Survey 1: Survey of community issues/problems among citizens of Tabing Ilog, Marilao, Bulacan

 Survey 1: Survey of community issues/problems among citizens of Tabing Ilog, Marilao, Bulacan

LOCATION: TABING ILOG, MARILAO, BULACAN

Home Along Da River

In Marilao, Bulacan exists a community residing beside the river. With different stories to be unraveled, problems to be addressed, and voices to be amplified.

What are the problems frequently faced in the community?

Table 1

NAME	AGE	GENDER	PROBLEMS
EDGARDO	67	Male	Flood Dirty Surroundings River Inflation
FELY	67	Female	Flood River House
CLARISSA	28	Female	Flood House
JUN	55	Male	Flood
ERNESTO	60	Male	Flood House
KEN	18	Male	Flood Muddy Surroundings
HERMILINDA	65	Female	Flood House
MELANIE	44	Female	Flood
JOSHUA	12	Male	Flood Clogged Canals
ANNAFAYE	40	Female	Flood Garbage Smell
TERMILINDA	38	Female	Electricity Flood
JASPER	16	Male	Flood
GEMA	48	Female	Flood Electricity
RONALD	22	Male	Flood Electricity
ADELINA	65	Female	Flood Diseases From Flood (Leptospirosis) Postponed Relocation

Figure 1: Summary of Findings

Conclusion:

As seen in Table 1 and Figure 1, the occurrence of Flood is the most common problem present in the community because they live beside the river. This problem causes the citizens distress because they have to evacuate to higher levels frequently and leave their houses that are vulnerable to this natural disaster. 

The other problems that were mentioned, but were not frequently brought up are: Dirty surroundings, Inflation, Diseases from the flood (Leptospirosis), Electricity scarcity, their Vulnerable houses, and Clogged canals.

A respondent explained that their community was supposed to undergo relocation before the pandemic, but the virus made this project postponed.

Overall, most residents claim that it is easy to reach out to the local government in time of need, and the help that they get is in the form of relief goods.

Documentation:

Composed by:

Canasa, Jana Mae A,

Delosreyes, Angelrhyme

BAJ - 2B