MEMBERS:

Bulosan, Gabriel
Garcia, Mohanna Lei Marie
Pantaran, Ameerah
Pascioles, Maria Clayre
Pedregosa, Rachel Anne Pauline
Samson, Raphael Zafico
Somera, Elisha Louise
Performance Task #4
Vicedo, Brigette Gerongco

IDENTIFICATION OF PROBLEMS

1. Health
● Lack of nutritious food
● Lack of access in clean water
● Inaccurate knowledge about health
● Dehydration
● No access to affordable healthcare
● Unfavorable environment
● Lack of vitamins

2. Socio-cultural
● Insufficient education
● Lack of income
● Poor housing
● Minimal access to healthcare
● Minimal access to nutritious food, clean water, proper sanitation
● Insufficient knowledge about childcare
● No job security
● Low social status
● Geography

3. Economic
● Insufficient income to supply for the family needs
● Poor living conditions due to being poverty-stricken
● Family is indebted
● Little to no budget for food
● Inability to afford medicine

4. Political
● Government Corruption
● Incompetent Politicians
REFLECTION

As part of those that are privileged, living life has been without much struggle. Fortunate are we
to have sufficient funds for achieving proper health and well-being. Our environments are well-
monitored for the betterment of daily life. Provided to us is access to education, properly ensuring the
future from what is happening today. In society, we are considered socially advantaged.

After witnessing the events of what happened to Rosario, we are made to take notice of the less
fortunate side of the same community we all reside in. The poverty-stricken truly live a life of everyday
struggle and hardship, as they are incapable of having what it means to have a “proper” home. Lucky
are we if situations were to be compared.

The way they lived their lives was a portrayal of four different problems present: health, socio-
cultural, economic, and political problems, whilst they continued to live in poverty. Back then, the
Philippines was still new to the concept of primary health care (PHC). The government was still trying
to figure out how they can implement the goals of PHC to the whole country.

Poverty affects a lot of things: shelter, nutrition, healthcare, neighborhood, and families. Their
resources are all limited. With this story, we can really put our head underwater to the realities of a child
born in the worst conditions of our country.

Rosario’s family lived in shacks near the estuary in Malabon City. They had limited access to
clean water and proper sanitation. The place they lived in was surrounded by polluted water. Rosario’s
parents were only able to finish high school. Her father worked in an auto repair shop, in which he earns
about 50 PHP per day, not sufficient to provide for their daily needs. Rosario’s mother was a housewife
who stayed at home to take care of her four children.

Since Rosario’s parents had their firstborn at a very young age, they were not prepared. They
did not have knowledge in proper childcare. This was with a country with poor governance and a lack
of focus towards prioritizing the less fortunate healthcare and support.

We can see how much of a difficulty it is for the family when all these factors boil down and
directly affect a member’s health like it did to Rosario. It is heartbreaking to see the parents and the
kids like Rosario experiencing those kinds of situations in life. This opens our eyes to their situation and
the kind of community that they live in. Most importantly, where their children are living. This scenario
may have happened to many people not just in our country, but also others. Many people are left out
to be poor and have no proper medical health care.

This story is only one of the many Filipinos that rely on PHC as their main source of healthcare
due to their conditions. Therefore, we must make it our duty to make sure that we are able to provide
them sufficient care and support at the highest degree.