STATUS OF REFRIGERATION AND AIR CONDITIONING SHOPS IN THE PROVINCE OF BILIRAN

The study aimed to assess the status of facilities in refrigeration and air conditioning shops in the Province of Biliran. This study utilized the descriptive methods of research. The status of refrigeration and air conditioning shops in Biliran province was moderately adequate, the tools and materials were also moderately available. The personnel of RAC shops were not sufficient, accessible to. They had capital of 10, 000 and below, shops were not TESDA accredited and most of them had no license to operate the business. Shop owners had linkages to the households, local government while others had no linkages at all. The demand for manpower in the refrigeration and air conditioning had increased the number of household with refrigerators and air conditioning each year. The problems of shop owners lies on the unavailability of parts and materials in the province while some of them had to comply the TESDA accreditation.