Group 13 (Survey 1) Concepcion, John Juniel B.

 Concepcion, John Juniel B.                                                                                                                BAJ-2B

                                                                                            Community and Citizen Journalism

Taking a look at Barangay Tabing-Ilog residence: A survey aiming to identify social issues at the barangay

The primary goal of the conducted survey is to specify the diverse point of view between residents of Barangay Tabing-Ilog Marilao, Bulacan. There were variants of issues faced by the community but one stood up; Flooding. Which was caused by poor river management. Flood issues being the primary complaint of the residents makes for an ironic and an over literal issue since they live in ‘Tabing-Ilog’ which literally and really means they live beside a river—the Marilao River, which is renowned for being the sixth most polluted river in the world. 

Questionnaire:

1. What’s your name, age and how long have you been living in this residence?

Ano ang iyong pangalan, edad at gaano ka na katagal nakatira sa barangay na ito?

2. What have you observed around your community? Whether it be a social issue or natural issues?

Ano ang iyong mga napansin sa iyong komunidad? Ito’y ma’pa isyung panlipunan o natural na isyu?

Survey Response

Name	Age	Gender	Years of residency	Issue/Complaints
Teresita Riveral	64	F	Mula pagiging sanggol	Mabagal na pagdating ng ayuda ito may dahil sa bagyo o sa pangakong ayuda ng barangay. Sobrang taas na baha na ang hirap na isalba ang mga gamit
Mercy	47	F	4 na taon	Minsan pakiramdam ko di ako ligtas dahil sa mas lumalala at tumataas na baha
Jhay R Concepcion	42	M	Mula pag-kabata	Nanakawan na ako ng ilang manok pati na rin namatayan dahil sa pag-ulan at baha
Jayson Bea	22	M	20 na taon	Kasama na rin siguro na yung bahay namin is sobrang patag as in katapat lang halos ng kalsada kaya grabe yung pasok ng baha sa looban ng apartment samin. Dumadgdag din yung mga kanal na sobrang barado at minsan nga kapantay na yung lapag niya ng kalsada kaya parang wala na rin.
Raniel Rosal	48	M	Mahigit 30 taon	Nagulat nalang ako dahil sa tagal na nandito ako bigla nalang kaming inaabutan ng pagbaha kahit na nasa mataas kaming lugar sa barangay namin
Vianne Dulatas	18	F	9 na taon	Bata pa lang ako grabe na yung baha talaga kahit na yung bahay namin sulok na ng driveway galing sa mismong daan na katabi ng ilog
Dorothy Intia	56	F	22 na taon	Mula nung lumipat ako dito dahil sa asawa ko lumala nang lumala ang baha kasabay ng pagtaas ng mga kalsada

In conclusion the conducted research pinned a central issue which is flooding. Despite years of the local government’s efforts to clean up and control the flooding in the Marilao River, all failed long term. Our goal is to dig deeper with the flooding in the barangay of Tabing-Ilog. As we went around the neighborhood lining the river we observed that there are a lot of factors that may affect the flooding aside from the actual river itself and the roads.