A group of Japanese students from Oberlin University in Japan arrived yesterday in Marinduque for a study tour. The twenty one students from said university taking up various courses are here for an understanding of the cultural, environmental, educational, economic and political aspects of the province.
This project is the third of a series of such tours started in the second semester of 2007, by the Philippine Rural Reconstruction Movement (PRRM) and KASAMAKA (Kalipunan ng mga Samahang Nagsusulong ng Makadiyos, Makatao at Makakalikasang Pamamahala, a local NGO.
The students will stay for eight-days and will visit Botilao and Calancan causeway in Sta. Cruz to understand the effects of large scale mining in health and livelihood. A similar visit to the abandoned mine site in Capayang, Mogpog to observe conditions in areas surrounding the site and its effects to the community will also be held.
Visits to the fishing village of Pinggan, Gasan for a glimpse of the situation of the marine reserve in the area, and a whole day of living with host farming or fishing families in Poctoy, Torrijos to experience their living conditions first-hand are also included in the program.
A tour of old houses, churches and Boac museum, agro-forestry projects, schools and Marinduque State College have been scheduled. They will also have the opportunity to enjoy the sights at Gaspar Island and Marinduque Hot Spring Resort in Buenavista.
In the company of KASAMAKA president, Rodrigo Masculino and Councilor Randy Ayala of Boac, the Oberlin group paid a courtesy visit to the provincial capitol today. They had a dialogue with vice-governor Tomas Pizarro and provincial administrator, Allan Jay Velasco to better understand the province’s socio-political and economic situation and the local government’s development projects.
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