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I. Introduction
As the rural NGO group, we were always immersed in the community. We were never confined within the four walls of the office. We get to experience new things, meet new peopleand do things we never thought we were capable of. This research paper is a product of suchimmersion examined with the lens of what we originally are – political science students.Enclosed within the output are personal accounts of our experience and observations withinterviews and literature which can help us understand and analyze the dynamics of Panay RuralDevelopment Center Inc. and Barangay Sianon, Badiangan, Iloilo in the formulation andimplementation of current Barangay Disaster Resiliency Project of which we were part of.
II. Objectives
The main objective of this study is to first determine the role of the Non-governmentalorganization vis-à-vis the Barangay in rural development. This means that we will tackle the basic function of the NGO in relation with the context of Barangay level. This will enable us todetermine the dynamics of the relationship between the NGO and Barangay as to thedevelopment of the community with the help of the PRDCI together with their partner  particularly the Christian Aid. Secondly, to describe the dynamics of NGO-Barangay interactionin the project planning and implementation process so we will look at the relationship of the twoas to how the interaction interchangeably affects each other and how these neither certainmechanisms aid them in the success of the project nor surpassing the possible problems. Lastly,the objective of this paper is to identify the implications of NGO-Barangay interaction to the NGO – Barangay relations in the project. On this part, we will deal much on the effects of theinteraction of the NGO and the Barangay to the ways on how the project is implemented and1
 
determine if what are the outcomes of this said interaction between the two important subjects of the study.
III. Significance
What is it that makes this study important? One of the significance of this study is for theresearchers’ and the subjects’ understanding of the dynamics of the NGO-Barangay interaction.This will be a new knowledge on our part taking an importance based on what we haveexperienced as an interns in the Panay Rural Development Center Inc. and the exposure on theoutside world upon which we begin to see the reality of life and what it really takes to be in areal world while seeing the dynamics of a certain situation. Consequently, this study can alsocontribute to previous studies done in NGO-Barangay relations in the field of political dynamicssince it is derived from first-hand information and personal experience of the researchers.Looking beyond the other perspective of the interactions between these two subjects and it willenable the other previous studies be compared to the present status of the interaction whether there is a difference on the relationship of the two in the past compared to the present one.
IV. Scope and Limitation
This study will focus on the Non-governmental Organization-Barangay Interaction andits relations in the current project of Panay Rural Development Center, Inc. in Barangay Sianon,Badiangan, Iloilo in the context of PRDCI’s mission of active and direct participation in ruraldevelopment of rural communities. The focus will be on the project itself and how this affects thelives of the people within the community. This will also enable us to see the range of interactionand its impact in the implementation of the project or the so-called development within the targetlocale. The findings and the analysis of this study is based on the interviews gathered from the2
 
 people of Barangay Sianon including the Barangay Captain. It is also based on what we deemeddepending on our experiences while at the field and the most important is the interview on the NGO specifically to the Executive Director, Mr. Andres Tionko.
V. PRDCI as an NGOA. Definition of NGOs
 Non-governmental organizations, according to Najam (2000), are voluntary associations thatare entirely or largely independent of government. They are not primarily motivated bycommercial concerns. The term given to them thus distinguishes them from anything that isgovernment- affiliated aside from the fact that they have to register themselves to a particular government agency which would make them become recognized by the state, in the case of thePhilippines, registration to the Security and Exchange Commission (SEC). As often perceived, NGOs are identified to work where the government stops or acts to reach areas which thegovernment could not attend to. They are basically there first to push for their advocacies andalso to compensate for any governmental gaps.
B. Categorization of NGO (PRDCI)
Under the categorization of NGOs by the Phil. Business for Society for Progress and Phil.Partnership for the Development of Human Resources in Rural Areas (PHILDHRAA) as cited inBrillantes (1998), the researchers categorized PRDCI as an implementing and development NGO.
 
It develops programs and implements a package of services in direct work with its beneficiaries and is also engaged in long term development work with specific communitiesthrough community organizing and various forms of participatory strategies. In the case of Panay3
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