01 December - Lubao, Pampanga

The 2^nd part of the day consisted out of a site visit in Barangay Bancal Pugad which lies approximately 9 kilometers south of Lubao town proper and its adjacent to the coastline. We had courtesy call with Barangay Captain to assist us during site visit.

During our site visit focus group discussion with stakeholders were conducted composed of 10 fisherfolks in Barangay Bancal Pugad. After presenting the options for Nature-based Solutions as flood protection measure there was a constructive dialogue held one of the main points from the stakeholders was the setup an organization or association to maintian the Nature-based Solutions project. Due to the good attendance, the team was successful in raising awareness about the strategy and Nature-based Solutions.

In parallel with the focus group discussion, various (random) people were interviewed in Barangay to share their experience during flooding events which resulted in the household survey overview. Another part of the team did a survey type of site visit in they collected pictures such as existing mangroves trees, and fishponds, and aerial drone shots and videos. These materials can be used to gather a better understanding of the area for the team especially for those who have not been on the site.