DIFFERING VIEWS OF SINGLE PARENTS IN RAISING THEIR CHILDREN

Polytechnic University of the Philippines

Sta. Mesa, Manila

In Partial Fulfillment of the Requirements for the Subject

Practical Research 1

March 2018
 Polytechnic University of the Philippines
Anonas St. Sta Mesa, Manila
SENIOR HIGH SCHOOL

CERTIFICATE OF ORIGNALITY

In partial fulfillment of the requirement in the subject Practical Research I, this

study titled, Differing Views of Single Parent in raising their children, has been
prepared by: Jeannelle Borres, Romaluz Garcia, Mary Rose Raboy, Cheska-Ann
Suguitan, Franchesca Zeth Tapado, and Mharinelle Thryna Tiongson. This is to certify
that this research is our work and does not contain any material previously published or
written by another person nor material which has substantial content. This research is to
submit in Polytechnic University of the Philippines Practical Research I. Any contribution
made to research by others, with our team worked at Polytechnic University of the
Philippines, is clear acknowledged in the research.

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 POLYTECHNIC UNIVERSITY OF THE PHILIPPINES
ABM Senior High School Department
Sta. Mesa, Manila

Date: ____________________
Dear Respondents,

Good day,
We, a group of students of the Polytechnic University of the Philippines – ABM Senior
High School Department and currently working towards accomplishing our thesis titled
“DIFFERING VIEWS OF SINGLE PARENTS IN RAISING THEIR CHILDREN” as a
partial requirement inn our subject Practical Research 1.
In connection to this, we would like to ask your permission for us to conduct an interview
regarding our study. Our target informants are the single parents who are currently
raising their child/children.
Looking forward for your positive response. Your utmost consideration in this matter is
appreciated.
 Interview Guide

1. Profile of informants

1.1 Name

1.2 Age

1.3 Gender

1.4 Religion

1.5 Occupation

1.6 Number of children

2. How was it being a single parent?

2.1 How long have you been a single parent?

2.2 What happened to you relationship with your partner?

2.3 What are the reasons of your separation?

3. What are the challenges you encounter as a single parent?

3.1 What are the usual problems you encounter with your child/children?

4. How was it raising your child/children as a single parent?

4.1 How is the behavior of your child/children towards you?

Acknowledgement

We, the researchers, are thankful for everyone who supported us through our

journey in this research. We would like to show our deepest gratitude to all people who

help and guide us in conducting this study.

First of all we the researchers would like to thank the almighty God for being able

to complete this project with success. For giving us enough power and knowledge, for the

unconditional and continuous love and guidance. We would like to thank Him for

everything.

Then we would like to thank our Practical Research professor Mrs. Jessie I.

Quierrez for the help and guidance to make this research successfully. Thank you for the

suggestions and the instructions that lead us in the right path.

We would also like to thank our parents and family who always give their

unconditional love and support.

We would also like to show our gratitude to our friends and informants who actively

cooperate with us.

 ABSTRACT

This research purpose is to show the different views of single parents in raising

their children. Researchers aim to reveal the usual problems and challenges single

parents encounter in their daily life to support their children and to raise awareness and

reach local government units to provide more help and benefits to the single parents in

the Philippines. The gathered data used in the research was mostly derived and

referred from the internet. An interview was also done involving 4 informants, all are

single parents that parents without a partner, to ask their own life experiences in raising

their children alone.

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 Table of Contents

Abstract………………………………………………………………………………..…………i

List of Figure

Figure 1: Paradigm of the Study……………………………………………………….5

Chapter 1: The Problem and It’s Background

Introduction…………………………………………………………………………….1-3

Theoretical Framework……………………………………………………………….4-5

Conceptual Framework……………………………………………………….………..5

Statement of the Problem………………………………………………………………6

Objectives………………………………………………………………………………..7

Postulates…………………………………………………………..………………….7-8

Significance of the Study……………………………………………………………….8

Explication of Terms…………………………………………………………………….9

Chapter 2: Review of Related Literature

Review of Related Literature……………………………………………………..10-15

Synthesis……………………………………………………………………………16-17

Chapter 3: Methodology

Research Design………………………………………………………………………18
 Population and Sample Size………………………………………………………….18

Description of the Informants…………………………………………………………19

Sampling Technique…………………………………………………………………..20

Research Instrument…………………………………………………………………..20

Ethical Consideration………………………………………………………..…….20-21

Chapter 4

Results and Discussion……………………………………………………………22-35

Summary or Generalization………………………………………………….……….35

Chapter 5: Summary of Findings

Summary………………………………………………………………………………..36

Conclusion……………………………………………………………………………...36

Recommendation………………………………………………………………….…..37

Transcript………………………………………………………………………………….38-52

Bibliography……………………………………………………………………….………53-56

Curriculum Vitae………………………………………………………………………….57-62
 Chapter 1

THE PROBLEM AND ITS BACKGROUND

Introduction

Family is the foundation of our society, it is where we start our life journey to build

ourselves and our goals in life. The family shapes us grow to successfully achieve our

ambitions. When we hear the word family, what comes to our minds is a group of related

individuals that holds a bond with each other, including parents, their children and other

relatives. Everyone have a different interpretation about family, however, the significance

of the family is still the same. Our family is the most important feature in our lives. Family

means everything, we can always rely on our parents and siblings when we need help

and attention.

Parenting styles are different as parents themselves. It is one of the most

challenging and difficult responsibilities that the parents can face. Parenting styles are

collections of parental attitudes, practices and non-verbal expressions that characterize

the nature of the parent - child relationship. Being a parent is not all about setting rules to

follow to produce a happy and well-adjusted child.Communication is one of the important

factors in parenting, it build trust and confidence between the family members. Parents

should not be afraid to talk to their children. They should listen first before they jump to

their conclusion. Parenthood is sometimes unappreciated but yet resignation is

impossible. It is all about love, kindness and caring.

Being a single parent is not that easy. It is indeed a tough and exhausting job. You

need to be a good role model to be both father and mother. Children must grow up with

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both male and female perspectives to be healthy, that’s why sometimes a single parents

must show firmness and strength of a man and gentleness and tenderness of a woman.

Aside from that, all of the responsibilities and duties lie on your shoulders such as

household chores, being tutor, playmate, cook and all the works of a parent. One of the

biggest problems that a single parent may encounter is financial problems, financial help

from others may or may not always be there. All of the duties of the family lie on one

person instead of two. A single parent must always be ready for any situation that may

happen. Whether you are not feeling well or tired you need to take care of your children.

Being a single parent indeed is not an easy task, but on the other hand there are also lots

of things that are worth celebrating and one of this is the fact that your child is with you

alive, healthy and growing up.

A more and more often encountered situations in the current society is that of the

single-parent family, representing approximately 13.4 % of the total families. It is made

up of a single parent along with the child/children, and its existence can be determined

by multiple causes: divorce/death of one of the parents, the leave of one of the parents in

the non-married couples after the birth of a child; the decision of some women to have a

child without entering a conjugal relation etc. (Cambir et al., 2009; Voinea, 2005).

Being a single parent adds pressure and stress in raising children. With the fact

that the everyday responsibilities and decision makings are needed to be done alone

without the help of a co-parent, challenges on the way are surely inevitable. One common

challenge being faced by the single parents is the financial problem. Without the financial

support of a partner or husband, expenses, bills and other necessities becomes more

difficult to take on. Balancing work and time 2for their children is also one of the difficulties
faced by the single parents. To provide and support a child, a solo parent must work extra

hard. This may lead to confusion between making time with their children and working

overtime to be able to provide all their needs. Thus, balancing both professional

responsibilities and parenting is a challenge that must be overcome. Changes in

children’s behavior may also occur. Some children might be aggressive and angry

because they cannot accept the separation of their parents. And in this problem enters

another challenge you need to overcome which is being there for your child, especially

when they need you. As the child grows, you need to ensure that they will not feel ignored

and isolated because it is an important aspect in their overall development. Patience,

understanding, and parenting skills of a solo parent will continually be put to strain.At the

same time, there are also encountered descriptions of the manners in which some

disturbances of the child and of the future adult can be prevented (Deal, 2012; Ginsberg,

2009; Morris, 2007).

In the Philippines, there are also lots of single parents who were able to carry

raising their children. At least 13.9 million Filipinos are single parents who carry the

burden of raising their family by themselves. Over the years we have more single parents

who are raising their children on their own, either by choice or due to circumstances

beyond their control. We can’t hide the fact that being a single parent is a difficult task, in

terms of the challenges they encounter in raising their children, providing for their family

and keeping it all together can certainly be difficult to handle but it’s not impossible. Even

though single parenting can be a tough job, the rewards are far greater.

Theoretical Framework

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Conflict Theory

Conflict theory states that the most common problem of single parents is the

financial resources. Single parents have less income and it’s difficult for them to spend

more time caring their children. It was said that single parents are more likely to work

harder to be able to achieve the income needed for their families. Conflict theory

addresses the way in which single parents struggle for power, how they disagree and

what actions they should take to compete for resources. Prestige and wealth often for the

basis for the most intense competitions. Instead of buying into the myth that all families

are harmonious entities, conflict theory challenges those assumptions to examine the

ways in which the single parents struggle.

Functionalism Theory

Functionalism theory states that the single parent issues are both caused by the

factors in their environment which is the internal issues or micro which refers to small-

scale group interactions and external or macro which refers to large scale processes. It

was also stated that the single parent issues are interdependent.

Functionalists regard society as a system made up of different parts which

depend on each other. Different institutions each perform specific functions within a

society to keep that society going. In functionalist thought, the family is a particularly

important institution as this is the ‘basic building block’ of society which performs the

crucial functions of socializing the young and meeting the emotional needs of its

4 and economic stability.

members. Stable families underpin social order
Conceptual Framework

Single Parents

Challenges

In raising their
As a single parent child/children

Fig. 1 Paradigm of the Study

As we can see in the paradigm of the study (Figure 1) single parents encounter
different challenges as a mother or father in terms of being self-reliant as a parent and in
raising their children.

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Statement of the Problem

This research aims to determine the different views of sing parents in terms of

raising their children. Specifically, it sought to find the answer to the following questions:

1. Profile of informants

1.1 Name

1.2 Age

1.3 Gender

1.4 Religion

1.5 Occupation

1.6 Number of children

2. How was it being a single parent?

2.1 How long have you been a single parent?

2.2 What happened to you relationship with your partner?

2.3 What are the reasons of your separation?

3. What are the challenges you encounter as a single parent?

3.1 What are the usual problems you encounter with your child/children?

4. How was it raising your child/children as a single parent?

4.1 How is the behavior of your child/children towards you?

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Objectives

1. To know the profile of the informants.

2. To know the life behind a single parent in raising their child/children.

3. To know the challenges and problems encountered by single parents.

4. To know their ways in terms of raising their children.

Postulates

The following are the null hypothesis of this research:

1. Children who grow up in single parent homes proves that discipline strategies of the

single parents have a positive influence on their children's behavior.

2. There is no significant difference between a child raised by a single parent and a child

raised by a traditional family.

3. The single parents have more struggles in raising their children compare to those

couples or parents that have partners in life.

4. Single parents have more time socializing and enjoying their life than the parents that

parents' together.

5. Children that were raised by a single parent tend to have a tighter/close

relationship with their parent.

6. The death of a partner was a major cause of single parenting.

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7. Children living in a single parent family household will achieve a greater amount of

academic excellence than their peers living in a two parent family household.

Significance of the Study

The purpose of this research is to heat, know and understand the different views

of being a single parent in raising their children. Thus, this will help children to enter the

perspective view if parents in terms of the struggles and challenges they encounter in

taking the responsibility as a single parent in their lives.

The result of the study will merit the following:

Single parents. The result of this study will help them to relate their lives to other

single parents and thus the other single parents featured will serve as their inspiration to

continue striving in raising their children despite their hardships and struggles they

encounter in their lives.

Children. The result of this study will help them to be aware on the different

struggles that the single parents face.

Couples. The result of this study will inform them the importance and advantages

of having a complete family in raising their child/children.

LGUs. The result of this study will help them to fully implement the provisions of

the law to respond to the emerging needs of the single parents and their children.

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Explication of Terms

To furthermore understand about the contents of this research paper and for better

clarification and understanding of the terms related to this study, the following are words

which were operationally defined.

Challenges. The different difficulties or task that the single parents encounters in

raising their children.

Child/Children. A young person who is under the protection, supervision and

responsibility of single parents.

Differing views. The comparison and evaluation of the perspectives of single

parents in raising their children.

Discipline. Refers to the method of single parents in controlling the behavior of

their children.

Family. A group of related individuals that holds a bond with each other, including

parents, their children and other relatives.

Informants. The persons from whom we got the information and data.

Parenting. The act of being a parent by means of raising and taking care of their

child/children.

Raising. The process of caring and supporting a child from infancy to adulthood.

Single parent. A parent that supports his/her children alone in terms of financial,

material, emotional needs and the likes without the help of a partner.

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 Chapter 2

REVIEW OF RELATED LITERATURE

According to Eagan, Cristina. Family Law Advocacy for Low and Moderate Income

Litigants, 2nd Edition (2008) states that, if the couples they shall arrange to whom the

child will stay and are obliged to give support to the finances and guidance. Also in this

situation the single parenting occurs to decide what is best for the child and each parent

should have good relationship with their child. This explain that it is for his/her own good

and rights. Most especially seen in younger children who do not yet understand their

familial separation. This reason of why single parenting exist still affects the children, still

for them to fully understand the causes of single parenting.

According to the revised implementing rules and regulations of republic act no.

9255” (an act allowing illegitimate children to use the surname of their father, amending

for the purpose article 176 of executive order no. 209, otherwise known as the "family

code of the Philippines") (2004). Single-parent families face greater difficulties and are at

higher risk of poverty than married couples. Due to dependency on a single income and

the problems involved in arranging for regular childcare are the most obvious handicaps

facing by the single parent, it helps the mother/fathers to lift the status of living of their

families so as to reduce the causes of many disadvantages experienced by the student

that may affect their studies. The education level, the age and occupation of the single

parent also greatly affects the development of the child. Also it helps them to try out things

that help their son/daughter to cope up with the situation.

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 According to the researchers, (Pearlstein 2011),(Popenoe 2009) single parent

family is the main cause of school failure and problems of negligence, drug use, early

pregnancies, poverty, and welfare dependency in the society. High percentage of children

from single parent families perform very poorly on math and reading achievement tests

in schools. Also it is believed that a cultural shift towards later marriage has contributed

to a rise in never-married motherhood. It has been thought that children in these kinds of

families are shielded from marital strife, children of never-married mothers show slightly

better academic performance and emotional adjustments than the children of divorced or

remarried mothers.

According to the Philippine statistical authority (2015), there are 13.9 million single

parents in the Philippines who raised their children by themselves. The solo parents

choose to be far away for the sake of his/her children, because of the low salary in our

country. They were force to go overseas to have additional higher income.In this case

student who experience single parenthood are believed to have poor understanding

outcomes because of the long gaps between the parent and student. This gap also may

cause the student to have worse emotional outcomes (where these outcomes include

emotional symptoms, conduct problems, hyperactivity, peer relationship problems and a

lack of pro-social behavior).

According to W. Bradford Wilcox (2013) that it is worse to be raised by a single

mother even if you have enough financial resources or even if you are wealthy. He

insisted that children who are raised by single moms are more likely to end up in the

wrong path of life such as being pregnant in a young age or worse, being end up in jail.

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 According to the Federation of Solo Parents (2001) there are around 20 million

estimated single parents in the country. In the Philippines, this issue is set in sidelines

considering that our society are used to households headed by both a father and a

mother. It is not an issue that really concerns the public even though it must be because

of the fact that these parents have shoulder double difficulties in raising their families.

According to Sara McLanahan at Princeton University (2013) children from single-

parent homes are at a stark disadvantage compared to children from dual-parent homes.

Her study suggests that boys raised by single mothers are more likely to end up in jail

and engage in delinquent behavior or doing illegal things, while girls from single-parent

families are more likely to get pregnant early. Mainly, because solo parents don’t have

that much time to monitor their children, and therefore these children seek attention from

other.

According to Nicholas Zill (2015) that children of divorced and never-married

parents are far more likely to have been exposed to domestic violence than children in

married two-parent families. Children from single-parent families show more problems in

behavior than those who grow up with both of their biological parents. U.S. National

Center for Health Statistics conducted the research National Survey of Children’s Health

(2011-2012) about children who have been exposed to family violence. Children living

with their both biological parent have a lower rate of exposure to family violence (19 out

of 1000 children have experienced family violence) than the children living in a divorced

or separated parents (144 out of 1000 children have experienced family violence)

According to LyndsyGopaul (2017) to choose a life of being a single mother is a

biggest sacrifice a woman can make. Each and every day is a struggle. People don’t
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respect single mothers that they got abused, humiliated and hurt. And one of the greatest

problems of being a single mother is the financial support for the children. You will know

that every cent that you earned working went for your children just to provide them

everything that they need. They need to shoulder everything alone. There is a lot of

sacrifices up to the point that you will go to bed hungry so your kids have something to

eat.

According to Amato (2001) children from single-parent families significantly have

lower measures of academic achievement, conduct, psychological adjustment, self-

concept, and social relations compare to the children comes from a complete family.

According to Cairney (2003) single mothers are associated to depression. They

are suffering higher level of stress and are most likely have lower social support compared

to the married mothers. Single mother reported to have less contact with friends and lower

level of social involvement than married mothers.

According to MilkieNomaguchi and Denny (2015) time mothers spent engaged

with and accessible to children are both need. In children’s childhood and adolescence

stage, the amount of time that a mother spent with her children did not matter for children’s

behaviors, emotions, or academics but social status factors were important. For

adolescence, engaging in more maternal time results to better outcomes such as good

behavior. Mother’s time spent with her children only matters mostly in adolescence.

According to Sarah Villa (2016) an important conclusion is that while the incidence

of single-parent families and non-employment by parents contributes to high poverty rates

for many children, this pattern does not hold for this pattern does not hold for families who
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have higher rates of employment and higher incidences of intact two-parent families, yet

remain in poverty. Policies for low-income families, such as those in national welfare

reforms that emphasize employment and stable marriage as primary routes out of

poverty.

According to Barajas (2011) 50% if children born today will spend time living with

a single-parent. The research showed disadvantages of children who grew up in a single-

parent family. Some of the negative outcome living in single-parent family have the

greater risk of drug abuse, lower GPA’s and lower high school rates. In contrast, many

children from single-parent families do attain the academic success. There are scholars

that can help influence public which promote training, education and has advocacy

programs that help to support and protect single-parent and their children.

According to the study of RahelWeldegabreal (2014) being a single parent have

full of challenges raising their dependent children. The major challenges faced by a

single-parent includes insufficient income to cover all the expenses and lack of time to

spend with their children. In addition, there are also psychological problems that single-

parent experience such as anxiety and stress as a result of feeling guilty for not able to

provide everything for their children and difficulties of establishing good relationship with

their children.

According to Eric Kwakye (2013) there is no significant relationship between

single-parent influence and academic performance of their children. Single-parent have

limited role in the academic performance of their children. The study stated that there is

no significant influence between type of homes and truancy.

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 According to Richter Lemola, single parenthood becomes common to the Western

society but only few people knows about its long term effect. Individuals experience

parental separation and who grew up with a single parent for their entire life showed lower

general life satisfaction into old age controlling childhood socio-economic status than

individual grew up with both parents.

According to O'Connor (2000) children who experienced their parents' separation

are associated higher rates of behavioral problems, lower levels of achievement and has

difficulties in social interaction compared with children whose parents' marriages

remained intact. Parents' divorces exhibited elevated levels of behavioral problems and

substance use of the children.

According to Andersson (2002) the percentage of single- parent families has triple

in the past 50 years. Most of these single parents are headed by women. The majority of

research concerning single parenthood has focused on the disadvantages faced by

children raised in the absence of their father.

According to DeBell, the absence of a father in a single-parent family have a great

impact in their children. It result in a reduced well-being such as worse health, lower

academic achievement, worse educational experiences, and less parental involvement in

school activities. Conventional wisdom affects to exaggerate detrimental effects of father

absence.

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Synthesis

According to Cristina Eagan couple should have the agreement in which parent

the child will stay, both of them are obliged to give financial support and guidance for the

children. Single parent should establish good relationship with the child and should

explain their familial situation.

According to Andersson researchers about single-parent families focused on the

disadvantages faced by children raised by a single parent. This explains that being in a

single-parent family has a lot of difficulties and struggles. According to the Revised

Implementing Rules and Regulations of Republic Act No. 9255 and also to the researcher

Sarah Villa, single-parent families have higher risk of poverty due to the dependency on

a single income.

In addition, the Federation of Solo Parent and a single mother LyndsyGopaul

stated that single parents are facing greater difficulties because these parents have to

shoulder double responsibilities of being a mother and a father to their children. This

includes financial problems and lack of time spending for their children. According to the

Philippine Statistics Authority, the authors Paul Amato, Richter Lemola, O'Connor and

Matthew Debell, children from the single-parent families have poor understanding and

have worse emotional outcomes including emotional symptoms, conduct problems,

hyperactivity, peer relationship problems and lack social interaction. These children

significantly have lower academic achievement and have difficulties in social relationship.

According to W. Bradford, Pearlstein and Popenoe, Sara McLanahan and Barajas

children from single-parent families are more likely end up in the wrong path of life such

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as early pregnancies, drug use or being imprisoned. Nicholas Zill said that children from

divorced and never-married parents are more likely to have been exposed to domestic

violence. In single parents, Cairney and Weldegabreal these single parents are at a

higher risk of depression and are suffering psychological problem such as anxiety and

stress.

In contrast, according to Milkie, Nomaguchi and Denny single mothers engaging

in more maternal time results to good behavior of the children. And lastly Kwakye

concluded that there is no significant relationship between single parent influence and

academic performance of their children.

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 Chapter 3

METHODOLOGY

This chapter presents the research methodology. It also contains the research

design, population and sample size, description of the informants, sampling technique

and research instrument. It shows how the researchers will gather the data and

information from the informants.

Research Design

This study aims to get the different views of single parents in terms of raising their

children. The researchers used qualitative research where in informants will be personally

interviewed using the interview guide. According to Arora and Stoner 2009, qualitative

research is intended to deeply explore, understand and interpret social phenomena within

its natural setting. By using a qualitative researcher methodology, researchers want to

collect richer information and get more detailed picture of issues, cases or events. The

researchers will provide pictures, voice records or videos for the documentation.

Population and Sample Size

The population of this study will be the single parents and the sample are the

chosen five single parents who will be interviewed personally.

Description of the Informants 18

 Matrix 1: Profile of the respondents

No. of Age Gender Religion Occupation No. of

respondents children

Informant A 49 years old Female Roman Utility 3 children

Catholic

Informant B 51 years old Female Roman Vendor 3 children

Catholic

Informant C 45 years old Female Roman Housewife 3 children

Catholic

Informant D 48 years old Female Roman Housewife 4 children

Catholic

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Sampling Technique

Purposive sampling will be used in this research, it is a sampling technique under

the non-probability sampling, where in samples are selected based on the characteristics

or objective of the study.According to Crossman 2017, a purposive sample isa non-

probability sample that is selected based on characteristics of a population and the

objective of the study. Purposive sampling is also known as judgmental, selective, or

subjective sampling. Since this study is about differing views of single parents in terms of

raising their children, the target respondents are single parents.

Research Instrument

This study will use an interview guide as a research instrument. Interview guide

contains set of questions that are related to the topic and will be asked to the informants

during personal interview. The interview guide consists of informants profile such as age,

gender, religion, occupation and number of children, and also it contains questions about

the condition and challenges as a single parent in raising their children. The questions

are created by the researchers themselves.

Ethical Considerations

The interview guide was approved by our respective adviser and the words are

carefully selected, conforming to informant’s statements. This is the generosity of the

individual informants for their willingness to volunteer their personal information,

experiences, opinions and views as a single

20 parent. The researchers did not force the
informants to answer the interview questions and also make sure that all the personal

information of the informants will be confidential. The suggestions and opinions of each

member of our group are used and helped us in writing this research and thus, this

research work are created and is the product of our own ideas and the result of our

teamwork as a group of researchers.

Chapter 4
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 RESULTS AND DISCUSSION

In this chapter it presents the actual discussion between the informants and the

researchers. This chapter also contains the summarized results of the study.

Informant A

Interviewer: Good evening ma'am. (Good evening po.)

Informant: Good evening. (Good evening.)

Interviewer: Ahm. Thank you ma’am for giving us your time and approval to conduct

this interview. So, let's start. First, is the profile of the informants, what's your name?

(Ahm, thank you po sa pagpapaunlak sa interview. Unang katanungan po namin is

about po sa profile nyo. Ahm…ano pong pangalan?)

Informant: Informant A

Interviewer: Your age? (Ilang taon na po?)

Informant: 49 years old. (49)

Interviewer: Your religion? (Religion po?)

Informant: Roman Catholic (Katoliko)

Interviewer: Your occupation? (Trabaho?)

Informant: Utility in a school. (Utility sa isang school)

Interviewer: Number of children? (Ilan po yung anak nyo?)

Informant: 3/three. (Tatlo)

Interviewer: What type of environment you're currently living at? (Tas, ano pong type

ng environment yung tinitirhan nyo?)

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Informant: Ahhm. Modern. Normal. (Ahmm…moderno, normal.)
Interviewer: Ahh. So ma'am, how was it being a single parent? (Ahh, then ano po yung,

pano naman po yung pagiging single parent niyo?)

Informant: Hmmm. It's hard but it's bearable even though I'm raising my children alone.

(Hmmm, mahirap na ano, na okay lang kasi mag-isa ka lang eh.)

Interviewer: How long have you been a single parent? (Ilang taon na po kayong single

parent?)

Informant: Ahh. More than three. More than three years. (Ano, tatlo mahigit, tatlong

taon mahigit.)

Interviewer: What happened to your relationship with your partner? (Ano pong nangyari

sa relationship nyo po dun sa partner nyo?)

Informant: Ahhh. It was so sudden. We always fight so we decided to end it eventually.

(Ahhhh. Basta lagi na lang kami nag-aaway tapos naghihiwalay ganun.)

Interviewer: What are the reasons of your separation that causes you to be a single

parent? (Ano pong reasons ng pagiging single parent nyo?)

Informant: Reasons? Like what I mentioned earlier, we always fight. We don't

understand each other anymore. Instead of staying in a toxic relationship, we decided to

end it and separate ways. (Reason? Yun nga, na la-na ano-, na di na kami

nagkakaintindihan eh, tapis palagi kaming nagsasagutan eh, panget naman sa relasyon

yung ganin ka, na ano na kami, naghiwalay na.)

Interviewer: What are the challenges that you encounter as a single parent? (Ano

naman po yung ano, mga challenges na naeencounter niyo as a single parent?)

Informant: Challenges? One of the many challenges is the struggle to earn money for

my children. School related things is also a problem like when my three children need

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me in their school at the same time and sometimes I can't fulfill those, I can't come with

them. It's hard because I'm alone and I have no partner to help me and to rely on. (Ahh,

challenges? Yung mahirap maghanap ng pera para sa mga batam Tapos yung

pagkailangan ka sa school, hindi mo maano, kasi mag-isa ka lang, di mo magampanan,

di mo mapuntahan.)

Interviewer: What are the usual problems that you encounter with your children? (Ano

naman po yung mga usual problem na naeencounter niyo sa mga anak niyo naman

po?)

Informant: Usual? Well, sometimes they talked back, not following my orders because

they're doing other things. That's all. (Usual? Yung mga pagsagot sagot, yung

paginuutusan mo ayaw sumunod dahil may ginagawa, yung mga ganun lang.)

Interviewer: How was it raising your children? (Paano naman yung ano yung

pagpapalaki niyo sa mga anak niyo?)

Informant: It's okay. Sometimes when I can provide their needs and wants I give it to

them generously but if I can't sometimes, they know and understand our circumstances,

so they bear with it. (Pano? Ohhh, okay lang. Pag kaya kong ibigay yung mga kailangan

nila naibibigay ko naman, pag hindi, oh magtiis sila, ganun.)

Interviewer: How's the behavior of your children towards you? (Ano namn po yung mga

behavior, yung attitude ng mga anak niyo towards you?)

Informant: They are typical teenagers. Sometimes they are hard headed but most of

the time they are kind and obedient to me. (Mababait naman sila pero syempre typical

na mga teenager eh, mga bata eh, minsan makukulit pero overall naman okay naman

sila, masusunurin naman)

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Interviewer: What are the advantages that you think you have as a single parent? (Ano

naman po yung advantages na nakita niyo as a single parent?)

Informant: It's the freedom I guess. I can say and decide what I want and what I think is

the best for my children. (May freedom ka na magdecide ng gusto mo, magsalita ng

gusto mo, tapos may ano ka na magdesisyon na mag-isa ka, yun lang.)

Interviewer: What about the disadvantages? (Ano naman po yung mga

disadvantages?)

Informant: Ahh…You don't have someone to rely on and ahm you don't have someone

to help you in raising your children. No one will help you in the financial problems.

(Ahh...wala kang katulong yung ano.., umano ng mga bata, yung mag.. anong tawag

dun?...Magpalaki, wala kang katulong sa pinansyal na problema. Ganun.)

Interviewer: That's all the questions ma'am. Thank you so much. (Ah okay po. Yun lang

po yung mga tanong namin. Thank you po.)

Informant: Okay. You're welcome. (Okay. You're welcome.)

Informant B

Interviewer: Good evening ma’am. (Goodevening po.)

Informant: Good evening.

Interviewer: Let's start with you profile ma'am. Your name? (Una po yung profile muna.

Ano pong pangalan?)

Informant: Informant B

Interviewer: Age? (Ilang taon na po?)

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Informant: 51 years old
Interviewer: Religion? (Religion po?)

Informant: Roman Catholic

Interviewer: Ahh. Occupation? (Ahh. Ano pong trabaho nila?)

Informant: Ahh. Sometimes I cook breakfast and sell it. I don't have a specific or certain

job. I grab every chance just to earn money from legal and righteous job. (Ahh.. minsan

nagtitinda ng almusal, kung anong pwedeng pagkakitaan na pwedeng paghahanapan

ng hanapbuhay na marangal.)

Interviewer: Number of children? (Ilan po yung anak niyo?)

Informant: 3. All boys. (Tatlo, puro sila lalaki.)

Interviewer: What type of environment you're currently living at? (Ano pong type ng

environment?)

Informant: Rural.

Interviewer: Rural environment? Okay. So ma'am, how was it being a single parent?

(Rural environment po? Tas, ano, kamusta naman po yung pagiging single parent nyo?)

Informant: It's okay. Sometimes it's hard but we always managed to continue our living.

It's just really hard sometimes. (Okay lang, minsan mahirap, minsan okay lang din,

minsan mahirap, minsan okay lang din nakakaraod kahit papano, basta magsikap lang.)

Interviewer: How long have you been a single parent? (Ah. Ahhh, ilang taon na po

kayong single parent?)

Informant: 13 years. (Nasa 13 years na.)

Interviewer: What happened to your relationship with your partner? (Tas ano pong

nangyari sa relationship niyo g partner niyo?)

Informant: Ah. It's not a good story. We did not end well. My husband was sent to

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prison and he is still there until now. (Ay, hindi maganda eh. Napunta sa hindi maganda

ang nagyari sa amin, dahil sa nakulong yung asawa ko, nakulong na hanggang

ngayon.)

Interviewer: Ah. What are the challenges that you encounter as a single parent? (Ahhh.

Ano naman po yung mga challenges na naeencounter niyo as a single parent?)

Informant: Well there is the usual struggle of finding ways to feed and raised my

children and the hardship to earn money. If it’s a legal job, I always grab it and work

hard for it. Yes, it's hard but I managed to survive everyday for my children. (Syempre

nandun yung hirap ng pagpapakain sa anak, paghahanap ng pera, kung pano mo sila

bubuhayin, silang tatlo mula nung maliit pa, kung paano mo sila, kung pano maghanap

ng pera para mairaos mo lang sa maganda kaya mahirap talaga, basta ang importante

mairaos sa magandang hanapbuhay eh, kahit mahirap sige lang.)

Interviewer: What are the usual problems that you encounter with your children? (Ano

naman po yung mga ano, usual problems na naeencounter niyo dun sa mga ano niyo

naman po, sa mga anak niyo?)

Informant: One of the usual problems I encountered with my children then was when

they were still studying. There were times when they ask for money because they need

it for their projects in school. Sometimes I can provide it but sometimes I cannot. But

still, we managed, I managed until they graduated. (Sa mga anak ko, ang problema

naman siguro, hindi naman gaano, minsan pag may mga project na hinihingi nung

kasalukuyan nag-aaral pa yung mga anal ko ng highschool at college, hindi ko

naibibigay kaagad yung hinihngi na mga project kasi syempre mahirap hanapin ang

pera, pero nairaraos pa rin kahit papano hanggang sa maka graduate siya...)

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Interviewer: Wow

Informant: The usual problem indeed is the money. It's the financial problems. (Ang

common na ano talaga, ang problema natin sa pag-aano eh yung pera. Pinansyal

talaga.)

Interviewer: How was it raising your children as a single parent? (Tas ano, kamusta

naman yung pagpapalaki niyo po sa mga anak niyo as a single parent?)

Informant: It's ok. So far, my eldest already graduated and my 2 other children is

currently in Grade 10 and Grade 11 (Okay naman Napatapos ko yung isa kong anak na

teacher na ngayon. May anak akong nasa Grade 10 na ngayon atsaka Grade 11 ang

pangatlo ko.)

Interviewer: Ahh. How's the behavior of your children towards you? (Ahhm…Tas ano

naman po yung behavior ng mga anak niyo sa inyo po? towards you?)

Informant: It's fine. I can see that they are very respectful to me. I don't have any

problems with their friends. They always went home on time and they usually like to

stay at home than to go out with their friends. (Nasa ayos din naman,at nandun yung

respetong nakikita ko na maganda. Hindi palabarkada. Uwi sa, uwi sa bahay, eskwela.

Kahit minsan hindi mo mautusan na ano, atleast, dito lang sila sa bahay, hindi sila

nagbabarkada.)

Interviewer: What advantages do you think you have as a single parent? (Ano naman

po yung mga advantages ng pagiging single parent niyo?)

Informant: Well, as a single parent you need to find ways to earn alone. You need to

strive hard to raise your children and you need to really work hard just to make your

children's lives better. Unlike when you have a partner or husband, you don't have

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someone to help you in raising your child and someone to lend you a hand in the

discipline aspect. (Sa pag, sa single parent na ano, na advantage, sa atin kasi kami

lang naghahanapbuhay. Andun lahat yung ikaw lang maghahanap ng paraan kung

paano kumita, kung paano bubuhayin ang mga anako mo na sa maganda- marangal na

pamumuhay samantalang kung kasama mo ang iyong asawa o ano, may katuwang ka

sa paghahanap buhay o pagdidisiplina sa mga anak mo.)

Interviewer: What about the disadvantages? (E, yung mga disadvantages naman po?)

Informant: Disadvantages? Ahmm. Maybe ahh. I don't know [/laughs;

[someone in the background: (Disadvantages, it's hard because you are alone in raising

your childten)] Disadvantages?...Parang ano ba? Hahaha parang di ko alam hahah.

[background: (Disadvantages kasi magisa ka lang.)]

Informant: Yes, it's really hard. Sometimes I just want to give up. Every time I feel that I

just pray to God to help me to overcome my struggles. Every night I also feel like I am

very alone. Of course I become weak and sad sometimes but I don't let my child see it.

Most of the times I managed to be okay again and continue to strive hard for my

children. (Oo yun nga. Mahirap di ka manlang minsan di mo kayang anohin,dinadasal

mo na lang,hinhingi na mo na lang yung, na magdadasal ka na lang na sana

makayanan yung hirap. Hihingi ka ng tulong sa Panginoon. Minsan na mag-iisip ka pag

gabi nagiisa, di ko na pinapakita sa mga anak ko na hirap ako.Kinakaya ko kahit

papano.)

Interviewer: That's all the questions ma'am. Thank you so much. (Ahhh. Yun lang po

lahat ng questions. Thank you po.)

Informant: Thank you. (Maraming salamat din.)

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 Informant C

Interviewer: What's your name? (Ano pong pangalan niyo?)

Informant: Informant C

Interviewer: Your age? (Ilang taon na po kayo?)

Informant: 45

Interviewer: Your gender? (Ano pong kasarian nyo?)

Informant: Female

Interviewer: Your religion? (Religion niyo po?)

Informant: Catholic (Katoliko)

Interviewer: Do you have a job? (May trabaho po ba kayo?)

Informant: None (Wala)

Interviewer: Number of children? (Ilan po ang anak niyo?)

Informant: Three/3 (Tatlo)

Interviewer: How was it being a single parent? (Kamusta po ang buhay ninyo bilang

isang single parent?)

Informant: It's difficult. (Mahirap)

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Interviewer: How long have you been a single parent? (Gaano na po kayo katagal na

single parent?)
Informant: 5 years.

Interviewer: What happened to your relationship with your partner? (Pwede po bang

malaman namin kung ano pong nangyari sa relasyon nyo noon sa iyong kinakasama?)

Informant: My husband died. (Namatay siya)

Interviewer: What are the reasons of your separation that causes you to be a single

parent? (Ano pong naging sanhi o ano ang nagdulot para maghiwalay po kayo ng

kinakasama nyo?)

Informant: My husband died (Namatay nga siya eh)

Interviewer: What are the challenges that you enecounter as a single parent? (Bilang

isang single parent, ano ano po ang hamon na kinakaharap nyo?)

Informant: It's difficult. (Mahirap)

Interviewer: Why? (Bakit po?)

Informant: Because I need to provide the needs of my children. (Kung paano mo

mabigyan ng pangangailang ang mga anak mo.)

Interviewer: What are the usual problems that you encounter with your children? (Sa

anak niyo po, ano po ang kadalasang nagiging problema ninyo bilang nagiisang

magulang nila?)

Informant: They are hard headed. (Katigasan ng ulo.)

Interviewer: How did they accept the death of their father? (Paano o natanggap po ba
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nila yung pagkamatay ng partner nyo?)
Informant: At first it was very painful and hard for them but eventually as the time goes

by they learned to accept that their father is already gone. (Nung una nahirapan sila.

Pagdating ng katagalan nakasanayan na rin nila na wala na silang tatay.)

Interviewer: Ahm. How was it raising your children as a single parent? (Ahm. Kamusta

namn po yung pagpapalaki nyo sa anak niyo?)

Informant: It was fine even it's hard and difficult. (Mabuti naman, kahit nahihirapan)

Interviewer: Ahm. How's your relationship with your children? Are you close? How's the

behavior of your children towards you? (Yung relationship niyo po ba masasabi niyong

matibay? Kamusta po ang behavior nila sa inyo, ng mga anak niyo?)

Informant: It's okay. Sometimes they are just really hard headed. (Siguro. Pero andyan

pa rin yung minsan na katigasan ng kanilang mga ulo.)

Interviewer: Do they follow your orders? (Sumusunod naman po ba sa mga utos nyo?)

Informant: Sometimes. (Minsan)

Interviewer: Do you have a good relationship with your children? (Meron po ba kayong

maayos na samahan?)

Informant: Yes. (Meron naman)

Interviewer: Thank you. (Ahh, Thank you po)

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Informant D
Interviewer: What's your name? (Ano pong name nyo?)

Informant: Informant D

Interviewer: Your age? (Ilang taon na po kayo?)

Informant: 48

Interviewer: Your gender? (Ano pong kasarian nyo?)

Informant: Female

Interviewer: Your religion? (Ano pong religion niyo?)

Informant: Catholic (Katoliko)

Interviewer: Do you have a job? (May trabaho po ba kayo?)

Informant: None (wala)

Interviewer: Number of children? (Ilan po ang anak niyo?)

Informant: 4/four (Apat)

Interviewer: How was it being a single parent? (Kamusta po ang buhay niyo bilang

isang single parent?)

Informant: It's fine. We always managed to somehow overcome the struggles

everyday. (Okay naman. Nakakaraos din sa araw-araw.)

Interviewer: How long have you been a single parent? (Gaano na po kayo katagal na

single parent?)

Informant: 17 years.

Interviewer: What happened to your relationship with your parent? (Pwede po bang

malaman namin kung ano pong nangyari sa relasyon nyo noon sa iyong kinakasama?)

Informant: Ahm. Ever since he went to abroad to work, he never return to us. (Ahm.

Simula nung nag-abroad siya di na siya bumalik sa amin.)

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Interviewer: What are the reasons of your separation that causes you to be a single

parent? (Ahm. Ano pong naging sanhi o ano ang nagdulot para maghiwalay po kayo ng

kinakasama nyo?)

Informant: He had a relationship with another woman in the abroad. (May natagpuan

siya doon sa ibang bansa.)

Interviewer: Ahm.What are the challenges that you enecounter as a single parent? for

example the financial needs. (Ahm.Bilang isang single parent, ano ano po ang hamon

na kinakaharap nyo? Halimbawa po sa pinansyal ganun.)

Informant: It's the financial problems. (Problema namin sa pinansyal.)

Interviewer: Ahm.What are the usual problems that you encounter with your children?

(Ahm. Sa anak niyo po, ano po ang kadalasang nagiging problema ninyo bilang

nagiisang magulang nila?)

Informant: My children is kind and obedient. They follow my orders and listen to me. I

don't have any problem with their attitudes and behavior. My only problem is the

financial needs. (Sa ugali naman ng mga anak ko wala akong masasabi. Sumusunod

naman sila. Okay naman sila. Ang ano lang, ang problema talaga lang namin pinansyal

lang sa araw-araw.)

Interviewer: Is it okay for them that you are separated from their father?

(Ahm.Natanggap po ba nila yung paghihiwalay nyo ng partner nyo?)

Informant: Yes. Since from the start I always explained it to them so they learned to

accept it. (Oo natanggap nila kasi since nung maliit pa sila sinasabihan na namin sila.)

Interviewer: Ahm. How was it raising your children as a single parent? (Kamusta

naman po yung pagpapalaki nyo sa anak niyo?)

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Informant: It's okay. They are growing up healthy and good children. (Kamusta namn

po yung pagpapalaki nyo sa anak niyo?)

Interviewer: Ahm. How's your relationship with your children? Are you close? How's

their behavior towards you? ( Yung relasyon niyo po ba ay masasabi niyong matibay?

Kamusta po ang behavior nila?)

Informant: It's fine. They are very obedient to me. They follow my orders. I don't have

any problem with their behavior. (Okay. Wala akong masasabi, sumusunod nman sila

sa mga sinasabi ko.)

Interviewer: Thank you. (Ahm, Thank you po)

Summary or Generalization

After conducting the interview the answer of all the informants reveals one main

idea and it's that being a single parent is not easy especially in terms of raising their

children. Single parents face multiple challenges and problems almost everyday and the

most common problem that they encounter is having financial problems. According to

the single parents, they need to face the daily struggles to earn money to support their

children. And sometimes it’s hard for them to provide the needs of their children,

especially on school related things. Parenting and raising children, according to the

informants is difficult because they are alone, they have no partner to help them and to

rely on.
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Chapter 5
 SUMMARY OF FINDINGS

Summary

The main causes of being a single parent are failures of marriage or relationship

and death of a spouse. The single parents who are left to raise their children alone face

numerous challenges almost every day. One of the most common problems that the solo

parents encounter is having financial problems. Single parents need to work harder to

earn money to support and provide the needs of their children. Single parents form a good

relationship with their children. Children who are raise by a single parent have a good

behavior and attitude towards their parents but can also be hard headed and problematic

at times. Single parents have freedom to decide freely and express their opinions

regarding whats best for their children.

Conclusion

Therefore, single parents who are raising their children alone face a tough life

because they are alone in raising their children, no partner to help them and to rely on.

Single parents struggle and work harder because they want their children to have a better

life that is no different with children who are raised by both their parents.

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Recommendation
 For the son/ daughter of single parent we recommend that they must

understand, take care and love their parent because it's not easy to raise a

child alone.

 For the single parents, we recommend to spend time with your kids as often

as you can and make every moment count and full of happiness.

 For the single parents and to their children, we recommend to foster

closeness, bond and connection.

 For the single parents, we recommend to just be your selves. Be a parent

that your children want and deserve to have.

 For LGU's, we recommend to take an action to fully implement the

provisions of the law in terms of acknowledging the emerging needs of the

single parents and their children.

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Transcript
 Informant A

Interviewer: Good evening po. (Good evening ma'am.)

Informant: Good evening. (Good evening.)

Interviewer: Ahm, thank you po sa pagpapaunlak sa interview. Unang katanungan po

namin is about po sa profile nyo. Ahm…ano pong pangalan? (Ahm. Thank you ma’am

for giving us your time and approval to conduct this interview.So, let's start. First, is the

profile of the informants, what's your name?)

Informant: Informant A

Interviewer: Ilang taon na po? (Your Age?)

Informant: 49 (49 years old)

Interviewer: Religion po? (Your religion?)

Informant: Katoliko (Roman Catholic)

Interviewer: Trabaho? (Your occupation?)

Informant: Utility sa isang school (Utility in a school.)

Interviewer: Ilan po yung anak nyo? (Number of children?)

Informant: Tatlo (3/three)

Interviewer: Tas, ano pong type ng environment yung tinitirhan nyo? (What type of

environment you're currently living at?)

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Informant: Ahmm…moderno, normal. (Ahhm. Modern. Normal.)
Interviewer: Ahh, then ano po yung, pano naman po yung pagiging single parent niyo?

(Ahh. So ma'am, how was it being a single parent?)

Informant: Hmmm, mahirap na ano, na okay lang kasi mag-isa ka lang eh. (Hmmm. It's

hard but it's bearable even though I'm raising my children alone.)

Interviewer: Ilang taon na po kayong single parent? (How long have you been a single

parent?)

Informant: Ano, tatlo mahigit, tatlong taon mahigit. (Ahh. More than three. More than

three years.)

Interviewer: Ano pong nangyari sa relationship nyo po dun sa partner nyo? (What

happened to your relationship with your partner?)

Informant: Ahhhh. Basta lagi na lang kami nag-aaway tapos naghihiwalay ganun.

(Ahhh. It was so sudden. We always fight so we decided to end it eventually.)

Interviewer: Ano pong reasons ng pagiging single parent nyo? (What are the reasons

of your separation that causes you to be a single parent?)

Informant: Reason? Yun nga, na la-na ano-, na di na kami nagkakaintindihan eh, tapis

palagi kaming nagsasagutan eh, panget naman sa relasyon yung ganin ka, na ano na

kami, naghiwalay na. (Reasons? Like what I mentioned earlier, we always fight. We

don't understand each other anymore. Instead of staying in a toxic relationship, we

decided to end it and separate ways.)

Interviewer: Ano naman po yung ano, mga challenges na naeencounter niyo as a

single parent? (What are the challenges that you encounter as a single parent?)
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Informant: Ahh, challenges? Yung mahirap maghanap ng pera para sa mga batam

Tapos yung pagkailangan ka sa school, hindi mo maano, kasi mag-isa ka lang, di mo

magampanan, di mo mapuntahan. (Challenges? One of the many challenges is the

struggle to earn money for my children. School related things is also a problem like

when my three children need me in their school at the same time and sometimes I can't

fulfill those, I can't come with them. It's hard because I'm alone and I have no partner to

help me and to rely on.)

Interviewer: Ano naman po yung mga usual problem na naeencounter niyo sa mga

anak niyo naman po? (What are the usual problems that you encounter with your

children?)

Informant: Usual? Yung mga pagsagot sagot, yung paginuutusan mo ayaw sumunod

dahil may ginagawa, yung mga ganun lang. (Usual? Well, sometimes they talked back,

not following my orders because they're doing other things. That's all.)

Interviewer: Paano naman yung ano yung pagpapalaki niyo sa mga anak niyo? (How

was it raising your children?)

Informant: Pano? Ohhh, okay lang. Pag kaya kong ibigay yung mga kailangan nila

naibibigay ko naman, pag hindi, oh magtiis sila, ganun. (It's okay. Sometimes when I

can provide their needs and wants I give it to them generously but if I can't sometimes,

they know and understand our circumstances, so they bear with it.)

Interviewer: Ano namn po yung mga behavior, yung attitude ng mga anak niyo towards

you? (How's the behavior of your children towards

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Informant: Mababait naman sila pero syempre typical na mga teenager eh, mga bata

eh, minsan makukulit pero overall naman okay naman sila, masusunurin naman. (They

are typical teenagers. Sometimes they are hard headed but most of the time they are

kind and obedient to me.)

Interviewer: Ano naman po yung advantages na nakita niyo as a single parent? (What

are the advantages that you think you have as a single parent?)

Informant: May freedom ka na magdecide ng gusto mo, magsalita ng gusto mo, tapos

may ano ka na magdesisyon na mag-isa ka, yun lang. (It's the freedom I guess. I can

say and decide what I want and what I think is the best for my children.)

Interviewer: Ano naman po yung mga disadvantages? (What about the

disadvantages?)

Informant: Ahh...wala kang katulong yung ano.., umano ng mga bata, yung mag..

anong tawag dun?...Magpalaki, wala kang katulong sa pinansyal na problema. Ganun.

(Ahh…You don't have someone to rely on and ahm you don't have someone to help

you in raising your children. No one will help you in the financial problems.)

Interviewer: Ah okay po. Yun lang po yung mga tanong namin. Thank you po (That's all

the questions ma'am. Thank you so much.)

Informant: Okay. You're welcome. (Okay. You're welcome.)

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Informant

Interviewer: Goodevening po. (Good evening ma’am).

Informant: Good evening.

Interviewer: Una po yung profile muna. Ano pong pangalan? (Let's start with you profile

ma'am. Your name?)

Informant: Informant B

Interviewer: Ilang taon na po? (Age?)

Informant: 51 years old

Interviewer: Religion po? (Religion?)

Informant: Roman Catholic Interviewer: Ahh. Ano pong trabaho nila? (Ahh.

Occupation?)

Informant: Ahh…minsan nagtitinda ng almusal, kung anong pwedeng pagkakitaan na

pwedeng paghahanapan ng hanapbuhay na marangal. (Ahh. Sometimes I cook

breakfast and sell it. I don't have a specific or certain job. I grab every chance just to

earn money from legal and righteous job).

Interviewer: Ilan po yung anak niyo? (Number of children?)

Informant: Tatlo, puro sila lalaki. (Three. All boys).

Interviewer: Ano pong type ng environment? (What type of environment you're

currently living at?)

Informant: Rural.
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Interviewer: Rural environment po? Tas, ano, kamusta naman po yung pagiging single

parent nyo? (Rural environment? Okay. So ma'am, how was it being a single parent?)
Informant: Okay lang, minsan mahirap, minsan okay lang din, minsan mahirap, minsan

okay lang din nakakaraod kahit papano, basta magsikap lang. ( It's okay. Sometimes it's

hard but we always managed to continue our living. It's just really hard sometimes).

Interviewer: Ah. Ahhh, ilang taon na po kayong single parent? (How long have you

been a single parent?)

Informant: Nasa 13 years na. (13 years).

Interviewer: Tas ano pong nangyari sa relationship niyo ng partner niyo? (What

happened to your relationship with your partner?)

Informant: Ay, hindi maganda eh. Napunta sa hindi maganda ang nagyari sa amin,

dahil sa nakulong yung asawa ko, nakulong na hanggang ngayon.(Ah. It's not a good

story. We did not end well. My husband was sent to prison and he is still there until

now). Interviewer: Ahhh. Ano naman po yung mga challenges na naeencounter niyo as

a single parent? (Ah. What are the challenges that you encounter as a single parent?)

Informant: Syempre nandun yung hirap ng pagpapakain sa anak, paghahanap ng

pera, kung pano mo sila bubuhayin, silang tatlo mula nung maliit pa, kung paano mo

sila, kung pano maghanap ng pera para mairaos mo lang sa maganda kaya mahirap

talaga, basta ang importante mairaos sa magandang hanapbuhay eh, kahit mahirap

sige lang. (Well there is the usual struggle of finding ways to feed and raised my

children and the hardship to earn money. If it’s a legal job, I always grab it and work

hard for it. Yes, it's hard but I managed to survive everyday for my children).

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Interviewer: Ano naman po yung mga ano, usual problems na naeencounter niyo dun

sa mga ano niyo naman po, sa mga anak niyo? (What are the usual problems that you

encounter with your children?)

Informant: Sa mga anak ko, ang problema naman siguro, hindi naman gaano, minsan

pag may mga project na hinihingi nung kasalukuyan nag-aaral pa yung mga anal ko ng

highschool at college, hindi ko naibibigay kaagad yung hinihngi na mga project kasi

syempre mahirap hanapin ang pera, pero nairaraos pa rin kahit papano hanggang sa

maka graduate siya.(One of the usual problems I encountered with my children then

was when they were still studying. There were times when they ask for money because

they need it for their projects in school. Sometimes I can provide it but sometimes I

cannot. But still, we managed, I managed until my eldest graduated).

Interviewer: Wow

Informant: Ang common na ano talaga, ang problema natin sa pag-aano eh yung pera.

Pinansyal talaga. (The usual problem indeed is the money. It's the financial problems.)

Interviewer: Tas ano, kamusta naman yung pagpapalaki niyo po sa mga anak niyo as

a single parent? (How was it raising your children as a single parent?)

Informant: Okay naman Napatapos ko yung isa kong anak na teacher na ngayon. May

anak akong nasa Grade 10 na ngayon atsaka Grade 11 ang pangatlo ko. (It's ok. So

far, my eldest already graduated and my 2 other children is currently in Grade 10 and

Grade 11).

Interviewer: Ahhm Tas ano naman po yung behavior ng mga anak niyo sa inyo po?

Towards you? (Ahh. How's the behavior of your children towards you?).
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Informant: Nasa ayos din naman,at nandun yung respetong nakikita ko na maganda.

Hindi palabarkada. Uwi sa, uwi sa bahay, eskwela. Kahit minsan hindi mo mautusan na

ano, atleast, dito lang sila sa bahay, hindi sila nagbabarkada. (It's fine. I can see that

they are very respectful to me. I don't have any problems with their friends. They always

went home on time and they usually like to stay at home than to go out with their

friends.)

Interviewer: Ano naman po yung mga advantages ng pagiging single parent niyo?

(What advantages do you think you have as a single parent?)

Informant: Sa pag, sa single parent na ano, na advantage, sa atin kasi kami lang

naghahanapbuhay. Andun lahat yung ikaw lang maghahanap ng paraan kung paano

kumita, kung paano bubuhayin ang mga anako mo na sa maganda- marangal na

pamumuhay samantalang kung kasama mo ang iyong asawa o ano, may katuwang ka

sa paghahanap buhay o pagdidisiplina sa mga anak mo. (Well, as a single parent you

need to find ways to earn alone. You need to strive hard to raise your children and you

need to really work hard just to make your children's lives better. Unlike when you have

a partner or husband, you don't have someone to help you in raising your child and

someone to lend you a hand in the discipline aspect).

Interviewer: What about the disadvantages? (Ano namn po yung disadvantages?)

Informant: Disadvantages?...Parang ano ba? Hahaha parang di ko alam hahah.

[background: (Disadvantages kasi magisa ka lang.)] (Disadvantages? Ahmm. Maybe

ahh. I don't know [/laughs; [someone in the background: (Disadvantages, it's hard

because you are alone in raising your children)

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Informant: Oo yun nga. Mahirap di ka manlang minsan di mo kayang anohin,dinadasal

mo na lang,hinhingi na mo na lang yung, na magdadasal ka na lang na sana

makayanan yung hirap. Hihingi ka ng tulong sa Panginoon. Minsan na mag-iisip ka pag

gabi nagiisa, di ko na pinapakita sa mga anak ko na hirap ako.Kinakaya ko kahit

papano. (Yes, it's really hard. Sometimes I just want to give up. Every time I feel that I

just pray to God to help me to overcome my struggles. Every night I also feel like I am

very alone. Of course I become weak and sad sometimes but I don't let my child see it.

Most of the times I managed to be okay again and continue to strive hard for my

children).

Interviewer: Ahhh. Yun lang po lahat ng questions. Thank you po. (That's all the

questions ma'am. Thank you so much).

Informant: Maraming salamat din. (Thank you).

Informant C

Interviewer: Ano pong pangalan niyo? (What's your name?)

Informant: Informant C

Interviewer: Ilang taon na po kayo? (Your age?)

Informant: 45

Interviewer: Ano pong kasarian nyo? (Your gender?)

Informant: Babae (Female)

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Interviewer: Religion niyo po? (Your religion?)

Informant: Katoliko (Catholic)

Interviewer: May trabaho po ba kayo? (Do you have a job?)

Informant: Wala (None)

Interviewer: Ilan po ang anak niyo? (Number of children?)

Informant: Tatlo (Three/3)

Interviewer: Kamusta po ang buhay ninyo bilang isang single parent? (How was it

being a single parent?)

Informant: Mahirap. (It's difficult. )

Interviewer: Gaano na po kayo katagal na single parent? (How long have you been a

single parent?)

Informant: Limang taon (5 years.)

Interviewer: Pwede po bang malaman namin kung ano pong nangyari sa relasyon nyo

noon sa iyong kinakasama? (What happened to your relationship with your partner?)

Informant: Namatay siya (My husband died.)

Interviewer: Ano pong naging sanhi o ano ang nagdulot para maghiwalay po kayo ng

kinakasama nyo? (What are the reasons of your separation that causes you to be a

single parent?)

Informant: Namatay nga siya eh. (My husband died).

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Interviewer: Bilang isang single parent, ano ano po ang hamon na kinakaharap nyo?

(What are the challenges that you enecounter as a single parent?)

Informant: Mahirap. (It's difficult.)

Interviewer: Bakit po? (Why?)

Informant: Kung paano mo mabigyan ng pangangailang ang mga anak mo. (Because

I need to provide the needs of my children.)

Interviewer: Sa anak niyo po, ano po ang kadalasang nagiging problema ninyo bilang

nagiisang magulang nila? (What are the usual problems that you encounter with your

children?

Informant: Katigasan ng ulo. (They are hard headed).

Interviewer: Paano o natanggap po ba nila yung pagkamatay ng partner nyo? (How did

they accept the death of their father?)

Informant: Nung una nahirapan sila. Pagdating ng katagalan nakasanayan na rin nila

na wala na silang tatay. (At first it was very painful and hard for them but eventually as

the time goes by they learned to accept that their father is already gone.)

Interviewer: Ahm. Kamusta namn po yung pagpapalaki nyo sa anak niyo? (Ahm. How

was it raising your children as a single parent?)

Informant: Mabuti naman, kahit nahihirapan. (It was fine even it's hard and difficult.)

Interviewer: Ahm. Yung relationship niyo po ba masasabi niyong matibay? Kamusta po

ang behavior nila sa inyo, ng mga anak niyo? (Ahm. How's your relationship with your

children? Are you close? How's the behavior of your children towards you? )

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Informant: Siguro. Pero andyan pa rin yung minsan na katigasan ng kanilang mga ulo.

(It's okay. Sometimes they are just really hard headed.)

Interviewer: Sumusunod naman po ba sa mga utos nyo? (Do they follow your orders?).

Informant: Minsan (Sometimes.) Interviewer: Meron po ba kayong maayos na

samahan? (Do you have a good relationship with your children?)

Informant: Meron naman (Yes)

Interviewer: Ahh, Thank you po. (Thank you.)

Informant D

Interviewer: Ano pong name nyo? (What's your name?)

Informant: Informant C

Interviewer: Ilang taon na po kayo? (Your age?)

Informant: 48

Interviewer: Ano pong kasarian nyo? (Your gender?)

Informant: Babae (Female)

Interviewer: Ano pong religion niyo? (Your religion?)

Informant: Katoliko (Catholic)

Interviewer: May trabaho po ba kayo? (Do you have a job?)] Informant: Wala (None)

Interviewer: Ilan po ang anak niyo? (Number of children?)

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Informant: Apat (4/four) Interviewer: Kamusta po ang buhay niyo bilang isang single

parent? (How was it being a single parent?)

Informant: Okay naman. Nakakaraos din sa araw-araw. (It's fine. We always managed

to somehow overcome the struggles everyday.)

Interviewer: Gaano na po kayo katagal na single parent? (How long have you been a

single parent?)

Informant: Labing pitong taon (17 years)

Interviewer: Pwede po bang malaman namin kung ano pong nangyari sa relasyon nyo

noon sa iyong kinakasama? (What happened to your relationship with your parent?)

Informant: Ahm. Simula nung nag-abroad siya di na siya bumalik sa amin.(Ahm. Ever

since he went to abroad to work, he never return to us.)

Interviewer: Ahm.Ano pong naging sanhi o ano ang nagdulot para maghiwalay po kayo

ng kinakasama nyo? (What are the reasons of your separation that causes you to be a

single parent?)

Informant: May natagpuan siya doon sa ibang bansa. (He had a relationship with

another woman in the abroad).

Interviewer: Ahm.Bilang isang single parent, ano ano po ang hamon na kinakaharap

nyo? Halimbawa po sa pinansyal ganun. (Ahm.What are the challenges that you

enecounter as a single parent? for example the financial needs.)

Informant: Problema namin sa pinansyal. (It's the financial problems.)

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Interviewer: Ahm. Sa anak niyo po, ano po ang kadalasang nagiging problema ninyo

bilang nagiisang magulang nila? (Ahm.What are the usual problems that you encounter

with your children?)

Informant: Sa ugali naman ng mga anak ko wala akong masasabi. Sumusunod naman

sila. Okay naman sila. Ang ano lang, ang problema talaga lang namin pinansyal lang sa

araw-araw. (My children is kind and obedient. They follow my orders and listen to me. I

don't have any problem with their attitudes and behavior. My only problem is the

financial needs.)

Interviewer: Ahm.Natanggap po ba nila yung paghihiwalay nyo ng partner nyo? (Is it

okay for them that you are separated from their father?)

Informant: Oo natanggap nila kasi since nung maliit pa sila sinasabihan na namin sila.

(Yes. Since from the start I always explained it to them so they learned to accept it.)

Interviewer: Kamusta namn po yung pagpapalaki nyo sa anak niyo? (Ahm. How was it

raising your children as a single parent?)

Informant: Okay naman. Mabuti naman silang lahat. (It's okay. They are growing up

healthy and good children.)

Interviewer: Yung relasyon niyo po ba ay masasabi niyong matibay? Kamusta po ang

behavior nila? (Ahm. How's your relationship with your children? Are you close? How's

their behavior towards you?)

Informant: Okay. Wala akong masasabi, sumusunod nman sila sa mga sinasabi ko.

(It's fine. They are very obedient to me. They follow my orders. I don't have any problem

with their behavior).

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Interviewer: Ahm, Thank you po. (Thank you).

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