Implementation of Curfew Hours During Community Quarantine at Barangay Towerville Minuyan Proper City of San Jose Del Monte
Vol.3, No.1C
Abstract
The community quarantine and curfew hours were extended mainly because of COVID-19 spreading super-fast. Brgy. of Towerville, Minuyan Proper, was among the first to heed the administration's call and implement the necessary protocols. Because of this Pandemic, the movement of people became restricted. Different establishments have been forced to close early, and many have closed their businesses permanently. The curfew hours implemented at Brgy. Townsville Minuyan Proper CSJDM disrupted how people live in the said community. Because of the Implemented curfew hours, its residents have been advised not to leave their houses after 6 p.m. until 5 a.m. Workers need to present proof that they are indeed essential workers. On the contrary, the curfew has lowered the criminality rate in CSJDM.
The study utilized the Descriptive Method design for the investigation in collecting information about the Implementation of curfew hours during community quarantine at Brgy. Towerville Minuyan Proper CSJDM.
The main respondents of this study are intended (10) ten residents of each phase (phase 1, phase 2, phase 3, phase 4, and phase 5) of Barangay Towerville Minuyan Proper City of San Jose Del Monte Bulacan and a total of 50 residents throughout the barangay. The researchers used purposive sampling to get the needed data for the specific questions in the problem statement. Purposive sampling is when researchers rely on their judgment when choosing population members to participate in their surveys. The subject of the study for this research would be the community residents from Towerville Minuyan, one of the Barangay of the City of San Jose Del Monte Bulacan. This Barangay was randomly chosen to be encountered in implementing curfew hours during community quarantine from Towerville Minuyan. The main instruments used by the researchers in this study are pen and paper with printed questionnaires. The questionnaires were distributed to the respondents' measurement of the tools designed to obtain data on a topic of interest from research subjects in gathering data and information necessary to complete the study. The instruments that will be used in the study are researchers-made.
The study concluded that based on the demographic profile of the barangay Towerville Minuyan Proper City of San Jose Del Monte residents, most respondents were 18-25 years old and mostly male, single, and high school graduates. In the assessment, the respondents agree that patrolling the barangay prevents youth from committing crimes and closing the establishments as they are affected because of nothing to buy and that the duration of the curfew reduced the spread of the COVID-19 virus. They added that they also agree that there are problems encountered in implementing curfew hours during quarantine, similar to lack of authority that insufficient number and qualifications of officers are available for duties in the field, and also lack of discipline of the respondents they agree not to comply with the curfew time and the violators are arguing with authorities at the time of the curfew. Respondents also agreed on measures for problems encountered, such as proper communication, fairness and impartiality, good behaviour, trust, and knowledge in curfew enforcement.
The study's findings show that problems are encountered in implementing curfew hours during quarantine, such as patrolling of barangay, closing of the establishments, duration of curfew, lack of authority, and lack of discipline. Some solutions can address the problem encountered by the residents in Barangay Towerville Minuyan Proper City of San Jose Del Monte, participating by surveying their area. The findings may be utilized in crafting guidelines that can be adopted through good communication between the residents and the barangay officials.
