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A Thesis Presented to
The Faculty of the Graduate School
Urdaneta City University
Urdaneta City
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In Partial Fulfillment
of the Requirements for the Degree
Master in Public Administration
Major in Local Governance
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by
Noime S. Siborboro
April 2011
ABSTRACT
Poblacion, Pogoruac, Papallasen, Don Matias, Sapa Pequeña, and Anapao. The
of sex, age, civil status, and highest educational attainment. 2) Level of management
competence as rated by the respondents along with their profile variables, and 5)
capability of Punong Barangays as rated by the respondents along with the profile
variables.
The data gathering instrument used was a questionnaire. Frequency counts and
percentages were used to describe the profile of the Punong Barangays, while the
average weighted mean with its descriptive equivalent was used to determine the level
difference between the level of emotional competence across their sex and highest
educational attainment, t-test was used and one-way ANOVA was used as for the
Punong Barangays level of emotional competence across age, civil status, and highest
capability of Punong Barangays and sex, age, civil status, and highest educational
and were able and mature to conduct an assessment of the management capability and
these officials. The subjects of this study were capable in managing the affairs of the
barangay which implies that most of the Punong Barangays have acquired skills and
their emotions and that of their constituents. The profile variables sex, age, and highest
educational attainment used in this study were sources of variation in the emotional
competence of Punong Barangays. The variables sex, age, and civil status were
associated with the level of management capability of the Punong Barangays but not
associated with the highest educational attainment. In view of the above conclusions,
have regularly scheduled fora with the barangay constituents so that they can orient
conducted as part of regular evaluation of the Local Government Unit. 5) Further study
INTRODUCTION
The barangay is the basic political unit of the Philippine political system.
Originally known as barrio, its name was changed to barangay under Presidential
Decree No. 557, dated September 21, 1974, for purely historical and patriotic reasons
(Orendain, 1996).
In accordance with the Local Government Code of 1991 specifically Sec. 386, a
barangay may be created out of contiguous territory which has a population of at least
two thousand (2,000) inhabitants as certified by the National Statistics Office except in
cities and municipalities within Metro Manila and other metropolitan political
subdivisions or in highly urbanized cities where such territory shall have a certified
population of at least five thousand (5,000) inhabitants. Provided, that the creation
therefore shall not reduce the population of the original barangay or barangays to less
It also provides that the territorial jurisdiction of the new barangay shall be
boundaries.
government policies, plans, programs, projects and activities in the community, and as a
forum wherein the collective views of the people may be expressed, crystallized and
considered. Also, it is where disputes may be amicably settled as stated in Sec. 384 of
the Code.
Its powers, duties and functions are carried out through three main branches,
namely: the Barangay assembly, the Sangguniang Barangay, and the Punong
Barangay who acts as the head otherwise known as chief executive or Barangay
Captain.
The Punong Barangay shall exercise such powers and perform such duties and
functions as provided by the Local Government Code and other laws, ordinances, and
resolutions promulgated by the Sangguniang Barangay. The general welfare of the
townsfolk is the main concern of the Chief Executive of the Barangay government.
in the Local Government Code, the Punong Barangays must be equipped with the
necessary capabilities and should not only observe but also practice morally upright
actions.
Since the enactment of the Local Government Code of the Philippines, various
capacity building efforts from the national government, academic institutions, and other
improvements in the manner the barangays manage their local affairs. However,
despite the clamor for improved governance, there has been no clear measure of the
level of the capacities of the Punong Barangays and on how they apply these
capacities. Therefore, there is a need to examine whether the developed and introduced
capacities are indeed being applied. There is also a need to prove if these developed
The standard and quality of life of the people living in the Barangay is dependent
on the wide range of services offered by its local government. These services should be
provided in an efficient and appropriate level of quality. But as to how well these
services are provided is a source of concern among those running the local
delivery of such services in order to have a basis for improvement (Cadorna, 2009).
Moreover, there is a need for LGUs to be assisted in generating accurate local
data and information to be able to respond to the needs of their constituents (Austere,
2004).
a part of the Province of Zambales but was thereafter ceded to Pangasinan pursuant to
Commonwealth Act 3290. Burgos town was founded as an independent town in 1830
by the migrating Ilocanos from Paoay, Ilocos Norte, with Don Matias Guiang as its first
gobernadorcillo. The new town formerly named “San Isidro” was changed to Burgos in
1913 during the administration of Don Anacleto Ruiz. The name given is in reference to
(http:/en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Burgos,_Pangasinan)
At present, marine products and rice are the main source of livelihood of the
Burgonians. Burgos is also known for its clean, white beach located at Cabungaoan,
Ilio-ilio, a magnificent seaside residential area and its furniture products made from
bamboos. Furthermore, Burgos has received many awards for being one of the
cleanest, peaceful and jueteng-free towns in Pangasinan for nine years under the
administration of former Mayor Domingo A. Doctor Jr. Thus, it can be said that the
Matias, San Miguel, San Pascual, San Vicente, Sapa Grande, Sapa Pequeña, and
Tambacan.
The researcher believes that a Punong Barangay plays a very important role in
the development of the country. If the government seeks to build a strong nation, then it
This interests the researcher to explore and measure the levels of management
Burgos, Pangasinan that affect their effectiveness in running the affairs of Barangay
government.
LITERATURE
the investigations made by Fianza (1996), Dao-dawon (1995), and Nganag (1996) who
also found out that the barangay officials were capable in the major management
difference lies in the fact that this study included the area of emotional competence.
While the three studies involved all the barangay officials as subjects, this study
concentrated on the Punong Barangays. This study also differed with the three inquiries
skills. In this regard this study is similar specially because Esguera chose the profile
variables sex, age, civil status and highest educational attainment of the Punong
This inquiry is quite similar to the study conducted by Telen, et al (2009) which
directives for fiscal year 2007 in Dapitan City. It is similar in the sense that intellective
This study is quite different since it tried to investigate the influence of selected profile
Barangays while that of Telen, et al studied the effect of the intellective and non-
As could be gleaned from the various studies reviewed and this inquiry, it
appears that the present crop of barangay officials specifically the Punong Barangays of
competence.
CONCEPTUAL FRAMEWORK
In this inquiry, the researcher posits that management capability and emotional
competence of Punong Barangays are the key toward the effective prosecution of
Management capability involves the ability to plan, organize direct or lead, and
control the different resources of the barangay while emotional competence is the ability
or skill to identify assess, and control the emotions of oneself, of others and of groups.
This means that when a Punong Barangay knows how to plan, organize direct or
lead, and control the activities of the community, and is able to control his own emotions
emotional competence.
The profile variables considered were: sex, age, civil status, and highest
educational attainment. These are the considered underlying factors that might affect
This study then attempted to look into the significance of the difference in the
level of emotional competence of Punong Barangays across their profile variables and
The relationship of the variables utilized in this study is shown in Figure 1 on the
next page.
INDEPENDENT VARIABLE DEPENDENT VARIABLE
Profile of Respondents
Management Capability
a. Sex
and
b. Age
Emotional Competence
c. Civil Status
of
d. Highest Educational
Punong Barangays
Attainment
Fig.1. Paradigm of the study showing the relationship between the Independent and
Dependent Variables.
Members and the residents of the six selected barangays of Burgos municipality.
The six barangays were chosen from the highest, middle and lowest populated
barangays of the town. Two barangays each were selected from the highest, middle
and lowest populated barangays. Barangay Poblacion and Pogoruac were picked from
the highest populated barangays, barangays Papallasen and Don Matias were chosen
from the middle while the lowest populated barangays, included Sapa Pequeña and
Anapao. Two barangay Council Members each from the six barangays who garnered
In addition, the residents from the six barangays were randomly selected using
Slovin’s formula resulting to a total of three hundred fifty-three (353) respondents from
the heads of the households, Punong Barangay and Barangay Council Members.
N = number of households
e = allowable error
Table 1
% Head of
No. of Punong Barangay Council
Barangay Sample
Households Barangays Members
Households
Poblacion 670 33.4 112 1 2
Pogoruac 462 23.1 77 1 2
Papallasen 274 13.7 46 1 2
Don Matias 292 14.6 49 1 2
Sapa Pequeña 191 9.5 32 1 2
Anapao 114 5.7 19 1 2
Total 2003 100% 335 6 12
DATA GATHERING PROCEDURE
Before floating the questionnaires to the respondents, the researcher first sought
permission from the office of the Mayor of the Burgos municipality to administer the
Generally, the study used the five-point rating scale system. This system was
Punong Barangays. The abovementioned scale system used is further described using
Transmuted Ratings
Literal Numerical Wm Score Descriptive
Rating Value Range Rating Management Emotional
Capability Competence
A 5 4.50 – 5.00 Always Very Capable Very High
Moderately
C 3 2.50 – 3.49 Sometimes Capable Moderately High
In order to have a valid and reliable interpretation of data, appropriate tools were
used. The data gathered were processed using Statistical Package for the Social
Sciences (SPSS) version 19 software in order to analyze the data gathered from the
respondents.
To answer problem number 1 on the profile variable of the respondents, the
For problem number 2 and 3 which is the level of management capability and
across their profile variables (Problem Number 4) was determined by using t-test and
Finally, the Pearson Product Moment Correlation Coefficient was used to answer
problem number 5 regarding the relationship between the selected profile variables with
FINDINGS
1. Most of the respondents are male, 38-42 years of age, married, and high
school graduate.
3. The Punong Barangays are emotionally competent with regard to their level of
emotional competence.
difference with respect to the variables: sex, age, and highest educational attainment.
5. The level of Management capability of Punong Barangays are not correlated
CONCLUSIONS
and are able and mature to conduct an assessment of the management capability and
these officials.
2. The subjects of this study are capable in managing the affairs of the barangay
which implies that most of the Punong Barangays have acquired skills and knowledge in
planning, organizing, leading and controlling the various resources of their jurisdiction.
official functions which connotes that they are fully in command of their emotions and
4. The profile variables sex, age, and highest educational attainment used in this
5. The variables sex, age, and civil status are associated with the level of
management capability of the Punong Barangays but not associated with highest
educational attainment.
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