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    Examining the lived experiences of food peddlers in Iloilo City in the time of COVID-19
    Apsay, Pia Anne Marie S.; Santillanosa, Arjiya M. (Division of Social Sciences, College of Arts and Sciences, University of the Philippines Visayas, 2022-07)
    The COVID-19 pandemic has affected the social, political, and economic conditions of the Filipinos. For food peddlers in Iloilo City, whose businesses thrive in densely populated areas, the onset and continuation of the pandemic negatively affected their livelihood due to the restrictions and lockdowns. To better understand the situation of food peddlers in Iloilo City, this paper documents the lived experiences of food peddlers during the pandemic. The study utilized Key Informant Interviews to gather the following data: occupational changes in relation to the city’s quarantine status, daily sustenance, and provision of pertinent support from government and non-government organizations which were further analyzed using Colaizzi’s Seven Step Descriptive Phenomenological Approach. The study showed that the food peddlers in Iloilo City have similar challenges and coping strategies during COVID-19. Food peddlers face decreasing income resulting to the difficulty in sustaining their livelihood and providing for the various needs of the family, health risks, and insufficiency of support from government. They then resort to pangutang (borrowing) and taking on sideline jobs to cope with the challenges. The study concludes that many of the food peddler’s struggles are caused by their monetary problems which were worsened by the pandemic. A sustainable livelihood program is thus recommended to alleviate the lives of the food peddlers to sustain their needs with or without crisis.
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    Porntrepreneur: A phenomenological study on the narratives of women towards pornography as a source of income in San Jose De Buenavista, Antique
    Aquino, Carla Faith M. (Division of Social Sciences, College of Arts and Sciences, University of the Philippines Visayas, 2022-06)
    Pornography as a business industry in the Philippines persists despite legal restrictions. This research maps the narratives of select Catholic women and gender advocates in San Jose de Buenavista, Antique towards pornography as a phenomenon and as a source of income. Various themes are explored around their views of sex work as work, and their perception towards government policies and gaps in addressing issues on pornography. The study utilized data from two separate Focus Group Discussions (FGDs) with eight (8) of women who are members of Lay Organization Movement Association (LOMAS) and Marian Movement Organizations (MaMOs), five (5) gender advocates, three (3) of whom are government workers, and two (2) NGO representatives, and sexual violence-related national legislations. The Moustakas transcendental phenomenology framework was employed and data were analyzed through the lenses of the conservative and feminist theories. Results revealed that women view pornography as exploitative yet bounded by moral dimensions. As an industry, it is easily accessible to the public, a business involving money, profit, and income. Catholic women argue that pornography should be exclusive only for married couples but should be restricted from children, while gender advocates do not want to restrict everything but are concerned about women’s rights. The women articulate that the driving forces leading people to engage themselves in such work are poverty and survival.
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    The lived experiences of residents living near the sanitary landfill in Barangay Calajunan, Mandurriao Iloilo City amidst the Covid-19 pandemic
    Alegoro, Aohd Austin Josh R.; Layson, Marc Leo H. (Division of Social Sciences, College of Arts and Sciences, University of the Philippines Visayas, 2023-07)
    The COVID-19 pandemic had a significant impact on the Philippines' waste management system, including open dumpsites and landfills where COVID-19 wastes are processed and disposed, which in turn affected the way of life of the people who depend on these facilities for survival. This study aims to describe the lived experiences of residents living near the sanitary landfill in Barangay Calajunan, Mandurriao, Iloilo City amidst the COVID- 19 pandemic and to draw out lessons from these lived experiences that can improve current and future waste management practices and to advance the welfare of people living near the sanitary landfill. Particularly, this study focuses on the residents’ life as individuals, as members of the community, residents’ life in relation to their work, and the Iloilo City waste management amidst the pandemic. The data were collected through Key Informant Interviews and in-depth semi-structured interviews and were then analyzed using Collaizi’s Descriptive 7 Step Phenomenological Method. The study revealed that the pandemic altered the way the residents lived their lives around the landfill. These changes were caused by the policies and regulations implemented by the LGUs of Iloilo city and Barangay Calajunan as well as the changes that the landfill had undergone to adapt to the COVID-19 pandemic, this affected the residents who live near the landfill as their lives are intertwined with the waste management process of the landfill as Waste Pickers. Although there were many themes that were shared by the men and women residents in terms of their individual, communal, and work lives, there were other themes exclusive to only a particular sex that emerged. Further study is required in these specific areas because some of the themes found in this study contradict the reviewed literature or are unrecorded phenomena without any existing material to support or refute the findings.
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    Reliability and validity of the Brief Resilience Scale (BRS) Filipino version
    Ang, Louise Victoria T.; Aquino, Kristina Mikhaela M. (Division of Social Sciences, College of Arts and Sciences, University of the Philippines Visayas, 2023-06)
    Resilience is defined as the ability to bounce back from a difficult event. Among the existing resilience measures, the Brief Resilience Scale (BRS) is distinct in assessing resilience as an individual’s ability to bounce back rather than the resources that contribute to their resilience. However, the BRS’ cultural consideration was also found to be limited. Hence, the purpose of this study was to translate the BRS into Filipino and evaluate the reliability and validity of its scores. The psychometric properties of the scale were evaluated in a heterogenous sample of 561 Filipino adults. Cronbach's Alpha was measured to provide evidence of the score's internal consistency. While confirmatory factor analysis was done to provide evidence of structural validity. Moreover, to provide support of convergent, divergent, and discriminant validity in relation to other resilience measures (Brief Resilience Scale, and Connor Davidson Resilience Scale-10) and to variables such as emotions (Life Orientation Test — Revised), perceived social support (Interpersonal Support Evaluation List-12), anxiety, and depression (Hospital Anxiety and Depression Scale), correlation analysis and discriminant functional analysis was conducted. The BRS-F scores showed adequate reliability (a = 0.753). Confirmatory factor analysis showed that the BRS Filipino version is mono factorial (x2/df= 0.004; CFI= 0.969 >0.95; goodness of fit index= 0.998 > .90). Correlation analysis showed adequate evidence of convergent validity while providing new insights on divergent and discriminant validity. Thus, the Filipino version of the BRS is a valid and reliable means to assess resilience as the ability to bounce back among a Filipino population.
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    Exploring the impact of land grabbing on the changes in the livelihood and patterns of living of the local farmers in Abilay Norte, Oton, Iloilo
    Abordo, Irish Ain P.; Davis, Patricia P. (Division of Social Sciences, Colleg of Arts and Sciences, University of the Philippines Visayas, 2024-06)
    Over many decades, land-grabbing activities have escalated in different parts of the world, including the Philippines, largely affecting the livelihood and the patterns of living of the farmers who were often the victims. Previous studies have demonstrated the negative consequences of land grabbing on the lives of the farmers, mostly in African regions, and framed it as a highly apparent and coercive phenomenon, focusing on the experiences of the farmers during their struggle. The studies did not focus on the plights of the fanners after they sold their lands, emphasizing the changes in the livelihood and patterns of living that occurred. The study employed qualitative descriptive design in investigating the experiences of the participants to describe the experiences of the participants. The data were primarily gathered through key informant interviews of the participants, which were then analyzed thematically to gain a deeper understanding of (1) their reasons for selling the land; (2) the changes they experienced; and (3) the coping strategies they employed. The findings of this study largely attributed land grabbing as a major force in influencing changes in the livelihood and patterns of living among the farmers in Abilay Norte, Oton, Iloilo. It demonstrates that the large-scale acquisition of land has significantly transformed the different aspects of the participants’ lives. Hence, this study recommends a more extensive and deeper exploration of the implications of land grabbing in the local arena, directing it beyond the current focus to involving socio-cultural and socio-political factors as well as the other victims of land grabbing such as the fisherfolks and the Indigenous Peoples (IPs) in the Philippines.