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    Socio-economic and demographic characteristics of folk-healers in Bingawan, Iloilo
    Batangas, Emily Trina C.; Tipsay, Gladys Pearl P. (Division of Social Sciences, College of Arts and Sciences, University of the Philippines Visayas, 1999-04)
    This is a study on the socio-economic characteristics of folk healers in Bingawan, Iloilo. The study attempts to know the different kinds of folk healers in Bingawan, the illnesses that are referred to them, how they treat these illnesses, and how they participate in the community. The findings of the study reveal that there are 53 folk healers in the town. Most of them are female and married. Most of them have low educational attainment and are poor. They rely mostly on farming as their source of income. As folk healers, they do not earn much from their practice. The different types of folk healers are hilot, manughilot, manug-luy-a, manugbutbut, herbolaryo, and manug-apuk. Sprains and broken bones are the usual illnesses that are brought to them. Community participation is very low among the folk healers. Only a few are members of any community organization. Giving more training and encouraging them to join in community affairs can be beneficial, not only for the development of their skills but for the community as a whole. Their services in healing illnesses have stood the test of time and they are helping many people in the village by providing service at a lower cost. Integrating them in modem medicine would legitimize and raise the quality of their service. With this they can reach out to more people and become more effective in their profession.
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    Syncretization of modern and indigenous health knowledge and practices of the Tumandoks of Barangay Igpaho, Tubungan, Iloilo and its implications to community health
    Ausmolo, Carlyn Grace P.; Magluyan, Jan Andrew T. (Division of Social Sciences, College of Arts and Sciences, University of the Philippines Visayas, 2023-07)
    Indigenous peoples (IP) in the Philippines are identified as among the poor and marginalized sectors. Health and nutrition problems continue to persist in their communities due to lack or absence of access to good healthcare systems caused by their disenfranchised situation. Literatures that discuss the health practices of IP groups in the Philippines, particularly in Panay Island, are limited and less popular. As an attempt to enrich the existing literatures on IP life, this study explored the indigenous and modern health systems and practices, including their syncretic characteristics that could draw out implications for community health of die Tumandoks of Barangay Igpaho, Tubungan, Iloilo. Case study analysis and methods were employed in this study which included key-informant interview and focus-group discussion. Nine community healers and tliree Barangay Health Workers (BHWs) were interviewed while eight Tumandoks participated in the FGD. This study documented four indigenous health practices: panghdof, pag-ubra, panghanggab, and pamulong herbal. The Tumandoks ’ knowledge on phytotherapy and the oral narrative of Tanyong Mangdaw were also noted in the study. The modern health practices identified were taking of medicine, going to a physician, getting vaccines, and accessing other health services at the MLGU. The identified syncretic characteristics implied that the lack of modern healthcare services in the community contributes to the endurance of indigenous health practices and knowledge of the Tumandoks of Igpaho. However, this also has detrimental effects to community health such as the prevalence of malnutrition and teenage pregnancy.
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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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    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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    A case analysis of the rehabilitation programs of the Municipality of Pavia, Iloilo after typhoon Frank
    Alvarado, Rejay Y.; Sodusta, Russell P. (Division of Social Sciences, College of Arts and Sciences, University of the Philippines Visayas, 2011-05)
    This undergraduate research entitled A Case Analysis of the Rehabilitation Programs of the Municipality of Pavia, Iloilo after Typhoon Frank presents the different rehabilitation programs implemented by the Local Government of Pavia and their effects to the people of the said municipality. Using three different methods of data gathering and data triangulation, the researchers found out that the LGU of Pavia implemented a number of rehabilitation programs which include human, structural and livelihood rehabilitation. Results, however, show that there is an information gap between the implementers and the receiving end since the people barely recognize or are aware of, or are dissatisfied with the efforts and the performance of the LGU. The results also highlight some of the factors that lead to the vulnerability of the Municipality of Pavia to natural hazards. The analysis, which uses Piers Blaikie’s Release of Pressures Model, entails the ways by which the vulnerabilities of the municipality will be solved and eventually progress to safety. The researchers’ recommendations include suggestions for improvement based on the thematic areas of the Hyogo Framework for Action: governance; risk assessment; knowledge and information; risk management and vulnerability reduction, and, disaster preparedness and response.
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    The multiplicity of jobs of the urban-poor breadwinning fathers in Iloilo City
    Ardales, Feb Grace L.; Yudelmo, Ma. Leah E. (Division of Social Sciences, College of Arts and Sciences, University of the Philippines Visayas, 1998-03)
    The worsening socio-economic condition of the society serve as a reason why the urban-poor breadwinning fathers are engaging in the multiplicity of jobs. It is treated by the breadwinning fathers as a means for them in satisfying the basic needs of the family. It is also necessary to consider proper time management to avoid overlapping of activities and time constraints. The study of the multiplicity of jobs of the urban-poor breadwinning fathers in Iloilo City revolves in the description of the socio-economic condition of the families of the urban-poor breadwinning fathers who have multiple jobs in Iloilo City. It is also concern in determining the different kinds of jobs these urban-poor breadwinning fathers are engaged in as well as the reasons why they engage in such multiplicity of jobs. Finally, the last that is very necessary is the analysis of how they manage their time in each of their jobs and their personal activities.