Community Needs Analysis

Barangay Ramon Magsaysay, District 1

Group Members:
Aldrin Blas
Aubrey Mojares
Deanna Melendres
Maria Claris Suldao
Khryst Agbuya
Len Agbuya

BARANGAY DESCRIPTION:

Quezon City was named after the former President of the Philippine Commonwealth, Manuel L.
Quezon, who constructed the city and promoted it to replace Manila as the nation’s capital. Quezon City
is a former capital city of the country. It is located on the island of Luzon and one of the cities and
municipalities comprising Metro Manila, the National Capital Region. Currently, the City of Quezon is
one of the most populated and substantial cities in the Philippines, since it is known for being "home to
multiple television stations" that produce some of the Filipinos’ favorite TV shows. It has 142 barangays
and a total population of 2,761,720 in the current year. One of its known barangay is the Barangay
Ramon Magsaysay, which holds 14,321 of the city’s population.
Barangay Ramon Magsaysay, also known as Bago Bantay, belongs to the city’s district 1. It is
located in the middle of Quezon City, beside the San Juan River. It is situated at approximately 14.6592,
121.0215, on the island of Luzon. Elevation at these coordinates is estimated at 29.0 meters or 95.1 feet
above mean sea level.  The barangay of Ramon Magsaysay has streets named after the provinces of the
country as well as the names of the streets of its neighboring barangays . The barangay consists of
streets and roads that are used for reference, these are Abra, Alley I (service), Bansalangin Footbridge
(footway), Bukidnon Street (tertiary), Cagayan Street (tertiary), Congressional Avenue (primary),
Corregidor Street (tertiary), Dangay Street, EDSA Busway (service), EDSA-Munoz Pedestrian Footbridge
(footway), Ilocos Sur (tertiary), Ilocos Sur Street (tertiary), Roosevelt (footway), Roosevelt Avenue
(secondary), and Seminary Road.

HISTORY OF THE BARANGAY:

Among the 16 cities and one municipality of Metro Manila, Quezon City can very well lay a valid
claim to the title of being home to the most beautiful and inspiringly-named barangays and villages.
Here’s why: Of its 142 barangays in six congressional districts, more than one-third carry the names of
either former presidents, saints, and other blessed persons or appellations, signifying inspiration,
success or victory, unity, and holiness. Quezon City has 37 barangays in the first district. At least five
barangays have been named after former Philippine presidents --Barangays Ramon Magsaysay in the
first district, Quirino and Aguinaldo in the third district, and Roxas and Don Manuel in the fourth district.
 Situated in the city’s first district, Barangay Magsaysay is named after the country’s most loved
Philippine president and idol of the masses, Ramon Magsaysay who died in a plane crash on Mt.
Manunggal in Cebu on Mar. 17, 1957 (Samonte, 2018).
Ramon Magsaysay was the seventh president of the Philippines (1953–57), best known for successfully
defeating the communist-led Hukbalahap (Huk) movement in his country and his popular appeal. He set
up a process to hear and address citizen grievances, and maintained a reputation for incorruptibility
throughout his presidency, all of which went a long way toward ensuring his popularity. He died in his
country in 1957 (Biography.com editors, 2014).

REASONS FOR COMMUNITY NEEDS ASSESSMENT:

A community is a social group of any size whose members reside in a specific locality, share
government, and often have a common cultural and historical heritage (Dictionary.com, n.d.). As time
goes by, the community and its needs change. When the pandemic hit the world, there were a lot of
changes that needed to be assessed, hence a community needs assessment must be done.

Community Needs Assessments seek to gather accurate information representative of the needs
of a community. Assessments are performed prior to taking action and are used to determine current
situations and identify issues for action. Needs assessments establish the essential foundation for vital
planning (Taylor & Brunson, n.d.).
Needs assessment is a diagnostic process that relies on data collection, collaboration, and
negotiation to identify and understand gaps in learning and performance and to determine actions.
Examples of action that could be implemented as the result of needs assessment include offering
improved incentives, providing better information, engaging the appropriate people, enhancing the
work design, supplying the essential tools or technology, and implementing training or learning
programs (Gupta, 2011, 15).
Needs assessment requires unhappiness with the current situation and a desire for change
(Royce 2009, as cited in Taylor & Brunson, n.d.). All communities are in a continual state of change
(Sleezer 2014, as cited in Taylor & Brunson, n.d.). For instance, there may be major shifts in the average
age of the population, the ethnic composition, or unemployment rate. Other contributing factors are the
social, cultural, and economic changes which alter the character or attitude of a community. Policies and
programs that once may have been suitable are later viewed as inappropriate or obsolete for the area.
Needs assessments are typically geared towards:
- Solving a problem;
- Avoiding a past or current problem;
- Creating or taking advantage of a future opportunity;
- Providing learning, development, or growth (Sleezer 2014, as cited in Taylor & Brunson, n.d.).

Aside from the changes that are brought by time, the pandemic greatly affected the communities, which
resulted in a lot of major and sudden changes. These changes must be assessed to aim for improved
policies, programs, and goals that will fit the new or current state and needs of the community.
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