Evaluating the Involvement of Philippine National Police in Disaster Risk Reduction and Management (DRRM) in Boracay, Malay, Aklan, Philippines

Kenneth D. Barrientos1
Department of Environmental Science, Aklan State University-
Ibajay, 5613 Aklan, Philippines barrientos.kenneth@asu.edu.ph Abstract The Armed Forces are front liners during disaster incidence. They are the first respondent due to force readily available and the easiest way for the government to deploy immediately. Hence, this paper evaluated the extent of the involvement of Philippine National Police in Disaster Risk Reduction and Management (DRRM) in Boracay Island, Malay, Aklan, Philippines. A self-administered questionnaire was utilized to solicit information from the seventy-six (76) police officers of Boracay. Collected data were sequentially analyzed using appropriate statistical tools such as frequency count, percentage, rank, mean, standard deviation and paired T-test for significant differences. The demographic profile of the respondents indicated that majority of the respondents are young, male officers who have served the department for less than eight (8) years, but had attended limited training on disaster management. Results also indicated that there was a “high involvement” among police officers in Boracay in terms of Disaster Preparedness and Disaster Response. However, data shows that Disaster Recovery and Mitigation are “moderately involved” by the respondents. One of the most encountered issues and challenges by the respondents is proper coordination and leadership among local officials in Boracay. Further, there were no significant differences found in the involvement of police officers in the four components of DRRM

Keyword: Boracay Island, Involvement, Mitigation, Preparedness, Recovery, Response

1. Introduction Boracay Island has been considered the economic driver