RESPONDENT #6

QUESTION #1

How do you strive to keep your culture and tradition intact?

ANSWER:

Kahit na andito kami sa Manila pinapanatili pa rin naming an gaming kultura, tumutugtog kami at
sumasayaw.

CODE:

The respondent said that even though they are here in Manila they still maintain their culture, they
dance and play music.

QUESTION #2

How do you adjust yourself in the way of speaking without forgetting your own dialect?

ANSWER:

Kapag kausap naming ang maraming tao, gumagamit kami ng Tagalog pero kapag kami lang na mga
Badjao ginagamit naming yung salita naming.

CODE:

The respondent stated that when they talk to other people they speak Tagalog but when they are
talking to their fellow Badjaos they use their own dialect.

QUESTION #3

Do you believe in the saying “The more the merrier”?

ANSWER:

Kapag maraming anak maraming maghahanap buhay.

CODE:

The respondents said that when they have many children there is a chance most of them will work
QUESTION #4
CODE:
Does having a big family part of your culture?

ANSWER:

Makakatulong samin ang marami sa pamilya dahil maraming magtatrabaho.

CODE:

The respondent stated that there is a big help for them to have a big family because many of them can
earn money.

QUESTION #5

How do you maintain your culture practices in the city?

ANSWER:

Tumutugtog kami sa jeep.

CODE:

The respondent stated that they play music in jeepney.

QUESTION #6

Does the local government offer ways to Badjao community for them to be normal citizen?

ANSWER:

Wala naming binibigay ang gobyerno samin ang sabi nila meron daw pero walang dumadating samin
na tulong.

CODE:

The respondent said that the government is telling them that there is a program to help them but until
now they are still waiting for the benefits of it.
QUESTION #7

How do you enhance your learning if the facilities are lacking of sites?

ANSWER:

Sa lugar namin kulang ang mga classroom kaya mas pinili na lang namin na magtrabaho para
makatulong sa mga magulang namin.

CODE:

The respondent said that in their place they lack of classroom that’s why they choose to work instead of
studying to help their parents.

QUESTION #8

Why do you think it is important for the Badjao community to have a communal facility?

ANSWER:

Mahalaga samin yung may maayos na mapupuntahan kasi yung iba samin nagkakasakit na dahil wala
kaming maayos na tirahan.

CODE:

The respondent said that it is important for them to find a place that they can live in.

QUESTION #9

In what way do you make your young learners involved in education?

ANSWER:

Gusto naming makapag aral anf mga anak naming pero wala kaming pambayad sa paaralan.

CODE:

The respondent stated that they want their children to be educated but they do not have enough
money to spend for other school expenses.
QUESTION #10

How does the government respond to make young Badjao learners afford education?

ANSWER:

Hiling naming sa gobyerno na magkaroon ng libreng edukasyon para sa aming mga Badjao.

CODE:

The respondent stated that they are wishing to have a free education offered by the government.

QUESTION #11

How does the government act about your increasing population?

ANSWER:

Binibigyan kami ng libreng mga gamut para hindi mabuntis.

CODE:

The respondent stated that the government are giving them free medicines for birth control and family
planning.

QUESTION #12

How do you cope up and be a productive citizen?

ANSWER:

Nahihirapan kaming makahanap ng trabaho dahil hindi kami nakapag aral.

CODE:

The respondent stated that they find it hard to find a job especially they are not educated.
QUESTION #13

Do you believe that your increasing population is the main reason why you cannot attain formal
education?

ANSWER:

Dahil marami kami sa pamilya marami rin kaming pinapakain, wala kaming pera para makapag-aral
dahil marami kaming magkakapatid.

CODE:

The respondent stated that they have a big family so they spend a lot of money for their food and they
disregard their education because of it.

QUESTION #14

How can you retrieve your fishing activities with the help of the government?

ANSWER:

Sa probinsya namin nangingisda kami pero hindi sapat yun para makakain kami sa araw-araw sana
bigyan kami ng gobyerno ng mga Bangka para makabalik kami sa aming pangingisda.

CODE:

The respondent said that fishing is their livelihood and they want the government to give them boats
so that they can go back to fishing.

QUESTION # 15

Is there any actions or programs the government do to help them get back their livelihood?

ANSWER:

Walang dumadating saming tulong para maibali ang pangkabuhayan namin.

CODE:

The respondent stated that the government did not help them to bring back their livelihood.
QUESTION #16

What are your ways to survive in your daily life?

ANSWER:

Humihingi kami ng limos kaya kami sumasakay sa mga jeep para makakain ang pamilya namin.

CODE:

The respondent said that they riding jeeps because they look for money to buy foods for their family.

QUESTION #17

What do you think are the reason why some people think Badjaos are bad?

ANSWER:

Dahil iba kami sa kanila kaya siguro akala nila masasama kami.

CODE:

The respondent said that some people think they are bad because they are begging and it is unusual
for some urban citizens.

QUESTION #18

Do you think using your own dialect could be more convenient while communicating with people in the
urban areas?

ANSWER:

Hindi dahil hindi magkakaintindihan.

CODE:

The respondent stated that it is not convenient to use their own dialect in communicating with people in
urban areas because they will not understand each other.
QUESTION #19

Are there programs intended to help Badjaos learn about proper hygiene to avoid low annual
mortality?

ANSWER:

Wala po akong nababalitaan kung meron o wala.

CODE:

The respondent stated that he did not have enough knowledge whether there Is a program for their
proper hygiene that will help to lower mortality rate.

QUESTION #20

Are there programs that help prevent poor hygiene to Badjaos?

ANSWER:

Sana bigyan kami ng gobyerno ng maayos na bahay para makaligo kami at maayos kaming
makatulog sa gabi.

CODE:

The respondent believed hopefully the government will provide a good house for them in able for
them to take a bath and have a good night sleep.