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ABSTRACT

CUDADA, ARSEDOM I., OLEA, JAIAH SHAYNNE P., AND TILUD,

JESRYL G., Institute of Business and Public Affairs, Davao Oriental
State College of Science and Technology, Dahican, 8200 City of Mati,
Davao Oriental, Philippines, June 2017, EFFECTIVENESS OF BPAT OF
BARANGAY MATIAO, CITY OF MATI, DAVAO ORIENTAL.

Adviser: JANN BLAIR P. SALINAS

The study was primarily conducted to measure the level of

effectiveness of BPAT members of Barangay Matiao, City of Mati, Davao
Oriental. Additionally, it was undertaken to measure the level of
satisfaction of the residents on the performance of BPAT members of
their work in the barangay. The study was descriptive in nature. It
gathered quantitative data using two sets of survey questionnaires which
were crafted by the researchers. These questionnaires were pilot tested
and resulted to a0.902 reliability. Questionnaires were also tested for
validity by experts. The first set of questionnaire was intended for the
BPAT members. A total of twenty (20) BPAT members were able to
accomplish the questionnaire. For the second set, a total of three
hundred ninety (390) respondents were determined using Slovin’s
formula and were selected using convenience sampling. Data gathering
commenced thereafter. After data collection, gathered data were
tabulated and analysed using percentages, frequency counts, mean and
ranking. Data were presented descriptively using tables.
The study revealed that the level of effectiveness of BPAT members
was very effective with an over-all mean of 4.94. Going deeper, the BPAT
members were very effective in crime prevention (mean=4.83), very
effective in maintaining peace (mean=4.99) and order and very effective
in community response (mean=5.00). As to the level of satisfaction, data
showed that the residents of Barangay Matiao were neither satisfied nor
dissatisfied with the BPAT members’ performance of their work with an
over-all mean of 2.98. In terms of crime prevention, maintenance of
peace and order and community response, the level of satisfaction was
neither satisfied nor dissatisfied with a mean of 3.03, 2.89 and 2.96,
respectively.