Five out of seven members of the family are currently staying at the residence of

FamilyM and fortunately, all of the adults have their own sources of living despite
the occurrence of theglobal pandemic. Mrs. JDM stated that her husband, Mr. PPM
is a contractor who earns amonthly income of 50,000 pesos while she is a
housewife who owns a rental property andreceives a monthly income of 25,000
pesos. Child JADM, who is a college graduate of BSComputer Science, is a Senior
Associate Manager in the IT department of the new companyshe’s working at. She has
an estimated monthly income of 70, 000 pesos. Child JPMC, who is acollege
graduate of BS Accountancy is working as a Certified Public
Accountant abroad,particularly in Papua New Guinea. She is earning an estimated
monthly income of 195,000pesos. Child JMDM, PMDM, and granddaughter AJM are
currently studying at De La SalleLipa. Child JMDM is a 2nd year college student who
is taking up the course BS Nursing whilechild PMDM is a grade 8 junior high school
student. Granddaughter ADM is currently in her 9thgrade of junior high school. When
totalled, the estimated monthly income of the family is around 340,000
pesos.According to secretary Pernia of NEDA, stated in an article published by The
Philippine Star(2018), an average Filipino family which consists of 5 members would
need at least two personsearning 42,000 pesos as monthly income in the family to
live above the poverty line. Sincefamily M consists of seven members, their monthly
income should at least reach an estimatedvalue of 58,000 pesos for them to live
above the poverty line. However, the family’s financialexpenses are not limited to
the essential needs only. Education and Health are two major factorsthat should
also be considered in the family. Given that the estimated monthly income of
theadults in their family is 340,000 pesos, they can be considered as an average or
middle classfamily since there are still two children and one granddaughter
studying at a private school.All members of the family are Roman Catholic and they
all have a strong faith in God.Mr. PPM and Mrs. JDM are unit leaders
in the CFC - Couples For Christ group in theircommunity in San Jose. Child
JADM also attends masses during Sundays before the pandemic.Child JPMC attends a
bible study group while she is in Papua New Guinea. Child JMDM is aformer member of
the YFC - Youth for Christ sector in their community while Child PMDM
andGranddaughter ADM are former members of the KFC - Kids for Christ community in
theirschool. The M family also often participates in the activities of their
communities, as they havesaid that they are part of their culture and
tradition. These activities include fiesta, parties,carnivals that their
community organizes. The family also enjoys and benefits from the resourcesof the
barangay.