CHAPTER I

THE PROBLEM AND ITS BACKGROUND

BACKGROUND OF THE STUDY

Most of the towns today are well look after to be a great town for people to live
and tourists and businessmen to visit. These towns usually have beautiful landmarks,
awesome scenery, timeless natural attractions, unique history, diverse culture,
centuries-old traditions, green landscapes, sandy beaches, rich underwater marine life,
rustic countryside, modern metropolis, tribes and terraces, music and entertainment,
malls and stalls, cuisine, fiestas/ festivals and hospitable, friendly, fun-loving people. But
because of different problems that are circulating everywhere, towns nowadays are
forlorn and perish. Thats why people, tourists and businessmen backs-out on living,
staring business and visiting those towns.

Binmaley is a first class municipality in the province of Pangasinan, Philippines.

According to the 2010 census, it has a population of 78,702 people. It is located along
the western coastland of Pangasinan facing the Lingayen Gulf, in between Lingayen
and Dagupan City.

Binmaley is known for its large bodies of water, its greatest natural resource and,
hence, the focal point of its economic development. Predominantly a fishing community,
the municipality is dubbed as the fishbowl of the province. Milkfish (Bangus) feeds
Binmaley folk, literally and figuratively. It is the municipality's primary product raised in
the ponds carved out of the swamps and natural pools that make up nearly of the
municipality's land area. Bangus has raised the economic status of Binmaley above par
compared to the other 46 municipality of Pangasinan, an achievement that once earned
the sobriquet "Bangus Queen of the Philippines". There are other stocks raise, however,
among which are siganin (malaga), prawn, and tilapia. These products are bought and
sold in markets as far as Tarlac, Bulacan, Manila and Baguio.

The town is famous for its bangus (milkfish) aqua-culture, due to the existence of
its numerous fishponds (pokok in the Pangasinan language). However, because of
constant siltation over the past several years from mine tailings upstream from Agno
River (due to mine operations in neighboring Benguet Province), and the overuse of
artificial fish feeds, the bangus industry has suffered from fishkill, fewer viable fishponds
and lower harvests. As a result, many formerly productive fishponds have been
converted into large commercial and residential lots. This phenomenon is beginning to
seriously threaten the unique Binmaley fishpond industry. Current Government action is

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inadequate due to strong pressures from other competing commercial interests, not to
mention fishfeed producers.

With the given information, the documenters were encouraged to investigate on

the towns daily activity concerning science, environment and society. Because of the
fact that other activities within the town causes the towns deterioration.

The documenters will identify what are the causes of the problems and the
possible solutions and alternatives to help the town reform as better than before.

STATEMENT OF THE PROBLEM

The documenters aimed to identify what are the causes of the problems and the
possible solutions and alternatives to help the town reform as better than before.
Specifically, it sought to answer the following question:

1. Are the ordinances enacted by the municipal authority are well implemented?
2. Does the municipal authority act on the problems of the town and towns people?
3. As an individual do you help for maintaining the sanitation and cleanliness of
your own surroundings?
4. Can you say that the municipal authority and towns people actions are good
enough to consider the town as safe and good place for everyone?
5. Can you do some alternatives to make your town more beautiful, clean,
organized, and safe?

HYPOTHESIS

Alternative Hypothesis

1. The ordinances enacted by the municipal authority are well implemented.

2. The municipal authority act on the problems of the town and towns people.
3. As an individual they help for maintaining the sanitation and cleanliness of their
own surroundings.
4. The municipal authority and towns people actions are good enough to consider
the town as safe and good place for everyone.
5. They can do some alternatives to make their town more beautiful, clean,
organized, and safe.

Null Hypothesis

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 1. The ordinances enacted by the municipal authority are not well implemented.
2. The municipal authority does not act on the problems of the town and towns
people.
3. As an individual they do not help for maintaining the sanitation and cleanliness of
their own surroundings.
4. The municipal authority and towns people actions are not good enough to
consider the town as safe and good place for everyone.
5. They cannot do some alternatives to make their town more beautiful, clean,
organized, and safe.

SIGNIFICANCE OF THE STUDY

This documentation aimed to identify what are the causes of the problems and
the possible solutions and alternatives to help the town reform as better than before.

Binmaley is a first class municipality in the province of Pangasinan, Philippines.

According to the 2010 census, it has a population of 78,702 people.

The town is famous for its bangus (milkfish) aqua-culture, due to the existence of
its numerous fishponds (pokok in the Pangasinan language). However, because of
constant siltation over the past several years from mine tailings upstream from Agno
River (due to mine operations in neighboring Benguet Province), and the overuse of
artificial fish feeds, the bangus industry has suffered from fishkill, fewer viable fishponds
and lower harvests. As a result, many formerly productive fishponds have been
converted into large commercial and residential lots. This phenomenon is beginning to
seriously threaten the unique Binmaley fishpond industry. Current Government action is
inadequate due to strong pressures from other competing commercial interests, not to
mention fishfeed producers.
This documentation aim to know what are the real problems and possible
solution for Binmaley in order to make it back in the run where it belong as one of the
well known towns in Pangasinan.
This documentary is significant to those municipal officials to help them to know
what are the things that they need to know in order to make Binmaley as better as the
former Binmaley.

The documenters believe that the results and gathered data will serve as
additional information to provide an alternative solution for the problems and crisis that
Binmaleys faces.

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SCOPE AND LIMITATION OF THE STUDY

This documentation was focused on the environmental problems and possible

solutions; it has been conducted from January 13, 2016 to January 16, 2016, at the
range of the municipality of Binmaley, Pangasinan.

The documenters only observed the environment, behaviour and daily activities
of the towns people of Binmaley. They also conducted a short survey in order to know
the opinion of the towns people.

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 CHAPTER II

REVIEW OF RELATED LITERATURE

Historical Origin of Binmaley Pangasinan

I. ETYMOLOGY

The origins of the Municipality of Binmaley are in rooted in legend .The most
popular says that two brothers, both heirs to a Lingayen Datu's throne, engaged into a
dispute as to who should rule between them as they has a keen rivalry resulting from
their businesses in salt making, fish processing (the manufacture of bagoong or fish
paste and daing or dried fish), and gold artifacts, which they traded with the Chinese,
Arabs and other oriental traders frequenting the area. The younger of them felt cheated
and complained to his brother who ordered him to leave Lingayen. He did so in rage
with his followers, went eastward, and transformed small fishing community from its
lethargic existence to a bustling entrepot of trade and industry that soon rivaled his
erstwhile hometown. His boundless energy and vision as well as his business acumen,
leadership, charming personality, and honest dealings served him well in drawing new
members (i.e. businessman, traders, fisherman, artisans, etc.) to the community. The
center was called Binmaley, which in Pangasinan means, a place that became a town".

Another popular legend has it that a magnanimous woman whom the town folk
called Binamin founded the municipality. She had no known beginnings and was said to
the very first inhabitants of the town>She was apparently accepted as a priestess and
had a big shelter constructed where she and her flock worshipped their idols and where
strangers dropped in occasionally for food and lodging. Grateful travelers , thus spread
the news of her kindness and the growing community eventually made her their leader,
their loving grandmother-their "Binamin". Some claim that the term is actually the
abbreviated form of the phrase "Bai-min-amin" which means "our grandmother"

A third legend says that Binmaley, derived its name from the Pangasinan phrase
"nanmaliw ya baley", meaning a place or territory that has been converted into a town
because it is believed that the municipality was formerly a part of the town of
Binalatongan now known as San Carlos City.

II. CREATION OF THE MUNICIPALITY

No records are extant as to when the first huts in the community were erected.
Binmaley was thriving when a certain Very Revered Father Luis Gandullo arrived from
Binalatongan (now San Carlos City) in 1589 and baptized children in the place. It was

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then a town of swamps and natural ponds. From them on there are scan accounts as to
how the town evolved except that apparently the hostility of the population to the
Catholic priest was such that no regular parish was established in the area for a long
time. Binmaley was designated in the friar records, thus as avisita or a chapel visited
now and again by a priest from Binalatongan. A municipality authority was presumably
installed by 1591 and sometime between 1611 and 1613 the community was made a
regular parish. Thus, in 1614, the approbation of the casa of Binmaley appears for the
first time in the ACTAS CAPITULARES attached to Binalatongan. However, in 1623, the
case of Binmaley is given to Lingayen.

LOCATION

The municipality of Binmaley is located around two hundred and twenty one
(221) kilometers north of Manila. It is bounded on the north the famous Lingayen Gulf of
Luzon. At the northeast is the City of Dagupan, whose center is approximately ten (10)
kilometers from Binmaley municipal hall and southeast is the municipality of Calasiao.
The City of San Carlos about Binmaley on the South while west of the municipality
around 4 kilometers away, lies Lingayen, the capital town of Pangasinan. Binmaley is
physically integrated to these places by concrete and/or asphalted roads. Binmaley lies
at longitude 15 57' 30" to 16 04' 11" north and latitude 12 19' 30" to 120 15' 00" west.

LAND AREA

The municipality covers a land area of 6,120 hectares which is about 1.14% of
the total provincial area. More than half of Binmaley is submerged, constituted by
swamps and fishponds, especially along the banks of the Agno River. Rice fields and
residential lots constitute the lesser portion of the municipal territory.

Binmaley has thirty-three (33) barangays including the Poblacion. The three
largest barangays are Pototan (386.02 hectares or 6.31% of total), Basing (386.99
hectares or 6.03% of total) and Balagan(352.97 hectares or 5.32% of total). The
smallest barangay in terms of land area is Calit with only 56.73 hectares of roughly less
than 1% of the total municipal lands.

TOPOGRAPHY

Binmaley is relatively flat compared to other municipalities of Pangasinan. It is

leveled with a slope from 0 to 3 percent, which indicates level to nearly level lands.
These are considered useful for paddy rice culture or for other crops suitable to the local
soil and climatic conditions. Binmaley's fishponds are classified under this type of slope.

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 CLIMATE

Two distinct seasons:

1. Dry seasons - November to April

2. Wet Season-May to October

Average Temperature - 27 Celsius

Average Relative Humidity - 77.83%

SOIL TYPE

5 Soil Type

1. Brown Legua Olay

2. Green Pangasinan Fine Sand
3. Pangasinan Hydrosol
4. San Manuel Fine Sandy Loam
5. San Manuel silt Loam

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 ECONOMIC ACTIVITIES

Binmaley is known for its large bodies of water, its greatest natural resource and,
hence, the focal point of its economic development. Predominantly a fishing community,
the municipality is dubbed as the fishbowl of the province. Milkfish (Bangus) feeds
Binmaley folk, literally and figuratively. It is the municipality's primary product raised in
the ponds carved out of the swamps and natural pools that make up nearly of the
municipality's land area. Bangus has raised the economic status of Binmaley above par
compared to the other 46 municipality of Pangasinan, an achievement that once earned
the sobriquet "Bangus Queen of the Philippines". There are other stocks raise, however,
among which are siganin (malaga), prawn, and tilapia. These products are bought and
sold in markets as far as Tarlac, Bulacan, Manila and Baguio.

Several tributaries and branches of the Agno River, which feed a considerable
number of fishponds, also crisscross the municipality. The largest of these is the Manat
River. Rich in marine life, these water bodies are the source of livelihood for local
fisherman who operates various types of fishing apparatus, keep fish cages, and raise
oysters in cultured beds.

Other fishermen engage themselves in offshore fishing in Lingayen Gulf.

Basically, a small-scale activity with the use of small motor craft and fishing gear, the
livelihood of fishermen in the four coastal barangays of the municipality.

1. Fisheries

Out of the total land area of 6,120 hectares, 3,291 hectares (53%) are devoted to
fishponds. Of this area, 3,080 hectares are brackish water fishponds. There are 2,431
registered fishpond operators in Binmaley, which is the biggest producer of Bangus in
the entire province of Pangasinan. Bangus is the main specie cultured and raised
among other marine products like prawn, tilapia, and siganid. Almost all Binmaley
barangays have fishponds, Biec having the most number followed by Canaoalan and
Pototan.

Other Fishing Activities

The fishing industry in the municipality is divided into 4 sub-industries each

distinct from the other these are (1) Inland Fishpond (2) Offshore (Municipal) fishing
Operations (3) Oyster Bed Operations and (4) Operation of Fishing Apparatus(sky-lab,
lagao, trap nets, etc.).

Inland Fishing

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 There are 3,028.99 hectares of brackish fishpond and 93.69 hectares of
freshwater fishponds in the municipality. Of the total,25% are considered "First Class
Fishponds". These fishponds along the Agno have greater land use intensity than the
1,088 hectares (35% of total)"Second Class fishponds" and the 1,232 hectares (40% of
total) of fishponds in the "Third Class" category.

Bangus is the principal species of fish popularly and profitably raised in around3,
080.36 hectares of fishponds. Prawn is generally poly-cultured with Bangus, Siganid
and Tilapia are the other stocks popularly raise by bangus fishpond operators. Other
marine species like mullets, crabs, and shrimp enter the ponds during high tide and
thrive together with the principal stocks until these are harvested.

Offshore(Municipal) Fishing Operations

The Lingayen Gulf is the major source of harvest from offshore fishing. Four
coastal barangays, Baybay Lopez, Sabangan, Buenlag, and San Isidro Norte, depend
on it as a major source of livelihood. Fisherman from these communities actively and
regularly engage in offshore fishing albeit on a small scale, using such methods as the
beach seine, purse seine, gill-net and jacket net with the aid of small motorized and
hand-paddled boats.

Oyster Bed Operations

Oyster rising is another source of income and livelihood for the people of
Binmaley. An aggregate area of 14.27 hectares is devoted to it in 19 barangays where
74 operators are actively engaged. The oyster beds are located along the Manat River
and other tributaries of the Agno where in 1999; the reported combined production was
recorded at 1,783.25 metric tons.

2. Agriculture

Next to fishing, agriculture is the secondary source of livelihood of the people in

the municipality. Agricultural land covers an appropriate area of 1,996.2 hectares or
32.16% of the municipal land area. Of this, some 1,377 hectares are actually devoted to
the production of rice and some 29.7 hectares to various crops such as corn, legumes,
vegetables, and root crops both for household consumption with a little surplus for
commercial purposes. Barangay Papagueyan has the largest area of tillable soil with
122 hectares of un-irrigated rice lands with an additional 30 hectares of irrigated land.
Barangay Parayao and Basing follow with 111 and 96 hectares of un-irrigated lands,
respectively.

COMMERCIAL AND INDUSTRIAL ACTIVITIES

1. Furniture Making and shops located in Malindong

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 2. Rubber By-products in Parayao
3. Ceramics and Pottery in Pallas and Parayao
4. Lime Production in Gayaman
5. Noodles Factory in Sta. Rosa
6. Bagoong Making in Caloocan Sur and Naguilayan

TOURISM

Binmaley lies in the center of the long coastal seaboard of Western Pangasinan.
As such, it is gifted with a fine natural beach that presents a wide front and a gradually
receding seabed. The Binmaley beach is one of the most scenic and cleanest beaches
in Northern Luzon. The water is ideal for swimming, motorboat rides, and the occasional
wind and wave surfing for the more adventurous tourist. Furthermore, the place is only
1.5 kilometers away from the Poblacion and is, thus, easily accessible from any point of
the municipality. The main road to the site is well paved and transportation is easily
availed of via the numerous tricycles willing to take picnickers and tourists to the spot.

The municipal Hall is one of the oldest "presidencia" restored to its original
grandeur and beauty.

The Our Lady of the Purification Parish Church is the shrine of the miraculous
Patroness of the municipality.

The Binmaley Catholic High School was acclaimed as one of the best schools
north of Manila, and the Mary Help of Christians Minor Seminary, established in the late
1920's is the only remaining minor seminary in the province.

The traditional Pista'y Dayat celebrated on the first of May is by far the biggest
activity held in the area. This celebration, coinciding with Labor Day and held in honor of
the "Lady of the Poor", commences with a religious procession in honor of the Lady that
winds down from the Municipal Hall to the Beach area. Devotees, government
employees and flocks of visitors all participated in the religious parade. Sports activities
and competition are held after the event.

The two biggest traditional and cultural activities Binmalenians look forward to
are the "Foundation Day of Binmaley" and the "Feast of the Lady of the Purification"
held every February 1and 2,respectively,these celebrations grand weeklong activities
beginning in the last quarter of January. The night of February 1 witness the culminating
festivities while a high mass celebrated by the Archbishop is held the Following day as a
fitting and to the gala.

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Binmaley mayor calls for unity

BINMALEYs newly elected Mayor Lorenzo Enzo Cerezo, together with nine
other local officials, took their oaths on June 30 at the Binmaley Auditorium.

Binmaleys local government officials are re-elected Vice Mayor Pedro Marrera III
and Sangguniang Bayan members Vonnark Valerio, Edgar Mamenta, Jose Carrera Jr.,
Ellen Alipio, Urbano Delos Angeles III, Jovito Castro, Jeffrey Delos Angeles and Jocelyn
Bautista.

Cerezo, a businessman-turned-politician, called on his rivals supporters to rally

behind him for the towns progress.

Let us all bear in mind that we have only one town, one future, and at the
moment, one Binmaley mayor Cerezo said in his inaugural speech.

Cerezo won by a very slim margin over his opponent, former Mayor Simplicio
Rosario.

He said one of the immediate tasks that he will address is the waste
management and garbage disposal problem in the town and immediately formed Task
Force Basura that will collect garbage left uncollected over the last two months.

Residents of Binmaley, including volunteers and students were asked to help

solve the garbage problems in the town.

He also unveiled his 10-point Action Program, with each plan starting with the
letters of his name, Enzo Cerezo, namely: Economic Prosperity through Aquaculture,
No-nonsense Governance, Zero Corruption, Order, Peace and Safety, Creation of Jobs
and Livelihood, Environment Care and Protection, Reforms in Delivery of Health and
Social Services, Education, Zonification and Long-Term Town Planning and Official
Leadership by Example.

http://punch.dagupan.com/articles/news/2010/07/binmaley-mayor-calls-for-
unity/#sthash.EpdSNILB.dpuf

Binmaley towns garbage woes now over

BINMALEY, Pangasinan, July 8 (PNA) the garbage problem in the town of

Binmaley is now finally over following the signing of a memorandum of agreement

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(MOA) between the municipality and the city of Urdaneta, owner of the only sanitary
landfill so far built in Pangasinan.

Mayor Simplicio Rosario confirmed to the media he signed the MOA on July 6
with Urdaneta City Mayor Amadeo Perez IV that would allow Binmaley to dump its
garbage at the Urdaneta Sanitary Landfill but would pay a tipping fee of still unspecified
amount.

Binmaley is generating wastes at the rate of five tons a day which it was
previously dumping on a portion of the Andres Malong Philippine Army reservation in
San Isidro Norte, Binmaley until the Army filed a complaint before the Provincial
Environment and Natural Resources Office.

PENRO, headed by Leduina Co, issued a cease-and-desist order to the

municipality, stopping it from further dumping garbage at the Army reservation and at
the same to also rehabilitate the site.

Binmaley did not contest the order.

Rosario said that following Binmaleys arrangement with Urdaneta City, the town
is now building a functional Material Recovery Facility (MRF) in Barangay Tombor which
seeks to convert wastes into organic fertilizer to be used in gardens and farms.

He said he was already starting the facility in 2010 but he lost in his re-election
bid and that the next mayor did not continue with the project.

When he came back as mayor in 2013, he had to continue the practice of the
past town administration of using a portion of the military reservation as a dump site for
failure of his predecessor to provide one for the town.

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 CHAPTER III

METHODOLOGY

This chapter presents the discussion of documentation methods used by the

documenters which include the sampling design and techniques, the materials and
equipments, the procedure, the statistical tools used and data gathered by the
documenters.

DOCUMENTATION METHODS

This documentation used the Naturalistic Observation a research tool in which a

subject is observed in its natural habitat without any manipulation by the observer.
During naturalistic observation researchers take great care to avoid interfering with the
behavior they are observing by using unobtrusive methods. And Survey Methodology
studies the sampling of individual units from a population and the associated survey
data collection techniques, such as questionnaire construction and methods for
improving the number and accuracy of responses to surveys.

SAMPLING DESIGN

The documenters had chosen the town of Binmaley to observe. The

documenters also have a number of forty (40) respondents in the survey chosen
randomly among the residents of Binmaley, Pangasinan.

PROCEDURES

PHASE I

Development of the Group

The students from the Department of Architecture formed a group of

documenters consisting thirteen (13) members.

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Preparation of the Documenters

The documenters divided themselves into three minor groups wherein the first
group will be appointed to collect information about the town. While the second group
was appointed to take pictures around the town especially the ones that are problems to
the environment. And lastly, the third group was appointed to summarize all of the data
collected.

PHASE II

The documenters went to Binmaley to conduct their documentation. As the minor

groups arrived at the town of Binmaley, the respective jobs were made promptly. The
while first group and third group stays together to go at the Sanggunian ng Bayan and
strolled around to observed and gather information about the town, the second group
wanders in the every corner of the town to discover and reveal the different problems
and damages that happens around the town.

PHASE III

Evaluation of Towns People Opinions

After the procedure was done, the group of documenters formulated some nature
and government related questions based on their observations. Then the group
randomly chose forty (40) respondents among the residents of Binmaley, Pangsinan. It
sought to know the towns people opinions regarding the towns actions and problems.

The forty (40) respondents who gave their opinions had answered the
questionnaire by yes or no.

PHASE IV

Data Presentation, Analysis, Interpretation, Conclusion, and Recommendation

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 For the data gathered, the documenters gave a dichotomous questionnaire to
forty (40) respondents who answered the questions by yes or no. The gathered data
through observations and written literature of Binmaley by the researcher had
undergone a analysis. The gathered and computed data results findings were analyzed
and interpreted. The conclusion and recommendation were drawn from the findings as
well as the recommendation drawn from the conclusion.

FLOWCHART

Figure 3.1 The Flowchart of Procedures.

Development of the Group

Preparation of the Documenters
PHASE I

Going to Binmaley, Pangasinan

Gathering Data on Sanggunian ng
Bayan
PHASE II Stolling Around the Town
Taking Pictures

Evaluation of Towns People

Opinions
PHASE III

Data Presentation
Analysis
Interpretation
PHASE IV Conclusion
Recommendation

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 CHAPTER IV

PRESENTATION, ANALYSIS AND INTERPRETATION OF DATA

This chapter presents the analysis, presentation, and interpretation of data about
the town of Binmaley, Pangasinan. The results of the documentary were shown by
tables and graph which were analyzed systematically. Discussions and thorough
analysis of the results are also reflected.

Table 4.1 Summary of Replications of the Opinions of Towns People,

Question #1

Q1. Are the ordinances enacted by the municipal authority are well implemented?

Answer Percentage
YES 33 82.5%
NO 7 17.5%
Total: 40 100%

Interpretation:

Thirty-three (33) out of forty (40) people answered yes and seven (7) out of forty
(40) people answered no, which means that 82.5% of the towns people agreed that the
ordinances enacted by the municipal authority are well implemented while 17.5% do not
agree.

Figure 4.1 Percentage Comparison of the Opinions of Towns People,

Question #1

Answers

18%

YES

83% NO

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Interpretation:

The graph shows the how big is the percentage of the people who chose to
answer yes on question number one than the percentage of the people who chose to
answer no.

Table 4.2 Summary of Replications of the Opinions of Towns People,

Question #2

Q2. Does the municipal authority act on the problems of the town and towns people?

Answer Percentage
YES 28 70%
NO 12 30%
Total: 40 100%

Interpretation:

Twenty eight (28) out of forty (40) people answered yes and twelve (12) out of
forty (40) people answered no, which means that 70% of the towns people agreed that
the municipal authority act on the problems of the town and towns people while 30% do
not agree.

Figure 4.2 Percentage Comparison of the Opinions of Towns People,

Question #2

Answers

30%

YES
70% NO

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Interpretation:

The graph shows the how big is the percentage of the people who chose to
answer yes on question number two than the percentage of the people who chose to
answer no.

Table 4.3 Summary of Replications of the Opinions of Towns People,

Question #3

Q3. As an individual do you help for maintaining the sanitation and cleanliness of your
own surroundings?

Answer Percentage
YES 39 97.5%
NO 1 2.5%
Total: 40 100%

Interpretation:

Thirty nine (39) out of forty (40) people answered yes and one (1) out of forty (40)
people answered no, which means that 97.5% of the towns people agreed that as an
individual they help for maintaining the sanitation and cleanliness of their own
surroundings while 2.5% do not agree.

Figure 4.3 Percentage Comparison of the Opinions of Towns People,

Question #3

Answers
3%

YES
NO
98%

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Interpretation:

The graph shows the how big is the percentage of the people who chose to
answer yes on question number three than the percentage of the people who chose to
answer no.

Table 4.4 Summary of Replications of the Opinions of Towns People,

Question #4

Q4. Can you say that the municipal authority and towns people actions are good
enough to consider the town as safe and good place for everyone?

Answer Percentage
YES 19 47.5%
NO 21 52.5%
Total: 40 100%

Interpretation:

Nineteen (19) out of forty (40) people answered yes and twenty one (21) out of
forty (40) people answered no, which means that 47.5% of the towns people agreed
that the municipal authority and towns people actions are good enough to consider the
town as safe and good place for everyone while 52.5% do not agree.

Figure 4.4 Percentage Comparison of the Opinions of Towns People,

Question #4

Answers

48%
53% YES
NO

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Interpretation:

The graph shows the how big is the percentage of the people who chose to
answer no on question number four than the percentage of the people who chose to
answer yes.

Table 4.5 Summary of Replications of the Opinions of Towns People,

Question #5

Q5. Can you do some alternatives to make your town more beautiful, clean, organized,
and safe?

Answer Percentage
YES 38 95%
NO 2 5%
Total: 40 100%

Interpretation:

Thirty eight (38) out of forty (40) people answered yes and two (2) out of forty
(40) people answered no, which means that 95% of the towns people agreed that they
can do some alternatives to make their town more beautiful, clean, organized, and safe
while 5% do not agree.

Figure 4.5 Percentage Comparison of the Opinions of Towns People,

Question #5

Answers
5%

YES
NO
95%

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Interpretation:

The graph shows the how big is the percentage of the people who chose to
answer yes on question number five than the percentage of the people who chose to
answer no.

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 CHAPTER V

SUMMARY, CONCLUSION AND RECOMMENDATION

This chapter summarizes the findings and presents the conclusion and
recommendations drawn from the findings.

General Summary of the Documentation

This documentation focused on the science, environment and society of

Binmaley, Pangasinan.

The Study Sought:

1. To determine the problems around the town that causes damages to everyone
and everything.
2. To determine the main sources of this problems.
3. To help the town people to think of solutions to solve the problems.
4. To formulate alternative ways or processes ease everyone misery and
discomfort.
5. To learn how science, environment and society connects with each other.

The gathered data about Binmaley and its different problems were anylized and
interpreted to formulate the possible solutions that can help the whole town.

There were forty (40) respondents who gave their answers to the formulate
questionnaires. The total and percentage of each answer on every question were
analyzed and interpreted.

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SUMMARY OF FINDINGS

Environmental Issues

This documentation entitled Science, Environment, and Society of Binmaley,

Pangasinan is focused on the environment of the town, especially when it is the main
topic for the documentation. The documenters gathered a lot of data and information
through observing the whole town and by analyzing written literatures. There were forty
(40) respondents who answered the questionnaires. The total and percentage of each
answer on every question were also analyzed and interpreted.

As a result based from the documentation done and recorded and computed
data, the following observations were noted and were the basis of the conclusion of the
documentation.

1. Waste management and garbage disposal problem is the main problem in the
town.
2. Water pollution is very evident nowadays in the town because of the uncollected
garbage that has been thrown directly at the rivers of the town.
3. Squatters areas wherein mostly of them already occupy some parts of the rivers
and the wastes were directly thrown on the river.
4. Also a lot of irresponsible businessmen were being reckless about the damages
that they cause not only surroundings but also to the towns people and tourists.
(Ex. Bagoong Factories, Piggeries, etc.)
5. Unattended public utilities that are very useful to everyone but ends up getting
totally destroyed that they became useless.

Recommendation/ Possible Solutions

As architecture students, the most perceptible thing that must be seen and
considered is the environment. The documentation let us see how the actions of each
individual may affect the environment, it might be minimal but it can also be worst. What

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people dont see is that they dont know that these environmental problems can also
affect them not only during specific period of times but in a longer period that can cause
damage to everyone.

As based from the documentation done and recorded, the following possible
solutions for the environmental problems in Binmaley were noted and wish to
recommend the following:

1. As a fresh start for everyone, the municipality officials must enlighten

everyone on the different ordinances that the municipality implements so that
the people will know what to follow and what are their limitations.
2. The government must have projects wherein the environment will benefit.
3. Everyone must learn how to use a conscious approach to energy and
ecological conservation in the design of the built environment.
4. People must learn the idea of sustainability is to ensure that our actions and
decisions today do not inhibit the opportunities of future generations.
5. Lastly, people must know about the green architecture that seeks to minimize
the negative environmental impact of buildings by efficiency and moderation
in the use of materials, energy, and development space.

Conclusion/ Results if the Problems were solved

The documentation came with the following conclusions based from the results
and findings gathered from observation done on the documentary.

6. The ordinances enacted by the municipal authority are will be well implemented.
7. The municipal authority acts on the problems of the town and towns people.
8. As an individual they help for maintaining the sanitation and cleanliness of their
own surroundings.
9. The municipal authority and towns people actions are good enough to consider
the town as safe and good place for everyone.
10. They can do some alternatives to make their town more beautiful, clean,
organized, and safe.
11. The living of the people will be ease and better.

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12. The garbage problems will be solved and will never cause damage to everyone
especially on the fishermen.
13. Water pollution will be reduced and the fishing industry will boost again.
14. The river side will be cleared wherein no more squatters and garbage damaging
the rivers.
15. More tourists and businessmen will be attracted to come to Binmaley.
16. The environment of the town will be more proper and wonderful in everyones
eyes.

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