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COMMUNITY PROFILE
COMMUNITY PROFILE FORMAT
PROVINCE: DAVAO DEL SUR
CITY/MUNICIPALITY: DAVAO CIY
BARANGAY: BARANGAY MATINA APLAYA
PUROK: PUROK SEASIDE 2- BADJAO COMMUNITY
 
BASIC PROFILE OF THE COMMUNITY
HISTORY OF THE COMMUNITY
During the Spanish period, source of livelihood of the inhabitants were mainly
planting corn, rice, coconuts, abaca and other agricultural crops. The main sources
of food were shell, crabs and shallow water fishes.
Romblon plant was used as raw materials for making mats. This was the source of
economic activity of the old Matina Aplaya. They dye their mats to look more
attractive, from this method, the name of the barangay evolved. Matina Aplaya was
derived from this activity. They named it “Magtina”. The Spaniards also used the
name of the place and was later on restricted to “Matina” since the place is along the
shore, the Spaniards attached their Spanish term “Aplaya”.Matina Aplaya became
the meeting pot of Visayans,Mindanaoans, Surigaonons, Dabawenyos and other
tribes of the place.
A Surigaonons named Dona Dorotea Suazo Poster, who has knowledge of
documenting and owning tract of lands, was said to own 1000 hectares comprising
almost all of Matina including Matina Aplaya. She donated a portion of her land to
the Roman Catholic Church and a cemetery near the place where she resided.
GEOGRAPHICAL LOCATION AND LANDMARKS OF THE LAND
BASIC INFORMATION ABOUT THE COMMUNITY
Barangay Matina Aplaya is relatively flat within its boundaries and the barangay is
bounded in the North of Barangay76-A; in the South by Barangay Talomo; in the
east by Barangay Matina Crossing and in the West by Davao Gulf, and has a total
land area of 358 hectares and has a distance of 7.68 kilometers from the Davao City
Hall. Barangay Matina Aplaya has a total land wide area that comprises the
residential, institutional, commercial, and agricultural area. It has nine thousand
seven hundred fifty (9,750) households that are divided into 41 puroks. The
barangay has a diverse number of ethnic and religious sectors living population is
expected to rise.
The Purok Seaside 2 is one of the purok’s of Barangay Matina Aplaya and where the
Badjao community was located. Based on the community data that gathered, it has
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an estimated total population of 750 people. The total number of households was 95
and with 150 families.
DEMOGRAPHIC PROFILE OF THE PEOPLE WITHIN THE COMMUNTY
 
TOTAL POPULATION/HOUSEHOLDS/FAMILY
Out of 95 households in the area, not all of them were available during the surveying
period conducted by the interns, and only 63 families and with a total population of
284 people. However, in the data gathered, there were 95 households with 150
families with a total population of 750 in all in the Badjao community.
NUMBERS OF MALES AND FEMALES
The dominant sectors of household heads are female with the number of 157 people
with the percentage of 55%. It is followed by the male having 127 in numbers with
the percentage of 45%. Most of the individuals in community are females who help
the males finding sources of food through selling “ukay-ukay” or second hand clothes
and others are taking care of their children.
AGE DISEGREGATION DATA OF HOUSEHOLD HEAD
The household head majorities are 16 – 25 years old with the frequency of 84 and
with the percentage 30%, followed by the numbers of 0-15 years old with 77 people
with 27%. The 26 – 35 years old comprises with 61 people with 21% in the area.
There are unknown or they don’t know their ages with 38 people with the percentage
of 13%, followed by the 36-45 years old above with 16 people with 6%. The 46 – 55
years old with 5 people and got the percentage of 2% and the 56 years old and
above with 3 people with the percentage of 1 %. The results of these household
heads at this age were more on youth who were married at their young age.
ETHNICITY / TRIBE
Majority of the various household ethnic groups are Badjao which has the total of
265 frequencies and with the percentage of 93% followed by the indigenous group of
Kaolo with the frequency of 10 and have 4%. Next on the data was the Sama with
the frequency of 6 and have 2%, followed by Bisaya with the frequency of 3 and
have 1%. The badjao tribe was dominant since the area is intended for them. There
were other tribes because of the marriage
EDUCATION
The highest number of the educational attainment of the people was the uneducated
with 157 frequencies having the percentage of 55%. It follows by the elementary
level with the frequency of 59 with total percentage of 21% and only 9% are
graduated with 27 personalities. There are only 6 people with 2% who reached in
high school level but only 3 with 1% graduated.
There are also 16 babies with 6% and are not still suitable to be in school and was
taken care by their parents and only 13 children’s with 5% are sent in pre-school
level. Furthermore, the data also shows that only few continue studying, because of
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a reason that they prioritize earning money to sustain the basic needs for their
families.

SOCIAL – CULTURAL ASPECT OF THE COMMUNITY

• HOUSE OWNERSHIP
Majority of the houses that is built in the community are full-wooden which comprises
41 households with the percentage of 95% who chose to make their houses into full-
wooden/kubo that base on their culture. Only few of them decided to fully-concrete their
houses with 1 household with the total percentage of 2%. The least houses was made has
3% equivalent to 2 households which is half-wooden/concrete among the present made
houses in the community.

POLITICAL ASPECT OF THE COMMUNITY

• PEACE AND ORDER SITUATION
In terms of the peace and order of Sitio Bugu, there are no issues of a certain worse
conflict in the area. The only arise problem is when some people who are high in
tolerance of alcohol, it sometimes occur changes of wild actions that usually creates
noise in the area. But, it is not a big deal against the residents because according to
them, it just served as a normal event with their neighbor’s.
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PRESENTED PROBLEM
The Baranagay Matina Aplaya Purok Seaside 2, is needing cash assistance
to those household affected in the coastal road area.
COMMUNITY ASSESSMENT
Side 2 is surrounding with a large area of water. All of the families who lived in the
community are already given the right to live by Ptr. Jun Morales since he owns the
whole area. Most of the families who lives near in water would sometimes be afraid
whenever there is coastal road project in the area during the year 2018. Additional
factor that cause them to fear is that most of the house are affected by the coastal
project. The total number of the household was 95 and only 9 household are affected
to the coastal road project in the said area.
Despite of their risky location and being undocumented settler in the community,
they still lived their lives in peaceful and harmonious way. And even though they tend
to be having difficulties in the sense of their economic status, they do face the
challenge of life with great positiveness. The means of their transportation is
accessible to the people who live in that community. Especially the children who go
to school and other establishments like supermarket and market. In terms of the
peace and order and security no issues encountered.
Furthermore, the source of their income is fishing, vendor (sari-sari store), and
construction. Their occupation is on and off status. Thus, it cannot sustain the needs
of their family. This led to some wives searching extra income and doing part time
job in order to suffice their daily needs. Having insufficiency in their economic status
would lead to the vulnerability to their family poor health, education, drop-outs child
labor, and some underlying problems.
The scope of the community organizing was seven hundred (700) “estimated by the
leader of the community”, who are lived in seaside 2, Matina Aplaya, Davao City.
Most of the residents are having the health issue.
If the coastal road project will commence the affected families need to relocated or
giving them cash assistance by the City Government.