CAGAYAN DE ORO CITY, Sept. 6 (PIA) - Dr. Cathy Almaden of the Northern Bukidnon Community College and team leader of the research project assessing the clients' satisfaction on the 1st Infantry Division (1ID) and 4th Infantry Division (4ID) services in Northern Mindanao reported that professionalism among soldiers has substantially improved.
The study covered the provinces of Misamis Oriental, Misamis Occidental, Bukidnon and Lanao del Norte with 1,471 respondents or around 300 respondents per province.
In an interview, Almaden said the main purpose of the study was to evaluate the level of satisfaction of those cleared barangays, which have received the various projects and community support program as facilitated by the 1st IB and 4th ID.
“What is quite unique of this research is we were able to implement the research in a timely and speedy manner because we employed a software to conduct a paperless field survey called the KoBoTool. This tool allowed us to use androids and tablets to collect data remotely in all those areas and eliminates the process of tabulation coz we are able to generate data as we gather them. So it only took us 10 days to finish all the completed results after the field survey activities were conducted,” she said.
The results showed that the level of professionalism and performance of the 1st and 4th infantry divisions are very commendable, as narratives have substantially improved over the years, Almaden noted.
Respondents said: “We feel safer in the community as a result of military presence in the area. The military are disciplined and motivated in addressing peace and security concerns in our community. The military are effective in their community outreach and dialogue efforts, including information exchange.”
However, there are still a lot of challenges that need to be addressed, she said.
The study also showed that mass media was not able to reach those far-flung areas, as only 15-18% of them have access to radio and TV and only 1% got access to internet.
In a related development, among the ways forward identified by the National Economic Development Authority (NEDA)-10 include to identify best practices and areas for improvement as bases for interventions in terms of programs, projects, policies, etc. (JMORucat/PIA10)
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