Survey 2: Survey of community issues/problems among local officials of Tabing Ilog, Marilao, Bulacan

Survey 2: Survey of community issues/problems among local officials of Tabing Ilog, Marilao, Bulacan

LOCATION: TABING ILOG, MARILAO, BULACAN

Home Along Da River

Local Governments exist to serve its citizens. How does the local government of Tabing Ilog, Marilao, Bulacan respond when their people face a dilemma? How and what steps do they take to respond to the most common concerns? Find out.

The frequently faced problems and their responses

Table 2

Name	Position	Gender	Issues	Responses to the Issues
Marichu Rosales Gacatuan	SK Chairperson	Female	Flood	Provision of Boats during Flood Provision of Evacuation Centers Road and Drainage Cleaning
Edgardo Trinidad	Barangay Deputy (Morning Shift)	Male	Flood Robbery Brawls/Fights	Relief goods Ongoing Project of the Congressman: Riprap Installation on the River
Dennis Aguilario	Barangay Caretaker	Male	Flood Robbery  Riding in Tandem Loitering Youth	Strict monitoring of flood levels to warn and inform the citizens Medical Trainings and Seminars

Figure 2: Summary of problems encountered

Conclusion:

As shown in Table 2 and Figure 2, the most common problem encountered by barangay officials is also flooding like in Survey 1 and Figure 1. Furthermore, they also encounter incidents like robbery, riding in tandems, loitering young people and brawls.

Based on our interview, the Barangay Tabing Ilog and the municipality of Marilao never failed to give their community the help they need, like relief goods and boats when flood comes. In addition, the Barangay Deputy explained their congressman has an ongoing project with the purpose of building riprap in the Marilao River to prevent flooding in the area. Also, the group of local officials in Marilao are undergoing trainings and seminars so they are aware of basic first aid and other medical responses when incidents occur.

In addition, the SK Chairperson of Tabing Ilog said that their barangay is now doing a wide road and drainage cleaning to prevent the said flooding.

Overall, the municipality, barangay officials, and LGU’s are helping the whole community of Marilao to cope with the flooding issue as well as to prevent the big damage caused by the said problem.

Documentation:

Composed by:

Canasa, Jana Mae A,

Delosreyes, Angelrhyme

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