Hitler's Nutrition

So, we're trying to be a social enterprise. I think most would agree that taking part in corruption is not compatible with that. Seems intuitive. So far, so good. As a business in the Philippines, we have to pay taxes on our income. However, in this town there seems to be an established way to do this: You pay the tax collector a small bribe and then you report whatever income you want. Still, it seems like there is a "standard" of how much "underestimation" you do. For resorts, reporting somewhere between 10% and 30% of actual income is silently agreed upon. What does that mean for a social enterprise? If we pay the bribe, that would be illegal, so not good. If we report real income, we'll disrupt the current balance in town, because then it will look funny at the tax authorities why some resorts make so much more money than others. That would certainly not help us in gathering support for the projects we would like to implement. It would actually hurt the very community that we are trying to support. Hm, tricky....

It's encouraging to see, though, that there are many other initiatives that are also trying to involve the community or try to protect the environment. Like Pasyar Developmental Tourism, a travel agency that specializes on experiences that are community organized (like a Mangrove Paddling tour close to Puerto Princesa). And the resort next door, who gives shelter to turtles until they are grown up so that they don't get eaten by other animals.
Also, they launched a fish farm (which is basically a collection of cages that are put into the sea) here in Port Barton. That means that the locals can work on that instead of taking the fish out of the ocean. Having these cages in the bay might not be the greatest thing from a tourism perspective, but if it keeps the fishermen from pouring cyanide into the ocean, I'm happy. Cyanide, by the way, was Hitler's choice for ending his presence on earth. So another reason why it is a really stupid way of catching fish that are meant for human consumption.