Lack of Street Lights: Its Effects as Perceived by its Residentsin Selected Barangay of Donsol

Authors

  • AJ Ontoria

Keywords:

projects, community involvement, officials

Abstract

INTRODUCTION

Many barangays in Donsol are lacking street lights. Only affluent residences who can afford to provide lighting in their vicinity become the source of lights in the streets. This study aims to determine the effect of the lack of streets lights. The researchers aim to raise concerns and highlight the awareness of the value of street lights to everyone, especially the local government officials in the barangays. This study entitled "Lack of Street Lights: Its Effects as Perceived by Its Residence in Selected Barangay of Donsol" determined the problem of the lack of street lights and its effects to the residents at night. The study also aims to highlight what solutions may be conducted to this problem in the selected barangays in the municipality of Donsol.

METHODS

This study used descriptive survey for conducting the research. Structured questionnaires were used as the main instrument in gathering the data. The data was gathered through direct distribution of the structured questionnaires to the respondents. The participants of the study involved 40 respondents in the barangays of: Cristo, Dancalan, Tupas, and Tres Maria. Ten respondents were selected in every selected barangay to answer the structured questions.

RESULTS

Male respondents comprised sixteen out of the forty respondents or 40%, while female respondents comprised twenty-four out of forty respondents or 60%. Based on the data gathered from the surveyed questionnaires, the most common effect on peace was the occurrence of troubles,] and accidents, due to the lack of street lights (f=16). in terms of security, the most common effect was incidents occurrence, and the strictness of parents to their children that must be kept at home at night (f=16). in terms of convenience, being afraid of going home alone was the most common answer(f=17). From the data gathered, the most proposed activity that may highlight the value of street lights is conducting a seminar for barangay officials (f=26).

DISCUSSIONS

Based in the findings, the barangay officials must be informed about the lack of street lights in their barangay. The following activities are suggested: conduct a meeting for barangay officials, monthly checking of the wires that connected to every streetlight, and conduct a seminar for barangay officials. The findings of this study encourage the future researchers to make further research and surveys, and to broaden the scope of this study.

Published

2019-01-18