ISSUES AND CONCERNS

Public Order and Safety

It is the duty of the barangay through its officials to maintain the public order and
safety of the areas under their jurisdiction. Concerning the public order and safety of
Barangay 483, there are already incidents of crimes such as robbery and car napping
(Akyat-Bahay and Riding in Tandem). Illegal use of drugs has been rampant in the
barangay. Disasters such as fire, typhoons, flooding, earthquake among others or may it
be natural or man-made can cause significant damage of infrastructures and loss of
lives if there are no action taken as precautionary measures in facing potential
disasters.

Public Order and Safety

It is essential to strengthen the internal structure of the barangay and balance the
external environment by recognizing the wisdom of the inhabitants. Encouraging them
to play an active role in the preservation of public order and safety in the barangay and
enjoining them to come up with different strategies and measures to solve the problems
faced by the barangay. Educating the community and heightening the awareness of the
impending calamities and disaster that may occur would make the barangay prepared
of any disaster that may occur and minimize the impacts brought by it. This would lead
to the establishment of an orderly and safe barangay.
Goal: A peaceful and disaster resilient barangay
4.1 Objectives

To establish an orderly and safe barangay to live in

To have a barangay that is safe and prepared in any disaster that may possibly
occur.
Empowerment/ active participation of the people in the barangay
Strong cooperation between the Local Government Unit (Barangay) and the
constituents

4.2 Strategies

Encourage the active participation of the constituents

Strict implementation of policies

Public Order and Safety

It is essential to strengthen the internal structure of the barangay and balance the
external environment by recognizing the wisdom of the inhabitants. Encouraging them
to play an active role in the preservation of public order and safety in the barangay and
enjoining them to come up with different strategies and measures to solve the problems
faced by the barangay. Educating the community and heightening the awareness of the
impending calamities and disaster that may occur would make the barangay prepared
of any disaster that may occur and minimize the impacts brought by it. This would lead
to the establishment of an orderly and safe barangay.
4.1 Objectives
To promote public safety in the community
To lessen the crimes rates in the barangay
To prepare the community to possible disaster occurrence
4.2 Strategies

Empowerment of the constituents to improve the public order and safety of the
community
Trainings and seminars
Strict monitoring of Programs and activities related to public order and safety
Coordination with other agencies (e.g. Police)
Campaigns and talks

4.3 Programs, Policies and Projects

Programs and
Description
Projects
Crime prevention and Control
Creation/Strengthe To initiate,
ning the Barangay
coordinate and
Peace and Order
monitor the
Committee
implementation
(BPOC)
of peace and
order programs
and projects at
the barangay
level
Katarungang
Trainings and
Pambarangay (RA
seminars for
7160)
Lupon
Tagapamayapa
Documentation

Collaborators

Estimated
Costs

Barangay
Chairman
as head
DILG

14,400.00

NGOs (e.g
Philippine
Center for
Civic
Education

None

Source of
Funds
Barangay
Annual
Budget

of complaints

CCTV Monitoring

Managing Public
Safety through
peace officers or
Tanods

Prohibition of
Illegal Drugs

Monitoring of the
CCTV primarily
for surveillance
and security
purposes to
deter crime and
protect the safety
and property of
the community.
Personnel in
charge of the
monitoring of the
CCTV and
appropriately
trained in the use
of technology
Ronda or roams
in the streets at
night to ensure
that crime is at
its lowest as
possible and
maintain peace
and order.
Construction of
tanod posts
especially on
identified crime
prone area.
Conduct
trainings and
seminars to
improve the
performance of
the Tanods.
Coordinate with

and
Democrac
y)

Barangay
Secretary
Peace and
Order
Committee

20, 000.00

130,000.00

Barangay
Annual
Budget

Peace and
Order
Committee
PNP/DILG
(for
seminars
and
trainings)

Peace and

3,000.00

Barangay
Annual

Barangay
Annual
Budget

Women

Children

Disaster
Management and
Control
Procurement of
Equipment

the nearest
Police station
and post slogans
and other
campaign
materials on the
illegal use of
drugs.
Identification of
suspected and
known drug
pushers in order
for them to refer
to specific
agencies for
rehabilitation
Continuous
campaign and
talks against
illegal use drugs

order
Committee
PNP

Budget

Creation/
Maintenance of
Womens Desk
Women
Empowerment
Seminars and
Talks
Creation/
Maintenance of
Childrens
protections desk
Campaigns on
childrens rights

DSWD
UP-PGH
Womens
Desk

None

DSWD

3,000.00

Barangay
annual
Budget

Purchase
equipment for
disasters such
fire,

City
DRRM

30,000.00

Barangay
Annual
Budget

earthquakes,
floods, etc such
as megaphones,
two-way radios,
generator, first
aid kits, declogging
materials,
flashlights, fire
extinguisher
among others to
promote the
readiness in any
disaster that may
occur in the
barangay.
Barangay Disaster
Risk and
Reduction
Management

Fire Prevention
and Suppression

Creation of
Disaster
Preparedness
Plan
Creation of
Contingency and
Evacuation Plan
Hazard Mapping
Seminars on
DRRM
Deployment of
barangay tanods
to monitor fire
hazards or fire
threats within the
barangay
Education
campaign and
seminars to
prevent fire
incidents

City
DRRM
City
Planning
Office
Red Cross
Youth

Bureau of
Fire
Protection
City
DRRM

3,000.00

3,000.00

Barangay
Annual
Budget

Barang
ay
Annual
Budget

SWOT Analysis
Barangay 483 has its strengths and weaknesses in providing the essential needs
of its constituencies. Also, there emerge possible opportunities that they can enhance to
become their strengths, however, threats also emerge that can rupture the stability of
the barangays development.
Strengths
The presence of fire and rescue volunteer brigade in the area can be considered
as the strength of Barangay 483. The fire and rescue brigade consists of fire truck and
ambulance that will be used during emergencies. A lying-in clinic is present in the
barangay that caters the needs of mothers in their pre- to post-natal check-ups for free,
which helped in the decreasing mortality rate in the barangay. Barangay 483 has a
strategic geographical location that enabled its residents to
Weaknesses
On the other hand, the barangay has a high rate of unemployment because of
the lack of education therein. Also, 75% of the people in the barangay are considered
less fortunate which also hinders the rate of unemployment. Barangay 483, though they
have lying-in clinic, they do not have health centre that would cater the needs of
children and elders. They also lack supplies for first-aid treatments that can result to the
surge of communicable and viral diseases leading to high mortality rate. Another
weakness is that the barangay have inactive committees that cause inactive
implementation of policies and programs. The kagawads of the barangay are merely a
design in the barangay as they lack the will to provide public service.
Opportunities

There are opportunities that the barangay can enhance on. The barangay have
installed CCTV cameras to check the vicinities of the entire barangay and they are even
planning to install more CCTV cameras to better implement the security and order
therein. They must have personnel to always check and monitor the cameras for proper
and quick rescue, if needed. Barangay 483 is close geographically with other barangays
and collaboration with near-by barangays in Sampaloc District would help in their
development. Through collaboration, the barangay can cut the costs of its projects and
programs towards development. Collaboration can also promote efficiency among
barangays. Instead of working on its own, Barangay 483 can rely on other barangays
for support. Moreover, non-governmental organizations (NGOs), Peoples Organizations
(POs) and Civil Society Organizations can help in the development of the barangay.
NGOs have proved to be an important sector in the Philippine society. Seen to offer
people-centered and participatory approaches to development that are both
experimental and innovative, collaboration with NGOs can be an opportunity for
Barangay 483. The help that NGOs can offer to Barangay 483 may range from technical
and financial assistance to citizen empowerment.

Threats
Threats also emerge in the barangay, and if not properly mitigated, can cause
rupture to the development of the barangay. One factor is the persistence of the
informal settlers living beside the railways. The concern is when one family moves, the
rest will follow. Moreover, these can cause tragic accidents and deaths in the barangay.
Next threat is flooding in the barangay especially during heavy downpour of rain due to
clogged sewers. This can hamper the development of the barangay and it can cause
the spread of viral diseases. The entire barangay is congested and can cause incidents
of fire since the houses are built beside each other and some of it especially those
fronting the railways are made of light materials. Moreover, health problems also
concern the barangay as many residents have lung problems and asthma.

References
Local Government Academy (LGA) and Department of the Interior and Local
Government (DILG) (2013) Guide for Punong Barangay and Sangguniang Barangay
Officials.
Retrieved
on
March
8,
2014
from
http://www.lga.gov.ph/sites/default/files/knowledgeProducts-pdf/BNEOP-Guide%20for
%20Punong%20Bgy%20%26%20SB%20Officials%202013.pdf
RA 7160 (1991) Local Government Code of 1991
DILG (1995) Executive Order No. 366, dated 5 September 1995 Barangay Peace and
Order Committee
DILG (2012) Best Practices on Barangay Governance. Retrieved on March 8, 2014
from http://www.dilg.gov.ph/PDF_File/resources/DILG-Resources-20131089774ac16f4.pdf