Abstract

This study seeks to analyze the role of Hagonoy residents and their support for tourist development in the Municipality of Hagonoy, Bulacan Province, Philippines. As a result, it attempted to respond to the amount of community engagement in terms of cooption, compliance, consultation, collaboration, collective action, and co-learning. The study also highlighted the characteristics that influence community participation in tourist development.

Keywords: Tourism development, Community engagement, Community participation, Descriptive research