Based on the insight that conservation can be successful only if the needs of the people living in or near the habitat to be protected are taken care of, the major goal of the previous NGO PhilConserve was to be revamped. This insight alongside relocation of some key staff necessitated the erection of a new NGO. Given this new vista, PhilinCon was founded in 2010 by conversation-minded citizens of Panay. In the process PESCP, so far run by PhilConserve, was replaced with PanayCon, its first integrated conservation and development project, now operated by the new NGO PhilinCon. In doing so both the NGO and PanayCon can capitalize on the invaluable experience and uncompromised determination of former PESCP staff who had stayed ‘in the camp’ and are hot on doing an excellent job.