Impact of Citification Status of Parañaque on its Urban Planning-Related Services

Abstract

This thesis tackles the impacts of the citification of Paranaque on its urban planning-related services such as electrical and water services, public roads, buildings and other structures, and garbage collection and disposal. The researcher gathered data from the city government of Paranaque, as well as in the libraries of the School of Urban and Regional Planning in UP Diliman and the College of Arts and Sciences library in UP Manila for the background of the study. Using Dialectical/Historical Materialism as the theoretical framework for this thesis, the researcher hypothesized that there have been no significant developments in the provision of these services. To support this hypothesis, the researcher conducted interviews, focus group discussions, and a survey with the citizens of Paranaque, particularly from Barangay Don Bosco and San Antonio. The results of the survey were calculated using the chi-square method. The outcome of the survey proved the researcher's hypothesis that there have been no significant developments in the provision of services such as electrical and water services, public roads, buildings and other structures, and garbage collection and disposal.