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Item Level of political cynicism and political efficacy among the faculty members of Leonora S. Salapantan National High SchoolCalanza, Jean T. (Division of Social Sciences, College of Arts and Sciences, University of the Philippines Visayas, 2007-03)The perception of an individual, its level of participation, reaction or response to society specifically to the political system basically has an adverse effect on government or the political system itself. The extent or level of political participation one displays depends on the political stimuli he receives. And this level of participation also affects his attitude or behavior towards politically-significant objects. This research focused on the attitude of individuals towards the political system as affected by their knowledge in its programs and policies being implemented. This study used a descriptive and relational research design. This study utilized a questionnaire prepared by the researcher. The respondents were faculty members of Leonora S. Salapantan National High School of San Miguel, Iloilo. The hypotheses of this study were as follows : 1.) There is a significant relationship between sex, religion, years in service, educational attainment, residence, area of specialization and rank and level of political cynicism of faculty members of Leonora S. Salapantan National High School in San Miguel, Iloilo; 2.) There is a significant relationship between sex, religion, and years in service, educational attainment, and residence, area of specialization and rank and level of political efficacy of faculty members of Leonora S. Salapantan National High School in San Miguel, Iloilo, and; 3.) There is a significant relationship between the level of political cynicism and political efficacy of the respondents. As validity test, pre-test was conducted to 6 respondents not included in this study. Face validation was also done by someone knowledgeable in political participations, political cynicism and politician efficacy. The result of the study shows that the socio-demographic characteristics of the respondents have no relationship to their level of political cynicism and level of efficacy of the respondents towards the Local Government Unit of San Miguel, Iloilo in its compliance with the Local Government Code. Based on the results, the hypotheses were therefore rejected. Moreover, it was found out that although the respondents possesses moderate to high level of political cynicism, they remain efficacious. This means that the perception and attitude of an individual towards the political system does not affect his level of political participation. This may be due to the fact that people were vigilant enough to know if what is happening in the political arena for this event or issue might affect him, may it be directly or indirectly.Item The political elites of Tubungan, Iloilo: Their characteristics and contributions to the municipality, 1992-2001Beriones, Beben C.; Garbe, Adeste B. (Division of Social Sciences, College of Arts and Sciences, University of the Philippines Visayas, 2001-03)This is a descriptive study on the characteristics and contributions of the political elites of Tubungan, Iloilo to their Municipality from 1992 to 2001. It is focused on the mayors, the vice-mayors and the members of the Sangguniang Bayan. The researchers presented the characteristics and the contributions they have made for the development of their municipality. The political elites’ contributions were measured in terms of the programs, the projects and the ordinances they have made. There are three factors that helped the researchers in the discussion of the topic: (1) The political careers of the political elites, (2) the characteristics of the political elites, and (3) their contributions to the municipality of Tubungan, Iloilo. In as much as ideal and necessary, the researchers tried to gather all documents about the topic, and tried to interview all the political elites; however, it was not possible due to some constraints like some documents were already lost, and two of the political elites are already living outside the province. The findings of the study is that the political elites of Tubungan share some common characteristics such as: (1) all have landholdings, (2) all are active members of organizations in their municipality, (3) all are earning more than Pl00, 000 a year, (4) all are Roman Catholics, & (5) all are contributing to their municipality’s development. The mayors’ contributions are viewed in terms of projects and programs such as infrastructures, delivery of social services and improved agricultural productions. For the vice-mayors and the Sangguniang Bayan members, their contributions are measured in terms of the number of ordinances that they have legislated aimed at improving the lives of the people of Tubungan. Finally, the people of Tubungan viewed their contributions to be beneficial.Item Political participation of the differently abled in the association of disabled persons-Iloilo (ADP-1)Basco, Ellinore Joseph; Pabelico, Rhemia Lee C. (Division of Social Sciences, College of Arts and Sciences, University of the Philippines Visayas, 2006-03)The study is done in order to determine how the differently abled in the Association of Disabled Persons in Iloilo (ADP-1) participate in political activities and to examine the factors that influences the extent of their political involvement. The objectives of this study are: (1) to describe the political participatory acts that the differently abled are engaged in, (2) to determine the extent of their participation, (3) to identify the factors that influence their involvement, and (4) to find out the impediments to their political involvement. The study was a descriptive-analytical that made use of survey, focused group discussion and key informant interview. Through stratified random sampling without replacement and proportional allocation, the study involved sixty-five (65) PWDs as respondents. The study made use of Key Informant Interviews to exact the views from different concerned agencies of the government tasked to implement the Magna Carta for the Disabled Persons and the Accessibility Law. Non-parametric statistics was used in data analysis with five point rating and Likert scales measuring the level of awareness, trust, efficacy and extent of political participation. The statistical tools employed to determine the relationship of factors identified to political participation were Cramer’s V, Contingency Table, Gamma and the Spearman’s rank order Rho. The findings of the study showed that large number of differently abled persons is involved with participatory acts such as voting, communal activities and contacting public officials. They opt to participate in activities in consideration to whether it is regularly held, non-costly to participate, accessibility and distance of the activity where it took place, can directly influence the official’s public policy, if specific programs and policies include their welfare and concerns and if activities may caused bodily threat. The majority of the respondents infrequently employed the other participatory acts due to lack of time and opportunities for participation and they also have livelihood to sustain. The findings also showed that most of the PWDs have low levels of political participation. Moreover, educational attainment and the disability of the person were strong predictors of political participation. In addition, awareness of rights, trust in governance and the association as well as political efficacy has a weak though, positive relationship with political participation. Furthermore, the study also confirmed the existence of structural and attitudinal impedances such as negative attitudes towards the differently abled, inaccessibility of voting centers, lack of support or assistance programs and weak implementation of the Magna Carta and Accessibility Law for the differently abled that hinders the political functioning of differently abled persons as citizens and their full integration to the mainstream society. In view of the findings of this study, recommendations of the researchers include the use of special education (SpEd) Centers as voting precincts for the differently abled voters, the active involvement of the ADP-I in local government development programs, creation of the Office for Persons with Disabilities (OPDA). Future studies regarding the involvement of the differently abled in governance should focus on the differently abled women’s situation in development and political involvement or gender issues, and the perception or attitudes of the public towards the competency of differently abled elected officials and voters.Item A study of the political efficacy and political participation of women in Guimbal, IloiloAcerbo, Ella Luna S.; Gasapo, Griselle L. (Division of Social Sciences, College of Arts and Sciences, University of the Philippines Visayas, 2001-04)This is a study of the political efficacy and political participation of women in Guimbal Iloilo The study has the following objectives, 1) to measure the level of political efficacy of the selected registered women voter in Guimbal, Iloilo, 2) to analyze the effect of selected socioeconomic factors affecting the level of political efficacy selected registered women voters in Guimbal, Iloilo, specifically a) to determine the relationship between age and level of political efficacy; b) to determine the relationship between educational attainment and the level of political efficacy c) to determine the relationship between income and level of political efficacy and d) to determine the relationship between occupation and level of political, efficacy, lastly, the study aims to determine the relationship between political efficacy and participation of the selected registered women voters in the local politics in Guimbal, Iloilo. The study presents five hypotheses, which are there is no relationship between age and level of political efficacy; 2) there is no relationship between educational attainment and level of political efficacy, 3) there is no relationship between income and level of political efficacy; 4) there is no relationship between occupation and level of political efficacy, and lastly, there is no relationship between political efficacy and political 1 participation. The results of the study show that there is no relationship between participation, thus hypothesis 1 is accepted. Meanwhile, hypothesis 2 is rejected; that is, educational attainment have no relationship with political efficacy. This study shows that a college level of education have a relation to political efficacy. Hypothesis 3 is also rejected; that is, there is no relationship between income and political efficacy. This study reveals that the lowest income bracket P 10-999 have a high political efficacy, compared to the rest of the income brackets who indicate an average level of political efficacy. Hypothesis 4 also rejected; that is, there is no relationship between occupation and political efficacy. This study shows that formal and informal occupations have significant bearing on political efficacy. Meanwhile, hypothesis 5 is accepted; that is, there is no relationship between political efficacy and political participation. This study shows that women may feel highly politically efficacious towards the system; but this may not necessarily translate to high political participation or to a greater tendency to participate in politics. Women in Guimbal may have been affected by their political socialization or by the political events prior to the conduct of the study. Although they really have a high sense of political efficacy, the institution and the local norms limited their capacity to participate effectively in politics. Women have been taught to stay m their homes, to be good housewives, thus , limiting their role to the reproductive sphere. Political matters are not priorities for her, although these could directly or indirectly affect their lives, security, and well-being.