*MSCrim-Instructor 1, College of Criminal Justice Education, Cagayan State University, Aparri Campus, Cagayan, Philippines
**Ph.D-Instructor 1, College of Criminal Justice Education, Cagayan State University, Aparri Campus, Cagayan, Philippines
Crime is very rampant now a day and becomes one of the major problems of our community. The government is very aggressive in attempting to reduce if not to eliminate the crimes committed in various areas of our country. One way to reduce the commission of crime is police visibility. Police patrol has always been a backbone in protecting the community. It gives deterrence to the would-be criminals once they see a police officer patrolling in a specific area where most of the crimes have been committed. This study was conducted to evaluate the performance of Barangay Peacekeeping Action Teams (BPATs) of a 3rd Class Municipality in Northern Cagayan, the factors influencing the extent of implementation of the duties and responsibilities of BPATs and their participation in disaster risk reduction management. The descriptive-correlational method was used in the study since the design requires assessment and presentation of the variables such as profileand factors influencing the participation of BPATs to disaster risk reduction. Stratified sampling was utilized and during the floating of questionnaire, respondents were selected randomly. A total of 102 participants include 6 police officers, 44 Barangay Tanods and 52 Barangay officials. From the findings it is concluded that, well-seasoned respondents performed their duties and responsibilities and participative in disaster risk reduction management despite natural calamities. There exists a significant relationship on age, highest educational attainment and position in terms of correlation between factors in the extent of implementation of the duties and responsibilities of BPATs and their participation in disaster risk reduction management and profile variables. This showed that their performance is being affected by stated variables. Training initiatives for Barangay Peacekeeping Action Teams despite their good performance should be done in terms of family dispute, leadership and management, and Disaster Risk Reduction Management Preparedness to be always acquainted on new policies especially nowadays that Corona Virus Pandemic is triggering our country and BPATs are one of the members of the front liners.
BPATs, Barangay, Peacekeeping, Performance, Risk reduction, Family dispute, Good performance
