Assessing the Role of Local Government Units in Enforcing Environmental Law

In the gathering of data, the researcher personally distributed the questionnaires to avoid biases. There were three hundred eighty-five (385) respondents who answered the questionnaires. The data were also analyzed and interpreted using the percentage for the demographic profile, weighted mean, chi-square test and Spearman rank correlation. The findings show that the respondents are highly aware on the ordinance, high level in implementation and very much willing to support the C-223 ordinance. This implies that there is a relationship between the age, education attainment and status of employment. For the sex and civil status, there is no relationship. On the other hand, there was a moderate positive relationship of awareness and implementation, awareness and level of support of the said ordinance, and there is a weak positive relationship in implementation and level of support in C-223 ordinance. This was conducted in the different commercial establishments in the City of Tagbilaran, in the academic year 2019-2020. Specifically, the study sought to determine the respondents’ profile in terms of age, sex, civil status, educational attainment and status of employment. It also sought to determine the relationship between the respondents’ profile and the level of awareness in C-233 ordinance, displays the relationship between awareness and implementation, awareness and level of support, and implementation and the level of support. The study was conducted in the different commercial establishments in the City of Tagbilaran. In the gathering of data, the researcher personally distributed the questionnaires to avoid biases.