Survey 1: Issue and Problems in the community of Barangay Tabe in Guiguinto, Bulacan

 Gatdula, Ria Abby S. BAJ-2B

Gubatanga, Ma. Lauraine DJ. Citizen and Community Journalism

ISSUES AND PROBLEMS IN THE COMMUNITY OF BARANGAY TABE IN GUIGUINTO, BULACAN

Respondent	Age	Gender	Address	Years of settling in	Issue(s)
Divina Agtoto	49	F	RIS 1 Barracks Compound, Purok 2, Brgy. Tabe Guiguinto Bulacan	14 years, originally from Mindanao but decided to settle in Barangay Tabe to work in the factories	Noise coming from vehicles passing by in NLEX especially at night Noise coming from factories
Babylin Alayon	48	F	RIS 1 Barracks Compound, Purok 2, Brgy. Tabe Guiguinto Bulacan	14 years	Noise coming from vehicles passing by in NLEX
Carmel Tenorio	27	F	RIS 1 Barracks Compound, Purok 2, Brgy. Tabe Guiguinto Bulacan	11 years	Loud noises from vehicles in NLEX and children playing all day in the community’s basketball court Foul smell of plastics from the factory
Roi Agtoto	49	M	RIS 1 Barracks Compound, Purok 2, Brgy. Tabe Guiguinto Bulacan	14 years, originally from Mindanao but decided to settle in Barangay Tabe to work in the factories	The respondent stated that he does not experience any problem in the community so far.
Sammy Divinia	33	M	RIS 1 Barracks Compound, Purok 2, Brgy. Tabe Guiguinto Bulacan	20 years, decided to move out from Mindanao to have better living and better work opportunities	The respondent stated that he does not experience any problem in the community so far.
JL	23	M	RIS 1 Barracks Compound, Purok 2, Brgy. Tabe Guiguinto Bulacan	5 years, decided to settle in Barangay Tabe for work	The respondent stated that he does not experience any problem in the community so far.
Kimberlino Biagon	33	F	RIS 1 Barracks Compound, Purok 2, Brgy. Tabe Guiguinto Bulacan	Almost 2 years, moved out from Mindanao because her husband works in one of the factories	The respondent stated that he does not experience any problem in the community so far.
Jhana Agtoto	20	F	RIS 1 Barracks Compound, Purok 2, Brgy. Tabe Guiguinto Bulacan	14 years, moved out from Mindanao because her parents needed to work in Guiguinto.	Air pollution from waste coming from factories Loud noises from vehicles passing by in NLEX Frequent flooding especially during rainy season Airborne diseases because of air pollution
SUMMARY	In the survey interview that we conducted, it appears that one of the most common problems they have in living here for almost two decades is the noise coming from vehicles in NLEX, which is right next to their community. This is followed by the problem of pollution caused by the factories surrounding them. In that regard, the fact that they did not have any problems with neighbors and there were no disputes between them despite that they are unrelated to each other was also taken into account.

  

 PHOTOS TAKEN DURING THE VISIT TO THE COMMUNITY