Cainta, Municipality or City? Let the People Decide

Abstract

The study focuses on the assessment of the perception of the residence of the Municipality of Cainta on its conversion into a city. It investigated on the municipality’s compliance with the statutory requirements of the law for cityhood conversion. Furthermore, it assesses the perception of the residents of the municipality on the advantages and disadvantages of such conversion and on whether to approve or reject the proposed conversion. The researcher used the sample random sampling technique to determine the sample of 400 respondents whose responses on a self-made questionnaire were gathered, tallied, and subjected to statistical treatment. Frequency and percentage distribution, weighted mean, as well as the Pearson Chi-Square were used to interpret the data gathered. The study revealed that the Municipality of Cainta passed the income and population requirements for cityhood as prescribed by Republic Act No. 9009, notwithstanding the failure to meet the land area requirement. The research showed that the people of Cainta “agreed” on the perceived advantages and disadvantages of the creation of the city of Cainta. From the results of the study, it appeared that the people of Cainta favored the conversion of the municipality into a city. Lastly, the study revealed that there was no significant relationship in the respondents’ assessment when they were grouped according to their demographic profile. However, a significant difference in the respondents’ evaluation was found when they were grouped according to their respective barangays. A considerable number of respondents from Barangay San Juan were significantly in favor of Cainta’s conversion into a city. Respondents of Barangays Sto.Domingo, San Andres, San Isidro and Sto. Nino also expressed their extremely favorable response. On the other hand, Barangays San Roque and Santa Rosa expressed identical responses which were considered to be only average.