Republic of the Philippines

Mountain Province State Polytechnic College

Bontoc, Mountain Province
Criminology Department

APPROVAL SHEET

This research titled, “IMPLEMENTATION OF CURFEW ON MINORS AT

BARANGAY PATAY, SAGADA”, prepared and submitted by Jan Ryan A. Aplosen,
Shem Fern F. Balagot, Cliffton L. Basingil, Leo N. Betiz, Zuriel G. Docallas, Wilfredo
Domong-as Jr., Judah Gracel B. Gumabay in partial fulfilment of the requirements
for Criminological Research 2 has been examined and hereby recommended for
approval and acceptance.

CLAIRE KAPLAAN P. LAFADCHAN, Ph.D. Crim

Adviser

VENERANDA P. DEPAYSO, Ph. D. CRIM

Chairman

RAQUEL C. FALANGON, MS CRIM ERIC L. DANGLOSI, MS CRIM

Member Member

JUNE S. BIANGDAN, Ph. D. CRIM

Member

Date of Final Defense: _____ April 12, 2021_______________ Rating:

Accepted and approved in partial fulfilment of the requirements for the subject
Criminological Research 2.

Noted:

VENERANDA P. DEPAYSO, Ph.D.Crim

Department Chairperson
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 ABSTRACT
Curfew on minors as described by Kline (2011) is a local ordinance proscribing
minors, generally within a specified age range, from occupying public areas and
streets during particular times. It is enacted by a local or state government that
restricts certain people from being in public places at specified times of the day.
Curfews have always been helpful in assuring the safety of young people mainly
referring to minors from behaviors such as drugs, liquor drinking premarital sex,
teenage pregnancy and violence.
The main purpose of the study is to assess the implementation of curfew hours
on minors in Barangay Patay, Sagada, Mountain Province. Specifically determine the:
(1) level of implementation of curfew hours on minors; (2) degree of seriousness of
problems affecting the implementation of curfew hours on minors; and (3) level of
effectiveness of the strategies in implementing curfew hours on minors.
A quantitative, descriptive study was used which helped the researchers
determine the implementation of curfew on minors. The researchers interviewed the
respondents using an unstructured question then determined the indicators of the
independent variables which prompted to a structured questionnaires. The Four-
Point Scale was used to establish the numerical and descriptive equivalents to the
respondents’ answers for each given item in the questionnaire. The results show that
curfew hours on minors are moderately implemented with an overall mean of 2.98 It
was observed that degree of seriousness affecting the implementation of curfew on
minors in barangay Patay, Sagada is moderately serious with an overall mean of
2.52. It can be perceived that strategies are moderately effective with an overall mean
of 3.17 which entails that strategies of the law enforcers fulfil the expectation of the
community members on the curfew of minors and they carry out the program with at
its best. Safeguarding the people, and preserving peace and order in the community
by conducting patrol and inspection in the community during and after curfew hours
has the highest mean which is 3.30, interpreted as much effective. The respondents
believe that there are problems encountered in the implemenation of curfew on
minors which triggers the implementers of the ordinance to look into these different
factors that affect the implemenation of the ordinance, especially on the
unavailability of police cars for transportation. The implementation on the curfew on
minors in Barangay Patay, Sagada is moderately effective which connotes that law
enforcers’ strategies are still somehow challenged.

Keywords: curfew, minor, implementation, strategies,