This paper seeks to determine the local people’s perception on the importance of natural resource to
the tourism Industry according to their type of livelihood (ecotourism or non-ecotourism job) and
according to their length of stay in Sabang Palawan. This study will enable residents to provide inputs
to government programs through shared insights or from a community-based perspective. It will help
consider issues on migration, plan monitoring schemes and formulate more appropriate programs as
population increases. The program’s good practices will be a good benchmark for similar programs. It
can also be a source of recommendations to enable further improvement of the program and make it
successful.