most popular tourist destinations. The country's rich
historical and cultural heritage is also one of the attractions of the Philippines.

CENTRAL LUZON
Central Luzon or Region III is a combination of towering mountains, extinct and
active volcanoes, lush, verdant farmlands, and natural sea harbors. It is one of the
leading growth regions in the Philippines, strategically located at the heart of Asia.

Region III lies between Manila and Northern Luzon. It

is

composed of seven provinces, twelve cities and 118

municipalities. Its 7 provinces are Aurora, Bataan,
Bulacan,

Nueva

Ecija,

Pampanga,

Tarlac

and

Zambales. Its 12 cities are Balanga from Bataan,

Malolos and San Jose del Monte from Bulacan,
Cabanatuan, Gapan, Muoz, Palayan and San Jose

from

Nueva Ecija; Angeles and San Fernando from

Pampanga, Tarlac from Tarlac; and Olongapo from
Zambales.
In terms of population, Region III was the third largest region, containing 10.50
percent of the 76.5 million human beings of the country as recorded in Census 2000.
Located at the crossroads of Asia-Pacific, Central Luzon is one of the dynamic and

vibrant regions in the Philippines. It caters to European and American business

organizations desiring to penetrate Asia.
MAP OF ZAMBALES
Zambales is a province of the Philippines located in the Central Luzon region in
the island of Luzon. Its capital is Iba. Zambales borders Pangasinan to the north, Tarlac
and Pampanga to the east, Bataan to the south and the South China Sea to the west.
With a land area of 3,830.83 km2, Zambales is the second largest among the seven
provinces of Central Luzon. The province is noted for its mangoes, which are abundant
from January to April.
Despite its proximity to major cities, Zambales remains the bastion of the Aeta.
They were the earliest Filipinos to migrate to the archipelago more than 10,000 years
ago thousands of years even before the Austronesian migration.Although the Aetas
also known as Ati, Ata, and Agta are scattered throughout the Philippines, Zambales
has the largest known population. There are several Aeta dialects in the province.

HISTORICAL BACKGROUND

The first wave of migrants to reach Zambales drifted across the sea from Celebes.
These were superstitious folk who worshiped ancestral spirits and nature. The Spanish
colonialists called them zambali -- from the Malay word sambal -- the word they used to
describe worship. The place soon came to be known as Zambales, or land of the
Sambali.
The Sambali, however, were not the first to own this patch of territory. The place
belonged to the original inhabitants the short, kinky haired and ash-skinned Aetas,

who were forced up the mountains to maintain their hunting-and-gathering lifestyles,

when successive settlers moved in to claim livelihood in the area.
The Spanish conquistador Juan de Salcedo finally explored the property in 1572.
Legend says he came as a conquering hero to chase off Chinese pirates upon the
invitation of the people. Years later,Spanish friars established the first towns: Masinloc in
1607, Iba in 1611, and Santa Cruz. By 1612, Spain began to exercise effective control.
First, Masinloc, then Iba, and then Santa Cruz came to be regarded as the provincial
capital, but eventually, because of its strategic location, Iba got the nod.
Since dense forests prevented easy access from the south, Zambales used to be
governed from Pangasinan. Only in the late 18th century was the province declared as
a separate entity whose geographical limits extended from Subic in the south to
Alaminos in the north.
Much of the province remained raw and unsettled, the Sambalis, unconquered and
mutinous. Gradually, more towns were yielded, and the province started to articulate
with the rest of the countryshistory joining a rebellion here, forming a loyalist army
there.
In 1895, the Spaniards, seafarers who knew the value of a safe, natural harbor,
constructed a naval station in Subic. Three years later, the Americans took over the
facility and created what at onetime was the largest U.S. Navy support station in East
Asia.
Meanwhile, Ilocanos settlers penetrated from the north and built settlements that
subsequently grew into what are now the agricultural towns of Castillejos, San

Marcelino, San Antonio, and the agrofishingtowns of San Felipe, Cabangan, and the
southern part of Botolan.
Tagalogs subsequently broke through the impenetrable forest screen and formed
fishing villages at the southernmost tip of the province, which later became Subic and
Olongapo. From the east,Kapampangans brought their cuisine, their love of learning
and their trading acumen.
Zambales half-emerged from the historical and cultural onslaught with an uneven
mix of 13towns: Botolan, Candelaria, Palauig, Cabangan, San Felipe, San Narciso, San
Antonio, San Marcelino,Castillejos, Subic, and a chartered city, Olongapo. The
Philippines seventh president, Ramon Magsaysay, was a native of Castillejos, He
served as a much liked head of state from 1953 to 1957 when a plane crash snuffed out
his life.
In 1991, Mount Pinatubo volcano, located in the middle of the province, spewed
tons of sulfurdioxide in the second-largest volcanic explosion of this century. A cloud of
ashes buried whole towns,and forced the evacuation of the naval base leased by the
mightiest nation on earth.
Twenty years from that event, the province continues to its long recovery from the
disaster. As a legacy, nature has left the people of the province a 220 kilometer-long
stretch of shorelines and scenicspots, an eerie lunar lake in the mountains, primeval
forests where the Aeta still roam, and a smilingpeople, immune to disaster and
hopelessness.

LOCATION, LAND AREA AND POLITICAL SUBDIVISIONS

The province of Zambales is a long strip of land located on the western coast of Luzon.
Together with Aurora, Bataan, Bulacan, Nueva Ecija, Pampanga, and Tarlac, it makes
up the Philippines Region III.
3.1.2 Bounded by Pangasinan on the north, Tarlac and Pampanga on the east, Bataan
on the southeast, and the West Philippine Sea on the west,Zambales is on the western
coast of Central Luzon at grid coordinates 15 latitude and 120 longitude. Its
topography is generally irregular, from flat to undulating, with land elevation ranging
from 0 to 2,000 meter above sea level. It has coastal plains and valleys stretching from
the Lingayen Gulf down south towards Subic Bay along the western coast and farther
towards a very rugged 177-kilometer stretchshorelinethat has many coves and islets.
Mountain ranges on the east occupy about 60% of its total area from north to south.
3.1.3 Zambales is politically divided into 2 districts, 13 municipalities, one chartered
city, and 247 barangays.
3.1.4 Iba, the provincial capital, is centrally located and governs the municipalities of
Sta. Cruz, Palauig, and Masinloc on its north and the municipalities of Botolan,
Cabangan, San Felipe, San Narciso, San Antonio, San Antonio, and Subic on its south.