Level of Effectiveness of PNP Frontliners in Preventing the Spread of Covid-19 in Tagbilaran City, Bohol

Abstract

This study sought to determine the level of effectiveness of the Philippine National Police (PNP) front liners in preventing the spread of COVID-19 in Tagbilaran City, Bohol from the perspective of both the PNP officers and the residents of Tagbilaran City. This study utilized a quantitative method and survey technique to describe the level of effectiveness of the PNP front liners in gathering data. Three hundred (300) randomly selected residents from random households in Tagbilaran City and thirty (30) PNP Front liners were made participants in the study. On the effectiveness in enforcing the preventive measures against COVID-19 in the City of Tagbilaran, it was rated as strongly effective by both the PNP officers and the residents. Data revealed a significant relationship between the profile of the two groups of respondents on the level of effectiveness in the enforcement of preventive measures. In conclusion, the PNP front liners have demonstrated their adequacy in carrying out their obligation, execution of public health safety protocols, and appropriate application of laws towards keeping the community safe from the fatal impact of COVID-19, and most of the respondents were on the same line of thinking of the execution as to rules in response to control the spread in their locality. It is recommended that the PNP continue the strict implementation of its policies and guidelines in response to the COVID-19 pandemic.