Chapter 3

RESEARCH METHODOLOGY

Research Methods

The study is an experimental design which investigates on the effectiveness of rainwater

harvesting. Experimental design is the process of planning a study to meet specified objectives.
The researcher wants to see how well rainwater harvesting system storage works.

Research Locals

The research will be conducted on Philippines, Quezon City. It is one of the cities that make
up Metro Manila, the National Capital Region of the Philippines. Quezon City was named
after Manuel L. Quezon, second President of the Philippines, who founded the city and developed
it to replace the City of Manila as the national capital for 28 years from 1948 to 1976.
Quezon City has an area of 166.2 km 2 and has a population of 2.762 million (2010). It is
bordered by Manila to the southwest, by Caloocan and Valenzuela City to the west and northwest.
To the south lies San Juan and Mandaluyong, while Marikina and Pasig borders Quezon City to the

southeast. To the north across Marilao River lies San Jose del Monte in the province
of Bulacan and to the east lies Rodriguez and San Mateo, both in the province of Rizal.
The city can be divided into a number of areas. The southern portion of the city is divided into a
number of places including Diliman, Commonwealth, the Project areas, Cubao, Kamias, Kamuning,
New Manila, San Francisco del Monte, and Santa Mesa Heights. The northern half of the city is
often called Novaliches and contains the areas of Fairview and Lagro. Most of these areas have no
defined boundaries and are primarily residential in nature.

Research Instrument