Introduction

Barangay San Antonio in the Municipality of Los Banosprovince of Laguna is

geographically located at approximately 14.1781 East and 121.2483 North with a total
population of 13,537. The analysis of this community was carried out with the use of
stakeholder analysis. As defined in many kinds of literature, it is a tool used to generate
knowledge about different individuals and organizations to understand their behavior,
intentions, and interests with regards to natural resources that may have a large impact on
their decision-making.

In the stakeholder analysis, it is very important to determine a different kind of

stakeholders in a community and as stated in the Project Cycle Management (n.d), stakeholders
includes user groups (the one using the resources in the area), interest groups (have an
interest, opinion, or can affect the use of resources), beneficiaries, and decision makers and
divided into main types namely primary stakeholders and secondary stakeholders. Primary
stakeholders are the vulnerable people residing very near to the resources. The secondary
stakeholders, on the other hand, are the people from the different institutions with interest to
the resources of the area such as the barangay officials, and other people involved in the
private sectors in the area. In this activity response, the group will determine which among the
identified actors has the interest and authority over natural resources management.

Objectives:

This paper generally aims to analyze the community of Brgy San Antonio using stakeholder
analysis. The specific objectives are as follows:

 To identify local stakeholders and user groups systematically;

 To assess local perceptions of the distribution of power among groups (needed
for “Who Counts” exercise); and,
 To gain a qualitative overview of the groups and trends in the area.
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