Chapter 1

THE PROBLEM AND ITS SCOPE

Rationale

A butcher or Meat shop business appears to be not only extremely profitable, but

also recession-proof. Individuals must eat even in the face of adversity. Because meat is

consumed on a daily basis, the industry doesn’t have any downtime – unless it’s during

Lent. Meat products have higher profit margins than other commodity goods.

Due to the African Swine Fever 2019 outbreak, many countries including

Philippines have taken an action, directing all government agencies including Local

Government Units to strictly implement and comply with the National Zoning and

Movement Plan for the prevention and control of ASF. Selling pork raised at one’s

residence is a popular, profitable way for Philippines citizens to make a living. Both pork

and chicken are the top consumed meats, but pork is the top consumed meat in the

country. The National Meat Inspection Service (NMIS) is an agency under the

Department of Agriculture which regulates all matters related to meat inspection and

hygiene. NMIS handles all importation and exportation of raw meat.

Meat Shop businesses in Maasin City is dominant, as it is the capital of Southern

Leyte, making it for the entrepreneurs to have a good opportunity to enter the butchery

industry. ASF is the worst disease to hit the Philippine swine industry in recent years.

“Bantay ASF sa Barangay”, a multi-stakeholder partnership between the public and

private sector and veterinarians, seeks to control the spread of ASF and assist in the
repopulation of farms affected by the disease. During the implementation of the

precautionary measures in Barangay Combado Maasin City, instituted by the city

government, activation of barangay responders and the establishment of checkpoint to

prevent the entry and exit of pigs, pork, and pork products takes place.

These protocols negatively affect the livelihood of the families of Meat shop

owners that depends on pigs as a source of income, as means to capitalize savings, and as

‘safety nets’ during time of hardships. The LGU’s indemnification funds or “ayuda” to

the meat shop owners who are swine raisers whose hogs are intentionally depopulated,

and their suppliers of pigs that are not affected of ASF, are their primary hope for

survival. When the executive order has been lifted up, the meat shop business in

Barangay Combado is slowly going pace.

The outbreak jeopardizes several meat shop owners in their industry. The fact that

their business is regulated by the government, it is difficult for them to defy the law.

Some owners are not covered by social programs such as the Social Security System

(SSS) or PhilHealth (Lorenzo,2020). Meat shop owners primarily rely on their daily

sales. Thus, their income depends on their buyers. The more they provide the meat, and

the more the customers buy their products, the more they generate income. Most of the

owners are not covered by SSS or PhilHealth since they do not belong to a certain

company or in a government, it is not mandatory for them to apply membership on these

social programs.

The main key of the study is finding the level of impact of “Bantay ASF sa

Baranggay” to the daily sales of meat shop owners, if there is a significant difference on

their sales before and during the implementation of the protocols. Believing that the result
will assist meat shop owners in understanding the situation if ever the ASF rises again, or

other phenomena that affects their business. Aims to enlighten all the precautionary

measures that should be followed, further knowledge on the compliance on the rules and

regulations imposed by the government and the possible consequences to those who

contravene the law.

Our motivation for the thesis is that we both are interested in this topic, since it is

very relevant and it may affect our future in working life. Because of the changes that had

to be made in the middle of the outbreak, the changes could become the new normal in

the

future. So, we feel like this is the right time to research now in the midst of possible

change.

We are keen to find the changes that the ASF Outbreak brought to the managing part of

being a meat shop owner.

Researchers are determined and challenged to conduct a study in order to raise

awareness about the level of impact between the daily income of meat shop owners

before and during the implementation of “Bantay ASF sa barangay”. Believing the fact

that there are many meat shop owners in Barangay Combado who are affected, and for

further proposal of interventions in the future.

Theoretical Background of the Study

This study was anchored on the Prospect Theory, which was submitted by

Tversky and Khaneman (1992) and The Meat Inspection Code of the Philippines Act No.

9296.

The Prospect Theory views the concept that it is an advantage to consider current

situation positively for this will leads on selecting risky options. It facilitates prediction

into the near future about how a manager makes a decision during uncertainty.

The law underpinning this study is the Republic Act 9296, also known as The

Meat Inspection Code of the Philippines. It is an act to strengthen the country’s meat

inspection system to assure safety and quality of meat and meat products for human

consumption both in the domestic and international markets.

Hence, the “Bantay ASF sa Barangay” serves as the independent variable and the

daily income of the meat shop owner is dependent on the imposed implementation. All

aspects of their business operations declined ever since the implementation of the local

ordinances and protocols, thus, affecting all the elements composing their business, such

as the shop itself, their stocks/supplies, suppliers, and also its income. The relationship

between the income of the meat shop owners before and during the implementation of the

local ordinance is associated with the study.

 Prospect Theory
(Tversky and Khaneman, 1992)
Facilitates prediction into the near
future about how a manager makes
decision under risk and uncertainty
The Meat Inspection Code of the
Philippines
R.A. 9296
An act strengthening the meat
inspection system in the country

Demographic Profile
 Years of Operation
 Annual Income
 Average numbers of weekly customers before and during the protocol
was implemented

Impact of “Bantay ASF sa Barangay” to the daily sales of the meat shop
owners

Implementation of “Bantay ASF sa Barangay”

Challenges that each meat shop owner is facing during the implementation of
“Bantay ASF sa Barangay”
 Figure 1. Theoretical and Conceptual Framework of the Study

Prospect Theory. This theory as described by Tversky and Khaneman (1992) Prospect

Theory is a theory of decision-making under condition of risk. It describes how

individuals make a strategic choice between probabilistic alternatives where risks are

involved and the probability of different outcome is unknown. It facilitates prediction

into the near future about how a manager makes a decision during uncertainty. Decisions

are based on judgements. Judgements are assessments about the external state of the

world. They are made specially challenging under conditions of uncertainty, where it is

difficult to foresee the consequences or outcomes of events with clarity.

In connection with the study, the theory is closely related to the concept of

strategic choice and managerial decision-making under condition of risk. The decision

made by the meat shop owner may be associated with strategic choice, such as choosing

new suppliers and other alternatives to keep their business in the long run. On the other

hand, the concept of managerial decision-making under condition of risk is associated

with the meat shop owner’s alternatives to maintain their business despite the ASF

outbreak, it includes relocation of their business, acquiring new suppliers, and new

pricing strategies. The concept of adaptation aims to analyze the factors between the

environmental context and organizational structure, assuming the idea that the greater the

adaptation, the better the performance (Guerra,2007).

The Meat Inspection Code of the Philippines Act No. 9296. The National Meat

Inspection Service is a specialized regulatory agency in the Department of Agriculture

that is the country’s sole national controlling and competent authority on all matters

pertaining to meat inspection and hygiene both for locally produced and imported meat. It

was created under Presidential Decree No. 7 as National Meat Inspection Commission

and renamed as National Meat Inspection Service under R.A. 9296, otherwise known as

“The Meat Inspection Code of the Philippines, “As amended by R.A. 10536. NMIS is

tasked to formulate, promulgate and implement laws, policies, programs and projects

governing the post- harvest flow of meat in order to protect the interest and welfare of

consumers and promote the development of the livestock and meat industry. The Bantay

ASF sa Barangay program (BABay ASF), a multisectoral-partnership between the

government, the private sector, and other organizations was launched as a way to mitigate

the spread of ASF. The program aims to improve biosecurity, implement strict

monitoring using biosensor test kits, and support the repopulation or restocking of swine

farms affected by the ASF.

To mitigate the widespread of ASF outbreak, the Duterte administration’s twin

Hog repopulation and “Bantay ASF sa Barangay” (BABay ASF) program — led by the

Department of Agriculture (DA) in partnership with the local government units (LGUs),

hog raisers’ groups, and the private sector — is gradually boosting the local swine

industry towards recovery. The DA through its Agricultural Credit Policy Council

(ACPC) has initially set aside P500 M for lending to backyard raisers and micro and

small enterprises (MSEs) under its Agri-Negosyo (ANYO) loan program. As of July 30,

2021, the ACPC has lent P119.5 M to 1,274 small hog farmers and MSEs.
 The law emphasized the necessary measures that would be implemented to secure

the health and welfare of the Filipinos. The recent strike of the ASF outbreak affects not

only the Hog raisers and Meat Industry but also the people, economy, and other sectors in

all aspects. Supply of pork and pork-related products suddenly decreased, especially on

those area which has a high record of ASF cases. In the study, the daily income of the

meat shop owners is the main focus since the issuance of local ordinances on the

implementation of Bantay ASF sa barangay the operation of their business had to stop

temporarily. As for the lifting of the said checkpoint to prevent the entry and exit of pork

products, and the declaration of Barangay Combado as ASF-Free area, the delivery of

supplies continues as well as the operation of meat shop businesses. The depopulation of

hogs leads to shortage of supplies, and the new price ceiling that has been set for the

products lead to the decrease of income which is unusual from the income before the

crisis. With the above-mentioned theory and law, the researchers perceived that the issues

and challenges encountered by the meat shop owners which drastically affects their daily

income is in relation with the implementation of Bantay ASF sa barangay. Hence the

study is conceived to address the problem.

The schematic diagram in Figure 1 outlines the flow of the study. It presents the

theory and law which supports the claim of the present study: the Prospect Theory as

described by Tversky and Khaneman is a theory of decision-making under condition of

risk, it describes how individuals make a strategic choice between probabilistic

alternatives where risks are involved and the probability of different outcome is unknown

and the Meat Inspection Code of the Philippines Act which states that it is a specialized

regulatory agency in the Department of Agriculture that is the country’s sole national
controlling and competent authority on all matters pertaining to meat inspection and

hygiene both for locally produced and imported meat. The diagram suggests that the

Prospect Theory and The Meat Inspection Code of the Philippines Act are the premises of

this study to examine the relationship between the daily income of the meat shop owners

before and during the implementation of Bantay ASF sa barangay, and the possible

intervention to be proposed.

Statement of the Problem

This study determines the impact of the implementation of “Bantay ASF sa

Barangay” to the daily income of meat shop owners in Barangay Combado, Maasin City.

Specifically, the researchers will seek an answer to the following questions:

1. What are the demographic profiles in terms of

1.1 Years of Operation

1.2 Annual income

1.3 Average numbers of weekly customers

1.3.1 Before

1.3.2 After

2. What is the level of impact of “Bantay ASF sa Barangay” to the daily sales of

meat shop owners?

3. What are the daily sales of the meat shop owner before and during the

implementation of “Bantay ASF sa Barangay”?

 4. Is there a significant difference of the daily sales of meat shop owners before and

during the implementation of “Bantay ASF sa Barangay”?

4.1 Before

4.2 After

5. What are the challenges that the meat shop owners are facing during the

implementation of “Bantay ASF sa Barangay”?

6. Based on the findings, what intervention program can be formulated to mitigate

the impact?

Statement of the Hypothesis

There is a significance difference between the daily sales of meat shop owners

before and during the implementation of ASF Ordinance.

Significance of the Study

The study aims to determine the impact of the implementation of “Bantay ASF sa

Barangay” to the daily income of meat shop owners to gain additional information that

might be helpful for them. This study will help the meat shop owners to have the

knowledge of the policies and ordinances that are being implemented that needs strict

compliance. This will give them an idea on how to make strategies if ever they will face

uncertainties that might badly affect their business. This study will help their customers

to adjust and to know the policies and ordinances that are being implemented as they are

the one of those who buys the products that the meat shop owners produced. The

Barangay council will learn from the problems, solution, and recommendations in this

paper that will help them in developing programs that will be benefited by the entire
constituents. Future researchers could also use this as a reference which could help them

come up with new knowledge that the researchers haven’t discussed yet in this study.

Furthermore, other Local Government Unit could use this study as a guide and reference

to formulate other strategies that would be financially relevant.

Scope and Delimitation

The study focused on the impact of the implementation of “Bantay ASF sa

Barangay” to the daily income of meat shop owners in Maasin City proper, specifically in

Barangay Combado, Maasin City. This study is limited only to the 10 purposively and

randomly selected meat shop owners located in Barangay Combado.

Definition of Terms

For a better understanding of this study, the following terms are defined in the

context of this research.

ACPC (Agricultural Credit Policy Council) - synchronize all Agri-credit policies and

programs in support of the Department of Agriculture's (DA) priority programs. It was

also tasked to monitor and evaluate the economic soundness of all credit programs.

Agri-Negosyo loan program (ANYO) - offers loans to finance capital requirements of

Agri-fishery based micro and small enterprises.

ASF (African Swine Fever) - is a highly contagious viral disease of pigs

Butchery - the work of slaughtering animals and preparing them for sale as meat

Customers - a person or organization that buys goods or services from a store or

business
DA (Department of Agriculture) - is the executive department of the Philippine

government responsible for the promotion of agricultural and fisheries

LGU (Local Government Unit) - a political subdivision of the Republic of the

Philippines at the provincial, city, municipal, or Barangay level

Meat shop - a shop in which meat and poultry are sold

NMIS (National Meat Inspection Service) - is an agency under the Department of

Agriculture which regulates all matters related to meat inspection and hygiene

Ordinance - a piece of legislation enacted by a municipal authority

Policies - a course or principle of action adopted or proposed by a government, party,

business, or individual

Pork Products - These products may include blood, bones, hides, skin, lard, feet (pig's

trotters), internal organs, and chitterlings (pig's small intestine).

Product - a product is an object, or system, or service made available for consumer use

as of the consumer demand; it is anything that can be offered to a market to satisfy the

desire or need of a customer

 Chapter 2

REVIEW OF RELATED LITERATURE AND STUDIES

This chapter presents review of literature and studies related to the impact of the

implementation of Bantay ASF sa barangay to the daily income of meat shop owners.

This attempt to review references that will be useful in relation to annual income of the

business, Implementation of Bantay ASF sa barangay, sales of meat shop owners before

and during the ASF outbreak, the challenges encountered, and other factors influencing

the level of impact of Bantay ASF sa barangay to the daily sales of meat shop owner that

will lead to the formulation and proposal of a program or intervention.

Annual Income

Annual income according to Business terms, is the total earnings within a one-

year period for a person or a business. It is common to mention the annual income on job

vacancy ads and on business reports. When speaking about annual income it is important

to make the correct distinction. There are two types of annual income. These are gross

annual income and net annual income. Gross annual income is the amount of money
earned before any deductions. For an employee, gross annual income includes wages,

bonuses, tips and any other financial incentives. Gross income for an employee is also

called gross pay. For a business gross annual income is the total revenue per annum

before the costs and other deductions are calculated for. Net annual income is the amount

of money earned after all the deductions have been made. In the case of an employee, the

net annual income is found by deducting all taxes and other fees to be paid from the gross

annual income. This is also called net pay. Net annual income for a business has already

factored in taxes, production costs and other costs associated with running the business.

According to Suheyli Reshid, every firm is concerned with its profitability.

Profitability indicates how well management of an enterprise generates earnings by using

the resources at its disposal. In the other words, the ability to earn profit is called

profitability. In addition, Gnanasooriyar and Momchilov confirm that profitability is one

of the important tools for the efficient performance of any enterprise. Gnanasooriyar

claims that profitability is an index of efficiency and it is regarded as a measure of

efficiency and management guide to greater efficiency. Profitability is the entity's ability

to "produce" gain. Market economy requires profitability in the enterprise, after paying

taxes, not just to cover all its costs, but also to ensure expanded reproduction and

prosperity. Therefore, all these scholars confirm the authenticity of many economists that

the profitability is one of the important indicators for the efficient operation of an

enterprise.

Implementation of Bantay ASF sa barangay

The Bantay ASF sa Barangay program (BABay ASF), aims to control African

swine fever (ASF) and revive the livelihoods of both backyard and commercial swine
farmers through biosecurity, surveillance, and monitoring, as well as restocking of swine

farms affected by the disease. In the third quarter of 2019, the Philippines confirmed its

first case of African swine fever (ASF) in Rizal Province. More than a year later, over

400,000 hogs have been culled, thousands of barangays have been infected, and at least

P56 billion in losses were declared in the local hog industry due to the highly contagious

disease that is ASF. The first case of African Swine Fever (ASF) was reported in the

Philippines although it has been plaguing most parts Asia. Since then, even with the

constant efforts to stop its spread, it has reached various regions in the country, Eastern

Visayas is no exemption with Leyte being the province greatly affected. Municipalities in

the eastern part of Leyte province is now suffering from the mortalities of pigs that could

lead to severe economic loss. With this rising challenge in the local swine industry, the

government through the Department of Agriculture and its attached agencies has doubled

its efforts in mitigating the effects of ASF starting in the barangay level.

In February 2021, the Bantay ASF sa Barangay program (BABay ASF), a

multisectoral-partnership between the government, the private sector, and other

organizations was launched as a way to mitigate the spread of ASF in Northern

Mindanao. The program aims to improve biosecurity, implement strict monitoring using

PCR and ASF Nanogold biosensor test kits, and support the repopulation or restocking of

swine farms affected by the ASF. The program will also help affected local hog raisers in

their search for funding sources for alternative livelihood projects either from the

government or donor agencies.

On January 10,2022 an executive order regulating the entry and movement of live

hogs, pork, pork-related products, and by-products into and within the province of
Southern Leyte and establishing African Swine Fever (ASF) preventive and control

measure was released. This aims to intensify the risk management, surveillance and

monitoring of each municipality with regards to ASF and strengthen biosecurity

implementation in the barangay level. This would also provide capability building and

awareness to Barangay Biosecurity Officers (BBO). BBOs will serve as field responders

in monitoring the African Swine Fever in their municipalities.

Sales of Meat shop

Sales is a process that results in a transaction between two or more parties in

which the buyer receives the offering and the seller gets something of value in return

which is usually money.

Edward and Ronald (2009) tried to find some antecedents of price sensitivity and

concluded that price sensitivity was positively related to perceived brand parity and

negatively related to involvement, innovativeness, and loyalty. Innovativeness, brand

parity, and brand loyalty appear to mediate the influence of involvement on price

sensitivity. Consumer’s sensitivity to price had a significant impact on product

innovativeness as most of the product purchase decisions were being made based on price

rather than the brand or accessibility (Abdullah, Muhammad and Robel 2014). Chen and

Guan (2013) found price discounts can stimulate sales because of the downward demand

curve, but they can depress sales because consumers expected a lower price in the future.

An increase in price sensitivity strengthened the aforementioned two effects, and the

dominant effect determines whether price discounts can generate sales. Graciola, Toni
and Lima (2018)’s study results showed that store price image positively impacted on

customer repurchased intentions, with low and high price levels moderating these effects.

Price sensitivity also presented moderating effects. Andrée (2020) conducted a study of

Millennial utilitarian consumer behavior by price sensitivity and ethical consumption.

They found Millennial consumers were less price sensitive in regards to product attribute,

and favor ethical consumption over price. Wang, Pham and Dand (2020) focused on the

link between perceived food quality and environmental consciousness and organic food

purchase intention. The result was that price sensitivity moderates the relationship

between perceived food quality and organic food purchase intention. Furthermore, price

sensitivity moderates the indirect effect of environmental consciousness on organic food

purchase intention through perceived food quality. In a low-cost switching environment,

certain firm actions undertaken by service employees can improve consumer loyalty,

satisfaction and reduce price sensitivity (Wonjoo and Nicole, 2020).

Challenges Faced by Meat shop owners

The retail sector comprises an important portion of the economy. Research on

retail management encompasses many topics, including, among others, shelve

replenishment, inventory management, food waste management, product promotions,

product positioning, pricing, or online commerce. Given the wide variety of themes, Caro

et al. propose a classification of the topics representing the central challenges in retail

management, considering eight categories: (1) Inventory, (2) Pricing, (3) Assortment, (4)

Incentives, (5) Online retail, (6) Industry Studies, (7) Returns, and (8) Other topics.

Similarly, Mou et al. provide a complete review of the current state of research on

retail store operations using a classification of six research items/themes and seven
operational decisions. In their literature review, the authors classified a total of 255

journal articles, published from 2008 to 2016. The authors concluded that more than two

thirds of all papers fall in the “Inventory Management Decision” category, and, within

this category, that more than 95% focus on the themes of “Uncertainty”, “Perishability”,

and “Availability”.

A review of these themes quickly and clearly establishes their importance for

retail operations management. The theme of “Uncertainty” comprises three perspectives:

purchase quantity, purchase timing, and purchase preferences of customers. According to

Bouzaabia et al., the in-store operations performance significantly contributes to reducing

the impact of uncertainty in customer-perceived indicators. Reducing uncertainty thus

positively impacts both perishability and availability. Several studies have been made on

how to manage uncertainty. Among other relevant findings, it is curious to note that high

inventory levels make in-store logistics more prone to execution errors, causing a higher

risk for product shrinkage and shelf stockouts. In fresh products categories,

“Perishability” is the biggest concern of food retailers, not only because it negatively

affects the customer perception of quality, but also because of the monetary loss it

creates. Perishable products account for over 40% of sales in grocery chains, and, with

factors such as a limited lifetime, high safety and quality requirements, and short lead

time, they are requirements that are highly complex to manage Finally, “Availability” is

key among all customer-perceived indicators of customer service in retailing, including in

the online channels. Product availability, is defined as the probability of having a product

in stock when a customer order arrives. The higher the stock level on the shelves, the
lower the likelihood of an out-of-stock (OOS) situation; nevertheless, this would lead to

an increase in the capital holding costs, as well as the risk for product shrinkage.

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APPENDICES

APPENDIX A
 TRANSMITTAL LETTER

BACHELOR OF SCIENCE IN ACCOUNTING INFORMATION SYSTEM

SAINT JOSEPH COLLEGE
MAASIN CITY SOUTHERN LEYTE

August 5, 2022

Hon. Nacional V. Mercado

Office of the City Mayor
E. Rofols Street, Tunga-Tunga, Maasin City
Southern Leyte, 6600

Dear Mayor Nacional V. Mercado

Good day!

We, the researchers of Saint Joseph College, are currently doing a study entitled “The
level of impact of the Implementation of Bantay ASF sa Barangay to the daily sales of
Meat shop owners” as our research for the degree Bachelor of Science in Accounting
Information System at the Saint Joseph College, Maasin City. The study will help the
researchers to identify the level of impact of the implementation of ASF protocol to the
meat shop owners in Barangay, Combado, Maasin City.

In connection with this, we would like to ask your good office to allow us to conduct our
research study in your vicinity. We believe that you are with us in our enthusiasm to
finish the requirement as compliance for our subject and to develop our well-being. We
hope of your positive response on this humble matter. Your approval to conduct this
study will be greatly appreciated.

Sincerely yours,
The Researchers

Noted by:
Ivan Jake Gonzales, CPA Nacional V. Mercado
Adviser City Mayor
 TRANSMITTAL LETTER

BACHELOR OF SCIENCE IN ACCOUNTING INFORMATION SYSTEM

SAINT JOSEPH COLLEGE
MAASIN CITY SOUTHERN LEYTE

August 5, 2022

Dear Sir/Ma’am:

We, the researchers of Saint Joseph College, are currently doing a study entitled “The
level of impact of the Implementation of Bantay ASF sa Barangay to the daily sales of
Meat shop owners” as our research for the degree Bachelor of Science in Accounting
Information System at the Saint Joseph College, Maasin City. The study will help the
researchers to identify the level of impact of the implementation of ASF protocol to the
meat shop owners in Barangay, Combado, Maasin City.

I have identified you as a meat shop owner here in Barangay Combado, Maasin City. For
this, I am hoping that you would be able to participate in our study. I would like to ask
your permission that I will be allowed to collect your data that will be used in the
research. Rest assured that all your information will be treated with utmost respect and
confidentiality.

Please allow us to make initial contact with you or your representative so we can further
discuss the details of our research. Our contact number is 0915-982-4505 and email
address is kennethdiabordo@gmail.com .

We are looking forward to your positive response and favorable action on this study.

Sincerely yours,
The Researchers

Noted by:
Ivan Jake Gonzales, CPA
Adviser
APPENDIX B
INFORMED CONSENT
 Upon reading and signing this document, I am giving my full consent to be a
participant of the research that will be conducted by Kenneth G. Diabordo of Saint
Joseph College, Maasin City, Philippines. I understand that it will be part of their study,
and it will focus on “the level of impact of “the implementation of Bantay ASF sa
barangay to the daily sales of meat shop owners”.
I understand that I am being asked to participate in a research study at Saint
Joseph College. If I agree to participate in this study, I will be interviewed and be asked
to answer some questions in the questionnaire for approximately 20 minutes regarding
the issue concern. The interview will be recorded. No identifying information will be
included when the interview is transcribed. There is no known risk associated with this
study. The interviews and survey will be conducted right here in my shop wherein my
business is situated. I also understand that the researchers may contact me for more
information in the future.
I am fully aware that I may not participate in the study if I am younger than 18
years old. I realized that my participation in the study is entirely voluntary and I may
withdraw from the study at any time I wanted to. If I decide to discontinue my
participation in this study, I will continue to be treated in a usual customary fashion.
I understand that all the data gathered in this study will be kept confidential.
However, the information may be used in research publications. If I need to, I can contact
the researchers anytime during the study.
The study has been explained to me. I have read and understand this consent
form, all my questions have been answered and I agree to participate. I understand that I
will be given a copy of the consent form.
This study will benefit the respondents, constituents, barangay council, and local
government units.

_________________ ______________________
Date Respondent’s signature

_________________ ______________________
______________________
______________________
______________________
Researcher’s Signature

APPENDIX C
RESEARCH INSTRUMENTS
Survey Questionnaire
“The impact of the implementation of Bantay ASF sa barangay to the daily sales of
meat shop owners”
Instructions: Please answer the questionnaire to the best of your knowledge. Kindly
place a check mark “☐” in the appropriate box that represents your response and write
down correct information on the space provided. Rest assured that your response will be
treated with utmost confidentiality.

I. Demographic Profile

1. Name (optional): ____________________

2. Years of operation:
☐Below 5 years
☐5 to 10 years
☐11 to 15 years
☐20 years over

3. Annual Income:

☐Below 300,000
☐300,001 – 500,000/year
☐501,000 – 800,000/year
☐1,000,000 over/ year

4. Average numbers of weekly customers

4.1 before ASF:
☒Below 10
☐11 – 20/week
☐21 – 40/week
☐50 over/week
4.2 during ASF:
☐Below 10
☐11 – 20/week
☐21 – 40/week
☐50 over/week
II. Instruction: Choose the responses from the statement below by checking the
appropriate boxes.
(1-Strongly - Disagree; 2 – Disagree; 3 – Neutral; 4 – Agree; 5 – Strongly Agree)
QUESTIONS 1 2 3 4 5
I am aware of the Bantay ASF sa barangay which was implemented in
the city like regulating the entry and movement of live hogs, pork,
pork-related products, and by-products into and within the province of
Southern Leyte

I am aware of the ordinances implemented by the Local Government

Unit of Maasin City during the spread of African Swine Fever

I am aware of the punishable acts under the Bantay ASF sa barangay

protocol

I have difficulty in gaining more income during the implementation of

the protocol

I consider that my daily income before the implementation of Bantay

ASF sa barangay is greater than my income during the implementation

The implementation of Bantay ASF sa barangay greatly affects my

source of income as a meat shop owner

I followed the implemented protocol

The implementation of the government protocol regarding ASF

contributes to my safety and compliance as meat shop owner

I experienced financial problems because of the implementation of the

protocol

During the outbreak aside from having a meat shop business, I also hae
other sources of income
III. Instruction: Choose the responses from the statement below by checking the
appropriate boxes.

Daily sales of meat shop before the implementation of Bantay ASF sa barangay
 ☐Below 10,000
☐10,001 – 40,000/day
☐40,001 – 60,000/day
☐60,001 – 80,000/day
☐80,001 – 100,000/day
☐100,000 over/day

IV. Interview

1. What are the challenges you have encountered during the

implementation of Bantay ASF sa barangay?

APPENDIX D
CURRICULUM VITAE
Kenneth G. Diabordo
Barangay: Olot, Tolosa, Leyte
Birthdate: March 15,2000
Mother: Ma. Grace G. Diabordo
 Father: Pedro O. Diabordo
Religion: Roman Catholic
Civil Status: Single
Nationality: Filipino
Mobile No: 0915-982-4505
Email ad: kennethdiabordo@gmail.com

EDUCATIONAL BACKGROUND
Elementary Malbago Elementary School
Malbago, Bontoc, Southern Leyte
2011 – 2012

Secondary Tolosa National High School

Malbog, Tolosa, Leyte
2015-2016 – Junior High School

ACLC College of Tacloban

Real St. Tacloban City, Leyte
2017-2018 – Senior High School

Tertiary Saint Joseph College

Tunga-Tunga Maasin City, Southern Leyte
Fourth Year

CURRENT AFFILIATIONS:
 Junior Philippine Institute of Accountants (JPIA) – SJC Chapter

I hereby certify that the above information is true and correct.

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