ABSTRACT
The descriptive evaluative study determined the mandate of the Barangay Anti-Drug Abuse Council of Molo District, Iloilo City; its implementation in terms of projects and activities; its implementation in the barangay in terms of community engagement, the implementation outcomes on the peace and order situation for five (5) years; the management challenges and issues encountered; and, the policy support, intervention and enhancement in support of the Barangay Anti-Drug Abuse Council plan. A researcher-made questionnaire was used to gather data from ninety (90) respondents who were purposively selected from the respective barangay peace and order councils of twenty-five barangays in the District of Molo. Findings revealed that the institutional mandate of the BADAC plan was anchored on the vision, mission, and goal statements of the local government unit (LGU). Implementation of the plan was described as average or moderate. Management challenges and issues included sustainability of implementation, funding requirement, and monitoring. Policy support, interventions, and enhancement were recommended.
Keywords: Barangay Anti-Drug Abuse Council: Mandate, Program Implementation, Performance
INTRODUCTION
This chapter presents a general view of the study- the Background of the Study, Statement of the Problem, Assumption of the Study, Significance of the Study, Scope and Limitation of the Study, and Definition of Terms.
Research Methodology
The descriptive research study investigated the mandates, policy implementation, and outcomes of the Barangay Anti-Drug Abuse Council (BADAC), with the active participation of ninety (90) barangay officials and BADAC officials from the district of Molo, Iloilo City. The purposive sampling technique was employed to select participants.
Research Method
The researcher used the survey method with the use of a questionnaire. Descriptive survey research is directed towards ascertaining the prevailing conditions, that is, facts that prevail in a group of cases chosen for study (Van Wyk, 2012).
Research Design
A descriptive evaluative research design was used for the study to identify, describe and analyze a given state of affairs, particularly in this study, Barangay Anti-Drug Abuse Council.
According to Rosenthal and Rosnow (1991), cited by McNabb (2013), descriptive research designs help to develop a snapshot of a particular phenomenon of interest. They provide a description of an event or define a set of attitudes, opinions, or behaviors that are observed or measured at a given time or environment. The focus of descriptive research is on the careful mapping out of a circumstance, situation, or set of events to describe what is happening or what has happened.
Participants of the Study
The respondents of this study were a census of 90 respondents composed of the Punong Barangay, Sangguniang Barangay Kagawad (Chair of Peace and Order) as Vice-Chairperson; and, Sangguniang Kabataan Chairperson, Public School Principal or representative, Executive Officer/Chief Tanod, at least to representatives from non-government organizations and civil society organizations, Sangguniang Barangay Kagawad (Chair of Women and Family).
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