The Role of City Ordinance No.0386 S. 2004 Section 213-216 (Towing and Impounding) at Barangay 178, Caloocan City

Abstract

Illegal parking is a serious issue in the Philippines since it is causing much problem with heavy traffic but this is not just the problem. There are the vendors who also block and cause traffic jam in cities. The Ordinance No.0386 s. 2004, section 213-216 is about Towing and Impounding vehicle and motors in Brgy.178, Caloocan City. It implements, regulates and controls violations committed by illegal parkers and vendors in public places. When impounding a vehicle for a parking violation, the handling employee should, prior to initiating the tow, make a good faith effort to notify the owner of the vehicle that it is subject to be removed. The study seeks to identify the role of the ordinance in keeping barangay 178 a much organized barangay with the implementation of this provision. This study utilized the descriptive method of research. As widely accepted, the description method of research is a fact-finding study that involves adequate and accurate interpretation of finding. Descriptive research describes a certain present condition. Relatively, the method is appropriate to this study since it aims to describe the present condition of technical analysis as it is used in the stock market. The technique that was used under descriptive method is the normative survey approach and evaluation, which is commonly used to explore opinions of the respondents.The researcher opted to use this kind of research considering the desire to acquire first hand data from the respondent so as to formulate rational and sound conclusion and recommendation for the study.The respondents are described according to different demographic profiles. Highest percentage of the barangay official respondents in terms of age bracket is from 38-47 with 60%, followed by 28-37 and 48-57 with 10%. In terms of marital status, most of them are married with 90% percentage compared to only 10% for single. For the traffic enforcer respondents, in terms of marital status, majority of them were separated with 60% and only 10% were widowed.As for the gender, majority of the respondents for both groups were male with 80% percentage. The result of the study can be used in improving the role of the city ordinance no.0386 s. 2004, section 213-216 (Towing and Impounding) at barangay 178, Caloocan City. It can also be used as a basis of the improvement of the performance of traffic enforcer and barangay officials to solve the traffic problem.