IKAW AT ECO

Abstract

"Ikaw," which means "you" in English, is used to refer to the person or people that the speaker is addressing. "Eco" is a prefix that is connected to the word environment. You and the environment—it is referred to as human-environment relationships. This is a survey study that looks at the following: (1) What is the profile of the respondents in terms of name, grade or level, and school? (2) What is the respondents’ experience with environmental problems today? (3) What are the respondents’ actions to help mother earth? (4) Are they familiar with Laudato Si, the encyclical of Pope Francis?

The researcher used the descriptive-quantitative method. The respondents in this study include three hundred twenty students from San Sebastian College, Recoletos de Cavite, and Dasmarinas North National High School who were grade 10 to grade 12 students during Academic Year 2019-2020. Questionnaires, defined as online Google Forms used to collect information, are used to get this information. The information was counted and put into a table for the descriptive presentation. Then, it was analyzed and explained. The researchers use relative frequency, or percent share, and a weighted average mean. Because of the foregoing findings, the following conclusions were drawn: (1) Most of the respondents are in grade 10, and they are from Dasmarinas North National High School; (2) the majority are experiencing pollution, climate change, waste disposal, global warming, and public health issues; (3) they are recycling, cleaning the surroundings, planting trees and plants, using reusable bags, saving water, and using electricity; and (4) most of the respondents are not familiar with Laudato Si.