UNIVERSITY OF SANTO TOMASFaculty of Arts and Letters Social Sciences Department Political Science ProgramA STUDY ON DOG IMPOUNDMENT AND IMMUNIZATION: THEIMPLEMENTATION OF SECTION 7;SUBPARAGRAPHS (1, 2, 4, 8, 10, AND 12 OFR!A! "482 OR #ANTI$RABIES ACT OF 2007% BY THE BARANGAYS BAGBAGUIN,BAHAY PARE, CAMALIG, PEREZ AND MALHACAN IN THE CITY OFMEYCAUAYANBaldos, Eunice Sushmita M.Bisco, Jodelyn E.Tec, Natasha Kim R.4POL2CHAPTER IINTRODUCTIONt is statedthat e!enthou"hmode#ncell cultu#e #a$ies !accines a#e almost %&&'e((ecti!e, the )o#ld *ealth O#"ani+ation ,)*O- still estimates at least .., &&& deaths annually.4&' o( these human deaths occu# in child#en a"ed %.. /nd mo#e than 00' o( the (atalities a#isein de!elo1in" count#ies in /sia and /(#ica that 1oses la#"e 1o1ulation o( st#ay do"s. n #esult tothis canine #a$ies is endemic and 1oses a 1a#ticula# .1e#ilous and endemic #is2 ,La1i+ S. M., etal., 2&%2-. n the Phili11ines,the num$e# o( human deaths att#i$uted to this endemic has notchan"ed in the 1ast decade. Nea#ly e!e#y human death in the count#y ha11ens $ecause o( the(ailu#e to see2 1ost3e41osu#e 1#o1hyla4is ,PEP- due to the lac2 o( a5a#eness,e!e#y so o(ten$ecausethePEP#ecei!eddidnot a$idethe#ecommendationo( )o#ld*ealthO#"ani+ation,)*O-. The#e(o#e, ane((ecti!e #a$ies cont#ol 1#o"#amand1#e!entionis essential (o# thest#en"thenin" o( inte#3secto#al and coo1e#ation $et5een se!e#al 1u$lic health com1onents ,La1i+,et al., 2&%2-. TheRe1u$lic /ct No. 0462, also2no5nasthe /nti3Ra$ies /ct o(2&&7, ensu#esthesa(ety o( the 1eo1le th#ou"h the 1#e!ention o( the s1#ead, as 5ell as the elimination o( humanandanimal #a$ies. Section7o(the /ct includesclauses5hicha#econduci!etothe"oalo(1#e!ention and elimination o( human and animal #a$ies. Such section sti1ulates ,%- the 1#o1e#immuni+ation, #e"ist#ation, and issuance o( co##es1ondin" do" ta"8 ,2- st#ict en(o#cement o( do"im1oundment, cont#ol, and elimination o( st#ay do"s8 ,9- 1#omotion o( #es1onsi$le 1et o5ne#shi1th#ou"hdo"leashin"8 ,4-allocationo((undsinsu11o#t (o#theim1lementationo(NationalRa$ies P#e!entionand:ont#ol P#o"#am8 ,.- insu#anceo( theen(o#cement o( Section;o(Re1u$lic /ct No. 646. o# the ui#ement o( 1ostin" o( in(o#mation a$out #a$ies and#es1onsi$le 1et o5ne#shi1 $y 1et sho1s8 and ,%2- collection o( (ines $ythe L?@s,P/)S, 2&&7-. /nimal immuni+ation and im1oundment a#e the t5o 1#io#ity 1#o"#ams int#oduced $y theact.m1lementation o( this act shall $e ca##ied o!e# $y the L?@s, as they a#e su1e#!ised $yAL?.The1#ocess o( im1oundment in!ol!es un#e"iste#ed, st#ay, o# un!accinateddo"s. TheL?@Bs a#e #es1onsi$le (o# conductin" the acti!ity C they a#e entitled to im1ound and 2ee1 do"s5ith the mentioned conditions in thei# desi"nated do" 1ound. t is also sti1ulated in the act thatim1ounded do"s that a#e unclaimed (o# th#ee days shall $e 1ut in ado1tion uali(ied 1e#sons,5ith the assistance o( an animal 5el(a#e N?O=. The#e(o#e, a 2ey (o# the #eali+ation o( the act andits(easi$ilityinsocietyisthe1#o1e#im1lementationo(Local ?o!e#nment @nits. )iththat$ein" said, the #esea#che#s aim to 1#o!ide a study that is (ocused on the e((iciency o( the L?@sas the 1#ima#y im1lemente#s o( R./. 0462 o# ue Ona, sec#eta#y o( the Ae1a#tment o( *ealth, the "o!e#nment decla#ed #a$ies as a F1u$lichealth th#eat,B and it is the duty o( the cu##ent administ#ation to e#adicate it ,Ma#celo, 2&%4-. nsu11o#t tosuchmission, "o!e#nment launchedtheNational Ra$ies P#e!entionand:ont#olP#o"#am ,NRP:P-, th#ou"h the enactment o( R./. 0462 o# the /nti3Ra$ies /ct o( 2&&7, thatentail 1#e!enti!e measu#es, 1olicies, and othe# administ#ati!e (unctions set (o# a com1#ehensi!eelimination and cont#ol o( #a$ies3#elated cases. This 1#o"#am is set (o# im1lementation th#ou"h acoo#dinatin"ando1e#ational st#uctu#e(#omthenational tothelocal le!el, andsu11o#ted$y(unds (#om inte#3a"ency, multi3secto#al units. ?o!e#nment a"encies in!ol!ed C such as AO*,A/, AL?, etc. C as 5ell as the L?@s aim to #each the 1#o"#ams ultimate "oal o( decla#in" thePhili11ines as a #a$ies3(#ee count#y $y yea# 2&2& ,Ae1a#tment o( *ealth, 2&%2-.Aes1itethe"o!e#nmentBs1#o"#essi!eactionstoadd#essthisso3calledF1u$lichealthth#eat,B actual Phili11ineconditions5ith#e"a#dtohuman#a$iesincidenceande41osu#ehas1#o!en "uilty o( the administ#ationBs inade>uate im1lementin" schemes intended (o# the act, as$ein" #e(lected $y the data listed on the !e#y (i#st 1a#a"#a1h. uate en(o#cement o( la5s and 1olicies $y L?@s anda"encies ,Ae1a#tment o( *ealth, 2&%2, 1. %-.= /s a matte# o( (act, the#e has $een a case 5he#e a#a$ies out$#ea2 occu##ed in Ne"#os Occidental. Ae1a#tment o( Local and nte#io# ?o!e#nmentSec#eta#y Ma# Ro4as made an im1o#tant call on L?@s to $e 1a#tici1ati!e in the 1#e!ention andcont#ol o( the s1#ead o( human and animal #a$ies. *e also demands a (ull com1liance o( theL?@s 5ith the "uidelines and #e>ui#ements o( R./. 0462, and thei# (ul(illment o( the #e"ulationsim1osed in the NRP:P. Ro4as told in the inte#!ie5 Nakakalungkotna hanggangsa kasalukuyan ay maynamamataypadahil sa rabies gayung may programa na tayong nailatag para sugpuin angproblemangito. Kailanganlamangnapag-ibayuhinnatinangkampanyalaban sa rabies para makapagligtas ng buhay. (Official Gazette !"#$%Du#the#mo#e, L?@s (ailed to dis1e#se human and anti3#a$ies !accine./nothe#disa11ointment is the inca1acity o( some L?@s to 1u#chase e41ensi!e anti3 1hysical st#uctu#es(o# hi"h3#is2 cases due to the sho#ta"e o( money. T#ou$les such as those mentioned eme#"e sincethe(undss1eci(ied(o#theimmuni+in"a"entsa"ainst #a$ies5ouldcome(#omthenational"o!e#nment a"encies, chie(ly $y the AO* and Ae1a#tment o( /"#icultu#e ,Ae1a#tment o( *ealth,2&%2-.nsum, the#esea#che#sha!edecidedtoconduct astudya$out theim1lementationo(Section 7 su$1a#a"#a1hs %, 2, 4, 6, %&, and %2 o( R./. 0462 $y the Local ?o!e#nment @nits inBa#an"ays Ba"$a"uin, Bahay Pa#e, :amali", Pe#e+, and Malhacan in the :ity o( MeycauayanBulacan. STATEMENT OF THE PROBLEMF'()*+,- .)/*0+',: *o5 success(ul is the im1lementation o( the 1#ocesses o( do" im1oundmentand immuni+ation ,as sti1ulated in the Section 7 o( R/ 0462 o# The /nti3Ra$ies /ct o( 2&&7,su$1a#a"#a1hs %, 2, 4, 6, %&, and %2- in Ba#an"ays Ba"$a"uin, Bahay Pa#e, :amali", Pe#e+ andMalhacan in the :ity o( Meycauayan, BulacanGS)11'20+,- 3)/*0+',*:%. )ith #e"a#d to the section 7, su$1a#a"#a1hs %, 2, 4, 6, %&, and %2 o( R/. 0462 o# the /nti3Ra$ies /ct o( 2&&7, 5hat o#dinances and 1enalties 5e#e e4ecuted $y each L?@G2. *o51#o1o#tionate is the num$e# o( #e"iste#ed do"s in #elation to the num$e# o(immuni+ed do"s in each L?@BsG9. *o5 com1liant a#e the L?@Bs in accom1lishin" im1oundin" 1#ocedu#es and maintainin"im1oundin" (acilities in each localityG4. *o5 1#e!alent a#e the incidents o( Ra$ies in each o( the Local ?o!e#nment @nitsG.. *o5 com1liant a#e the L?@Bs in accom1lishin" immuni+ation measu#es and maintainin"!ete#ina#y health ca#e (acilities in each localityGT4/*+* S050/6/,0:The 1#ocess o( do" im1oundment and immuni+ation a#e success(ully im1lemented $y the Local?o!e#nment @nits in the Ba#an"ays Ba"$a"uin, Bahay Pa#e, :amali", Pe#e+, and Malhacan inthe :ity o( Meycauayan, Bulacan.THEORECTICAL FRAME7OR&Thetheo#etical (oundationo(this#esea#chcould$e"athe#ed(#omt5osemi31a#alleltheo#ies, the no#mati!e institutional theo#y and the a"ency theo#y.Di"u#e %H /"ency theo#y $y Eisenha#dtDi"u#e % sho5s the a"ency theo#y. /"ency theo#y is an economic theo#y 1ionee#ed $yEisendha#dt that assumes that a 1#inci1al and a"ent #ely on a uni(o#med set o( 1#o!isions and1#ocedu#al in(o#mation and in 5hich each ha!e !a#ied le!els o( 1e#ce1tion in its #is2s,unce#tainties andinte#1#etation,%060-. This theo#yconce#ns itsel( onthe #elationshi1s o(1#inci1al and a"ents 5ith #e"a#ds to esta$lishin" and $alancin" sel(3"o!e#nin" mechanisms o( thea"ents,Eisenha#dt, %060-. / 1#ima#y a11lication o( this theo#y is the e4amination o( measu#es/"entsnstitutional En!i#onment nstitutional En!i#onment/"entsnstitutional En!i#onment nstitutional En!i#onmentP#inci1alnstitutional Su$Eectsandincenti!esthat the1#inci1al 1#o!idesthea"ent ino#de#(o#thelatte# toa"#ee5iththeinte#est o( the (o#me# ,Mena#d, 2&&6-. These theo#ies enca1sulate the #elationshi1s and mechanisms im1in"in" on the st#ate"iesand 1#ocedu#es o( the L?@Bs that dese#!e conside#ation to its success(ul im1lementation. ANALYTICAL8EMPIRICAL FRAME7OR&NATIONAL GO9ERNMENTN/TON/LF+-)2/ 1: S0):; O, D'- I61'),:6/,0 5,: I66),+ 2007% B; 04/LGU@* +, 04/ B525,-5;* B5-?5)+,, B545; P52/, C565=+-, P/2/ M/;(5)5;5,Di"u#e % illust#ates the conce1tual (#ame5o#2 o( the study. The to1most 1a#t, 5hich is theL?@, shall $e the 1#ima#y su$Eect, hence its initial 1osition in the dia"#am. Belo5 it, is the R./.0462 o# (=+/,0 */2E+(/*DH! 74502'=/:'(',0/F0)5= >5(0'2*1=5;+,*451+,-12'-256'1/250+',*5,:(=+/,0 ')0('6/*DThe autho#s 1#esented these >uestions as a "uide (o# 1#o1e#ly e4ecutin" 1olicies. This(#ame5o#2 is 5ell suited (o# mo#e s1eci(ic su$di!isions o( the "o!e#nment such as the L?@BsStrategies for the "ormulation and !mplementation of Policies by Local Government nitsBathan ,2&&;-enume#ates o1e#ati!e 1#inci1les (o# the (o#mulation and im1lementation1olicies andmeasu#es onlocal "o!e#nment. Di#st, L?@sa#e#e>ui#edtoe((ecti!elyallocates1eci(ic 1o5e#s, (unctions, #es1onsi$ilities, and #esou#ces amon" the 5o#2(o#ce. The#e(o#e, it isalso im1e#ati!e that an accounta$le and dynamic o#"ani+ational st#uctu#e and o1e#atin"mechanism must $e esta$lished (o# the (ul(ilment o( the societyBs needs and inte#ests. t is alsohi"hly encou#a"ed that L?@s allo5 the 1a#tici1ation o( the 1#i!ate secto#s in local "o!e#nancees1ecially in deli!e#in" $asic se#!ice. n such 5ay, alte#nati!e st#ate"ies (o# sustaina$lede!elo1ment can $e concei!ed and (easi$ly (o#mulated. Lastly, (o# the L?@s to com1letely (ul(ilthei#dutiesand#es1onsi$ilities, theNational ?o!e#nmentshallada1t decent#ali+ationas it isconduci!e to the continuin" im1#o!ement o( the L?@sB 1e#(o#mance.:amdas has 1#esentedce#tainst#ate"ies on#a$ies cont#ol and1#e!entionthat 5e#ea11lied in he# su#!eyed locality,2&&4-. These tactics a#eH ue+ ela$o#ates on the matte# o( communication $et5een L?@Bs and the citi+en#y.She e4amined the a5a#eness o( the client Sthe citi+ensT to the consultantBs Sthe administ#ato#Kthe L?@BsT 1lans ,2&&.-. She noted some o( the #ese#!ations and o1inions o( the citi+ens on the1olicies on #a$ies 1#e!ention. Some o( thei# 1#ominent o1inions a#e the (ollo5in"H ue+, 2&&., 1. 4i-.= Seemin"ly cont#a#y to one o( the (acto#s 1#esented $yAela :#u+, she notes that the 1u$lic is "ene#ally a5a#e o( the in(o#mation a$out #a$ies and its1#e!ention and that the#e is little miscommunication $et5een the clients and the consultants8 the1#o$lemactuallylies onthei# 5illin"ness andcom1liance to(ollo5such1olicies initiated,En#i>ue+, 2&&.-. The conclusion o( En#i>ue+ is su11o#ted $y a study made on #a$ies 1#actices in #u#al S#iLan2a,Mati$a", et al., 2&&6-. The study su#!eyed .6& households (#om Nu5a#a Eliya Aist#ict,S#i Lan2a th#ou"h a st#uctu#ed >uestionnai#e. The #esults sho5ed that des1ite the a"#eement o( amaEo#ity o( 1et o5ne#s S.7.4'T to the 1olicies in the locality only 4&..' could actually 1#o!ethei#com1liancetosuch1#o"#ams. t isalsonotedthat some1et o5ne#s1u#1oselydidnotcom1ly to the 1#o"#ams since it 5as a"ainst thei# $elie(s. S/n e4am1le is the disdain (o# su#"icalmethods (o# do" 1o1ulation cont#olT,Mati$a", et al., 2&&6-. /cco#din" to the #esea#che#s, the"o!e#nment ideallyhasast#on"anti3#a$ies cam1ai"n8 theysim1lyo!e#loo2the1#ocess o(1#o!idin" $ette# in(o#mation and education cam1ai"ns (o# the citi+ens,Mati$a", et al., 2&&6-.This is su11o#ted $y a 1a#allel study on the Kno0ledge 1ttitudes and 2ractices )ur-ey of rabiesin a community in )ri /anka,Mati$a", et al., 2&&7-.t d#a5s on the 1#o(iles o( the citi+ens in5hich the "o!e#nment units should $e mind(ul o(. Mati$a" and othe# #esea#che#s concluded thatthe#e is a di((e#ence in the le!el o( com1liance $et5een 1et o5ne#s and non31et o5ne#sK non31et o5ne#s sho5in" hi"he# enthusiasm ,2&&7-. t 5as also concluded that attitudes and 1#acticeso(the#es1ondentsmay$e in tu#n duetotheinaccessi$ilityo( (acilitiesand lac2o( se#!ices1#o!ided ,Mati$a", et al., 2&&7-. n the study conducted $y Ru$io ,2&&;-, (indin"s sho5 that in 2&&;, the im1lementationo( the #a$ies 1#e!ention and cont#ol 1#o"#am in :atanduanes has "a#ne#ed a #ate o( 4& to .01e#cent elimination o( canine and human #a$ies. The de"#ee o( e((iciency in the im1lementationo( 1#o"#ams "ea#ed to5a#ds #a$ies 1#e!ention and cont#ol 5as measu#ed and dete#mined th#ou"hthe accumulated #atin"s (#omthe #es1ondents 5hoa#e alsociti+ens o( :atanduanes. Ao"!accination acti!ities, >ua#antine, in(o#mation dissemination, and othe# 1#ocedu#es included inthe im1lementationo( the 1#o"#am5e#e #atedas Fmode#atelye((icient.B Ru$iostates thatmaEo#ity o( the com1onents o( the 1#o"#ams "ea#ed to5a#ds #a$ies 1#e!ention and cont#ol 5e#eim1lementedinalmost all munici1alitiesin:atanduanes. *o5e!e#, shealsomentionssome"litchesencounte#eddu#in"thecou#seo(im1lementation. De5o(them5e#etheinsu((icient(unds and medical (acilities, lac2 o( dia"nostic ca1a$ility, as 5ell as the 5ea2 coo1e#ation amon"the citi+ens and the L?@s themsel!es.Mean5hile, the local "o!e#nment o( No#the#n Sama# is (ound to $e much in!ol!ed in the#a$ies 1#o"#am, in minimi+in" and cont#ollin" animal $it incidence. The 1u$lic is also consciouso( the #a$ies and 1u$lic a5a#eness is hi"h im1lyin" that the hi"he# the le!el o( a5a#eness, the$ette# it is to mana"e and cont#ol #a$ies ,Di"ue#oa, 2&&6-.:ont#a#ytoRu$ioBs1ositi!e(indin"s, :o#$e,2&%%-1#esentsonhisstudyane"ati!ede"#ee o( e((iciency. Do# the 1ast (i!e yea#s, 2&&; to 2&%&, :a"ayan Palley Re"ion ,:PR 5asalso used (o# the #eade#Bs matte# o( con!enience- had lo5accom1lishment in its #a$ies1#e!ention and cont#ol 1#o"#am 5ith a #ate o( 42 1e#cent ,acco#din" to the e!aluation conducted$y :o#$e amon" the selected #es1ondents in the a#ea-. Si4 "ene#al a#eas o( the 1#o"#am 5e#ee!aluatedH !accination, su#!eillance, in(o#mation and education cam1ai"n, local 1#o"#amim1lementation, social mo$ili+ation, andman1o5e# de!elo1ment. Basedontheaccumulateddata (#om the (indin"s, the 1e#(o#mances o( the L?@s in :a"ayan Palley Re"ion 5ith #e"a#d to1#o"#amim1lementation5e#e$elo5a!e#a"e8 sa$ela, thou"h"a#ne#edthehi"hest le!el o(1e#(o#mance amon" the #est o( :PR 1#o!inces, still #ated only 4; 1e#cent. t 5as (ollo5ed $yRui#ino 5ith 4. 1e#cent, Batanes 5ith 44 1e#cent, Nue!a Piscaya 5ith 90 1e#cent, and last is:a"ayan 5ith 94 1e#cent. Such (indin"s ha!e also dete#mined a#eas 5hich 5e#e identi(ied to $e1oo#ly im1lemented in e!e#y 1#o!ince8 these 5e#e !accination, do" im1oundment, esta$lishmento( /nimal Bite T#eatment :ente# o# /BT:s, social mo$ili+ation, and in(o#mation dissemination.Those 1#o$lematic a#eas 5e#e #esulted$y$ud"eta#yconst#aints, lac2o( su11o#t (#omthecommunity, and the less 1#io#iti+ation "i!en $y the L?@s to the 1#o"#am.Thou"he((o#tsha!e$eenmade$ythePhili11ine?o!e#nment as5ell asthe)o#ld*ealth O#"ani+ation, #a$ies still haunts e!e#y Dili1ino society, as it 1e#sists to $e a 1u$lic healthth#eat./cco#din" tothe ne5s#e1o#t o( Tacio,2&%9-,the )o#ld*ealth O#"ani+ation,)*O-decla#ed that the Phili11ines #an2ed (i(th in the list o( most 1#e!alent #a$ies cases in a s1eci(ica#ea.TheAe1a#tment o(*ealth,AO*-#eco#dedthat eachyea#,9&&to;&&Dili1inosdieo(#a$ies, and at least hal( o( the (i"u#e #e1#esents child#en a"ed . to %4 yea#s. t has to $e cla#i(iedthat thetallyo((atalitymentioneda$o!e(ailedtoincludeun#eco#dedcases, e!enthosethat(ailed to $e chec2 on $y health cente#s o# hos1itals.Mo#eo!e#, Taciodelineatesthe1iti(ul andt#a"icsituationo( some#u#al a#eas5he#eaccess tomedical assistanceis un#eacha$le. Thei# indi"ence $e"ets i"no#ance8 1o!e#tyhascaused many 1oo# Dili1ino (amilies to $ecome nonchalant a$out the e1idemic. Sadly, most o(them still de1end on >uac2 medicine to cu#e #a$ies.:ommon to all the studies 1#e!iously 1#esented in this su$theme, one !ital element (o# ane((ecti!e 1#e!ention and cont#ol o( #a$ies is 1#o1e# and e4tensi!e in(o#mation dissemination andeducation. Nilsson ,2&%4- studies the e((ect o( education 1#o"#ams on #a$ies a5a#eness, attitudesto5a#ds do"sand animal 5el(a#e as conducted inLilon"5e, Mala5i./ lot o( !ictims o( thedisease a#e 1oo# child#en, a"es 6 3%6. /la#min"ly, those indi"ent 2ids ha!e no access o( any (o#mto #a$ies3#elated 1u$lic a5a#eness cam1ai"ns8 (u#the#mo#e, the me#e (act that maEo#ity o( themdo not ha!e the o11o#tunity to $e educated ma2es the 1#o$lem e!en 5o#se.Because o( such d#ead(ul issue, the Mala5i "o!e#nment has 1ut all e((o#ts on conductin"educational 1#o"#ams#e"a#din"#a$iesino#de#to"#aduallydec#easethehi"hmo#tality#ate1#oduced$ythedisease. Thisd#i!eo( the"o!e#nment not onlyse#!esasatool (o##a$ies1#e!ention and cont#ol. t is also used to inc#ease a5a#eness on animal 5el(a#e es1ecially in a#eas5he#e such matte# is not $ein" 1#io#iti+ed. Based on the (indin"s o( Nilsson, #e!elation 5as onthe 1ositi!e note C child#en that had $een educated a$out the disease $ecame mo#e a5a#e andcautious a$out thei# su##oundin"s as they t#y not to $e $itten $y do"s. This o$se#!ation Eusti(iesthe claimthat education is de(initely an inte"#al element (o# an e((ecti!e and success(ulim1lementation o( #a$ies 1#e!ention and cont#ol 1#o"#am.#epublic %ct &o' ()*+ or the %nti,#abies %ct of +--.The national "o!e#nment le"islated Re1u$lic /ct 0462 also 2no5n as the /nti3Ra$ies /cto( 2&&7 in o#de# to #emo!e the count#y (#om the list o( the to1 #a$ies count#ies in the 5o#ld. Thec#eation o( the National /nti3Ra$ies :ommittee and the National /nti3Ra$ies P#o"#am is led $ythela5.inadditiontothis, theoutlinethat endo#sesmutual aidamon""o!e#nment a"encies,Non3?o!e#nment O#"ani+ations,N?Os-andPeo1leQsO#"ani+ation,POs-(o#thecont#ol and1#e!ention o( #a$ies in the Phili11ines ,/"#on, 2&%2-. Ra$ies incidence has declined $ecause o(the #i"o#ous cam1ai"n $y $oth the Ae1a#tment o( *ealth ,AO*- and the local "o!e#nments since2&&&. They a#e ho1in" that $y the yea# 2&2&, #a$ies 5ill $e com1letely e#adicated. Si>uiEo# has$een decla#ed #a$ies3(#ee. P#o!inces li2e Pan"asinan, Ta#lac, Nue!a EciEa and Bulacan on theothe# hand #emain in the to1 ten 1#o!inces a((licted 5ith #a$ies. The main "o!e#nment hos1italthat t#eats #a$ies 1atients is the San La+a#o *os1ital. *ealth cente#s a#e 1#o!ided 5ith !accines atthe local le!el $ut no t#eatment is $ein" 1#o!ided (o# se#ious cases. Paccines a#e only "i!en (#eeto those $itten $y do"s and othe# animals 5hile 1e#sons 5ho a#e e41osed to the !ictim must 1ay(o# thei# !accinations ,3)itness, 2&%&-. The to1 ten 1#o!inces 5ith the most num$e# o( #a$iescases in the Phili11ines a#e the (ollo5in"H Pam1an"a, Ri+al, Misamis O#iental, Nam$oan"a delSu#, Bulacan, Batan"as, South :ota$ato, Ne"#os Occidental, La"una, and Pan"asinan. /cco#din"to the Ae1a#tment o( *ealth ,AO*-, 2&& to 2.& indi!iduals die o( #a$ies in the count#y annuallyand ..,&&& !ictims su((e# the same (ate a#ound the 5o#ld e!e#y yea#. t is e41ected (#om local"o!e#nments to a11oint a !ete#ina#ian and esta$lish a !ete#ina#y o((ice in each 1#o!ince, city and(i#st class munici1ality to insti"ate and o$se#!e acti!ities and measu#es on anti3#a$ies e((o#ts inthe local le!el ,AL?, 2&%4-.!mplementation of #' %' ()*+ by Local Govenrment nitsLocal ?o!e#nment units a#e 1e#cei!ed $y the *ealth de1a#tments as the $est 1a#tne#s (o#the #eali+ation o( the "oal o( Ra$ies e#adication. /s #elayed $y Be#nadas SAe1a#tment o( *ealthH:ent#al Pisayas Ai#ecto#T in an a#ticle, the L?@BsK most es1ecially the $a#an"aysK a#e moste((icient in the cam1ai"ns (o# they "ene#ally 2no5 the 1#o(ile and attitudes o( 1et o5ne#s in thei#te##ito#y ,Padayha", 2&%4-. n a nutshell, L?@Bs a#e 1i!otal (o#ces that could de!elo1 ada1ta$leandc#eati!e st#ate"ies (o# thei# constituents. Ai((e#ent im1lementation st#ate"ies 5ould$e1#esented in the 1#oceedin" section./ninte#estin" st#ate"y (o# theim1lementationo(#a$ies 1#e!entionisth#ou"hhealthycom1etition$et5eenLocal ?o!e#nment @nits. Onecaseisinthe1#o!incial "o!e#nment o(:atanduanes 5he#einthe#eis asea#ch(o# the$est $a#an"ays andmunici1alities (o# #a$ies1#e!ention and cont#ol 1#o"#am ,Phili11ine n(o#mation /"ency, 2&%4-. Th#ou"h the 1#o!inceBsP#o!incial Ra$ies :ont#ol :ommittee ,PR::-, L?@Bs a#e u#"ed to adhe#e to R./ 0462 S/nti3Ra$ies /cto( 2&&7T,theNationalRa$iesP#e!ention and:ont#ol P#o"#am,NRP:P-and theP#o!incial Ra$ies :ont#ol O#dinance No. &&232&&& ,Phili11ine n(o#mation /"ency, 2&%4-. This5ill $oost mana"ement 1#o"#ams and st#ict im1lementation in the te##ito#ies o( :atanduanes as ithad a simila# com1etition in the 1#e!ious yea#. Ri"id :ommittees a#e in 1lace to su1e#!ise theunits in the 5hole 1#ocess. /nothe# inte#estin"caseisthe#a$iescont#ol and1#e!entioninMala$on:ity. They1assed a ne5 1olicy entitled O#dinance &932&%4 5hich su11lements the e4istin" /nti R./. 0426o( 2&&7, /nimal )el(a#e /ct o( %006 and the o#dinance 1assed last 2&&9 ,Melican, 2&%4-. Someo( the1#o!isionso(the o#dinances a#emodi(icationso(R./.04268e4am1leo(5hich is theinc#ease in 1enalties (o# im1ounded do"s and the chance to use euthanasia (o# unclaimed do"s,Melican, 2&%4-. t should $e noted that the city o( Mala$on chose to ma2e thei# o5n mat#i4 o(1enaltiesandenactin"1oliciese!enthou"hthe#ea#eal#eadyclea#1#o!isionsinR./. 0462./nothe# isthat theychosetoenact ane5o#dinanceon#a$ies1#e!ention7yea#s a(te# thea11#o!al o( the uite a lon" 1e#iod o( time Eud"in" $y thechan"in" milieu o( thei# locality. Othe# additions to the mana"ement o( Ra$ies P#e!ention can $e1e#cei!ed in the loilo :ity ?o!e#nment 5he#ein addition to the st#ict e4ecution o( R./. 0462,they ha!e c#iminali+ed tandok and they ha!e #outini+ed the use o( euthanasia to im1ounded st#aydo"s 5ithout o5ne#s ,Pendon, 2&%2-. CHAPTER AMETHODOLOGYThis cha1te# contains the !a#ious 1#ocedu#es that the #esea#che# 5ill ca##y out in o#de# toaccom1lish the study. t 5ill also "i!e in(o#mation a$out the tools used $y the #esea#che#, the#es1ondents in!ol!ed, the settin" o( the study and the statistical t#eatment that 5ill $e used. RESEARCH DESIGNThe study 5ill desc#i$e and inte#1#et conditions and #elationshi1s that e4ists, 1#ocessesthat a#e on3"oin" and also 1atte#ns that de!elo1 in the !a#ia$les and su$Eects unde# sc#utiny. Thestudy 5ill $oth $e a Rualitati!e and a Ruantitati!e #esea#ch. t 5ill $e >ualitati!e, $ecause theassessment o( some o( the indicato#s 5ould $e a""#e"ated th#ou"h >ualitati!e means and $ecausethese means do not in!ol!e close ended >uestions. t 5ill $e >uantitati!e, (o# it 5ill (ilte# the"athe#ed data into a scale that 5ill t 5ill ac>ui#e data th#ou"h >ualitati!e mean as such this data 5ill $e sca use in(e#entialstatistics in t#anslatin" and com1utin" (o# the !alue o( success. To (u#the# classi(y, this #esea#ch5ill mainly utili+e the method o( documenta#y analysis and 5ill $e classi(ied as an e!aluati!estudy. t shall $e a documenta#y analysis (o# it 5ill t#y to "athe# data th#ou"h 5#itten #eco#ds anddocuments (#om the Local ?o!e#nment @nits. On the othe# hand, it 5ill $e mainly an e!aluati!estudy(o# it 5ill t#ytoassess the !a#ia$les andde"#ees o( e((iciency$ye!aluatin" $oth>ualitati!e and >uantitati!e data. RESPONDENTSAata that 5ill $e "athe#ed(#omthe a#chi!es o( the Local ?o!e#nment @nits ,e.".Ba#an"ay- and thei# inte#!ie5 #es1onses th#ou"h scaled >uestions. Res1onses 5ill $e "athe#ed(#om the . Ba#an"ays in Meycauayan :ity, Bulacan8 NamelyHBa"$a"uin, Bahay3Pa#e, Pe#e+,Malhacan and :amali". The study 5ill "athe# data (#om the #es1onses o( Local ?o!e#nment @nitO((icials and *ealth :a#e units that is 1#o4imate to the local institutions. RESEARCH INSTRUMENTSThe 1#o1onent shall use the method o( document analysis and inte#!ie5 as the 1#ima#y#esea#ch tool. n the e!ent that data is insu((icient o# 5ithheld, o# i( inte#!ie5ee 1#o!es to lac2c#edi$ility, a su#!ey shall $e im1osed u1on the locals that a#e su$Eect to the im1lementation o(the L?@Bs.The#esea#che#s 5ill $eusin"the(ollo5in"#esea#chinst#uments as "uide(o# thei##esea#ch. These inst#uments a#eH standa#di+ed close and o1en >uestionnai#es and a chec2list o(indicato#s. The standa#di+ed close ended and o1en ended >uestionnai#es 5ill $e used as the 1#ima#yinst#ument o( the #esea#che#s. The >uestionnai#es a#e to $e used (o# the inte#!ie5s. The chec2listo( indicato#s 5ill $e $ased u1on the 1a#amete#s "i!en $y the RR./s a disclaime#, #esea#che#s5ould only #eso#t to usin" su#!eys on the citi+ens as #es1ondents in the e!ent that the #esou#cesa#e not su((icient to$e Eusti(ied o# in the instance o( a loss o( con(idence and c#edi$ility o( theinte#!ie5ee.METHODOLOGYThe#e 5ould $e se!e#al indicato#s that 5ould cont#i$ute to the im1lementation successco#e o( each L?@. These indicato#s a#e #e(lecti!e o( the m1lementin" Rules and Re"ulations,RR- that a#e #elated to the a(o#ementioned su$1a#a"#a1hs o( the la5.The #esea#che#s 5ill $e usin" the inst#uments o( $oth close and o1en3ended>uestionnai#es to"athe# ans5e#s (o# eachindicato#. Tosu11lement mo#e in(o#mation andc#edi$ility to the data, the #esea#che#s 5ould also $e #e!ie5in" and analy+in" documents (#omtheL?@andLocal *ealthO((icesthat ale!el o(accom1lishment o(eachindicato#5ill $es2illed and standa#di+ed de"#ees (#om % 3 ., . $ein" themost inc#emental to the im1lementationsuccess sco#e and % $ein" the o11osite. Each sco#e in the indicato#s 5ill $e statistically analy+ed$y su$Eectin" the data to the :hi S>ua#ed test.Do# it toyieldthele!elso( eachL?@dataa""#e"ated(#omtheo1en3ended>uestions such as #ecommendations and 1e#sonal 1e#s1ecti!es o( the !alid instances 5ill also $esumma#i+ed and 1ut into conside#ation (o# (u#the# #ecommendation and conclusion. The statistical #eactment, chi s>ua#ed test 5ill $e ela$o#ated on the ne4t su$theme.LOCALE OF THE STUDY:ity O( Meycauayan is a Phili11ine com1onent city. t is located in the1#o!ince Bulacan in Re"ion:ent#al Lu+on 5hich is a 1a#t o( the Lu+on "#ou1 o( islands. Thecom1onent city :ity O( Meycauayan is seated a$out %0 2m south3east o( 1#o!ince ca1ital:ityO( Malolos anda$out %72mno#th35est o( Phili11inemainca1ital Manila. The"eo"#a1hiccoo#dinates o( :ity O( Meycauayan a#e %4U 49Q .0QQ N, %2&U .7Q &QQ E./dminist#ati!elythe:om1onent :ityo( :ityO( Meycauayanissu$di!idedinto2;$a#an"ays. One (o#ms the cente# o( the city 5he#as the othe# 2. a#e in the outlyin" a#eas. Someo( them a#e e!en se!e#al 2ilomete#s a5ay (#om the cente# o( the :om1onent :ity. This #esea#chshall (ocus o( the (ollo5in" $a#an"ays 5ith thei# co##es1ondin" 1o1ulation namelyH Ba"$a"uin,7, 0;9-, Bahay Pa#e ,%&, 494-, :amali" ,;, 60.-, Malhacan ,22, 997-, and Pe#e+ ,%., 22%-./s a(o#ementioned in the int#oduction, the #eason 5hy this locale 5as chosen $ecause o(the #a$ies incidents 1#e!alent inthe cityandthe lac2o( in(o#mationand1u$licityo( itso#dinances #elated to R./. 0462. The #esea#che#s ha!e (ound these cha#acte#istics to $e 1u#1oselyin line 5ith the !a#ia$les and dilemma at hand. 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