COMMUNITY PROBLEMS: ITS INFLUENCE ON THE QUALITY OF LIFE OF THE RESIDENCE OF BARANGAY BANGAS IN HADJI PANGLIMA TAHIL, SULU

The study used descriptive quantitative approach to describe the respondents’ community problems and its influence on the quality of life at Barangay Bangas in Hadji Panglima Tahil, Salu using checklist questionnaire constructed and developed by the researchers, tested ats reliability using split half method at Cronbach's Alpha .677 for part I and .823 for part 2 and Correlation Values between forms .755, purposive sampling research design selecting 50 respondents. Mean and regression were also used. The study revealed the following significant findings. The respondents moderately agree that there are problems that can affect the quality of life of Bangas residents. These problems are lack of water supplies, electricity, motivation from the authority to promote hard work, training in fishing and seaweeds farming and competition of seaweeds farming, LGUs support, cooperative and organizations, public transportation and fishing facilities. The residents of Barangay Bangas agree that they have quality of life, although their livelihood is not comparable to the quality standard of living. The quality of life they have is reasonably suited for their conditions as the living in the rural setting; the hypothesis is rejected. Therefore, there is significant influence of the problems of the Barangay Bangas residents on the quality of their lives. It implies that when the problems of the Barangay Bangas could be addressed and given appropriate solutions there is greater probability of improving the quality of their lives. The study concluded that the problems of Barangay Bangas residents such as lack of water supplies, electricity, motivation from the authority to promote hard work training in fishing and seaweeds farming and competition of seaweeds farming, LGUs support, cooperative and organizations, public transportation and fishing facilities have positive influence on their quality of lives, when the problems of the Barangay Bangas residents could be addressed and given appropriate solutions there is greater probability of improving the quality of their lives. The following recommendations are forwarded. The LGUs may provide assistance to the residents of Barangay Bangas. The residents may be organized into cooperatives or associations. The residents may be given orientation to motivate them to have self-reliance and may be granted assistance by the BARMM government for their livelihood projects. The residents may be given due attention to improve their livelihood.