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The legal basis for this study can be observed in the DepEd Memorandum No.
89, s.2015 and in Senate Bill no. 869, s.2016. The DepEd Memorandum is also known
Paaralan Program (GPP) for school year (SY) 2015 - 2016. In coordination with the
carbohydrates and vitamins - rich food as a major input to school feeding. It is also
Pagpapakatao) supervisors are the ones who will lead in orienting their respective
schools about the said program. The said department may also invite technical experts
Institute for Rural Reconstruction, or the Local Agriculture office to conduct training to
teachers involved. Later mandates and memoranda have also included the Science
The Senate Bill known as the “Integrated Urban Agriculture Act of 2016”.
instrument to address food security. Cooperation with the Local Government Units is
available land resources of state universities and colleges for growing crops and
producing food using the said method. Both of the mandates are gearing towards the
integration of urban gardening and vertical farming into the curricula of the secondary
Research Design
The study will employ a phenomenological approach in obtaining data.
depending on his situation or current condition. Each person has its own reality which is
subjective. This flexibility does not limit the researcher to be creative in gathering the
Sampling Method
The researchers use purposive sampling method as the technique for selecting
respondents. The researchers will conduct an interview to the selected public schools
Research Instrument
interview to gather relevant information. A questionnaire was used as the main - data
gathering instrument for this study. The draft of the questionnaire was drawn out based
on the researchers’ readings, previous studies and published articles that are relevant to
the study. Structured interview is the method for collecting qualitative data. It is
guide questions. Responses made by the interviewee are recorded which assures the
Collecting of Data
The researcher will schedule visits to selected school heads to present the
purpose of the study and ask for permision to conduct an interview. The interview will
be done on the most convinient time by the respondents and will not hinder the working
hours of the respondents. Copy of the questionnaires will be given to the respondents
Validation of Questions
validate the questionnaire to see if its in line with the study. Also, a grammar expert is
consulted to check the questionnaire for common errors like double - barreled or
leading questions.
Implementation Stage
The researchers will set a date to visit the selected public schools to do the
After completing all the procedures and data gathering, the researchers will
synthesize and interpret the responses based on the guide questions. The themes that
were assigned to each research questions were: Origin, Set - up, End product,
Perception, Problems, Cessations and Solutions. The literature review will help the