Abstract:
This study provides insights on how a small lakeshore fishing community in the
Laguna Lake area is affecting the lives of its people by various internal and external
factors. Baran gay Tagpos in Binangonan, Rizal presents a microcosm of the larger shore
fisherfolk communities in the Philippines where general poverty pervades. The study identifies the specific issues and concerns that lakeshore fisherfolks are
beset with. These include policy inequality, environmental control issues, law
enforcement, empowerment of the people and government assistance. It is the intention of this paper to provide not insights but a deeper understanding
of how lake fishing affects the thousands of people living in Barangay Tagpos. Barangay
Tagpos represents a dynamic example of a community that is dependent on a single
economic source - lake-fishing.
