Effectiveness of Barangay Tanod in Crime Prevention in the Selected

Barangays of San Miguel

Background
The basic unit of government in the Philippines is the barangay. As the lowest

level of political and governmental unit in the Philippines, each barangay is administered

and supervised by cities and municipalities. A Barangay Tanod Brigade exists in every

barangay. Legaspi, P. E., Alampay, E. A., & Ilago, S. A. (2020).

The equivalent of civilian police in the area is Barangay Tanod. The barrio tanod

brigade is an important part of the barangay's growth. It is one of the tools used by the

Barangay Peace and Order Committee (BPOC), which has the primary responsibility of

maintaining peace and order in the barangay. The Sangguniang Barangay, as the

barangay's legislative body, is required under Chapter 4 Section 391 No. 16 of Republic

Act 7160 or the Local Government Code of 1991 to provide for the creation of a

community brigade, barangay tanod, or community service unit as needed. The

barangay tanod will be overseen by the Punong Barangay (Vicente, J. B., Ammiyao, G.

D., Arud, P. M. T., Asiaben, C. P., and Balunos, N. R. 2020).

Barangay Police Security Officers operating as an auxiliary of the Philippine

National Police are designated force multipliers under NAPOLCOM Memorandum

Circular 2008-013. Despite the fact that barangay police, or "tanod," work on a volunteer

basis, they are willing to put their lives on the line to safeguard the safety of the people

in their own Barangays (Austria-Cruz, M. C. 2018).

The BPAT is then in charge of the PNP's Barangay Peacekeeping Operations

(BPO). The PNP's Barangay Peacekeeping Action Teams (BPAT) is a national program

that encourages community empowerment to handle real-time response in the event of

a need, whether it's for peace and order, security, or rescue (Saligan, M. P.,

Baldesanso, M. L., Maniabo, G. L., Canini, N. D., & Jomuad, P. D. 2018).

Crime has far-reaching consequences that are as diverse as society itself. It can

be as deleterious to development and quality of life as being personally dangerous,

socially harmful, or politically embarrassing. Its subtle eroding of national

accomplishment and long-term impact on motivation can be significantly more

damaging to a society that is now recognized. Crime pervades all sectors of society

and, as such, is a global sort of warfare in which non-combatants are on the losing end.

(Vicente, J. B., Ammiyao, G. D., Arud, P. M. T., Asiaben, C. P., Balunos, N. R.,

Bangsara, U. D., ... & Rufino, C. D. 2020).

Peacekeeping is the basic function of the police. And police visibility is one of

the main thrusts of the peacekeeping activity. Without this, it would be very difficult to

maintain peace and order (Martinez, V. V. 2019). The objective of this study is to

determine the effectiveness of barangay tanod in crime prevention in the selected

barangays of San Miguel.

STATEMENT OF THE PROBLEM

This study aims to determine the effectiveness of barangay tanod in crime prevention. It

focuses in the selected barangays of San Miguel, Zamboanga del Sur utilizing the

community folks as research participants. The study will be conducted during the school

year 2022-2023.

1. What are the demographic profiles of the barangay Tanod in terms of Age, Gender,

Civili Status, Educational Attainment and Years of experience as Barangay Tanod?

2. What is the level of implementation of Barangay Tanod in crime prevention?

3. What is the level awareness and satisfaction on the implementation of Barangay

Tanod in crime prevention?

Methodology

Research Design : Descriptive Design of Quantitative Research

Research Participant : Community Folks

Research Setting : San Miguel Municipality

Sampling Technique : Convenience Sampling

Data Analysis : Descriptive Analysis

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