Chapter V

SUMMARY, CONCLUSIONS, AND RECOMMENDATIONS

This chapter summarizes the results of the study. It includes the presentation of the

findings followed by the researcher’s conclusions about the findings and the relevant

recommendations based on the findings and conclusions.

Summary

The data were gathered from the Indigenous (IPs) entrepreneurs who are classified as

Dumagats, Aetas and Badjao’s in Quezon Province and who are those under the care and

monitoring of the Department of Social Welfare and Development under the Pantawid

Pamilyang Pilipino Program (4Ps) through the Modified Conditional Cash Transfer (MCCT)

Program. One hundred thirty two (132) respondents participated in this study. This study use

background characteristics, and checklist questionnaires. It consisted of the respondent’s

background characteristics, entrepreneurial competencies and the problems encountered in

entrepreneurial competencies.

Findings

Based on the analysis of the data presented, the following findings were drawn:

1. The background characteristics of the respondents revealed the following:

1.1. As to age, majority of the respondents are those ages 26-30 with a total of 27 or 20.45%;

1.2. As to sex, 76 or 57.58% of the respondents are male;

1.3. As to civil status, 111 or 84.09% of the total respondents are married;
1.4. As to Income, 112 or 84.85% are having income between 1 thousand to 5 thousand

(Php1,000-

5,000) pesos only.

1.5. As to education, 65 or 49.24% did not even finish elementary, thus, the respondent’s

response

were “others.”

1.6. As to the profile of the business, 55 or 41.67% are engaged in jewelry making.

1.7. As to the number of years in operations, the cacao production is the oldest as it is operating

already for 30 months.

2. Based on the gathered data, the level of entrepreneurial competencies among the respondents

are as follows:

2.1. In terms of opportunity competency, the Indigenous entrepreneurs in Quezon Province

demonstrated strong agreement with an overall weighted mean (WM) of 3.58;

2.2. In terms of relationship competency, the Indigenous entrepreneurs in Quezon Province

demonstrated strong agreement with an overall weighted mean (WM) of 3.54;

2.3. In terms of conceptual competency, the Indigenous entrepreneurs in Quezon Province

showed

strong agreement with a weighted mean (WM) of 3.62;

2.4. In terms of organizing competency, the Indigenous entrepreneurs in Quezon Province

showed

strong agreement with a WM of 3.60.

2,5. In terms of strategic competency, the Indigenous entrepreneurs in Quezon Province showed

strong agreement with a WM of 3.45.

2.5. In terms of commitment competency, the Indigenous entrepreneurs in Quezon Province

showed strong agreement with a WM of 3.50.

3. The significant differences between the respondents’ level of entrepreneurial competencies

when grouped according to their background characteristics revealed that:

3.1. Significant difference when grouped as to age in terms of opportunity competencies with

computed F-value of 1.834 more than the critical P-value of 0.077 and thus more than the 0.05

level of significance. While, not significant difference in terms of relationship competencies,

with the computed F-value of 0.387 less than the critical P-value of 0.926, conceptual

competencies, with the computed F-value of 1.251 more than the critical P-value of 0.275,

organizing competencies, F-value of 0.618 less than the P-value of 0.761, strategic

competencies, with the computed F-value of 0.674 less than the P-value of 0.713, and,

commitment competencies with the F-value of 0.745 less than the P-value of 0.652.

3.2. Not Significant difference when they are grouped as to sex in terms of opportunity

competencies with computed t= -0.475 < p value =0.636 and relationship competencies

(computed t =- 0. 1.238 < p- value of 0.218.), conceptual competencies (computed t= - 0. 455 <

critical p value=0.650), and organizing competencies (computed t=- 1.229 < p- value of 0.221);
strategic competencies (computed t= - 1. 031 < p- value of 0.304.), and, commitment

competencies (computed t = - 0.59 < p- value of 0.556)

3.3. Significant difference when they are grouped as to civil status in terms of opportunity

competencies with computed F=3.096 > p= 0.029, not significant difference in terms of

relationship competencies (computed F=1.828 < p = 0.145), conceptual competencies (computed

F=1.153 < p= 0.330), organizing competencies (computed F= 1.962 < p-value of 0.123);

strategic competencies (computed F= 1.374 <p-value= 0.254); and, commitment competencies

(computed F = 0.133 <p-value of 0.940).

3.4. Not Significant difference when they are grouped as to income in terms opportunity

competencies with the computed F= 2.443 <p-value of 0.067; relationship competencies

(computed F=0.929), conceptual competencies (computed F= 2.121), organizing competencies

(computed F= 0.794), strategic competencies (computed F=0.205), and, commitment

competencies (computed F= 1.823);

3.5. Not Significant difference when they are grouped as to education in terms of Opportunity

competencies with the computed F= 1.327 < the critical p=0.264, relationship competencies

(computed F= 2.264), conceptual competencies (computed F=0.779), organizing competencies

(computed F=1.472, strategic competencies (computed F = 0.351) and, commitment

competencies (computed F=0.927);

3.6. Significant difference when they are grouped as to profile of business operations in terms of

Opportunity competencies with the computed F= 4.802 > critical p= 0.000, relationship

competencies (computed F=5.482), conceptual competencies (computed F=6.399), organizing

competencies (computed F=6.399), strategic competencies (computed F=2.995), and

commitment competencies (computed F= 0.680).

3.7. Significant difference when they are grouped as number of months of operations in terms of

Opportunity competencies with the computed F=4. 117 > critical p=0.002, relationship

competencies (computed F=5. 564), conceptual competencies (computed F=6. 409), organizing

competencies (computed F=5.299), strategic competencies (computed F= 3.694), and

commitment competencies (computed F= 2. 975).

4. The problems encountered by the respondents as to entrepreneurial competencies in terms of

business barriers include the following: lack of infrastructure, access to equity or capital, Access

to reliable internet, Access to business network and, Access to skilled employees. While,

problems encountered by the respondents as to social barriers are: racial discrimination,

education and training, access to resources, alienation from community, and, language barrier

5. An intervention program consisting of various seminars, trainings and workshops to

strengthen the entrepreneurial competencies among the Indigenous entrepreneurs in Quezon

Province has been developed based on the result of the study.

Conclusions

From the results of the study, the following conclusions are drawn:

1. Majority of the respondents are aged 26-30, male, married, having income between Php1,000

to 5.000, did not finish elementary, selling jewelry and the business is operating more than 30

months.
2. The Indigenous (IPs) entrepreneurs in Quezon Province perceived themselves highly

competent.

3. The extent of entrepreneurial competencies are relatively varied considering their age, sex,

civil status, income, education, type of business operations and number of months of operations.

4. Notable problems on entrepreneurial competencies relate to lack of infrastructure, access to

equity or capital, access to reliable internet, access to business network and, access to skilled

employees, racial discrimination, education and training, access to resources, alienation from

community, and, language barrier

5. The developed intervention program is ready for initial try out and validation.

Recommendations

Based on conclusions drawn, the following recommendations are hereby offered:

1. The Indigenous (IP) entrepreneurs in different parts of Quezon Province must continuously

strive to learn the different entrepreneurial skills and competencies for the long-term success of

their business operations.

2. The Department of Social Welfare and Development specifically, the Modified Conditional

Cash Transfer (MCCT) Program must continuously conduct intensive education, trainings and

workshops for the other IP’s in Quezon Province who are not yet part of the entrepreneurship

program of DSWD in order to continuously gain new knowledge regarding how to become an

entrepreneur.
3. The Department of Social Welfare and Development specifically, the Modified Conditional

Cash Transfer (MCCT) Program in Quezon Province, should address those notable problems

mentioned as a result of this study so as to encourage more IPs to become an entrepreneur and

for the existing IP entrepreneurs to keep on striving to perform their tasks and be motivated.

4. Further study should be conducted about the IP entrepreneurial competencies since there is

still a very limited study related to the topic, also, include additional variables not mentioned in

this study.

5. The Intervention Program developed as an output of this study should be properly

implemented by DSWD, Quezon specifically under the Modified Conditional Cash Transfer

(MCCT) Program.