Level of Effectiveness of Barangay Disaster Risk Reduction and Management Committee (BDRRMC) in the Selected Municipalities in the 3rdCongressional District of Quezon: Basis for a Proposed Program Enhancement

Abstract

This study determined the level of effectiveness of Barangay Disaster Risk Reduction and Management Committee (BDRRMC) in the Third Congressional District of Quezon in terms of Setting Directions; Development; Implementation and Coordination; and the problems encountered in the performance of the BDRRMC duties/functions and responsibilities wherein its output is a proposed program enhancement for BDRRMC. It utilized the descriptive method of research using the checklist questionnaire. Purposive sampling technique was used with the total of 405 BDRRMC respondents and 713 stakeholder respondents from the municipalities considering the population exposure to rain-induced landslide cities and municipalities, build-up areas exposure to flood hazards, and build-up areas exposure to rain induced landslide cities and municipalities and with the established BDRRMC which includes Mulanay and San Narciso. Mean, Frequency and Percentage were used to measure the demographic profile of the BDRRMC respondents and the problems encountered by the theBDRRMCs. The Weighted Mean was used to measure the effectiveness of BDRRMC. Most of the BDRRMC members have an age ranging from 33 to 60 years old and most of them are males. In terms of civil status and educational attainment, most of them are married and are high school graduates and college levels. BDRRMC members also have a length of service ranging from 2-5 years. The result of the study evidently confirmed that the BDRRMC are effective in performing their duties/functions and responsibilities in terms of setting direction, development, implementation and coordination, but based on the response of the stakeholders the BDRRMCs appeared to be mostly moderately effective specifically in terms of implementation and coordination. Furthermore, the BDRRMC still encountered different problems and challenges, which include insufficient trainings and capability building, road access, communication, awareness, politics, and unavailability of Disaster Risk Reduction and Management supplies and equipment. Based on the findings of this study, the researcher proposed a program enhancement for the Barangay Risk Reduction and Management Committee which was deemed very effective.