Abstract
This study aimed to determine the impacts of municipal disaster risk reduction management programs on the residents of selected barangays of Quezon, Quezon. It determined the profile of the respondents in terms of age, sex, and address. It also revealed the impact of the municipal disaster risk reduction management office in terms of risk awareness and preparedness, advocacy for risk reduction, community capacity building, community awareness, and coping skills, as well as rescue activities. The researcher used a descriptive method of research. This study employed a proportionate random sampling technique. Under this procedure, the researcher considered using one hundred (100) respondents from the selected barangay residents in Quezon, Quezon to get 100% of the respondents. The findings revealed that most of the respondents are between 31 and 35 years old. The female and male respondents have the same percentage. Most of the respondents are from Brgy. Gumubat and Brgy. Villa Belen. This study found that the average mean of 4.26, interpreted as 'Very Much Agree,' indicated that most respondents strongly agreed with the impacts of the municipal disaster risk reduction management office in terms of risk awareness and preparedness. Likewise, the average mean of 4.05, interpreted as Agree, indicated that most of the respondents agreed on the impacts of the municipal disaster risk reduction management office in terms of advocacy for risk reduction. The average mean of 4.23, interpreted as very much agree, indicated that most of the respondents very much agreed on the impacts of municipal disaster risk reduction management programs in terms of use of community capacity building. It was found that the average mean of 4.32, interpreted as 'very much agree,' indicated that most respondents strongly agreed on the impacts of the municipal disaster risk reduction management office in terms of community awareness and coping skills. The average mean of 4.23, interpreted as 'Very Much Agree,' indicated that most respondents strongly agreed with the impacts of the municipal disaster risk reduction management office in terms of rescue activities. Based on the results of the Kruskal-Wallis H-test, all null hypotheses regarding age, sex, and address are accepted, which means that there is no significant difference in the perceived impacts of the municipal disaster risk reduction management office when respondents are grouped by profile. From the result of this study, the following were recommended: Barangay Community may actively participate in community-based disaster risk reduction activities and initiatives, Barangay Officials may allocate sufficient resources for disaster preparedness, response, and recovery, Residents may participate in community-based disaster preparedness activities, and Future Researchers may conduct a parallel study and evaluate the long-term impact of disaster risk reduction interventions.
