TABLE OF CONTENTS

Title Page i

Approval Sheet ii

Biographical Sketch iii

Acknowledgement v

Dedication vi

Abstract vii

Table of Contents

List of Tables

List of Figures

CHAPTERS

I. Introduction

Background of the Study 1

Statement of the Problem 3

Objectives of the Study 5

Conceptual Framework 6

Scope and Limitations 7

Significance of the Study 8

Definition of Terms 11

II. Review of Related Literature and Studies

Locale of Study 12
 Siargao Island 13

History 14

Water Sports Activities in Siargao Island 16

What is Sport Tourism? 17

Hard and Soft Sport Tourism 18

Active Sports Tourism 19

Economic Forces that Drives Sport Tourism 20

Sustainable Tourism Policy 21

III. Research Methodology

The General Luna, Siargao Island Water Sports Tourism Map 22

Research Locale 23

Research Method 23

Research Subject 24

Research Instrument 24

Data Gathering 25

Data Analysis 26

IV. Findings of the Study

Part 1

Part 2

Part 3

Part 4

V. Summary, Conclusion, and Recommendations

Summary
Conclusion

Recommendations

Bibliography

Appendix A ( Letters and Questionnaires)

Appendix B ( Policies, Guidelines, and Waivers of Water Sports Activities)

Appendix C ( Tourists Arrival 2015-2016 in General Luna)

Appendix D ( Tourism Code of General Luna)

Appendix E ( Documentations)
LIST OF TABLES PAGE

Table 1. Type of Respondents

Table 2. Respondents Age

Table 3. Respondents Gender

Table 4. Respondents Civil Status

Table 5. Respondents Educational Attainment

Table 6. Respondents Employment Status

Table 7. Respondents Monthly Income

Table 8.Type of Tourists

Table 9. Respondents Country

Table 10. Respondents Response on the Awareness that Siargao Island is the Surfing

Capital of the Philippines

Table 11. Respondents Response if they Tried the Water Sports Activities in Siargao

Island

Table 12. Weighted Mean of the Respondents on how often they tried the Water Sports

Activities

Table 13. Weighted Mean of the Respondents on the Safety and Security of the Various
 Water Sports Activities

Table 14. Respondents Response if they feel Safe and Secure in Using Gears and

Equipment of Water Sports Activities

Table 15. Respondents Perceptions on the Popularity of the Water Sports Activities in

General Luna

Table 16. Respondents Response if there are any Waivers Taken by the Tourists Before

Handling such Water Sports Activities

Table 17. Weighted Mean of the Respondents on what Water Sports Activities Does the

Tourists Always Try

Table 18. Respondents Response on the Economic Benefits that the Province had

Gained Because of Sustainable Water Sports Tourism

Table 19. Respondents Response if the Policies and Ordinances of Each Water Sports

Activities Leads to Sustainable Water Sports Tourism

Table 20. Frequency Distributions Regarding on the Responses of the Respondents if

Water Sports Tourism Improve the State of Infrastructure in General Luna

Table 21. Frequency Distribution Regarding on the Responses of the Respondents if

Water Sports Tourism Helps in Uplifting the Economic Aspect in General

Luna

Table 22. Frequency Distribution the Response of Respondents if they Participate in the

Local Government Program

Table 23. Frequency Distribution Regarding the Responses of the Respondents if they

About the Water Sports Activities in General Luna

Table 24. Frequency Distribution Regarding the Response of the Respondents if they

Operate Water Sports Tourism in Sustainable Manner

Table 25. Frequency Distribution Regarding the Response of the Respondents if Water
 Sports Tourism Encourage them to Put Up Businesses

Table 26. Frequency Distribution Regarding the Response of the Respondents if Water

Sports Tourism Offer as their Source of Income

Table 27. Frequency Distribution Regarding the Response of the Respondents if there

Job Opportunities Given to the People who are not Fully Educated.