Abstract
This study aimed to determine the Impacts of Religious Beliefs of Selected Residents in Alabat Island to the Sto. Ñino Fluvial Procession. It determined the profile of the respondents in terms of age, sex, and religion. It also revealed the impacts of religious beliefs of selected residents in Alabat Island to the Sto. Niño fluvial procession in terms of safety of travelers, invoking the patrons favor to bless the sea for their livelihood, and fostering a sense of community and shared spirituality. The researcher used descriptive method of research. This study used quota sampling design. Under this procedure, the researcher considered using one hundred (100) respondents selected residents in Alabat Island to get the 100% of the respondents. In terms of age majority of the respondents are 21-25 years old. Male got the highest percentage in terms of sex. In terms of religion, it revealed that most of the respondents are Roman Catholic, which accounts to 66% percent of the total respondents. This study revealed that the average mean of 3.68 interpreted as Agree indicated most of the respondents agreed on the impacts of religious beliefs of selected residents in Alabat Island to the Sto. Niño fluvial procession in terms of safety of travelers. Also, it revealed the average mean of 3.66 interpreted as Agree, indicated that most of the respondents agreed on the impacts of religious beliefs of selected residents in Alabat Island to the Sto. Niño fluvial procession in terms of invoking the patrons favor to bless the sea for their livelihood. Lastly, it showed an average mean of 3.50 interpreted as Agree, indicated that most of respondents agreed on the impacts of religious beliefs of selected residents in Alabat Island to the Sto. Niño fluvial procession in terms of fostering a sense of community and shared spirituality. Based from the results of Kruskal Wallis H-test the null hypothesis of age and sex are accepted, which means that there is no significant difference on the perceived impacts of religious beliefs of selected residents in Alabat Island to the Sto. Niño fluvial procession when respondents are grouped according to age and sex. While, the null hypothesis of religion is rejected means that there is a significant difference on the perceived impacts of religious beliefs of selected residents in Alabat Island to the Sto. Ñino fluvial procession in terms of their religion. From the result of this study, the following were recommended; To the Barangay Community, In order to increase at least 10 percent their faith they may conduct different activities that will help the residents to fully understand the meaning of fluvial procession and why it is important. they may promote greater participation and fostering understanding among different groups. To the Barangay Officials, they may provide safety precaution to prevent accident and hazardous in travel at sea. To the Residents, they may contribute a sense of responsibility during the fluvial procession, following the guidelines and reminders while on board for the safety while participating in the fluvial procession. To the Future Researchers, they may conduct a parallel study for further investigation of other variables not included in the current study.
