Development of an Assessment Tool for the Implementation of RA 6716 - Rainwater Collector and Springs Development Act of 1989 in Porac, Pampanga

This study creates an assessment tool which will be used to evaluate the implementation of Republic Act 6716. Theassessment tool is comprised of parameters, determining factors, data collection, site for data collection, grading, and remarks.This tool was utilized to test the suitability level of Porac, Pampanga in its implementation of rainwater collection systems(RWCS). The validity of the tool was established with the help of two professionals and was utilized by eighteen professionalsin the City of San Fernando, Pampanga from different sections of the 1st District Engineering Office (DEO) of the Departmentof Public Works and Highways (DPWH). To ensure reliability, it was tested through Cronbach's alpha. The results confirmedthe assessment tool’s credibility to be used in Porac, Pampanga. The validated tool was handed to seventeen professionals of the2nd DEO of DPWH. Using One-way Analysis of Variance (ANOVA), the findings indicate that each parameter of the PESTLEframework shows Low Suitability rating. With this, the researchers proposed recommendations that may help enhance theoutcome. Furthermore, it can serve as a resource for other researchers who are interested in testing the suitability rate regardingthe implementation of RWCS of a different locale