Josephine Gonzales (March 2004) conducted a study entitled

“Environmental Waste Management Attitudes and Practices of

Tertiary Students of Camarines Sur State College S/Y 2003-2004”. In

the study, the age, gender and place of residence has a significant

relationship with the environment waste management attitude and

practices of the respondents while the academic classification,

educational attainment and family income do not have a significant

relationship with the environmental attitude and practice of the

respondents.

Marcelino B. Relayo (2004) conducted a study entitled

“Vermicomposting: An Approach to Solid Waste Management”. In

the study, soil bacteria alone are not very active decomposers,

implying that soil bacteria needs other factors that hasten its

reaction as decomposers.

Arnel F. Jusi conducted a study entitled “Environmental Impact of

Ball Clay Mining in Del Gallego Camarines Sur”. In the study, the

interplay of different associated environmental factors (drainage,

tapography, vegetation and climate and the type of dimension of

deposit) and the triggering mechanism for erosion (precipitation and

presence of erodable materials) contributed to the variable changes

of the water environment.

Wilhelmina Zaragoza- Atos conducted a study entitled “Health

Wellness and Compliance to Health Promoting Activities of

Professional with Working Women in Three Cities of Region V”. In

the study, professional women’s educational attainment contributed

to their compliance in health promoting activities and wellness.

Positive health practice increases with increase in educational level

as access to information and health messages on health promoting

activities increase with educational level. Compliance to health

promoting activities of professional working women was associated

with income. Practice of health promoting and preventive activities

increases with educational level and compliance to health

promoting activities was not associated with age, occupation and

marital status.

H. E. Jojit B. Sabularse et. al. (2004) conducted a study entitled “The

Effectiveness of Health Sources in Balatas, Naga City as Perceived

by its Residents.” Based from the study, most of the respondent

belong to twenty-three to twenty-eight year old age group, majority

of the respondents have a monthly income of two thousand five

hundred and below, health services being rendered by the local

health center are generally effective as perceived by the

respondent, there is a significant relationship between the

perception of the respondents as to their age and socioeconomic

status and the demographic profile of the residents in zone five,

Balatas, Naga City showed that considering their age level, they
capable of being trained or educated and that majority of them

relies much on the health services of the local health center

because of their low classified to be under the poverty line.

Asay, Euclid et. al. (October 2008) conducted a study entitled

“Possible Reservoirs of Pathogens in Community Settings: A

Qualitative Nonparticipant Observation Study. Based from the study,

the reported leading illness or diseases per barangay are related to

the presence of the different possible reservoir of infectious

diseases. More so, these illness or diseases serve as a proof of

existence of the different possible reservoirs of infectious diseases.

And derived from the study also led to the conclusion that a more

complex and thorough evaluation and study should be initiated to

really identify the different contributory factors that led to the

growth and spreads of infectious diseases.1

Farah B. Area and Donna C. Roslin (March 2008) conducted a study

entitled “Proposed Solid Waste management Scheme for Barangay

Cagsao, Calabanga, Camarines Sur”. In the study, residents practice

burning of wastes that include plastic, dried leaves etc. which is

harmful to human health and environment, residents have poor

knowledge and are not fully oriented on proper waste. They are also

not guided on how to dispose waste properly. Some respondents do

proper practices such as selling bottles, tins, cans, papers to

movable junkshops since the barangay does not have one. Some
also reuse bottles, tin, cans, plastics or papers but still they practice

burning of waste and open dumping that creates air pollution.

Hilarion P. Bacono (May 2003) conducted a study entitled

“Legislative Agenda on Solid Waste Management in Camarines

Norte”. In the study, the lack or absence of cooperation among the

constituents is the most perceived problems of the respondents.

Having no other facilities to manage solid waste aside from

dumpsites, backyard garbage pits and problem of having mere

ordinance with no implementation rank next to this. The absence of

experts managing solid waste is a problem least perceived by the

respondents.