Practical Research 2

“The Impact of COVID-19 Pandemic on Livelihood in Mabuhay Homes,

Brgy. Pantok & Darangan, Binangonan Rizal.

Alvendia, Jermaine Faye

Barro, Jhon-Bee C.
Bristol, Josh Emmanuel P.
Castillo, John Peter James M.
Castro, Christine
Espejon, Rom Jonel S.
Lamoste, Roan Lieza
Lazaro, Mark Jilian
Mabutot, John Kenneth P.
Osilleva, Abegail
Provido, January
Romero, Lyeanna A.
Introduction

PROBLEM AND ITS BACKGROUND

This chapter presents the background and purpose of the study, theoretical and

conceptual framework, and statements of the problem, hypothesis, assumptions, scope

and limitation, and definition of terms.

BACKGROUND AND PURPOSE OF THE STUDY

In today’s ever-changing economy is in a great suffer of pandemic. The

researchers are challenged to study facts about the effect of pandemic in every

livelihood program. A pandemic is a disease outbreak that spreads across countries or

continents. It affects more people and takes more lives than epidemic. There are more

than 10 of the worst pandemic in History and one of the deadliest pandemic of the

modern age is Influenza or the H1N1 influenza known as the Spanish flu. The estimates

of mortality ranging from 17 million to 100 million from estimated 500 million infections

globally. The most recent pandemic is the Corona virus disease (COVID-19) in the year

of 2019-present.

Coronavirus disease (COVID-19) an infectious disease caused by the Severe

Acute Respiratory Syndrome Coronavirus2 (SARS – CoV2). The novel virus was first

identified in Wuhan China in December 2019. A lockdown in Wuhan and other cities

failed to contain the outbreak, and its spread around the world. Since 2021, variants of

the virus have emerged and become dominant in many countries with the Delta, Alpha,

and Beta variants being the most virulent. As of 16 September 2021, more than 226
million cases and 4.66 million deaths have been confirmed, making it one of the

deadliest pandemics in history.

According to the World Health Organization (WHO) most people infected with

the virus will experience mild to moderate respiratory illness and recover without

requiring special treatment. However, there are seriously ill people who need medical

attention. The virus can spread from an infected persons mouth, or nose in small liquid

particles when they cough, sneeze, speak, sing or breath. There are many symptoms in

this virus and the most common are flu-like symptoms such as fever, dry cough, and

shortness of breath or difficulty breathing, loss of taste or smell, headache, and sore

throat. Symptoms typically appear within 2 days to 14 days after exposure. When these

symptoms appear within these days you need to consult the nearest medical clinic.

To prevent the spread of COVID-19 we need to follow the Health Protocols such

as maintain a safe distance from others, wear face masks in public, clean your hands

often, get vaccinated when it's your turn.

The impact of COVID-19 pandemic on livelihood, the people of Mabuhay Home

Barangay Pantok and Darangan Binangonan Rizal were all affected from their work,

because of economic failure. Many establishments were closed, and other commercial

businesses like, beauty salons, laundry shops, convenience stores, fast food chains,

they limit the number of people who enter, and work for them. Some vendors were also

affected by this pandemic, because of the Government announcement to implement the

lockdown in some particular places.

 The purpose of the study is to know how COVID-19 affects the lifestyle in every

livelihood program that is used to provide our daily needs and expenses. To know what

is the effective way to survive in this pandemic that really shut us down.

This research wants to help and inspire people that there’s a way to provide, to

survive, or meet the daily expenses using creativity and resourcefulness at the comfort

of their home. We can all survive in this pandemic through helping each other. In any

kind that is useful. We need to trust ourselves that there is nothing impossible in this

pandemic to survive, if we will follow the rules and regulations, obey the safety

protocols. Being a student, this research is important to us so that we can contribute our

knowledge by helping others to understand what is COVID-19 in our lives and

livelihood.

Theoretical Framework

This research was based on the study of Keynes. It is also known as Keynesian

Economic Theory. John Keynes was the one who came up with the idea that in times of

unemployment, this economist and his school maintained that government involvement

could stabilize the economy by improving employment and production levels by

increasing government spending. In addition this definition built upon Chambers and

Conway’s earlier definition and the subsequent work of Rennie and Singh (1996) and

Scoones (1998) through adding a natural resource dimension:

A livelihood consists of the capabilities, assets (including both material and social

resources) and activities required for a means of living. A livelihood is sustainable when
it can cope with and recover from stresses and shocks (environmental, economic and

social) and maintain or improve its capabilities and assets both now and in the future,

while not undermining the natural resource base. (Carney, 1998, p. 4). The sustainable

livelihood framework is suitable for this study, the reason being that analyses of

livelihoods using this framework are usually done on entire households. This SLF

helps to organize the factors that constrain or enhance livelihood opportunities.

Conceptual Framework

Statement of the Problem

 This study aims to determine the impact of pandemic (COVID-19) on the

livelihood in Mabuhay Homes.

Specifically, it intended to answer following questions;

1. What is the demographic profile of the respondents in terms of:

1.1 Age

1.2 Gender

2. What is the impact of the COVID-19 virus on the livelihood in Mabuhay Homes in

terms of:

2.1 What are their work/job or livelihood?

2.2 How can they sustain the needs of their families daily?

3. How did it affect the lives of the people there in terms of;

3.1 their livelihood/jobs

3.2 their social status?

Assumptions of the Study

This Study was based on the following assumptions:

1. That the Covid-19 pandemic has different effects on the livelihood of the

community in Sitio Mabuhay Homes 2000 Brgy. Pantok and Darangan

Binangonan, Rizal.
 2. That the majority of the respondents lost their jobs due to the Covid-19

pandemic.

3. That a lot of the respondents have to shift to another field of work to sustain their

source of income.

4. Most of the residents who lost their jobs due to the pandemic relief on the

government's assistance.

5. That the response of the respondents in the questionnaires were true and

honestly done.

Significance of the Study

This significance of the study will be undertaken to determine the impact of the

pandemic (COVID-19) on the livelihood in Sitio Mabuhay Homes Barangay Pantok and

Darangan Binangonan, Rizal

Benefiting the study are various sectors that follows:

The Family/Householders

The direct recipient of the output of this research are the family/householders

that suffer from the shortage in providing their daily needs and expenses because of the

lack of job/work that is allowed to operate in this pandemic. Any techniques in creativity

and resourcefulness of others that help them to survive and provide daily needs and

expenses will help to survive the reverse growth of the economy.

The LGU’s (Local Government Units)

 The research will also benefit the Local Government Units because it will lessen

the population of the householders/family that needs a government to support their

financials in providing daily needs and expenses. It will also lessen people without

income because of some livelihood programs that is able to be done at the comfort of

their home.

Future Researchers

This research will be a useful reference for future researchers who plans to

conduct a study related to this topic.

Scope and Delimitations of the Study

The general intent of the study is to focus on the effects of this pandemic (Covid-

19) in the livelihood of the householders aged 18 – 60 years old to meet their daily

needs. This data collection will be conducted to 100 respondents of householders in

Sitio Mabuhay Homes Brgy. Pantok and Darangan Binangonan, Rizal, who will

represent our respondents. The scope of this study will only focus on the effect of Covid

19 in terms of livelihood. Other topics that are considered irrelevant will not be included

in the research. The other family members which do not fall in the age 18 – 60 years old

are not within the scope of this research. The study will be done through questionnaires

to the family member/s as a survey and reference. By means of collective data

gathered, the researchers will determine the effects of the pandemic (Covid-19) in the

livelihood of ages 18-60 in Sitio Mabuhay Homes.