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Nice place to relax. Pity about the garbage on the beach.
Settlement History:
Settled in c. 1950 by familes from Lawigan proper.
Healthcare:
By visit to Lawigan or Mun. Lingig
Services:
Water: Abundant 1st class, from spring and creek.
Energy: Candle and dry battery.
Sanitation: One septic tank.
Livelihoods:
Subsistence farming - native crops and livestock; fishing; local
sharecropping of COPRA; local tourism.
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Population:
Six related families.
Indigenous families - 6 Immigrant families - 0
Access:
Only accessible by boat, or by 30 minutes coastal hike from Danipas or Sua.
Voters:
4 Registered voters, 2 unregistered.
Voting History:
Unknown.
Standard of Life:
Medium poverty, relatively healthy, high adult and child literacy.
Land Tenure:
Informal settlement surrounded by largely absentee owners of titled
agricultural holdings.
Education:
Elementary school in Lawigan; secondary schools in Bislig, usually weekly
(private) boarding.
Development:
With currently six day-tripper cottages this is a prime spot for further
tourist development, but the owners need training in solid waste management.
rf3000 is helping the residents to cultivate Beach Forest spp. seedlings to
supply local tree-planting activities.
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