The Campaign Against Illegal Gambling at Barangay Mapulang Lupa Valenzuela City

Vol.3, No.1A

Abstract

Gambling is sometimes called "gaming" or playing games for wagers. It requires betting or wagering on an outcome. This study highlights the Campaign Against Illegal Gambling at Barangay Mapulang Lupa, Valenzuela City. Relatives and friends in the Barangay Mapulang Lupa, Valenzuela City community are often money sources for gamblers. The researchers aimed to answer what the campaign against illegal gambling is, especially in Barangay Mapulang Lupa, Valenzuela City. This study helps the community of Barangay Mapulang Lupa to understand and know the campaign against illegal gambling.

The researchers used the descriptive method to gather information about the present condition to describe the campaign against illegal gambling at Barangay Mapulang Lupa, Valenzuela City. A group of Barangay Officials meets to discuss the prevention of illegal gambling in Barangay Mapulang Lupa. Both parties share their views and ideas for the betterment of the barangay and the victims, including prevention and laws that will help the victims, checking on their residents about possible abuse, and extending the barangay's assistance to the victims. The main instrument used to gather information to answer the specific problem raised is the questionnaire.

The study assessed the campaign of Barangay Mapulang Lupa officials to eradicate the rampant cases of illegal gambling in terms of campaign in terms of barangay personnel, efficiency of barangay officials and tanods to enforce the ordinances, having full coordination and cooperation with PNP to eradicate illegal gambling. Monitoring, with the use of CCTV cameras, is prevalent. There is illegal gambling, but it is not reported to the barangay tanod. A policy may be formulated to prevent individuals' illegal gambling addiction, more CCTV cameras may be installed in every corner of Barangay Mapulang Lupa, and patrol equipment such as radios may be installed to make it easier to respond to operations. The benefits of the Barangay Mapulang Lupa Valenzuela City for implementing the campaign against illegal gambling become a good role model for the other barangays. The study's findings increased the level of awareness of Barangay Officials and Barangay Tanod about illegal gambling and decreased the cases of illegal gambling in Barangay Mapulang Lupa.