PESTEL and SWOT Analysis

POLITICAL STRENGTH WEAKNESS OPPORTUNITIES THREATS

ASPECT
Stability of • United and • Limited financial • Availability of more • Different political
Governance cooperative resources to fund support from affiliation that may
  barangay officials implement more municipal and break the unity of the
despite of their Infrastructure projects. provincial barangay council.
political affiliation • Insufficient funds for government and • Inadequate salary/
increase monthly congressional honorarium of
• Active and salary /honorarium district. barangay workers
dedicated barangay intended to the • Financial support
support staff, barangay officials and from various NGO
barangay tanods workers. for socio-economic
and Lupon • Limited members of project.
Tagapamayapa the BHW to provide • Established
members. health service and community
BPATS/ Barangay partnership for
Tanods to maintain projects and
peace and order. programs.
• Inadequate barangay
facility. ( multi-purpose
hall)

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POLITICAL ASPECT STRENGTH WEAKNESS OPPORTUNITIES THREATS

 Election Issues and • Peaceful during • Alleged few • High number of voting • Strong political
Concern election periods incident of vote population ( 2,157 ) intervention of some
and every conduct buying in some which helps sustain and politicians to influence
of elections. parts of the justifying the existence the voters preferred
• Absence of heated barangay. of the political system of candidates.
political rivalries. the barangay and to the • Vote-buying and vote-
country in general. selling.

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POLITICAL ASPECT STRENGTH WEAKNESS OPPORTUNITIES THREATS

 Taxation • Presence of various • Only few • Taxing powers of the • Tax delinquencies
Policy/Trade business ordinance created barangay under Section might cause lower
Regulation establishment for to raise additional 152, RA 7160 (Local revenue collection
tax revenue. barangay income; Government Code of
1991)
• Share of the barangay
from provincial and
municipal revenue ( Real
property tax (RPT)
collections of the
province and city,
Community tax
collections collected by
the barangay )
• Share from Internal
Revenue Allotment
(annual share of local
governments out of the
proceeds from national
internal revenue taxes )

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ECONOMIC ASPECT STRENGTH WEAKNESS OPPORTUNITIES THREATS
Employment • Presence of 9 • Limited job • Young and growing • High increase in
business opportunities for workforce. population as against
establishment in large work force. • Adopting and the low increase of
the barangay • Most of the inviting trained job opportunities ,
where some residents don’t TESDA expert to which resulted also
residents work. have their own introduce skills to to the increase of the
• Bountiful fertile land to cultivate develop the easiest out of school youths.
agricultural soil for for farming. way of more • Large population of
farmers. . productive way of the barangay was not
• Lack or absence of farming. matched by labor
barangay • Promote demand or job
intervention to establishment of opportunities.
address concerns processing
on livelihood industries for
development, agriculture and
employment , forestry products
cooperative and .
eco-tourism

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 ECONOMIC STRENGTH WEAKNESS OPPORTUNITIES THREATS
ASPECT
Public • Well-structured and • Narrow-structured • Concreting and • Some land owners in
Works/Transport concrete two lane interior roads which widening of the barangay are
  not appropriate for
five kilometer long barangay interior hesitant to give portion
  heavy vehicles.  
pavements of   roads that can of their lands for
 
barangay road.   cater trucks on a interior road widening.
  • Overpricing in the
  • Passable barangay   two way traffic.
interior road.   selling of private land
 
•   for widening of interior
  Accessible farm to
  roads.
market roads.
   
 
 
 
 

 
 
 

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 SOCIAL ASPECT STRENGTH WEAKNESS OPPORTUNITIES THREATS

Cultural Trends  Existence law  Extended families  Municipal LGU  Negative effects of
  abiding citizens and in the household is recognized the technology ( social
 
strong family ties common. cultures on their media ) to Filipino
 
  and religions.  Family members practice customs culture and behavior.
    who have no stable and traditions of  Socialization has
    job. their barangay. become highly
  technological and
internet based.
 Presence and   
Education Inadequate school  Availability of funds
accessibility of  Decline in the quality
facilities from DEPED and
basic public of education in the
( laboratory, the support from
educational elementary and senior
playground and the local school
institution( element high school.
academic building ) board pursuant to
ary school ) Section 98 of
 Construction of RA7160 ( Local
High School ) Government Code )

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 SOCIAL ASPECT STRENGTH WEAKNESS OPPORTUNITIES THREATS

Public Welfare  Health and social  Absence of  Access to health  Unavailability of health
Program and Health services/livelihood assigned LGU services. personnel and
are delivered to the Nurse.  Conduct of medicines to be
residents.  Limited medicines information drives utilized in cases of
 Presence of the for the populace in the promotion of emergencies,
detailed LGU especially for senior health awareness. calamities and or
Midwife and active citizens.  Initiate the conduct disasters.
BHW  Limited sport of physical exercise  Growing number of
facilities. of the residents. senior citizens who
   Conduct physical have poor health
games for the condition.
youth.  

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 SOCIAL ASPECT STRENGTH WEAKNESS OPPORTUNITIES THREATS

Religious Beliefs and  Large number of  Small and  Linkages and  Different religious
Sects religious residents. dilapidated church. partnership of the beliefs and views of
 Notable number of  Presence of some barangay officials, various organization
religious sects. apathetic and un- community and may create and
  participative religious leaders of develop an
  members of the various projects atmosphere of non-
 
religious sect and programs. unification.
during mass and or  Non-participation of
religious some populace and
gatherings. religious leaders in the
implementation of
plans, projects and
programs of the
barangay.

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 SOCIAL ASPECT STRENGTH WEAKNESS OPPORTUNITIES THREATS

Local Custom and  Traditional  Over-spending of  Educate the  Over-spending and

Tradition observance of money during the populace to fully lavish celebration of an
barangay fiesta, celebration of an participate and event or tradition may
holy week, all saints event despite their observe local result to severe
and souls day, financial difficulties. custom and financial difficulties
Christmas and New  Borrow from tradition with thus compromising the
Year and other relative and friends minimal expenses. basic needs of the
celebrations and to finance the  Celebrate the event family.
significant events celebration. in an economical  Increase of the price of
of the family. way. basic commodities
may hinders or impede
the celebration.

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 TECHNOLOGICAL STRENGTH WEAKNESS OPPORTUNITIES THREATS
ASPECT
Telecommunication  Existing internet  Absence of  Invite  Health hazards pose
Facilities and cable telecommunication telecommunication by establishing
 
connection. towers or structure. company to telecommunication
 
   Availability of  Poor cellphone establish towers towers or structure in
  mobile phone signal in some and structure in the the future.
  signal. parts of barangay. barangay.  Long-term health risk
   Existing of four    New of living near a
  internet café.   telecommunication telecommunication
 
 Excellent technologies towers ( constant
 
customer service   (cutting-edge fiber- exposure to the
of the three cable optics technology energy emitted by
companies. and high- these towers can be
  performing cable linked to higher rates
  equipment) that of cancer and birth
 
soon available in defects )
the barangay.  Poor signal in case of
 Financial benefits calamity or disaster.
of a land owner .
where a
telecommunication
will be built.  

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ENVIRONMENTAL STRENGTH WEAKNESS OPPORTUNITIES THREATS
ASPECT

Tourism  Virgin Forest  No tourist spot.  Invite investors  Prospect investors

      willing to invest in might not put up their
    Nature Parks and investments due
  .
  Amusements. unpaved access roads
  .
 Investor may be
hesitant to invest due
to the distance from
Cagayan de Oro City
and Iligan City.

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ENVIRONMENTAL STRENGTH WEAKNESS OPPORTUNITIES THREATS
ASPECT

Local Products  Banana, coconut,  Less production of  Provide technical  Climate classification
  cassava and corn local products assistance to the of the area (dry and
 
are the main because most farmers through wet season) is
 
  products in the residents prefer to coordination with unpredictable due to
   barangay. work as hired the concerned climate change.
  labourer. government  .
   Low farm agencies to
  productions due to increase
 
small number of production of farm
farmers. products.
  
  

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ENVIRONMENTAL STRENGTH WEAKNESS OPPORTUNITIES THREATS
ASPECT

       
Disaster Response  Availability of SAR  Barangay Disaster  Organize and tap  Unsupportive
and Control Equipment. Risk and the able body barangay populace.
Capability
 Strengthen and Reduction and volunteers from the  Unprepared barangay
organized management community to council to deal with
community fire Committee is yet compose of the the sudden impact of
volunteers. not organized. Barangay Disaster disaster due to
.  Lack of search and Risk and unorganized
rescue equipment Reduction and BDRRMC.
and lack of well- management  Sudden of impact
trained rescue Committee. disasters or (man-
personnel.  Acquisition of made or natural)
  more search and calamites.
rescue equipment
and organize
trainings and
seminars, conduct
simulations and
drills .

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ENVIRONMENTAL STRENGTH WEAKNESS OPPORTUNITIES THREATS
ASPECT

Public Works and   Water supply     Not enough  Educate people on  Use of substandard
Utilities, roads and provided by the water supply to all the incoming plan materials in the
Bridges
Municipal Economic households in programs and concreting and
Enterprise & regular basis. activities. widening of barangay
Development Office  Lack of funds to  Presence of roads.
(MEEDO). put up more MORESCO 1  
 Power energy infrastructure electrification .
provided by projects. program.
MORESCO-1 to all  Many unpaved
household in the barangay roads.
barangay.
 Highly accessible
roads.

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ENVIRONMENTAL STRENGTH WEAKNESS OPPORTUNITIES THREATS
ASPECT
Solid Waste  Presence of  Improper solid  Available Municipal   Uncooperative
Management Municipal Waste waste disposal like Waste Disposal residents in the
Disposal facility in burning of plastics, facility. implementation of
Barangay rubber and other  Conduct public proper waste disposal.
Linangkayan. hazardous waste. awareness raising  Undisciplined civil
 Some residents are  Absence of waste society.
very supportive to Material Recovery management,  Health risk to the
proper waste Facility (MRF) and recycling, reuse, residents due to the
disposal the residents do and recovery improper waste
not practice proper trough seminars, disposal.
waste segregation. trainings and public  Increase in waste
 Prevalence of campaign generation due to
burning of  Create Ordinances future industrialization
garbage. on proper waste and urbanization.
disposal.
 Absence of
 Establish barangay
barangay volunteers in the
sanitation monitoring and
ordinance on evaluation of
proper waste proper waste
disposal. . management.

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LAW AND ORDER STRENGTH WEAKNESS OPPORTUNITIES THREATS
ASPECT

Government Unit  Barangay Officials  Lack of mobility.  Availability of  Non-support of

  have harmonious  Lack of financial national and local ( Provincial and
 
working relationship. resources to provincial, Municipal government
 
   purchase congressional and to the incumbent
 
    additional municipal ) aids Barangay Chairman
    multipurpose to finance more due to their different
vehicles. projects and political parties.
 Limited fuel programs and
allocation for their purchase of
   barangay service additional mobility.
vehicle ( multicab ).
 
   
     

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LAW AND ORDER STRENGTH WEAKNESS OPPORTUNITIES THREATS
ASPECT

    
Law Enforcement  Active barangay  Limited numbers of    Hiring of more  Some resident are
and other Security tanods/BPATS as BPAT / Barangay additional BPATS / hesitant to volunteer
  Force Multipliers. tanods ( only 10 of Tanods to augment as members of BPAT /
  
Highly capable, them for the their limited barangay tanods due
effective and population of numbers. to a very small
credible Naawan 3179 ).  Provide training honorarium.
Municipal Police  Very small and seminars to  Increase of criminal
Station who help honorarium of the the BPATS / activities due to the
and support the BPATS / Tanods Tanods with migration of criminals
barangay councils ( only 500.00 per regards to their from the other place .
relative to the peace month ) role and function in
and order  .  Lack of fund coordination with  Law enforcers that
support to sustain the PNP. may become
the law  Active partnership protectors of the
enforcement of Manticao illegal activities of the
efforts. Municipal Police criminals.
 Lack of training Station, the
and limited Barangay Officials
knowledge of the and the community
members of the relative to the
BPAT / Tanods in maintenance of
law enforcement peace and order.
functions.

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LAW AND ORDER STRENGTH WEAKNESS OPPORTUNITIES THREATS
ASPECT

Crime Environment  Absence of CNN,    Commission of  

  private armed group, minor offenses  Train and educate  Un-cooperative and
criminal gangs and the community on unresponsive
  Anti-Terrorism community.
other threat groups.
 
 Safe barangay to   Awareness  Crimes committed by
live and do ( CATA ) and utilize strangers or visitor in
business. the citizens as a the barangay.
proactive resource
 A law abiding in combating
citizens terrorism in
coordination with
the PNP.
 Tap the BIN in
information
gathering.
 Encourage the
community to be
always vigilant of
the presence of
suspicious
persons.
 Ensure the active
involvement of the
community in
policing.

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LAW AND ORDER STRENGTH WEAKNESS OPPORTUNITIES THREATS
ASPECT

Other Issues and  Firm commitment  Uncooperative   Initial  Some drug users
Concerns and full support of behaviour and non- implementation of failed to surrender
( campaign against
the Barangay support of some the Community during the OPLAN
illegal drugs )
Council on the residents on the war on Based TOKHANG
campaign against drugs of the Rehabilitation  Some drug users
illegal drugs of the Government. Program ( CBRP ) have refused to be
National  Least cooperation from which 20 reformed and to
government. the populace in surrenderee have undergo
information gathering already undergone. rehabilitation under
 Strengthen and and reporting of illegal  Conduct of Drug the CBRP.
organized drugs activity. symposium program
Barangay Anti-  Biased media reporting relatives to the
Drugs Abuse on the war on drugs effect and
Council. which resulted to the penalties and other
 Advocacy on the unfavourable opinion of issues.
promotion of the populace.  Intensify monitoring
peace and order. on the different
 Accusation of alleged people who might
extra judicial killing of come in the area.
drug pushers which led
 The BADACs
to the distrust of the should coordinate
populace on the war on on implementing
drugs by the drug monitoring and
Government. rehabilitation
programs.

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