COMPLIANCE OF HOUSEHOLDS IN THE IMPLEMENTATION

OF SANITARY TOILETS

EPIFANIO GUAN MACARIO, JR

SUBMITTED TO THE FACULTY OF THE

GRADUATE SCHOOL
CORDILLERA CAREER DEVELOPMENT COLLEGE
IN PARTIAL FULFILLMENT FOR THE
REQUIREMENTS FOR THE

DEGREE OF

MASTER IN PUBLIC ADMINISTRATION

DECEMBER 2019
APPROVAL SHEET

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 ACKNOWLEDGEMENT

It is with great privilege and joy that the

researcher would like to express his heartfelt gratitude

to all who have helped him in his accomplishment for the

successful undertaking of his study.

To our Almighty God, the researcher would like to

express his highest praise for the knowledge and wisdom,

protection, strength and patience that He has given.

The researcher would also like to thank the

following individuals who shared their time, expertise

and ideas to make this research possible:

The researcher’s adviser, Dr. Dexter B. Andres for

providing assistance and guidance;

To the Municipal Health Office staff and Barangay

Health Workers for helping in the administration of the

questionnaires to the respondents;

To Ms. Ivy C. Bacasen for pushing and encouraging

the researcher to undergo for post-graduate studies;

The members of the defense panel, Dr. Arlene L.

Palasico, Dr. Fabiola A. Lucop and Dr. Abello K. Fernando

for their substantial appraisal;

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 Moreover, appreciation is directed to all the

researcher’s family, colleagues, friends, superiors,

church members and leaders who have been praying for the

success of the researchers endeavor.

Finally, to his wife Loyda and his angels Liberty

Faith, Jap Ephraim and Jacinth Loe for extending their

understanding and showing their support for his new

adventure.

EJr.G.M.

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 ABSTRACT

MACARIO, EPIFANIO JR. G. Cordillera Career Development

College, December 2019. “Compliance of Households in the
Implementation of Sanitary Toilets.”

Adviser: Dexter B. Andres, PhD

The study determined the level of implementation of

sanitary toilets by households, the level of compliance

of households on the ordinance imposing the construction

of toilets in the Municipality of Kibungan, Province of

Benguet, with penalties for the violation or non-

compliance and the factors that would impede the

implementation on the compliance of households on the

ordinance.

Descriptive design was used with the questionnaire

as main data-gathering tool. Respondents were 457

household heads and residents from the seven barangays

who were not compliant to the Municipal Ordinance using

income and education as moderators. Data gathered were

analyzed using quantitative descriptive statistics.

Frequency, percentage and ranking were used to determine

the level of compliance of households and the factors

that impede the implementation of the ordinance on

imposing the construction of sanitary toilets in the

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Municipality of Kibungan, Province of Benguet, with

penalties for the violation or non-compliance and ANOVA

(F-Test) was be used to test the hypothesis.

Findings reveal that the respondent households are

moderately aware in the implementation of sanitary

toilets and the level of awareness differ according to

annual family income.

The most common factors on the compliance and

implementation on Municipal Ordinance 13-86 is mainly on

the insufficient knowledge on the ordinance, financial

issues, attitude and behavior towards constructing

sanitary toilets.

In conclusion, household respondents constructed

their toilets not based on the standard incorporated on

the Ordinance but on their own decision and personal

insights as well as on the availability of their budget.

There are problems encountered in the implementation and

compliance that need to be addressed to attain 100%

households having constructed sanitary toilets.

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 TABLE OF CONTENTS
TITLE PAGE
TITLE PAGE ……………………………………………………………………………………………………… i
APPROVAL SHEET……………………………………………………………………………………………… ii
ACKNOWLEDGEMENT…………………………………………………………………………………………… iii
ABSTRACT……………………………………………………………………………………………………………… v
TABLE OF CONTENTS……………………………………………………………………………………… vii
LIST OF TABLES……………………………………………………………………………………………… x
LIST OF FIGURE……………………………………………………………………………………………… xi
INTRODUCTION…………………………………………………………………………………………………… 1
Conceptual Framework………………………………………………………………… 5
Objectives of the study………………………………………………………… 12
METHODOLOGY
Research Design……………………………………………………………………………… 17
Population and Locale of the Study…………………………… 18
Data Gathering Tools………………………………………………………………… 20
Data Gathering Procedures…………………………………………………… 20
Treatment of Data………………………………………………………………………… 21
RESULT, ANALYSIS AND DISCUSSION
Awareness of Households in the Implementation
of Sanitary Toilets……………………………………………………………… 24

Significant Difference in the perception

of the Respondents on the level of
Awareness of households on the
Implementation of Sanitary Toilets
according to Profile…………………………………………………………… 32
Compliance of Households on Municipal Ordinance
No. 13-86………………………………………………………………………………………… 39

Factors encountered by the Stakeholders

in the implementation of
Municipal Order 13-86………………………………………………………… 44
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 Summary of Findings…………………………………………………………………… 48
CONCLUSION AND RECOMMENDATION
Conclusions………………………………………………………………………………………… 50
Recommendations……………………………………………………………………………… 51
REFERENCES………………………………………………………………………………………………………… 54
APPENDENDICES
A. Communication Letters……………………………………………………………… 59
B. Questionnaire…………………………………………………………………………………… 62
C. Statistical Computations……………………………………………………… 65
D. Map of Kibungan……………………………………………………………………………… 67

CURRICULUM VITAE………………………………………………………………………………………… 68

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 LIST OF TABLES
TABLE PAGE
TABLE 1: Population of the study ………………………………………… 19

Table 2: Level of Awareness of Households

in the Implementation of
Sanitary Toilets…………………………………………………………… 26

Table 2.1: Significant Difference in the

level of Awareness of households
on the Implementation of Sanitary
Toilets when respondents are
grouped according to
Family Annual Income………………………………………………… 33

Table 2.2: Significant Difference in the

level of Awareness of households
on the Implementation of Sanitary
Toilets when grouped according
to Educational Level………………………………………………… 37

Table 3: Compliance of Households on

Municipal Ordinance No. 13-86……………………………… 39

Table 4: Factors encountered by the

Stakeholders in the implementation
of Municipal Order 13-86……………………………………………… 45

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 LIST OF FIGURE
FIGURE PAGE
FIGURE 1: Pro Sanitation Implementation
Framework (DILG 2018) ………………………………………………… 10