Community-Based Development Program and Projects of the University of Makati in Porac, Pampanga: An Evaluative Study

This study aimed to evaluate the extent of benefits gained by the indigenous people of the resettlement area in Barangay Camias, Municipality of Porac, Pampanga, in the community-based development programs and projects of the University of Makati as to entrepreneurial and livelihood programs, infrastructure developments, health services, and social welfare projects. Descriptive-survey design was used to describe the present situation of the barangay and the help that these community-based programs and projects gave after these were realized. The findings revealed that the program-recipients benefited from the community-based development programs and projects; positive feedback was received from them; and perceptions and responses of the program-recipients, therefore, attested the responsiveness of the community-based development program and projects of the University of Makati to the needs of the Aeta Community. The researchers humbly recommend that a periodic impact assessment must be conducted (at least annually) in order to maintain and sustain the community-based development program and projects of the University; and immersion and community-based extension programs for adopted communities shall be conducted regularly and continuously which involves all colleges, centers, administrative departments and students of the University.