Focus Group Discussion (FGD)Transcript

Name of Interviewer: Juris Viagonia

Date: February 5, 2020
Name of Interviewees: FGD-01, FGD-02, FGD-03, FGD-04, FGD-05
Course/Major: Degree for Master of Arts for Primary Education

Good Morning! I am Juris Viagonia.

“I am conducting a research study entitled, “Safer Grounds: Experiences

of Teachers and Students During Earthquakes”.This interview is conducted to
know your experiences, coping mechanism and insight based on the
phenomenon being studied.

“Would it be alright if I will record our conversation through audio-tape

recorder? My purpose of recording our conversation is to gather as much as
possible all the necessary information that I need in this study, and to be able to
have a smooth and spontaneous flow of discussion regarding this matter. I can
assure you that all your responses will be held confidential by assigning you an
alias to protect your name. If you agree with me and with this interview and the
recording of your responses, then you can please sign this consent form that I
will be distributing to you.

“I will begin our conversation by asking you some questions and please
answer these as best as you can. You can expound your answer to make it clear
and comprehensible. May I start?”

Researcher/Interviewer:
1.) What can you remember about your experiences during the earthquake?
(Grand Tour Question #1)
1.1 What did you do then? Were you in your respective classrooms?
(Probing Question # 1)
FGD 01: Naa ko sa classroom ato ma'am taposnatingalako kay
naniyagitlangkalitakungmga classmate, nag linognadiay.
(I was in the classroom that time, and then I wondered why every one of my classmates
suddenly screamed, the ground was already shaking.)
FGD 02: Tapos Ma'am then Ma'am atung time napudatoakong ma remember ato
is naasi Ma'am Caballero didtosa among room then anagani to Ma'am
nawalasiyakasinatinanaglinognadiay then si Ma'am Tedles Ma'am kay giadto mi
niyadidtoa para maka baba mi.

(At that same time, Ma'am, I remembered that Mrs. Caballero was in our room and
insisted that we stay because she didn't feel anything until Mrs. Tedles came and told us
to leave.)

FGD 03:Naapudkosa room ato Ma'am the giignankoni... sakungclassmates

ma'am nanaglinognadiay.

(I was also in my room when my classmates told me that there was an earthquake.)
FGD 04:Then akopud Ma'am murakognakuratanthen kalitkonakulbaan.
(I was shocked and suddenly felt nervous.)
FGD 05:Nagsulat man koato Ma'am nahiwilangakunggisulat.
(I was writing something and my handwriting got ruined.)

2.)How did you respond to the earthquake?(Grand Question #2)

FGD 01: Nanggawas mi diritso ma'am kami tanan.
(We immediately left the room, all of us.)
FGD 02:Panic, then...
(Panic, then...)
FGD 03: Akoa dayong ang first aid kit Ma'am then nag duck cover and hold.
(I grabbed the first aid kit, ma'am, and performed the duck, cover and hold.)
FGD 04: Unyagibutangnakoakongkamotsaakonguloaron in case
nanaaymahulogsakongulo.
(I placed my hands on my head in case something falls on me.)
FGD 05: Paggawasnamonagtinuklurayanguban.
(When we left, some of us pushed each other.)
3.) What were your immediate reactions when the ground shook? (Grand
Question #3)
3.1 What did you do when the earth shook?(Probing Question #2)
FGD 01: Unaato ma'am nakulbaankotaposna remember nako ma'am nadapatdili
mi makulbaan para dilimadunggagangmga damage namahitabo.
(At first, I was nervous and then I remembered that we must not be afraid so we could
avoid any further damage.)
FGD 02: Mao pudgani to ma'am nahadlokpudganiko ma'am then naa man
pudkoykauban ma'am kung matagakan mi di sabaymingduha.
(I, too, was afraid, ma'am. I was with someone so when something falls, we both get hit.)
FGD 03: Niyaako ma'am kay nagkalmalangko ma'am.
(I kept my calm, ma'am.)
FGD 04: Walalangpudko ma'am nagsunodsunodrakosamga like instructions
samga teachers like katungsa among ginabuhatsa earthquake drill.
(I was just following the teachers' instructions, just like what we did on earthquake
drills.)
FGD 05: Nakulbaannamuragnataranta.
(I got nervous and panicked.)

4.)What did you do after the earthquake? After the earthquake, you said that
you did the duck, cover and hold, what did you do right after?(Grand
Question #4)
4.1 You left the school? (Probing Question #3)
All FGDs: Yes, Ma’am.
4.2 Where were your rooms located? (Probing Question #4)
All FGDs: Sa third floor, Ma’am.
(Third floor, Ma'am.)
 4.3 How strong was it? (Probing Question #5)
All FGDs: Kusogjudkaayo, Ma’am.
(It was really strong.)
FGD 01: Kanangmafeeljudsiya.
(It was so strong, I felt it.)

5.) Did the shaking stop immediately? (Grand Question #5)

5.1 Did you leave as it stopped? Or did you leave while it was still
shaking? (Probing Question #6)
All FGDs: Yes, Ma’am. PaghinaynaMaam.
(Yes, Ma’am. We left when it stopped.)
5.2 Didn't you leave the school? (Probing Question #7)
All FGDs: Yes, Ma’am.

6.) What did you feel when you were outside the school? (Grand Question #6)

FGD 01: Nakulba... Nakalmalangjud mi ma'am paghumansalinog kay

humanajidanglinog. Daghang safe niyawalapoynadisgrasyasaamo ma'am.
Niyainitpud kay didtoato ma'am mayganiwalaynakuyapan.
(We were nervous. We were calm as soon as it stopped. All of us were safe and no one
was hurt. It was very hot outside, luckily, no one passed out.)

6.1 Were you calm when you were outside? (Probing Question #8)

All FGDs: Yes, Ma’am.

6.2 But were you still nervous?(Probing Question #9)

All FGDs: Yes, ma'am. Gamay ma'am...bisagang aftershock.

(Yes ma'am, a little, because there might be an aftershock.)
 6.3 What did you feel? Did you still want to go back to school
since?(Probing Question #10)

All FGDs: Yes, Ma’am kay daghan man nabilinnagamitdidto.

(Yes, Ma’am, we left all our things in there.)

6.4 So you wanted to go back for your things?(Probing Question #11)

All FGDs: Yes, Ma’am.

7.) You said that you were nervous. Did you have things with you that helped
in some way? (Grand Question #7)

FGD 01: Akong cellphone mayganinadalanaakong cellphone mao to

natawagannakosi mama.
(My phone. Fortunately, I had it with me so I was able to call my mom.)

FGD 02: Hmm... Actually wala man pudkoydalaato ma'am bale anolang ma'am
ahhmm...peropagsakuan ma'am pagnaakoy whistle ma'am then okay
rapudkaayo ma'am kay just like kung ma collapse niatoang school ma'am then
ma trap ko ma'am then pwedepudnakomagamitang whistle ma'am para
pagnaaymakadunggog ma rescue ko.
(I actually didn’t bring anything with me, ma'am, but if I had a whistle with me, it
would have been very useful in case the building collapses and traps me. I could blow the
whistle to call for help and be rescued.)
FGD 03: First aid kit ma'am in case naaymasamaran.
(First aid kit, in case someone gets wounded or injured.)
FGD 04: Gitawagandayonkosakong papa ato. Akonggikuanatomaam kay
presence of my mind uginitiative maam.
(My father called me immediately that time.I had presence of mind and used my
initiative, Ma’am.)

8.) What are the challenges that you encountered? (General Question #8)
All FGDs: Nahadloklang mi maam.
(We were just scared, Ma’am.)
8.1 What else? When you went down? Was everything okay when you
went out of school premises? (Probing Question #12)
FGD 01: Daghannagtinukluraymaam.
(Many of us were pushing each other, Ma’am.)
FGD 02: Nagdalidalinauggawas.
(Everyone went out hurriedly.)
FGD 03: May ganimaamsa 3rd floor ug 2nd floor
maamwalaynangatagaksastairs.
(Fortunately, no one fell down the stairs from the 3rd floor and 2nd floor.)
8.2 Were you able to leave school immediately? (Probing Question #13)
All FGDs: Yes,maam kay angmga guard giablihan man puddayonang gate para
makagawasangmga students.
(Yes, Ma’am. The school guards opened the gate quickly for the students to get out.)
8.3 What else are the challenges that you faced?(Probing Question #14)
All FGDs: Angubansamong classmate kay wala pa gihaponnawalailangkulba.
(Most of my classmates were still nervous.)
8.4 Did someone cry?(Probing Question #15)
All FGDs: Wala man maam.
(None, Ma’am.)

9.) How did the earthquake influence your reaction in the situation? Did the
earthquake affect you as a student? What did it do to you? (Grand Question
#9)
FGD 01: Nalearnnamona incase maglinogdapatdili mi magpanic and dapat stay
calm so nagaparticipatejudmigtarongsamga earthquake drill.
(We learned that during earthquakes, we should not panic and we should stay calm. We
learned that it is important to participate properly during earthquake drills.)
 9.1 What else? Did it change something in you, since before we don't
experience a lot of earthquakes, unlike now? What were the changes made
as a student?(Probing Question #16)
FGD 01: Dapatpirmintenakareadypagmaglinog.

FGD 02: Magpreparejudmaam kay dili man malikayanangmgakalamidad.

FGD 03: Magpreparejud kay di man malikayanangmgakalamidad.

10.) What changes were made regarding your studies after the earthquake
happened? Like when you go to school, do you think that an earthquake may
happen again? (Grand Question #10)
10.1 What changes were made to you?(Probing Question #17)
All FGDs: Yes, Ma’am. I won’t get easily scared if an earthquake happens again.
10.2 Can you say that you are much prepared right now?
(Probing Question #18)
All FGDs: Yes, Ma’am.

11.) What would you do during earthquake drills? (Grand Question #11)
All FGDs: Magtinarongmaam, dilinamangatawapag mag tingogang bell.
Giseryosonaang earthquake drill.

12.) What are the proper responses during the time of earthquake? (Grand
Question #12)
FGD 01: Duck, cover and hold.
FGD 02: Dili magtinukluray
FGD 03: Dili magpanic.
FGD 04: Dili makulbaan.
 12.1 Do you think what you stated earlier can help you during the
occurence of earthquake?(Probing Question #13)
All FGDs: Yes, Ma’am.
12.2 Would the pushing and being nervous be repeated?(Probing
Question #14)
All FGDs: Dili man pudgihaponnatosiyamalikayanmaam.
12.3 We cannot avoid getting nervous but the moment it happens again,
what would be your reaction?(Probing Question #15)
FGD 01: Dili man mi kulbaan man.
FGD 02: Makulbaannajudmaam kay sa earthquake drill maam kay lahira man
judsiyasalinogmaam kay kung maglinognajud kay
magpanicnamanjudtananmaam.

13.) Did you learned something from the earthquake you had experienced? If
there is, what is it? (Grand Question #13)
FGD 01: Na dapat prepared jud mi pirmintemaam.
FGD 02: Dili magtinukluray.
FGD 03: Kalmadopirminte.
13.1 What else did you learn during earthquakes?(Probing Question #16)
FGD 04: Na dapatnaapuymga hard hat.
13.2 What is the purpose of a hard hat? (Probing Question #17)
FGD 04: Para incase matagak,naayproteksyonsaulo.
FGD 05: Aside sa hard hat maamkailanganpudnatog whistle maam no. O kay
para maalert ta.

“Thank you so much for your generosity in sharing your time today. Your views
and opinions are very much indispensable for the completion of this study.”
Again, rest assured that all your opinions are kept confidential. Thank you and
may God bless us all.
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Researcher