QUESTIONNAIRE
The undersigned are making their thesis as a requisite for finishing our Bachelor Degree entitled
“Community Participation in Climate Change Adaptation and Mitigation in the Municipality of Sto.
Domingo, Ilocos Sur”. The objective of this study is to evaluate the community participation in the
Municipality of Sto. Domingo. Please answer the following statements with honesty and objectivity by
checking and or writing the needed information on the spaces provided for. Rest assured that your
responses shall be keep with strict confidentiality.
PART I: PROFILE OF THE RESPONDENT ( PASET I: PROFILE TI RESPONDENTE)
Directions: Fill in the blanks with the needed information or put a check (√) mark on the space before or
after the item that corresponds to your appropriate answer.
Direksiyon: Punnuem dagiti blangko iti kasapulan nga impormasion wenno mangikabil iti marka ti tseke
(√) iti espasio sakbay wenno kalpasan ti banag a katupag ti maitutop a sungbat.
Name(Nagan): _________________________________________________________
Age(Edad): ___
Sex(Sekswalidad): [ ] Male(Lalaki) [ ] Female (Babai)
Civil Status(Sibil a kasasaad): [ ] Single(Awanan asawa)
[ ] Married(Naawasawan)
[ ] Widow/er (Balo)
[ ] Separated (Nakisina iti asawa)
Religion(Relihion): _______________________________
Highest Educational Attainment (Kangatuwan nga nagun-od nga adal):
[ ] Elementary Graduate (Nagturpos ti elementarya)
[ ] High School Graduate (Nagturpos ti sekundaria)
[ ] College Graduate (Nagturpos ti kolehiyo)
[ ] Others, please specify(Dadduma pay) ____________
Main Source of Income (Kangrunaan a pangalaan ti Panggedan)
[ ] Employment in Government (Panagtrabaho ti Gobierno)
[ ] Employment in Private Sector (Panagtrabaho ti Pribado a Sektor)
[ ] Self- Employed (Adda kabukbukodanna nga panggedan)
[ ] Others, please specify (Sabali pay a panggedan) _______________
Average Family Monthly Income (Binulan a matgedan ti pamilya):
[ ]24,001.00 and above (24,001.00 ken ad adu pay)
[ ] 19,001.00-24,000.00
[ ] 14,001.00-19,000.00
[ ] 14,000.00 and below (14,000.00 ken nababbaba pay)
Length of Residency (Kinapaut ti pinagnaed):
[ ] less than a year
[ ] 1 – 5 years
[ ] 6 – 10 years
[ ] 11 – 15 years
[ ] 16 – 20 years
[ ] 21 and above
Membership in an Organization (Pannakikameng ti organisasyon):
[ ] Barangay Official
[ ] Punong Barangay
[ ] Sangguniang Barangay Member
[ ] SK Chairperson
[ ] Barangay Treasurer
[ ] Barangay Secretary
[ ] Rural Improvement Club (RIC)
[ ] Farmer’s Association
[ ] Fisherfolks/Fishermen’s Association
[ ] Ilocos Sur Womens’ Association (ISWA)
[ ] Others, please specify __________
Source of Information on Climate Change(Kangrunaan a pakadamagan ti imporamasyon maipaggep iti
Pinagbalbaliw ti Klima):
[ ] Mass Media (Radio, TV)
[ ] Newspapers, Books or Magazines
[ ] Internet
[ ] Barangay Assembly
[ ] Neighborhood
[ ] Others, please specify ___________
PART II: LEVEL OF AWARENESS (PASET II: LEBEL TI PANNAKAAMMO)
Directions: Read each item carefully and please describe your awareness as objectively as you can. Please
indicate the degree of your awareness in a 4 point scale given with each of the following statement by
checking (√) the number box that best represents your evaluation.
Direksiyon: Basaen a naimbag ti tunggal banag ket pangngaasiyo ta iladawam ti pannakaammoyo
agingga a kabaelam. Pangngaasiyo ta kur-itanyo ti naituding a kahon iti puntos 1-5 a mangibagi iti
kasiyaatan a sungbatyo babaen iti panangtingitingyo.
5 = Strongly Agree (Naan-anay nga umannamong)
4 = Agree (Umannamong)
3= Neutral(Adda iti tengnga)
2 = Disgree (Saan nga umannamong )
1 = Strongly Disagree(Saan pulos nga umannamong)
A. Climate Change Issues 5 4 3 2 1
I agree of….
(Dagiti Isyu ti Panagbalbaliw ti Klima
Umannamong nak iti….
1. The increase of global temperature, global warming to global
boiling is one of the effect of climate change.
Iti panagngato iti temperatura iti intero a lubong ket maysa
kadagiti epekto ti panagbalbaliw ti klima.
2. Climate change increases the amount of precipitation in high
latitudes and low in the most subtropical land regions.
Ti pinagbalbaliw ti klima ket paadwen na ti panagtudo kadagiti
nangato a latitud ken nababa a latitud kadagiti subtropikal a rehion
ti daga.
3. The rising sea levels caused by the loss of mass from glaciers and
ice caps which is deeply rooted from climate change.
Ti panagngato ti pantar wenno lebel ti baybay gapu iti
pannakapukaw ti masa manipud kadagiti glaciers ken ice caps ket
maigapo iti pinagbalbaliw ti klima.
4. Because of climate change, more frequent wildfires, longer
droughts (scarcity of water), and increased wind intensity and rainfall
from tropical cyclones.
Maigapo iti pinagbalbaliw ti klima, masansan ti pannakauram iti
kabakiran, napaut a tikag (kurang ti danum), ken immadu a kapigsa
ti anginna ken tudo manipud kadagiti tropikal a bagyo.
5. More frequent floods that threatens lives of many people and their
livelihood is another effect of climate change.
Ti masansan a layus a mangpangta ti biag ti adu a tattao ken ti
pagsapulanda ket maysa nga epekto ti pinagbalbaliw ti klima.
6. Climate change affects food production, health, housing and safety.
Ti panagbalbaliw ti klima apektaranna ti produksiyon ti taraon,
salun-at, balay ken kinatalged.
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B. Environmental Risks (Dagiti Peggad iti Aglawlaw)
7. Rising global temperatures lead to more frequent and intense
extreme weather events, such as heatwaves, droughts, floods, and
storms.
Ti ngumatngato a temperatura ti lubong ket mangiturong kadagiti
ad-adda a masansan ken nakaro a pasamak ti paniempo, kas iti
pudot, tikag, layus ken bagyo. .
8. Our planet’s systems are undergoing critical shifts due to climate
change. These changes include rising sea levels, land loss, and
displacement of communities.
Ti sistema ti planetatayo ket agsapsagrap kadagiti kritikal a
panagbalbaliw gapu iti panagbalbaliw ti klima. Daytoy a
panagbalbaliw ket mairaman ti panagngato ti patar ti baybay,
pannakapukaw ti daga ken pannakaidestiero dagiti komunidad.
9. Climate change threatens the survival of countless species (animals,
plants, etc.).
Ti panagbalbaliw ti klima ket mamagpeggad iti panagbiag dagiti
di mabilang a kita. (ayup, mula ken dadduma pay)
10. Abrupt and irreversible changes to Earth systems, such as melting
ice sheets and rising sea levels, can have cascading effects.
Dagiti kellaat ken di mabaliwan a panagbalbaliw kadagiti sistema
ti daga, kas iti pannakarunaw dagiti yelo ken panagngato ti patar ti
baybay, ket mabalin nga addaan kadagiti agsasaruno nga epekto.
11. Rising global temperatures threaten massive crop and fishery
collapse, the disappearance of species, and entire communities
becoming uninhabitable.
Ti ngumatngato nga temperatura ti lubong mamapeggad iti
dakkel a pannakarba ti apit ken panagkalap, pannakapukaw dagiti
kita, ken agbalin a di mapagnaedan dagiti intero a komunidad.
5 4 3 2 1
C. Government Policies (Dagiti Pagallagadan wenno Polisiya ti
Gobierno)
12. The Paris Agreement is an agreement within the United Nations
Framework Convention on Climate Change (UNFCCC) dealing with
greenhouse gas emissions mitigation, adaptation and finance starting
in the year 2020 and the Philippines is part of the treaty.
Ti katulagan ti Paris ket maysa a katulagan iti uneg ti United
Nations Framework Convention on Climate Chasnge (UNFCCC) a
mangtamtaming iti greenhouse gas emissions mitigation, adaptation
ken finance a mangrugi iti tawen 2020 ken paset ti Pilipinas ti
katulagan.
13. The Philippine Clean Air Act of 1999 (Republic Act No. 8749) is
a comprehensive law aimed at controlling air pollution in the
Philippines.
Ti Philippine Clean Air Act of 1999 (Republic Act No. 8749) ket
maysa a komprehensibo a linteg a nairanta a mangkontrol iti
polusyon ti angin iti Pilipinas.
14. The Philippine Environment Code, established by Presidential
Decree No. 1152 that aims to achieve and maintain air quality levels
that protect public health; and provides a rational, orderly, and
efficient framework for land acquisition, utilization, and disposition.
Ti Philippine Environment Code, nga impasdek babaen ti bilin ti
Presidential Decree No. 1152 a panggepna a maragpat ken
mataginayon ti lebel ti kalidad ti angina a mangsalaknib iti salun-at
ti publiko; ken mangipaay ti nainkalintegan, naurnos ken episiente a
balangkas para iti pannakagun-od, pannakausar ken
pannakadisposisyon ti daga.
15. The Philippine Clean Water Act of 2004 (Republic Act No. 9275)
aims to protect the country’s water bodies (rivers, canals, sea, etc)
from pollution originating from land-based sources.
Ti Philippine Clean Water Act of 2004 (Republic Act No. 9275)
panggepna a salakniban dagiti bagi ti danum(karayan, kanal,
baybay, etc) ti pagilian manipud iti polusyon nga agtaud kadagiti
land-based sources.
16. The Ecological Solid Waste Management Act of 2000 (Republic
Act No. 9003) in the Philippines aims to protect public health and the
environment through a systematic, comprehensive, and ecological
solid waste management program.
Ti Ecological Solid Waste Management Act of 2000 (Republic Act
No. 9003) iti Pilipinas a salakniban ti salun-at iti publiko ken ti
aglawlaw babaen ti sistematiko, komprehensibo ken ecological solid
waste management program.
17. Republic Act (RA) 9729 or The Philippine Climate Change Act
of 2009 (Republic Act No. 9729) aims to mainstream climate change
into government policy formulations, establishes the framework
strategy and program on climate change and creates the Climate
Change Commission.
Republic Act (RA) No. 9729 wenno ti Philippine Climate Change
Act of 2009 (Republic Act No. 9729), panggepna nga i-instream ti
panagbaliw ti klima kadagiti pormulasyon ti patakaran ti gobierno,
mangipasdek iti framework strategy ken programa maipapan iti
panagbaliw ti klima ken mangparnuay iti Climate Change
Commission.
18. “Kalinisan sa Bagong Pilipoinas Program” is a convergence
initiative to consolidate all efforts of the government to maintain and
provide a healthy and safe environment for all capacitating local
government units and enabling community participation anchored on
the tradition of “bayanihan”.
Ti “Kalinisan sa Bagong Pilipinas Program” ket maysa a
convergence initiative tapno mapagkaykaysa ti amin a panagregget
to Gobierno a mangmantener ken mangipaay iti nasalun-at ken
natalged nga aglawlaw para kadagiti amin a capacitating Local
Government Units ken mangpabalin iti pannakapaset ti komunidad a
naisanglad iti tradisyon ti “bayanihan”.
19. Municipal Ordinance No. 10 S. 2009 is an ordinance enacting the
Environmental Code of Sto. Domingo, Ilocos Sur.
Ti Municipal Ordinance No. 15 S. 2009 ket maysa nga ordinansa
a mangipaulog iti Environmental Code iti ili ti Sto. Domingo, Ilocos
Sur.
20. Municipal Ordinance No. 12 S. 2005 is an ordinance
promulgating the Comprehensive Solid Waste Management System
of Sto. Domingo, Ilocos Sur.
Ti Municipal Ordinance No. 12 S. 2005 ket maysa nga ordinansa
a mangiwarwaras ti komoprehensibo a sistema ti panagmanehar ti
Solid Waste Management ti Sto. Domingo, Ilocos Sur.
21. Municipal Ordinance No. 004 S. 2016 is an ordinance mandating
all barangays to conduct simultaneous clean-up drive within their
respective jurisdiction to be conducted every quarter of the year
within Sto. Domingo, Ilocos Sur.
Ti Municipal Ordinance No. 004 S. 2016 ket maysa nga
ordinansa a mangipatungpal iti amin a barangay nga adda
maaramat a clean-up drive kadagiti hurisdiksiyon da nga maaramid
tunggal kakapat ti tawen ditoy ili ti Sto. Domingo, Ilocos Sur.
22. Municipal Ordinance No. 007 S. 2013 is an ordinance
institutionalizing the Arbor Day of Sto. Domingo, Ilocos Sur,
requiring every able bodied citizens twelve years of age and above to
plant tree seedlings every year and declaring every third Saturday of
August as Arbor Day of the Municipality of Sto. Domingo, Ilocos
Sur.
Ti Municipal Ordinance No. 007 S. 2013 ket maysa nga
ordinansa a mangipakpakaamo iti Arbor Day ti Sto. Domingo, Ilocos
Sur a mangikalikagum iti tunggal tao agtawen iti sangapulo ket dwa
agpangato nga agmula iti kayo kada tawen ken panangideklara iti
tunggal maikatlo a Sabado ti Agosto kas Arbor Day iti ili ti Sto.
Domingo, Ilocos Sur.
PART III: EXTENT OF COMMUNITY PARTICIPATION OF THE RESPONDENTS ON
CLIMATE CHANGE ADAPTATION AND MITIGATION ( PASET III: SALAW WENNO
KINAATTIDAG TI PANNAKAIPASET TI KOMUNIDAD DAGITI RESPONDENTE ITI CLIMATE
CHANGE ADAPTATION AND MITIGATION)
Directions: Read each item carefully and indicate how you feel about each of these practices and
strategies, participation and preparedness items on climate change adaptation and mitigation. You will
find that some of the items concern you most and others are less applicable in your case. Express your
participation in a 5-point scale through five possible answers given on each item. Put a check (√) in the
column the best expresses your feelings about the need according to guidelines given below.
Direksiyon: Direksiyon: Basaen a naimbag ti tunggal banag ket pangngaasiyo ta iladawam ti
pannakaammoyo agingga a kabaelam. Pangngaasiyo ta kur-itanyo ti naituding a kahon iti puntos 1-5 a
mangibagi iti kasiyaatan a sungbatyo babaen iti panangtingitingyo.
5 = Almost always (Kanayon)
4 = Often (Masansan)
3 = Sometimes (No dadduma)
2 = Seldom (Sagpaminsan)
1 = Never (Saan uray inton kaano man)
A. Projects, Programs and Activities 5 4 3 2 1
I participate in….
Proyekto, Programa, ken Aktibidad
Makiramanak iti….
1. The Municipal’s or Barangay’s Coastal Clean-up drive/YCAP.
Coastal clean-up drive/YCAP ti munisipyo wenno barangay.
2. The Municipal’s or Barangay’s Arbor Day or Tree/Mangrove
planting activity.
Arbor Day wenno aktibidad ti panagmula ti kayo wenno
mangrove ti munisipyo wenno barangay.
3. Segregation of household wastes—Biodegradable or “Mabubulok”,
Non-Biodegradable or “Di Mabubulok”, Recyclable or
“Mareresikulo”. They are properly collected, stored or sold.
Panaglalasin dagiti basura iti pagtaengan—marunot wenno
“mabubulok”, saan a biodegradable wenno “di mabubulok”, ma-
recycle wenno “mareresikulo”. Umiso ti pannakaurnong,
pannakidulin wenno pannakailako dagitoy.
4. Not practicing open burning of any kind of wastes (household or
agricultural wastes like rice straws, chaffs, corn cobs, etc).
Saan a panangsanay iti panagpuor iti aniaman a kita ti basura
(basura iti pagtaengan wenno agrikultura kas iti garami ti pagay,
taep, bukel ti mais, ken dadduma pay).
5. Refusing, reusing, reducing, re-purposing and recycle as
comprehensive approach to tackling the global waste crisis.
Panagkedked, panangusar, panangkissay, panangpuntiria ken
panang-recycle kas komprehensibo a wagas a mangtaming iti
sangalubongan a krisis ti basura.
B. Local Policy Formulation (Lokal a Pannakabukel ti Patakaran 5 4 3 2 1
wenno Pagallagadan)
6. Identifying problem, gathering information to develop a policy/law
that can help our barangay, either amend or create a new policy.
Panangkita ti problema, panagurnong ti impormasyon tapno
maaramid ti policy/law a makatulong iti barangay tayo, ti
pannakaamyeda wenno mangparnuay iti baro a polisiya wenno
paglintegan.
7. Joining groups (pressure groups) that could influence in the
formulation of policies/programs.
Pannakikameng kadagiti grupo (pressure groups) a mabalin nga
impluensiaan iti pannakabukel dagiti polisia/programa.
8. Attending public hearing in our barangay.
Panagtabuno iti public hearing iti barangay tayo.
9. Giving feedback on the existing policies whether effective or not.
Panangted ti feedback/kapanunotan kadagiti agdama a polisiya
epektibo man wenno saan.
[Link] implementation and observance of the policies of our
barangay and all of the laws on land.
Ti pannakaipatungpal ken panagpaliiw dagiti polisiya ti barangay
tayo ken amin dagiti linteg iti daga/pagilyan.
C. Enabling Mechanisms (Dagiti Mekanismo a Mangpabalin) 5 4 3 2 1
10. The advocates on disaster prevention, mitigation and
preparedness and other climate change related issues.
Dagiti adbokasia maipapan iti pananglapped iti didigra,
panangpabasit ken panagsagana ken dadduma pay nga isyu a
mainaig iti panagbalbaliw ti klima.
11. Tree growing activities within urban and rural areas.
Dagiti Aktibidad ti panagmula iti kayo iti uneg ti siudad ken away.
12. Regular clearing and maintenance of irrigation canals.
Regular a panangdalus ken panangmantener kadagiti kanal ti
irigasion.
13. Clearing of river mouth and other flood way channels from
obstruction.
Panagdalus ti karayan ken dadduma pay a flood way channels
manipud iti pannakalapped.
14. Mangrove/tree reforestation along the rivers and mountains.
Mangrove/tree reforestation iti igid dagiti karayan ken bantay.
IV: THE EXTENT OF ENVIRONMENTAL SUSTAINABILITY (PASET IV: KINAPAUT TI
PINNAKAMENTENAR TI AGLAWLAW)
Directions: Read each item carefully and indicate how you feel about each of these practices and
strategies, participation and preparedness items on climate change adaptation and mitigation. You will
find that some of the items concern you most and others are less applicable in your case. Express your
participation in a 5-point scale through five possible answers given on each item. Put a check (√) in the
column the best expresses your feelings about the need according to guidelines given below.
Direksiyon: Direksiyon: Basaen a naimbag ti tunggal banag ket pangngaasiyo ta iladawam ti
pannakaammoyo agingga a kabaelam. Pangngaasiyo ta kur-itanyo ti naituding a kahon iti puntos 1-5 a
mangibagi iti kasiyaatan a sungbatyo babaen iti panangtingitingyo.
5 = Strongly Agree (Naan-anay nga umannamong)
4 = Agree (Umannamong)
3= Neutral (Pumatpatengnga)
2 = Disagree (Haan nga ummanamong)
1 = Strongly Disagree(Haan pulos nga umannamong)
Environmental Sustainability 5 4 3 2 1
I agree that…
Pannakamentenar ti aglawlaw
Umannamong nak…
1. Cutting down on what you throw away, practicing the 4 Rs-
refuse, reduce, re-use and recycle is a simple way of sustaining the
environment.
Panangkissay iti ibellengmo, panangsanay kadagiti uppat (4) nga
R’s- basura, kiissayan, usaren manen ken i-recycle ket maysa a
wagas ti pannakasustenar ti aglawlaw.
2. Becoming a volunteer during cleanups (watersheds and streets) in
our community can help in the sustenance of the environment.
Makatulong ti panagbalin a boluntario bayat ti panagdalus
(watersheds ken kalsada) iti komunidadtayo iti pannakasustiner ti
aglawlaw
3. Conserving water, the less water you use, the less runoff and
wastewater that eventually end up in the ocean that can possibly
contaminate/pollute.
Iti panangitalimeng iti danum, no basbassit ti danum nga usarem,
basbassit ti agayus ken narugit a danum nga agngudo nga agangay
iti baybay a mabalin a mangmulit.
4. Buying less plastic and bring a reusable shopping bag or bring
your own eco bag when going to the market.
Basbassit ti panaggatang iti plastic ken mangitugot iti mausar manen
a shopping bag wenno mangitugot iti bukodmo nga eco bag no
mapan iti merkado.
5. Joining Information Education Campaign (IEC)-you can help
others understand the importance and value of our natural resources.
Makisali iti Information Education Campaign (IEC)- tapno
matulongam dagiti dadduma a makaawat iti kinapateg ken pateg
dagiti natural a gamentayo.
6. Energy conservation- using efficient light bulbs reduce greenhouse
gas emissions. And turning off the lights when it is not being used.
Konserbasion ti enerhia- panagusar kadagiti episiente a bombilia ket
mangkissay iti greenhouse gas emissions. Ken panangiddep kadagiti
silaw no saan a maus-usar.
7. Plant trees, trees supply both food and oxygen. They contribute to
energy conservation, air pollution reduction, and climate change
mitigation efforts.
Agmula kadagiti kayo, dagiti kayo ket isu ti mangsuplay ti
agpadpada iti taraon ken oxygen. Dagitoy ket makatulong iti
konserbasion ti enerhia, panagkissay iti prolusion ti angina ken
dagiti panagregget a mangpabassit iti panagbalbaliw ti klima.
8. Choose sustainability- patronize businesses that promotes
sustainable environment.
Pilien ti sustainability, suportaran dagitay negosyo a mangitandudo
iti sustainable environment.
9. Composting can reduce waste, prevents greenhouse gases emission
and can be used as fertilizer
Ti panag-compost ket mabalin a mangkissay iti basura, manglapped
iti panagruwar dagiti greenhouse gases ken mabalin nga usaren a
kas abono.
10. Means of transportation, riding bicycle for short distance instead
of motorbikes or car can help in reducing gas emissions.
Dagiti pamay-an ti tranportasion, ti panagbisikleta iti asideg a
distansia imbes a agmotorsiklo wenno agkotse ket makatulong iti
pannakakissay ti gas emissions.
11. Checking labels for "ozone-friendly" or "CFC-free" labels.
Panangsukimat/pinangkita kadagiti etiketa para kadagiti "ozone-
friendly" wenno "CFC-free" nga etiketa.
[Link] proper disposal and recycling of outdated appliances that
may contain hazardous materials.
Panangsigurado iti umno a pannakaibelleng ken pannaka-recycle
dagiti daanen nga alikamen a mabalin nga addaan kadagiti
napeggad a materiales.
12. Raising awareness about the importance of the ozone layer and
the effects of ozone-depleting compounds.
Panangipaay iti pannakaammo maipapan iti kinapateg ti ozone
layer ken dagiti epekto dagiti compound a mangkissay iti ozone.
13. Educate others on how they can make more environmentally
friendly choices.
Panangisuro ti dadduma nga agpili ti para pagsiyaatan ken haan
nga makadangran ti aglawlaw.
15. Advocate for and support policies that regulate the use and
emission of ozone-depleting substances.
Itantandudo ken suportaran dagiti pagalagadan a mangregulate
iti pannakausar ken pannakaiparuar dagiti substansia a mangdadael
iti ozone.
REYNA T. TAJON MA. ADELAIDE CACHAPERO AERON JOHN RUABURO
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