AUTHORS: Mitchie P. Gravino, Gallo, Joshua O. Gabales, Michelle Ann C. Igot, John Ryan Languez, Brayn Dayl E. Lumacang, Darvin Jay L. Macadatar, Elaiza C
ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-9854-5521
Email Address: gravino.michelleann@gmail.com
Philippine Electronics and Communication Institute of Technology Imadejas-Bonbon Road,
Butuan City, 8600 Philippines
Corresponding Author: Josephine U. Acha, PhD
josephineacha.ja@gmail.com
https://orcid.org/0000-0002-2866-3725
Keywords— Action Plan, Disaster Prevention and Mitigation, Disaster Preparedness,
Disaster Response, Disaster Recovery, Disaster Risk Reduction Management, Quantitative
Correlational Butuan City, Philippines
ABSTRACT
This study determined the extent of implementation of the disaster risk reduction
management (DRRM) policies for typhoons and floods in Barangay Buhangin,
Butuan City. As a community prone to these hazards, it is essential for the barangay
to have effective policies and strategies in place to mitigate the impact of disasters.
This is a quantitative correlational research where frequency counts, percentages,
mean, and Pearson r correlation was employed to assess whether there is a
significant relationship between the DRRM policies and the profiles of the 75
respondents from Barangay Buhangin, Butuan City. Samples were selected through
purposive sampling, which relies on data collected from respondents who were
eligible to participate in the study. This study revealed that the implementation of
DRRM policies in Barangay Buhangin was moderately implemented, which means
that the citizens were aware of the DRRM efforts of the barangay. While it can be
regarded as that, results showed that there were policies from different thematic
areas that need to be pushed through or are lacking in implementation. Therefore,
some policies need to be revisited to enhance and be given emphasis in order to be
highly effective. Hence, the researchers devised an action plan to suggest programs
and activities per DRRM thematic area in hope to intensify the implementation.
