Responsiveness of City Motor & Equipment Pool Office in Disaster Reduction and Mitigation
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CMEPO, Disaster mitigation, Logistical paralysis, Municipal responsiveness, Resourcebased view, Tabuk CityAbstract
This study evaluated the operational responsiveness of the City Motor and Equipment Pool Office (CMEPO) in Tabuk City, Kalinga, during the rehabilitation and recovery stages of disaster management. It is grounded in the Resource-Based View (RBV) where the research examined how internal organizational assets, such as operator skills and equipment maintenance, translated to the restoration of an effective community. Using a Concurrent (MultiMethod) Research Design, the study gathered quantitative and qualitative data from 73 respondents, including CMEPO staff, multiple responding line agencies, and Barangay representatives. Data were analyzed through weighted means and One-Way ANOVA to identify variations in stakeholder perceptions. Findings revealed that the CMEPO maintained a "Responsive" level of responsiveness. While the office performed strengths in Inter-Agency Coordination and Operator Skills, it faced logistical paralysis because of hard procurement rules affecting Fuel and Supplies Readiness. The study concluded that for Tabuk City to achieve true resilience, the CMEPO must shift from a active support unit to a strategic partner. To address this, the research proposed a Calamity Fuel Ordinance and a Innovative Mapping Template to know the resource procurement and synchronize the city’s logistical backbone with disaster mitigation goals.
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