NOVATEUR PUBLICATIONS JournalNX- A Multidisciplinary Peer Reviewed Journal ISSN No: 2581 - 4230 VOLUME 7, ISSUE 7, July. -2021 AGREEMENT ON IMPACT OF SOCIAL SERVICES AMONG THE BENEFICIARIES AT BATARAZA, PALAWAN: AN ASSESSMENT Lorilee O. Rafael Western Philippines University Aborlan, Palawan [email protected] Sotico C. Santillan Western Philippines University, Aborlan, Palawan [email protected]. ABSTRACT: to program beneficiaries, they should attend This study aimed to determine the livelihood training and seminars that will beneficiaries’ agreement on the impact the enhance their skills and must engage in social services provided at Bataraza, livelihood activities for additional source of Palawan. It was conducted in eleven (11) income to uplift the way of living they want. barangays which includes Culandanum, Igang-Igang, Iwahig, Ocayan, Rio Tuba, Keyword: Beneficiaries, Community, Impact, Sandoval, Sapa, Sarong, Sumbiling, Taratak, Social Services, Socio-economic profile, and Tarusan with 252 direct recipients using questionnaire as an interview guide. Based INTRODUCTION: on the result of the study, it was found out A corporate creed states the company’s that majority of the respondents were responsibility to its stakeholders, such as female, married with an average number of 3 individuals and groups interested in corporate children per family and acquired formal performance and the way its uses its resources, schooling. Almost all of the respondents indicates a company’s responsibility to its engaged in farming with an average income stakeholders, such as individuals and groups of Php6,259.52 per month. The company who have an interest in the performance of the offered various social services assistance enterprise and how it uses its resources. Gomez- which includes health services, human Mejia and Balkin (2002) assumes that resource and development and educational stakeholders include employees, customers and assistance which includes numerous shareholders. They also stated that the corporate programs. Yet, respondents Disagree on the creed focuses on principles and beliefs that can concept that social services improved the provide guidance in a variety of ethically way of living of the community. Finally, challenging situations. Good corporate creed recipients Slightly Agreed on the statement often emphasizes corporate social responsibility that a social services create a big impact to (CSR), as does ethical corporate social their lives and community. Thus, it was responsibility (ECSR), good corporate recommended that companies and Local governance (GCG), as well as the need for Government Unit should conduct an business profitability and sustainability (Ugoani, assessment studies to determine the priority 2019). needs of the community and prioritize To some extent, the statement agrees livelihood training and seminars that will with Fernando’s (2021) view that corporate enhance the capabilities of the recipients. As social responsibility is a self-regulating business 178 | P a g e NOVATEUR PUBLICATIONS JournalNX- A Multidisciplinary Peer Reviewed Journal ISSN No: 2581 - 4230 VOLUME 7, ISSUE 7, July. -2021 model that help companies take social members of host and neighboring communities. responsibility to themselves, stakeholders and All activities will be handled and managed by a the public. By fulfilling the corporate social Community Relation Officer (CRO) as a company responsibilities, also known as social citizen official who will serve as a link between the enterprises, they can be aware of their impact on company and the host and neighboring all aspects of society including economic, social communities in the implementation of the SDMP. and environmental. According to Marianne Kuisma and Leena Mining companies have contributed Suopajärvib (2017) mining agreement, its towards the improvement of social development purpose is to promote partnership and by implementing socially and environmentally cooperation between stakeholders to achieve responsible practices through all phases of the social, economic, and environmentally mine-life cycle (Northgate Minerals Corps, sustainable activities. Mining social impacts 2010). Through the industries support to refer to the impacts of a project experienced by promote children’s education and improve individuals, families, or communities. public access to social infrastructure and Mining can have positive and negative services, it can particularly change human effects on humans and society. Negative effects conditions. However, training integrity and include the impact on human health and human quality of people in managing the opportunities well-being. It also affects the traditional brought about by mining for the pursuit of practices of indigenous people and sometimes sustainable development (Balanay and Yorobe conflict in land use. In terms of positive impacts, et. al, 2014). Everingham (2007) pointed out that it is usually source of local employment and may considerable emphasis has been placed on contribute to local and regional economy. during mining- related environmental damage, Similarly, mining laws may change but as Enteria (2018) pointed out, little is known environments but remedial and mitigation about how to manage the socio- economic measures can restore the system (Haddaway, impact of mining. et.al, 2019). Thus this study was conducted to The statement was clearly stipulated in find out the beneficiary’s agreement on the the Chapter 10 of Republic Act No. 7942 impact of social services to them. (Philippine Mining Act of 1995) provides that “the contractor shall assist in the development of Statement of the Problem: its mining community, the promotion of the Corporate social responsibility as a general welfare of its inhabitants and the business ethics that aims to contribute to development of science and mining technology”. development, stability and create a business Created activities under the Social image. This was the principles of many Development and Management Programs were established businesses. Yet, whatever impacts it establishment and construction, development creates, the study wants to find out of what and maintenance of infrastructure such as people could say with the social services laid to community schools, hospital, churches, roads, them. Thus, the study aims to answer the bridges etc. Establishment of livelihood following questions: (1) what are the socio- industries including reforestation through demographic profiles of the respondents (2) agreement contracts to be issued by the DENR what are the social services offered by the utilizing fruits trees; and using facilities within company (3) what is the beneficiaries’ the mine camp, such as hospitals and schools by agreement on the impact of social services. 179 | P a g e NOVATEUR PUBLICATIONS JournalNX- A Multidisciplinary Peer Reviewed Journal ISSN No: 2581 - 4230 VOLUME 7, ISSUE 7, July. -2021 Objectives of the Study: representative of the total population, or it is The main objective of the study is to known that it will produce well matched groups. determine the beneficiaries’ agreement on the The idea is to pick out the sample in relation to impact of social services at Bataraza, Palawan. criterion which are considered important for the Specifically, it aims to: (1) determine the socio- particular study. This method is appropriate demographic profile of the respondents (2) to when the study places special emphasis upon the determine the social services offered by the control of certain specific variables (Pandey and company (3) to find out the beneficiaries’ Pandey, 2015). agreement on the impact of social services. Instrumentation: METHODOLOGY: A set of questionnaire was prepared and Locale of the study: used in this study. The questionnaire is This study was conducted in the selected composed of two (2) parts. The part I focus on barangays of Bataraza, Palawan specifically the the socio-demographic profile of the barangays of Culandanum, Igang-Igang, Iwahig, respondents and the Part II pertains to the Ocayan, Rio Tuba, Sandoval, Sapa, Sarong, respondents’ agreement on the social services Sumbiling,Taratak, and Tarusan, provided by RTNMC and CBNC towards the partner barangays. Research Design: Descriptive research using survey Data Collection Procedure: method was employed in this study as to Written consent from the barangay beneficiaries’ agreement towards the impact of officials, was requested prior to data collection. social services programs of the company. After the request has been approved, the prepared questionnaire was administered to the Respondents of the Study: respondents. Respondents were visited and A total of 252 direct recipients of the interviewed in their barangays, in their homes program of eleven (11) partner barangays while they are doing their chores. serves as the respondents of this study. Treatment of Data: Sampling Procedure: Different statistical tools were used to Purposive sampling was used in the analyze and interpret the data in which the most selection of the direct recipients of the program were analyzed in a descriptive measure using using the Slovin’s Formula 5% margin of error. range, total, frequency counts, percentages and The formula is given as: means. To interpret the respondents’ agreement n= on the impact of social services provided by the N company, a Likert’s five (5) point rating scale 1+Ne2 was used in the data analysis in describing the Where: level of agreement attested by the respondents. N = sampling size