Date:_________

Saint Louis University

Navy Base Road, Baguio City 2600
www.slu.edu.ph
School of Humanities

Dear Respondent,
A blessed day to you!
I, Emmanuel J. Bacud, BA POLITICAL SCIENCE IV, am conducting a research DEMOCRATIZATION PROCESS
THROUGH THE UTILIZATION OF SOCIAL MEDIA IN BAGUIO CITY: A CORRELATIONAL STUDY. In relation to this,
may the researcher request for your participation by answering the survey questions as followed. Your participation will be
highly appreciated and valued.
Thank you so much and mabuhay!
Truly yours,
Emmanuel J. Bacud, BA POLIT SCI IV
Noted:
Dr. Mary Grace C. Baywong, Faculty-in-charge

I.) PERSONAL DATA:

Name (Optional): ______________________________ Age: ______ Gender: ___________
Address: Brgy.________________________________ Civil Status: ___________________
Educational Attainment: ________________________
Religion: _____________________
Occupation: _________________________ Est. Income (monthly): ___________ Registered Voter: 0Yes 0No
II.) SURVEY-QUESTIONS: Please answer the following questions with utmost honesty and objectivity (not
bias). Thank you
1.) Which of the following social media accounts do yo have? (you may check more than 1)
__Facebook __Twitter ___Wattpad ___Yahoo ___Tumblr ___Instagram
__Google (Account) _ _Youtube(Account) Others: ___________________(please specify)
2.) How often do you access your social media account?
__Sometimes ___Seldom ___Always
3.) Based on your estimations, how many hours do you consume in visiting your social media
Sites such as Facebook, Youtube, etc.? (Check only 1)
__At least an hour a day
__At least 2-4 hours a day
__At least 5-6 hours a day __More than 6 hours a day
4.) How do you perceive regarding the primary role/s of social media in your community? (you may
check more than 1 item)
___Social media sites function as connecting agencies among people of distant places
___Social media sites function as information agencies regarding current events and issues in
the community
__Social media sites function as evaluative agencies that enable people to express their
varying opinions about political conditions of the society such as critiquing the government
__Social media sites function as recreational agencies for people who wanted entertainment in
order to cope with stressful lifestyle
5.) Scaling Method: 1-very ineffective (palpak); 6-very highly effective (masyadong epektibo)
> Social media helps me to directly critique government .
_1 _2 _3 _4 _5 _6
> Social media enhances democracy.
_1 _2 _3 _4 _5 _6
>Social media influences ones ideology (pananaw).
_1 _2 _ 3 _4 _5 _6
>Social media sets the social problems to be talked about.
_1 _2 _3 _4 _5 _6
>Social media promotes equality among people by providing
_1 _2 _3 _4 _5 _6
a venue for equal participation of the mass
6.) In considering Social Conditions, rate from 1-lowest to 6-highest the effectiveness of social media through:
Campaign Strategies _1 _2 _3 _4 _5 _6

Determining public concerns (e.g. SM cutting pines trees) _1 _2 _3 _4 _5 _6

Information dissemination
_1 _2 _3 _4 _5 _6

Entertainment purposes
_1 _2 _3 _4 _5 _6

Critiquing the actions of government _1 _2 _3 _4 _5 _6

Knowledge-Building (Learning Mechanism) _1 _2 _3 _4 _5 _6

7.) Does your city government unit (Baguio LGU) encourage you to participate actively through social media?
__YES
__NO
8.) On Democratization: (Yes-No Questions)
**GOVERNMENT-CENTERED
> Is the city government unit democratic to its citizens?
_Yes _No
>In accessing the cyberspace, have you ever visited a government-published site?
____Yes ____No
**If your answer is yes, which of the following sites? (You may check more than one)
___DPWH ___DOH
___DFA ___SSS
___DOE
____DENR ____DOLE Others(specify):
____________
>Is the city government unit enhances democratization (democracy) in your place? _YES __NO
**PEOPLE-CENTERED
> Are social networking sites helpful to citizens regarding their political awareness (news about politics)? _Yes _No
>Are social networking sites for the rich class only?
_Yes _No
>Are social networking sites effective in initiating online petitions (e.g. SM cutting trees) ? _Yes _No
>Are social networking sites useful in boosting citizens political participation through
Motivating them to vote:
____YES
____NO
Engaging them to political activism (rallies, political movements, alliances): __YES __NO
_NO
Empowering them to express their sentiments regarding the government: __YES
**DEMOCRACY ITSELF
>In general view, rate the level of democracy felt in the city? (1-lowest, 4-highest) _1 _2 _3 _4
*Rate the level of your freedom in expressing your opinion regarding the following issues in social media.
(1-lowest (not free); 6-highest (very free))
Issue on Air Pollution _1 _2 _3 _4 _5 _6

Issue on Solid Waste _1

_2 _3 _4 _5
_6

Issue on Water Management _1 _2 _3 _4 _5 _6

Issue on Ancestral Domain _1 _2 _3 _4 _5 _6

Issue on Fare
_1 _2 _3 _4 _5 _6
Issue on City Taxes
_1
_2 _3
_4 _5 _6I

(news, policies of foreign countries)_1 _2 _3 _4 _5 _6

Issue on Election Issues
_1 _2 _3 _4
_5 _6

Issue on Traffic
_1
_2 _3 _4 _5 _6

Issue on Health (AIDS, etc.) _1 _2 _3 _4

_5 _6
Are you engaging yourself regarding these issues in the social media? __YES
__NO
**SOCIAL MEDIA AWARENESS
>In order to participate actively, which language do you use in social media? (You may check more than 1)
__English __Filipino __Others (specify:_____________)
>Are social networking sites helpful in your decision-making regarding issues mentioned such as solid wastes issues,
air pollution, etc.?
__YES __NO
9.) Rating Scale: Based on your observation,
>Rate the level of your (ikaw) activeness when it comes to social media?)1-inactive; 6-very highly active)
-1-------------2--------------3-------------------4-------------5--------------6> Rate the level of activeness of other netizens in Baguio city when it comes to social media. (1-inactive, 6-very
highly active)
-1-------------2--------------3-------------------4-------------5--------------610.) PERSONALLY, How relevant are social networking sites to the process of democratization? (1-not relevant,
6-very highly relevant)
__1 __2 __3 __4 __5 __6
*REASON to your answer: __________________________________________________________________
_________________________________________________________________________________________
*End of survey-question
Signature of Respondent: ___________________
Notes of Researcher: