An Analysis of the Political Leadership Skills of the Selected Punong Barangays in the 6th District of the City of Manila

Abstract

Every leader has its own quality of leadership. Skills are very important aspect of the value of leadership he/she possesses that would indeed help the betterment of the community. Basically this study is an analysis of the perception of leadership skills of the Punong barangay as perceived by himself and his/her subordinates. The respondents of this study were barangay officials (Punong barangay and its subordinates) of Barangays 879-894. District 6 of the City of Manila. Sampling method was made in order to know the sample size of the respondents. The research made use of qualitative and quantitative measures in order gather the data needed for the success of the study. For the qualitative measure, the researcher used interviews that later on supplemented the quantitative data using surveys. The analyses of the perception of the Punong barangay by himself and by his/her subordinates were measured using T-values. The findings of this study based on the survey and research conducted, the Punong barangays tend to rate themselves higher compared to the subordinates in the four main skills namely Human Relations Skill, Technical Skill, Administrative Skill, and Institutional Skill. And therefore concluded that there is a significant difference between the perception of the Punong barangay and its subordinates. On a broader level, though there is a significant difference between the perceptions, nonetheless the parties have not been experiencing major problems in their team that would make their office lack its credibility. This study allowed the Punong barangays know their weakest points and as a result will let them to improve more of the skill they possess.