Background of The Study: The Trikes Themselves Can Speak Just As Much

CHAPTER I
INTRODUCTION
Background of the Study
Imagine that you are on your way to your destination but you are in need
of a fast mode of transportation that would save your time. The three wheeled
vehicle. A motorcycle with a sidecar attached to it or most popularly known as
“Tricycle” is the one that would help you to go to your destination at haste. Isn’t
it great? Yes it is, however that is not yet the end of the story. The moment you
exit the Tricycle, the driver is overcharging your transportation fare. Doubled on
what is necessary. When you ask why. The mood between you and the driver
became grim. You have been overwhelmed by the situation so you just pay
what the driver oblige you. After that you realize that the driver took advantage
of you. Is it familiar? Have you ever experienced this before? Most likely if you
are a commuter from the infamous Tricycle Capital of the Philippines, the City of
Cabanatuan you’ll be a living proof whether such imagination is just a myth or
happening in the real world.
As of 2012, there were over 658,675 for-hire tricycles and motorcycles
operating in the Philippines, accounting for nearly 67.9% of the total for-hire
vehicle population. They outnumber the combined total of for-hire cars, utility
vehicles, buses, trucks, and trailers, according to figures from the National
Statistical Coordination Board. The trikes themselves can speak just as much
about the Filipino identity as their four-wheeled counterparts. Tricycles were
legalized in October 1985 — a few months before the People Power Revolution
— when then-President Ferdinand Marcos released Letter of Instruction No.
1482, which recognized “that the tricycle plays an important role, in the existing
public transportation hierarchy in municipalities, where it is, in most cases, the
primary means of transportation.”
In the City of Cabanatuan, which is hailed as the Tricycle Capital of the
Philippines with a total of over 36, 000 tricycles as of 2009. Tricycle terminals
operate on a first-in, first-out basis. All vehicles need to line up to get
passengers. That can be a big problem if there is a shortage of passengers and
an oversupply of tricycles in a fixed boundary — it boils down to the basic
economic law of supply and demand. In such cases, tricycle terminals become
bottlenecks that lead to an ever increasing competition among the tricycle
drivers that resulted to some problems for the commuters. As a student many of
whom commute from their houses going to the school and also going to the
malls or elsewhere, tricycle commute has a major impact to our daily life. This
research will help us assessed whether its impact is a benefit or a detriment
based on the college students experiences.
This research aims to determine and to figure out the Cabanatuan tricycle
experience on the basis of college students’ perspective. Results of which may be
forwarded to the authorities to back-up the claim on tricycle commute
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irregularities to prove or dismiss whether such irregularities exists.
Statement of the Problem
This study, entitled “Cabanatuan Tricycle Experience:
College Students’ Perspective” aimed to draw out the bigger picture and to have
an in-depth view of the college students experiences in using Cabanatuan
Tricycle as a means of public transportation. Specifically, this study sought to
answer the following questions.
1. Describe the socio-demographic profiles of the respondents and the
current educational background.
a. Personal profile
i. Name,
ii. Age,
iii. Sex,
iv. Civil Status,
b. Current educational background
i. Course
ii. Year
iii. Block
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iv. School
2. Determine the frequency of students tricycle commute per week.
3. Identify the respondent’s perspective and stories with the basis of their
tricycle commute experiences in terms of:
a. Behavior and Attitude
b. Fare Regulation
c. Traffic Rules Observance
4. Describe the respondent's’ side in terms of the validity of the significant
existence of tricycle commute irregularities.
Conceptual Paradigm
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Experiences
Tricycle Commuter Make a Generalize
Commuting within Idea
Accordance to guide
Cabanatuan questions Reconcile Different
Stories
Good Experiences
Bad Experiences
College
Perspective
Students
The above figure is the summary of the process of this research study
showing the primary variables of the study and the characteristics therein. This
also shows the framework used in the study.
Significance of the Study
Cabanatuan city has two very important element. One being one of the
major educational center in Nueva Ecija, aside from the Science City of Munoz
being the Educational center of central Luzon having the Central Luzon State
University and various educational facilities, Cabanatuan City is known for its
diverse Educational institutions alike our very own Wesleyan University-
Philippines and others which is known not just in the region but all over the
country. On the other hand, Cabanatuan city is hailed as the Tricycle Capital of
Philippines with a total of over 36, 000 tricycles as of 2009 and still increasing.
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College Students and Tricycle, one of the many but the two most
infamous Cabanatuan identity. Moreover, Tricycle being a Filipino identity,
Cabanatuan tricycle experience research is an imperative due to lack or very few
researches in this topic.
Furthermore, this study aims to draw out the picture of the experiences,
whether good or bad, college students all over Cabanatuan experienced in their
day to day commute via tricycle. This research aimed to gather the college
students opinions, suggestions, problems, solutions, inquiries and others,
pertaining to their tricycle commute experiences. Also this study sought to find
out the similarities and differences among the experiences of the college
students corresponding to their Educational Institutional location.
Scope and Delimitation
This phenomenological qualitative study only focuses on the perspective
on the experiences of bona fide College Students in Cabanatuan. Ten college
students will be interviewed, every two of which will come from the five major
performing University or College in Cabanatuan, Wesleyan University -
Philippines, Nueva Ecija University of Science and Technology, Araullo University
– PHINMA, Manuel V. Gallego Foundation Colleges, and Midway Maritime
Foundation respectively.
This study began on February 10, 2017 and spanned into 2 months of
intensive research on the background and nature of the topic. The interview and
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the analysis of data takes place within the last week of April and first week of
May.
Limitations of this study is only within the boundaries of Cabanatuan City
which became the venue of this research study.
Definition of Terms
In this portion, the words below is defined as on how the researchers
used the words in this study.
Araullo University – PHINMA
Araullo University - PHINMA, colloquially called "AU" or simply
"Araullo", is a private university in Cabanatuan City, Nueva Ecija,
Philippines. Since PHINMA acquired the University in 2004, Araullo has
been improving its programs and facilities.
Analysis
This stage of analysis basically involves total immersion for as long
as it is needed in order to ensure both a pure and a thorough description
of the phenomenon.
Bracketing
Bracketing is the process of identifying and holding in abeyance
any preconceived beliefs and opinions that one may have about the
phenomenon that is being researched.
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Cabanatuan City
Cabanatuan, officially the City of Cabanatuan or simply Cabanatuan
City is a first class component city in the province of Nueva Ecija,
Philippines. It is the most populous city in Nueva Ecija and the 5th
populous in Central Luzon with a population of 302,231 in 2015.
College students
Students enrolled and studying in a tertiary educational institution,
enrolled in a program or taking a college degree.
Description
At the descriptive stage, the researcher comes to understand and
to define the phenomenon. The aims of this final step are to communicate
and to offer distinct, critical description in written and verbal form.
Experiences
Practical contact with and observation of facts or events
Intuition
Intuition occurs when the researcher remains open to the meaning
attributed to the phenomenon by those who have experienced it. This
process of intuition results in a common understanding about the
phenomenon that is being studied.
Manuel V. Gallego Foundation Colleges, Inc.
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Manuel V. Gallego Foundation Colleges, Inc. (MVGFCI), a non-
sectarian, non-profit educational foundation. MVGFC aims to offer well-
designed and highly relevant programs and modules that are strongly
complemented by extension projects and researches; provide a conducive
learning environment that fosters quality and holistic development of the
students.
Midway Maritime Foundation
The Midway Maritime Foundation Inc. is a non-stock, non-profit
institution which is acknowledge as the pioneering maritime education
institution here in Nueva Ecija. It offers full maritime educational courses
as recognized by the Commission on Higher Education.
Nueva Ecija University of Science and Technology
The Nueva Ecija University of Science and Technology (NEUST), is
a university located in Cabanatuan City, Nueva Ecija, Central
Luzon, Philippines. The university offers graduate and undergraduate
courses in many specialized fields as well as vocational training programs.
Phenomenology
In its broadest sense, 'phenomenology' refers to a person's
perception of the meaning of an event, as opposed to the event as it
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exists externally to (outside of) that person.
Perspective
A particular attitude toward or way of regarding something; a point
of view.
Tricycle
Tricycles, or simply tricycles, are an indigenous form of the auto
rickshaw and are a common means of public transportation in
the Philippines. These public utility vehicles either ply a set route or are
for-hire, like taxis.
Wesleyan University-Philippines
Wesleyan University-Philippines (WU-P) is a private, non-stock,
non-profit and non-sectarian university located in Cabanatuan City, Nueva
Ecija, Philippines and run by the United Methodist Church (UMC). Founded
in 1946 as the Philippine Wesleyan College, it is named after John Wesley,
the founder of Methodism.
CHAPTER II
REVIEW OF RELATED LITERATURE AND STUDIES
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Related Literature
Local motorcycle distributors abound in the city where the required
downpayment is a little less than P3,000 while the rest can be secured through
financing amortized in 36 equal monthly installments or equivalent to a term of
three years. This is approximately P2,000-P2,500 monthly based on this financial
scheme. All it takes is another P9,000 or so for a sidecar and a spare money for
registration. Immediate members of the family even volunteer to share in the
expenses just to raise the amount needed. Indeed, it requires a small capital in
exchange for a sure income.
Laws and city ordinances are numerous. Cabanatuan Sangguniang
Panlungsod (local city council) ordinances reveal the rate of fare to be P7.00 in
2004 and amended in 2007 which increased the same to P14.00 for every
regular passenger. This rate decreases if more than one passenger. Discounts
are also given to students, senior citizens and the disabled (but is not obeyed by
tricycle driver-operators).
As per records of the National Statistics Office in Cabanatuan (1995), the
city has about 201,033 people and is expected to increase by 2% annually or
264,215 by year 2010. It can be hypothesized that one of the reasons why there
is a continued demand for tricycles is partly due to the increase in the
commuting public. The mushrooming commercial establishments like
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supermarkets, offices, new subdivisions included, have created a demand for
more tricycles. A demand for transportation is directly proportional to population
growth - as population increases, the demand for mobility also increases.
If figures are to be considered, 6% of the population is engaged in tricycle
operation. Assuming that an average of 9,000 (of the total 13,966 minus those
color-coded) operate their units daily, and whose estimated earnings is P300
each can be translated to P2.7 million income from the riding public.
Tricycles do not only provide vital transportation to the Cabanatuan’s
masses, they also provide jobs for its people. For as long as this trade can bring
opportunity for most Cabanatueños, the operation of tricycle will be here to stay.
Tricycles were legalized in October 1985 — a few months before the
People Power Revolution — when then-President Ferdinand Marcos released
Letter of Instruction No. 1482, which recognized “that the tricycle plays an
important role, in the existing public transportation hierarchy in municipalities,
where it is, in most cases, the primary means of transportation.”
Related Studies
In Motorcycle-Propelled Public Transport And Local Policy Development–
The Case Of “Tricycles” And “Habal-Habal” In Davao City Philippines – Marie
Danielle V. Guillen And Haruo Ishida, Dr. assumes that motorcycle-propelled
public transport precedes the development of local public transport policy. Davao
City is chosen as the site for the case study since a wide variation of motorcycle-
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innovations can be observed. Philippine tricycle is classified as a motor vehicle
composed of motorcycle fitted with a single wheel sidecar or with a two-wheel
cab, operated as a public transport for a fee. . An emerging mode, in the form of
motorcycle taxi known as “habal-habal” can also be found. The policy response
of eliminating “triciboat” and the presence of private motorcycle credit facility led
to the emergence of informal and illegal modes like the “habal-habal” and open-
cab tricycles.
Ma. Janice J. Gumasing ( 2014), Overall Improvement for the Design of
Motorized Tricycles in the Philippines - An Ergonomic Study pointed out that
motorized tricycles is a common mean of passenger transport everywhere in the
Philippines, it is the most popular means of transport in small towns and cities,
especially in the rural areas. Commuting in the Philippines is very much a part of
the Filipino lifestyle. Riding motorized tricycles is a common mean of passenger
transport everywhere in the Philippines.
Thomson,J.M. said that on Great Cities and their Traffic, Victor Gallanz,
London,1977 urban transportation planning is designed to meet the end
objective of addressing transport problems in terms of traffic movement, public
transport, pedestrian, environment and parking [33].
Cabanatuan City: Tricycle Capital of the Philippines Felipe E. Balaria April
2016 - September 2016 stated that the tricycle industry in Cabanatuan City
located within the heart of the Province of Nueva Ecija, also known as the
“Tricycle Capital of the Philippines”. Tricycle units were usually financed.

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Organization and management was very simple. Majority used 4-stroke motor
engine which was more environment-friendly than two-stroke. Tricycle sidecar
was undersized and risky for passengers. Abuses were rampant as to the fares
charged to passengers, and often contracted to as high as three-hundred
percent or more.
As of 2012, there were over 658,675 for-hire tricycles and motorcycles
operating in the Philippines, accounting for nearly 67.9% of the total for-hire
vehicle population. They outnumber the combined total of for-hire cars, utility
vehicles, buses, trucks, and trailers, according to figures from the National
Statistical Coordination Board. And yet, the tricycle is not necessarily the first
thing that comes to mind when one thinks about Filipino transportation. Though
a major part of the daily commute of many Filipinos nationwide, tricycles are
often left playing second fiddle to the much popular jeepney. (CNN Philippines)
According to the Roadmap for Transport and Infrastructure Development for
Metro Manila and Its Surrounding Areas by the National Economic Development
Authority and the Japan International Cooperation Agency published in 2014,
jeepneys, motorcycles, and tricycles are a major source of particulate matter in
Metro Manila. Particulate matter are inhalable particles of chemicals and dust.
They are the same particles that collect in your typical white air filtration
systems, subsequently turning them black.
The Asian Development Bank (ADB), has partnered with the Philippine
government in promoting electric tricycles. It launched a pilot project in

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Mandaluyong in 2011. Under the ADB’s program, tricycle drivers are given the
opportunity to lease or lease-to-own such electric vehicles at a cost of less than
P200 a day. The organization explains that e-trikes allow drivers to have a higher
take-home income.
Greg Bloom; Michael Grosberg; Virginia Jealous; Piers Kelly (May 2009).
Philippines. Lonely Planet. p. 450.. Motorized tricycles, or simply tricycles, are an
indigenous form of the auto rickshaw and are a common means of public
transportation in the Philippines. These public utility vehicles either ply a set
route or are for-hire, like taxis. The Boracay Budget Travel website says of the
motorized tricycle, "The tricycle is the most popular means of transport in small
towns and cities, especially in the rural areas.
CHAPTER III
METHODOLOGY
This chapter describes the methodology used to collect data, which will be
used to answer the problem and attain the desired objectives.
Research Design
This study used the phenomenological qualitative research which utilized
discussion and narrative discourses of respondents focusing on respondents
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experience on the topic. In particular, it has been conducted in a phenomenology
manner of inquiry through personal interview. As how it is generally defined,
phenomenological research is the direct investigation and description of
phenomena as consciously experienced, without theories about their casual
explanations or their objective reality.
Research Method
The researcher formulated research tools and utilized methods to
investigate its objective. The following steps were undertaken:
1. An interview guide was first drafted containing open ended questions
2. Each of the respondents was going to visit in their places or area and had
an open discourse about questions spelled out in the interview guide.
3. The conversation will be recorded with a video camera or a voice
recorder.
The following is the phenomenological step by step procedure in filtering
the respondents’ experiences.
Bracketing
Reveals the underlying thinking and values that people bring to
bear in understanding the world and engaging in social action. These are
some of the pre-conceived beliefs of the researcher towards the
experiences of tricycle commuters:
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● High passenger fee
● Fast driving
● The driver have bad attitudes toward passenger
● Rejecting the passenger due to small fare
● Smells bad because of improper hygiene and by using cigarettes
Intuition
An idea or impression about someone or something without any
logical reasons or the ability to understand something immediately. The
data gathering will be collected thru interview. The target respondents will
be the college students from different schools within Cabanatuan city. The
responses of the sample will be the data of this study. By this we will find
out their experiences and perceptions of the students in riding tricycle.
Analysis
Phenomenology analysis is based on discussion and reflections of
direct sense perceptions and experiences of the researched phenomenon.
A starting point of the strategy is the ability to approach a project without
a prior assumptions, definitions, or theoretical framework. Analysis focus
on either your own or other people experiences and perceptions of the
phenomenon. In this step we will find the comparison of the Researchers’
perception and college commuters’ experiences by analyzing the
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commonality among those perception and experiences.
Description
A phenomenological description attempts to depict the structure of
first person lived experience, rather than theoretically explain it. In this
part we find out the answers between the researcher and commuters. The
result has been identified by comparison of the perception of the research
and student commuters.
Respondents
The respondents of the study were 10 different students from different
school, because it is very ideal to conduct this phenomenological qualitative
study with only 10 respondents at most. Purposive sampling technique was used
to gather the target respondents.
CHAPTER IV
PRESENTATION OF DATA
This chapter shows the presentation of gathered data in a
phenomenological step by step procedure, bracketing, intuiting, analysis and
description respectively. This chapter also includes the graphical representation
of socio-demographic profiles and the complete interview account of the
respondents.
Respondents Socio-demographic Profile
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Age
Sex
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Civil Status
Current Educational Background
Course
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Year
School
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Average Weekly Tricycle Commute
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Data Bracketing
The Researchers 'brackets out' the world and any presuppositions that
the Researchers may have in an effort to confront the data in as pure a form as
possible.
Below are the central themes of the Researchers presuppositions in the
Cabanatuan tricycle experiences of college students.
The Respondents unanimously affirmed these two themes below:
1. High passenger fee
2. Rejecting the passenger due to small fare
Majority of the respondents agree to the two themes below:
1. Fast driving
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2. The driver have bad attitudes toward passenger
None of the respondents mentioned the theme below
1. Smells bad because of improper hygiene and by using cigarettes
Data Intuition
Intuition occurs when the researcher remains open to the meaning
attributed to the phenomenon by those who have experienced it.
tricycle commute experiences via in terms of:
Majority of the respondents foretold that most of their tricycle
experiences centers around on how the tricycle drivers treat their
passengers. The Frequency of having the best tricycle experience and
having the worst is the same as per observed by the researchers. Most
said that their experiences are good but it is impossible that they will
sometimes experience unwanted moments. Most respondents based on
their experiences encounter difficulties when in traffic, at night and when
they ride solo. And what they like most is when the Tricycle Driver is their
acquaintance, talking to the passengers respectfully, and complementing
or greeting the passengers.
b. Fare Regulation
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The respondents have a split opinion about fare regulation but
Majority, (8 out of 10) of affirmed that there so happen fare irregularities.
But only a small number of tricycle driver does overcharging the
passengers. Furthermore one respondent pointed out that if you are new
in Cabanatuan you will be surprised how high the fare is. Minority (2 out
of 10) disagreed and told the researchers that they are paying what they
believe is just right.
Eight (8) out of ten (10) respondents agrees that based on their
personal experiences in general, Traffic Rules are observed well though
not absolutely but most of the times. One (1) Respondent said that in
terms of frequency the number of drivers who obey and who do not is
most likely the same. Moreover one (1) Respondent said that it is clear
that in his experience they are not following the traffic rules.
Half (5 out of 10) of the respondents said that personally they
experience the tricycle commute irregularities when all of a sudden they
were charged doubled on what is necessary but in the end they just paid
to have no fight between the passenger and the tricycle driver. Almost
half (4 out of 10) of the respondents said that they don’t personally
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experience such, but their friends, most commonly kids and those that are
new in Cabanatuan were victims of such tricycle commute irregularity also
one pointed out that tricycle fare in Cabanatuan is the most expensive
compared to other towns and cities. However only one (1) out of ten (10)
respondent disagreed that tricycle commute irregularities based on her
experience and knowledge is not happening in Cabanatuan City. All in all
nine (9) respondents agreed and one (1) respondent disagreed.
Data Analysis
This stage of analysis is basically involves total immersion for as long as it
is needed in order to ensure both a pure and a thorough description of the
phenomenon. Here are the most notable themes the respondents gave.
tricycle commute experiences via in terms of:
- Careful Driving
- Nice
- Approachable
- Reckless
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- Hot Headed
- In a rush
- Super-Fast
- Depends on the area
b. Fare Regulation
- Fair
- Unfair
- Disrespectful
- Courteous
- Over charging | Too Expensive
- Difference in Night and Day fare
- Traffic Rule Abiding
- Traffic Rule Violator
- Inconsistent
- Experienced Personally
- Experienced by someone they know
- Didn’t experienced yet
- Part of Life
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- Exaggerated
- Opportunistic
- Highest passenger fee in the province
- True to life
Data Description
At the descriptive stage, the researcher comes to understand and to
define, the phenomenon. The aims of this final step are to communicate and to
offer distinct, critical description in written form. Description is as follows:
We found out that all of the Researchers prior perception on college
students’ experiences in tricycle commute is in fact happening except that the
tricycle driver “smells bad because of improper hygiene and by using cigarettes”.
Furthermore we found out that there is much more experiences covered but not
in the prior knowledge of the researchers. Both positive and negative
experiences.
Majority of the respondents foretold that most of their tricycle experiences
centers around on how the tricycle drivers treat their passengers. Most said that
their experiences are good but it is impossible that they will sometimes
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experience unwanted moments based on their experiences that they encounter
difficulties which are when in traffic, at night and when they ride solo. And what
they like most is when the Tricycle Driver is their acquaintance, talking to the
passengers respectfully, and complementing or greeting the passengers.
Respondents have a split opinion about fare regulation but Majority
affirmed that there so happen fare irregularities. Minority disagreed and told the
researchers that they are paying what they believe is what is just right.
Majority of the respondents agrees that based on their personal
experiences in general, Traffic Rules are observed well though not absolutely but
most of the times. Someone said that in terms of frequency the number of
drivers who obey and who do not is most likely the same. Someone said that it
is clear that in his experience they are not following the traffic rules.
Lastly, all in all nine (9) respondents agreed and one (1) respondent
disagreed when in terms of the existence and their experiences on tricycle
commute irregularities
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Interview Accounts
This subchapter is the collection of complete interview accounts in a form
made simpler by the researchers.
Respondent 1
a. Personal profile
i. Name Mhelanie Arzadon
ii. Age 20
iii. Sex Female
iv. Civil Status Single
i. Course Cruise Ship Hotel and Restaurant Services
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ii. Year 2nd Year
iii. Block 2 B1
iv. School Midway Maritime Foundation
2. In the average, how frequently do you commute via tricycle in a week?
3 times
3. What are your experiences in tricycle commute in terms of:
“ Hindi pare-pareho kasi mayroong mga driver na safety siya kung
mag-drive at meron naman kaskasero kung tawagin siya magdrive. More
on na nasasakyan ko eh yung iniisip niya yung safety ng pasahero. Sa
pag-uugali naman ng driver, Ano! Madalas na madaldal yung driver.
Pero may hindi ako malilimutan na sobrang init ng ulo ng tricycle
driver naninigaw nalang doon sa mga nasa harap niya tapos yung
mayroon lang marinig na konting chickahan diyan sa kanto nag uunahan
na yung mga yon uunahin pa yon bago yung mga pasahero. Pero naalala
ko may time pa na hindina ako pinagbayad ng driver yun yung moment
na napasarap ang kwentuhan namin”
“Not all the same because there are drivers who drives safely and
there are some who are careless in driving I usually ride with a tricycle
driver that the priorities are the safety of their passenger. When it comes
to the driver attitude I usually encountered talkative drivers.
But there was one time, I remembered the hostile attitude of these
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particular driver who suddenly shouted his co-driver in front of him. But
there are some drivers that when they heard commotion and “tsismis”
along the street they will stop and attend first to know the commotion
before sending their passenger to their destination but there was also a
time, that the driver did not get the money for my tricycle fare because of
the good conversation that we exchange along the way.”
b. Fare Regulation
“Mayroong fair, madalas fair yung paniningil ng driver at meron din
yung mataas maningil yung tipong palengke lang yung pupuntahan mo
tapos bente lang yung regular fee tapos pagdating mo dun eh sasabihin
sayo ng driver 30 kasi mag-isa ka lang sumakay”
“I would say that the most of the drivers that I encountered are
asking enough fare from their passenger and there are some that are
asking more than what is due fare for that particular places for the
passenger destination. It's like we're about to go to wet market and
regular fee is only 20 pesos and when you get there they will ask 30
pesos because they will tell you that you are a solo passenger’
“Sa traffic naman, hindi sila madalas sumunod sa traffic rules, kung
saan saan pumupunta, sunod ang gagawin liliko-liko, iikot-ikot tsaka
pupunta sa crossing na papuntang palayan ang gagawin e magyu-u turn
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lang siya don tapos tsaka ako ihahatid sa midway.”
“When we talk about traffic most of the driver are violating traffic
rules they will just go here and go there, cross here and cross there, then
turn right and turn left then enter the street going to the Palayan then
went U-turn there then send me to midway”
4. What are your perspective in the above terms or situation.
“Hindi ko pa naman siya nae-experience kasi mababait naman
yung mga nasasakyan ko yung sinasakyan ko yung Toda namin dito sa
Midway papuntang ibang School”
“I still didn’t experience it yet because most of the tricycle driver I
encountered are all kind, and I usually ride on tricycle TODA here in
Midway going to other School”
5. Do you really think that the negative general perceive idea in the topic
is real or just exaggerating? Why? Why not?
“Nangyayari talaga siya sa totoong buhay, hindi pa nga lang sa
akin pero sa ibang kaibigan ko nangyayari na iyon syempre”.
“It is really happening in real life, It would not be on me but with
my other friends”
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Respondent 2
a. Personal profile
i. Name Arnulfo Santos
ii. Age 20
iii. Sex Male
i. Course Bachelor of Science in Marine Transportation
ii. Year 3rd
iii. Block 6B3
iv. School Midway Maritime Foundation
6 times
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“Ang experience ko, yung driver kapag kasi nag-aapura medyo
barumbado sa kalsada, mainit ulo, ganun, lalo na sa pagtraffic l galit ng
tas mainit ang ulo, pero minsan lang naman yon, mas madalas yung okay
na tricycle driver
Yung worst naman na naranasan ko e minsan sa suklian kulang yung
binibigay na sukli tapos, pag kasi minsan kalaki maningil, sinasabi pagka
eto lang binabayad ko sasabihin eto lang bayad e kalayo layo ng
pinaghatidan. Ayos naman kapag o okay na sila most of the times pag
sumasakay o nagsasakay sila mababait naman sila madalas
“In my experience, when the driver is at rush the driver is a bit
wreckless in the road, hot-headed, like that, even more when in a traffic,
the driver is angry and hot headed, but that’s for sometimes, its more
frequent to have a nice tricycle driver.
The worst in my experience is sometimes the change that I got is
insufficient, because sometimes they demand big charges, and sometimes
they would tell me that is this what I can pay to them this is too far.
They are fine when or they are okay when most of the times I rode with
them, they are nice most of the times”
b. Fare Regulation
“ Mas madalas na fair sila maningil kaysa unfair, pero sakto naman,
depende naman kasi palagi sa pupuntahan”
“Most of the tricycle driver are fair enough for asking for what is
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due but it always depends on passenger destination.”
“Sumusunod naman sila minsan sa traffic rules, minsan hindi rin
sila sumusunod, pero kung sa dalas, mas madalas na sumusunod padin
ang mga tricycle driver”.
“Some of the drivers are following the traffic rules some are not.
But when we talk about frequency, tricycle drivers follows.”
“ Nangyari na sa akin yan! Dapat nga ipinaglaban ko”
“I also experience such scenario! I Shouldn’t allowed it to happen.”
“Totoo naman yun kasi ganoon yung nangyayari kadalasan pero
okay lang naman siya kase kasama sa buhay yon”.
“It really happens most of the time, it is a part of being a
commuter”.
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Respondent 3
a. Personal profile
i. Name Joanne Quitan
ii. Age 18
iii. Sex Female
i. Course Bachelor of Science in Accounting Technology
ii. Year 3rd Year
iii. Block 2
iv. School Araullo University-PHINMA
8 times
“Madalas approachable naman po yung mga tricycle driver
pagsasakay ako. Kunwari po pag may naiwan kayong gamit binabalik po
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nila, magalang din naman po sila. Nagagawan din po niila ng paraan ang
traffic na malusutan nag-iiba po sila ng way para maiwasan yung traffic.
Kaso yun nga lang may ilan na masyadong mabagal magpatakbo pag
nagdra-drive”.
“I usually ride in approachable tricycle driver and most of the
tricycle driver are sending back to the owner what are being left inside
their tricycle, they are also courteous. They also made ways to escape
from the traffic by finding shortcut when there is traffic. But then there is
also drivers who are driving slowly.”
b. Fare Regulation
“Madalas kasi kapag sasakay ako ng tricycle nakikipag-deal muna
ako sa pamasahe, kinokontra ko na sila, wala naman akong problema,
sakto lang naman singil nila. Sa binabayad naman minsan
nagpapadagdag sila ganon. Wala naman ako masyadong problema in
terms of Fee”.
“Most of the time before riding a tricycle I am making a deal with
the tricycle driver regarding to the tricycle and I will ask them the exact
money that I will pay to them and I have no problem with that they will
ask for enough fare. And there are some driver who begged for additional
amount for fare and for me it's just fine.”
“Wala naman po akong problema, sumusunod naman po sa traffic
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rules yung majority ng mga nasasakyan ko na tricycle driver.”
“When it comes in traffic rules I have no problem, most of the
driver that I encountered are following the traffic rules.”
“Hindi pa po nangyayari sa akin yung ganon”
“I have not experience such situation yet”
“Exaggerated po, kasi hindi naman po tamang lahatin na dinodoble
yung pamasahe sa pagsakay ng mga tricycle driver dito sa Cabanatuan”
“Its exaggerated to say that all the driver here in Cabanatuan are
asking for a double amount of tricycle fare.”
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Respondent 4
a. Personal profile
i. Name Reneewil G. Padilla
ii. Age 20
iii. Sex Male
i. Course Bachelor of Science in Accounting Technology
ii. Year 3rd Year
iii. Block 2
iv. School Araullo University-PHINMA
12 times
“Minsan yung iba kase approachable, minsan pagkaiba naman
tatanungin ka nila kung magkano binabayad mo don, paghindi nila gusto
inoofer mo iiwan ka nila or hindi ka isasakay ng tricycle driver.
In -general naman mababait, karaniwan approachable, meron lang
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ilang hindi mabait. Minsan pa nga sasabihan ka nilang pogi sakay. Pero
minsan kasi nadodoble pamasahe, mahal lalo na kapag gabi, minsan may
nakaaway pa ako o pumapatol ako kapag grabe talaga maningi pag
masyadong mataas e hindi naman dapat”
“ Some other are approachable, sometimes some will ask you on
how much you will pay going there, when they don’t like what you offer
they will just go or the tricycle driver will not let you in.
They are kind in general, its common to be approachable,
but there are few who are unkind. There are times they would tell you
Handsome ride in. But sometimes the fare is doubled, much more
expensive at night, there is a time I had then have an enemy if the
charge was too high and shouldn’t be like that”
b. Fare Regulation
“Sa experiences ko hindi tama kase tricycle capital na nga tayo
mataas pa singil, marami na nga ang tricycle dapat nag-aagaw agaw kaso
mataas padin ang singil sa pamasahe”
“In my experience It’s not fair for us passenger because being
called as tricycle capital the driver will ask for more than what is due,
there are numerous number of tricycle here in Cabanatuan and they will
ask for more fee”
“Minsan sa Experiences ko kapagka walang traffic enforcer nag va-
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violate sila, pero most of the time naman sumusunod sila siguro para iwas
nadin sa aksidente”
“In my experiences, sometimes drivers are violating traffic rules if
they notice that there's no traffic enforcer around, but most of the time
they're following traffic rules of-course to avoid road accident.”
“Madalas kase gabi lage ako umuuwi. Hindi naman tama na pag
gabi na mahal na, Bakit iba ba yung presyo ng gasolina sa gabi at umaga,
dinodoble kase nila masyado yung singil ng pamasahe”
“I usually go home late at night, and I think it’s not right for the
driver to ask for additional fare. I am wondering if at night time the
gasoline is more expensive than daytime, because the driver ask for
additional fare.”
“Nangyayari talaga, eh wala minsan talaga yung ibang
mapagsamantala lang talaga e. Nangyayari talaga sa totoong buhay siya,
hindi siya exagerated, minsan yung iba mapagsamantala lang talaga sa
pagsingil ng pamasahe.
“It really does happen nowadays that there are opportunistic
driver. It happens in real life and it not exaggerated, but there are driver
who are really asking for more amount of tricycle fare.”
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Respondent 5
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a. Personal profile
i. Name Jeremiah Eunice Watson
ii. Age 18
iii. Sex Female
i. Course Bachelor of Science in Accountancy
ii. Year 2nd Year
iii. Block 4
iv. School Wesleyan University-Philippines
6 times
“Mostly nagmamadali yung mga tricycle drivers, yung sobrang bilis
tapos nasakto na wala ako mood e as in nagaganon ganon ako sa loob.
Naranasan ko din yung parang jino-joke ako ng isang tricycle driver na
libre nalang daw ako kasi kakilala niya ko kasi e katapat nga siya ng dorm
namin’’
"Mostly those posthaste tricycle drivers, they are super fast then
exactly I am not in the mood then I’m just like concussion inside the
tricycle I also like those experience that one driver was joking me as he
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says that I will not pay because he knows me and also he’s nearby our
dorm.”
b. Fare Regulation
“Actually hindi siya fair kasi bababa ako ng crossing kunyare tapos
madami kong dala edi sasakay ako ng tricycle tapos edi crossing lang tas
ayan lang yung dorm naming tapat ng main gate tas 20 pesos siya
compare mo yung galing ako ng dorm pupunta ng mega kunyare 20
pesos din siya edi ba halos twice yon ng pagitan ng dorm to crossing
ganon, and then one time uuwi ako ng gamit may dala kong gamit tas
sobrang init sasakay ako tas jan lang ako sa crossing 15 pesos kako ayy
wala ng sasakyan na 15 ngayon sasabihin saking ganon 20 pesos na daw
ang pinaka mababa.’’
‘’Actually it was not fair because, like for example I'm going to
crossing then I have a lot of things to bring and then I'm gonna take a
ride going to crossing then after i have arrived then on our dorm opposite
of the main gate then I paid 20 pesos compare from our dormitory to
mega center it was also 20 pesos it was like almost twice the distance of
that between the dorm to crossing and then one time I’m going to
crossing “ asked the driver to ride me in the crossing for 15 pesos fee,
and he said that there is no fee for 15 pesos he also says that 20 pesos
is least passenger fee.
‘’Oo although madalas sila mag madali kasi diba parang yung tricycle sa
right side ng lane.’’
‘’Yes although they often rush, the tricycle are in the right side lane only’’.
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‘’Opo kasi po yung isa ko pong ka-dorm masyadong matapang so ayon.’’
‘’Yes, because one of my dorm-mates is brave so that she always tend to

quarrel’’.
‘’Dito sa Cabanatuan totoo po, kasi compare san jose nakakasakay
kami dun ng 12 pesos lang ang bayad ganon tas pumunta ditto yung mga
kaibigan ko sasabihin nila ang mahal pala ng pasamahe dito.’’
‘’Here in Cabanatuan City it is true, because compare to other like

in San Jose City we are able to ride even it just cost 12 pesos only then
my friends went here telling me that the tricycle fee is too expensive’’.
Respondent 6
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a. Personal profile
i. Name Francis Christian Buban
ii. Age 17
iii. Sex Male
i. Course Bachelor of Secondary Education-MAPE
ii. Year 2nd year
iii. Block 1
iv. School Wesleyan University-Philippines
11 times
‘’Yung iba po grabe maningil yung iba po buraot tapos yung iba po
okay lang, okay naman po sila. Minsan sumakay ako ng tricyle galing dito
sa Wesleyan 25 lang binayad ko hanggang Daan Sarile. Tapos yung worst
galing ako ditto sa Wesleyan sumakay ako papuntang cathedral gabi non
sinisingil ako ng 40 bata pa ko non.’’
'’There are some tricycle drivers who charge too much for fee and
the others are just fine.Sometimes I ride a tricycle from here in Wesleyan
to Daan Sarile and my charged is only 25 Peso. My worst experience in
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riding a tricycle is from Wesleyan I ride to the cathedral it was a night
the tricycle driver charge me too much it costs me 40 when I was a young
man before. ''
b. Fare Regulation
‘’Hindi, masyadong mahal kasi tulad ko nga na estudyante ganon
parang pag naniningil sila na parang matanda na ko hindi pamasahe na
estudyante ang sinisingil nila kundi pang ordinaryong tao’’.
'' No, it’s too expensive because just like me a student they seems
to charge me as an adults passenger they charge me just like a regular
people ''.
‘’Hindi kasi kadalasan, kasi naka stop kami tas iikot sila u-turn
ganon at mali yun.’’
‘’Not usually, we already stop then the driver will do a u-turn just
like that and that is not right’’
“Hindi pa nangyayare sakin’’.
‘’I didn’t experience it yet”.
‘’Pero sa tingin ko kunware yung bata yung sumakay sa kanila tas
sisisngilin nila ng mahal yung batang wala alam sa pagco-commute alam
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kasi nila na hindi makakapag reklamo yon, totoo yung experience na yon
kasi ganon yung mga tricycle driver samin kapag alam nilang bata yung
sasakay tataasan nila yung singil alam nila kaya nilang goyoin gogoyoin
nila sa pamasahe.’’
'But in my own perspective like for example the kid just ride them
after they will charge them a high amount of money because they don't
know the policy in commuting and they know that children are not able to
complaint, that experience is true because the tricycle driver in our place
was too expensive to ask for tricycle fee and when they know that if
children , it’s easy for them to take a ride they will raise their charges so
they will take advantage’’
Respondent 7
a. Personal profile
i. Name Dec Jay Estibar
ii. Age 21
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iii. Sex Male
i. Course Bachelor of Science in Criminology
ii. Year 2nd year
iii. Block A
iv. School Manuel V. Gallego Foundation Colleges,
Inc.
5 times
‘’Okay naman kasi may meron naman ding iba na ano lalo na
kapag gabi wala naman akong worst na naging experience na ganon’’
‘’More in night they will take advantage in you, I don't have any
experiences in high cost fee, it's fine but there are some’’.
b. Fare Regulation
‘’Minsan medyo mahal na maningil kapag gabi pero natural naman
na yung ganon e okay naman yung mga tricyle driver sakto lang naman
talaga pag mag-isa 20 pesos isang biyahe talaga pero pag tatlo naman
kami 10 piso isa.’’
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'' Sometimes it’s a little expensive to charge at night but that was
natural that those tricycle driver just right asking for charge more when
you are single in riding a tricycle, 20 pesos for a ride but when we are
three we were pay 10 pesos each.''
“Oo sumusunod naman’’
‘’Yes they follow’’
“Hindi pa naman nangyayari sa akin yun’’
‘’I don’t experience it yet ’’.
‘’Sa tingin ko nangyayari naman yung mga ganung bagay kasi lalo
na yung mga bago dito sa Cabanatuan di nila alam kung paano yung
patakaran dito sa Cabanatuan, may mga ganon talaga.’’
I think it was happening, more on to those that are new here in

Cabanatuan, they don’t know yet the policy in paying fee for tricycle ride’’.
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Respondent 8
a. Personal profile
i. Name Princess Aspiras
ii. Age 19
iii. Sex Female
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i. Course Bachelor of Science in Criminology
ii. Year 4th Year
iii. Block A
iv. School Manuel V. Gallego Foundation Colleges,
Inc.
7 Times
a. Behavior and Attitude ‘
“Pag samin galling okay lang naman kasi kapitbahay lang naman
naming sinasakyan ko, okay lang naman ano mabait sila sa mga pasahero
nila. Yung worst na nangyari nung sumakay ako sa pacific tinatanong ako
kung magkano ibabayad ko tas sinabi ko yung presyo tas hiniyawan ako
dun ka eka sumakay, tas hiniyawan ko din. Yung best naman pag ka lang
ano kunware sumakay ako sa pacific tas 30 lang ibabayad ko tas
pumayag tas um-oo kaagad pagkababa ko 40 ibabayad ko.’’
From our place I ride with my neighbors it’s okay, they are kind to
their passengers. Those worst happened to me is when I went to pacific
then the driver asked me how much will I pay and then i said 30 pesos
then he shout at me you ride there, then I shouted to them too. My best
is when I ride in a tricycle and ask for my fee if they agreed in 30 pesos
but then afterwards I ‘ll pay them for 40’’.
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b. Fare Regulation
‘’Hindi naman masyadong mataas kapag kasi galing ako samin 20
lang ako pag ka lang sa ibang lugar ka sasakay mataas yung pagka singil
nila.’’
'' It was not too high when I came from my place I just pay for
only 20 pesos but when you ride elsewhere they will asked you for higher
fee’’.
“Wala pa naman akong na experience na kunyare stop light tas
hindi siya hihinto wala pa naman akong na experience na ganon’’
“I didn’t experience yet something like when its stop light then he
will not stop, I dont have any experience like that”.
“Oo minsan yung nagulat nalang ako tas biglang malaki yung
sinisingil niya sakin’’
“Yes, there are times that I would be surprised that all of a sudden
I’ve been charged high”
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‘’Totoo, kasi na experience ko na yon tas madami na ding naka
experience meron na din nakakapagsabi sakin ng ganon yung mga
kaklase ko.’’
'' It is true, because I already experience that, lots of my

classmates told me about their experiences in riding a tricycle too.’’
Respondent 9
a. Personal profile
i. Name Karl Angelo Nuñez
ii. Age 22
iii. Sex Male
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i. Course Bachelor of Science in Information Technology
ii. Year 1st year
iii. Block 1
iv. School Nueva Ecija University of Science and
Technology
10 times
‘’Minsan yung mga driver barumbado, okay naman sila kaso
minsan yung driver na kapag traffic palagi siyang sumisingit halos
mababangga na pero minsan yung ano lang mabagal lang siya
magpatakbo ganon’’
‘’Sometimes, those drivers are rude, they were fine sometimes but
there are drivers who are in traffic he pushed so much close to crashing
but sometimes there are those who drive slowly.”
b. Fare Regulation
‘’Sakto lang, ayos naman’’
“It’s just right, and It’s fine.”
‘’Okay naman din sumunod naman sila sa traffic rules’’
“It’s fine, they followed the traffic rules’’.
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“Oo nangyari na sa akin yon’’
‘“Yes, I experienced that’’
‘ ’Talagang nangyayari yon, ganon kasi kadalasan nangyayari at
hindi na yun bago.’’
“ It’s really happening, and it always happen and it’s not that new’’.
Respondent 10
a. Personal profile
i. Name Trisha Margarette Pascual
ii. Age 18
iii. Sex Female
i. Course Bachelor of Science in Accountancy
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ii. Year 2nd Year
iii. Block 1-C
iv. School Nueva Ecija University of Science and
Technology
3 times
“Yung mga behavior po nila at attitude mga kaskasero yung iba
ganun. Worst po eh yung muntik na kameng makabangga noong gabe
pero best naman po na experience ko e mabait naman sila okay-okay
naman”
“Some drivers have problem in their behavior and attitude driving
like over speeding. Worst is we almost had a traffic accident one night.
And there is also good and irresponsible drivers on the road.”
b. Fare Regulation
“ Mahal po maningil, doble sila maningil kase kapag sa Jeep 8 lang
ang singil pero kapag sa tricycle ka sumakay 15 na ang bayad”
“There are some driver who’s asking for an increase amount of
tricycle fare. The tricycle fare in Cabanatuan is twice higher than the
Jeepney fare.”
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“Sumusunod naman sila sa traffic rules sa karanasan ko”
“In my experiences most of them are following.”
“Hindi pa naman sa akin nangyayari sa akin yung ganoong
scenario, yung mga kaibigan ko at kaklase ko naranasan na nila kaya
naniniwala ako don”.
“I never experience yet such scenario, but some of my friends and
classmates experienced such thing and I believe it really happens”.
“Nangyayari siya talaga sa totoong buhay hindi siya exagerated
kasi, yung iba po kasing tricycle driver eh basta pag nagsakay po sila
gusto nila na malaki agad ang binabayad ng pasaherong sumasakay sa
kanila”.
“It really happens in real life and is not just an exaggeration and
there are driver who’s really asking for higher tricycle fare from their
passenger”.
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CHAPTER V
SUMMARY, CONCLUSION AND RECOMMENDATION
This is the final chapter of the study. The chapter shows the fruits of the
efforts and dedication of the researchers in having a broader picture on College
Students Perspective in Cabanatuan Tricycle Experiences.
Summary
This research focuses on determining and figuring out the Cabanatuan
tricycle experience on the basis of college students’ perspectives such as.
opinions, suggestions, problems, solutions, inquiries and others, pertaining to
their tricycle commute experiences.
As Social Sciences major, the Researchers selected this area of study
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because College Students and Tricycle, two of the many but the two most
infamous Cabanatuan identity. Tricycle being a Filipino identity, Cabanatuan
tricycle experience research is an imperative due to lack or very few researches
in this topic.
This study used the phenomenological qualitative research which utilized
discussion and narrative discourses of respondents focusing on respondents
experience on the topic. In particular, it has been conducted in a phenomenology
manner of inquiry through personal interview of ten (10) respondents on five (5)
different Universities and Colleges. This research follows the phenomenological
step by step procedure --- bracketing, intuition, analysis and description
respectively.
Conclusion
In the light of the above findings, the following conclusions are drawn:
 There is an equal number of Male and Female respondents
 College student respondents age bracket of 17 to 22 years old.
 All of the respondents are single.
 The general average number of commute of the Respondents is 7.1
times per week
 The Researchers prior perception on college students’ experiences
in tricycle commute is in fact happening except that the tricycle
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driver “smells bad because of improper hygiene and by using
cigarettes”.
 There is much more experiences covered but not in the prior
knowledge of the researchers. Both positive and negative
experiences.
 Majority of the respondents foretold that most of their tricycle
experiences centers around on how the tricycle drivers treat their
passengers.
 Respondents have a split opinion about fare regulation but Majority
affirmed that there so happen fare irregularities.
 Majority of the respondents agrees that based on their personal
experiences in general, Traffic Rules are observed well though not
absolutely but most of the times.
 Lastly, all in all nine (9) respondents agreed and one (1)
respondent disagreed when in terms of the existence and their
experiences on tricycle commute irregularities.
Recommendation
The following recommendations were made based on the conclusion and
observed possible improvements of the researchers:
1. The Local Government should either revised or implement decisively the
present Tricycle rules and regulation in the prevalent existence of Tricycle
Commute Irregularities.
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2. Further teachings must be provided not just for college students but also
for the community as a whole to know their rights as a passenger.
3. The next generation of researchers must conduct another research about
the Cabanatuan Tricycle Experiences in Different Perspectives and the
result and findings must be published.
4. The next generation of researchers must conduct another research about
the Cabanatuan Tricycle Experiences which focuses the other way around.
The perspective of the Tricycle Drivers themselves to have their side on
the subject.
5. It is highly recommended to conduct alike researches that focuses in busy
areas to further widen and help gather geographic information.
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APPENDICES
Interview Guide
Mabini Extension, Cabanatuan City
College of Education
INTERVIEW GUIDE
“Cabanatuan Tricycle Experience: College Students’ Perspective”
A Phenomenological Qualitative Study
The following questions and statements aimed to draw out the bigger picture
and to have an in-depth view of the college students’ experiences in using
Cabanatuan Tricycle as a means of public transportation.
(We will read or reiterate the first paragraph of the paper’s introduction for this
is an experience and also to find out their idea about it.)
“Imagine that you are on your way to your destination but you are in
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need of a fast mode of transportation that would save your time. The
three wheeled vehicle. A motorcycle with a sidecar attached to it or most
popularly known as “Tricycle” is the one that would help you to go to
your destination at haste. Isn’t it great? However that is not yet the end
of the story. The moment you exit the Tricycle, the driver is overcharging
your transportation fare. Doubled on what is necessary. When you ask
why. The mood between you and the driver became grim. You have
been overwhelmed by the situation so you just pay what the driver
oblige you. After that you realize that the driver took advantage of you.
Is it familiar? Have you ever experienced this before? You will be a living
proof whether this story is just an imagination, a myth or happening in
the real world.”
1. Describe the socio-demographic profiles of the respondents and the current
educational background.
a. Personal profile
i. Name
ii. Age
iii. Sex
iv. Civil Status
i. Course
ii. Year
iii. Block
iv. School
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b. Fare Regulation
* The researcher have the liberty to ask more questions to clarify the
unavoidable vague points to be given by the respondents.
THANK YOU AND GOD BLESS!
Prepared by:
Darwin M. Santos
Love Joy DL. Sonza
Kimberly S. Carlos
Researchers
Some Photographs during the interview proper.
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The Researchers with the Midway Maritime Foundation Office of the Student
Affairs Director Mr. Jemmuel C. Roque
The Researchers with some of the respondents at Araullo University-Phinma.
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Curriculum Vitae
DARWIN M. SANTOS
#104 Brgy. Sampaloc, Talavera, Nueva Ecija, Philippines
Mobile No. +639262620177
PERSONAL INFORMATION:
Age: 19
Gender: Male
Date of Birth: April 24, 1998
Place of Birth: Cabanatuan City, Nueva Ecija, Philippines
Citizenship: Filipino
Civil Status: Single
Height: 5’5”
Weight: 65 kg
Religion: Jehovah’s Witness
Dialect: Tagalog, English
Father’s Name: Dennis V. Santos
Occupational: Self- employed
Mother’s Name: Riza M. Santos
Occupational: Self-employed
EDUCATIONAL BACKGROUND:
1. Tertiary Education:
3rd Year
Bachelor of Secondary Education
Major in Social Science
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Wesleyan University-Philippines, Cabanatuan City, Nueva Ecija
2. Secondary Education:
Talavera National High School S.Y. 2010-2014
3. Primary Education:
Talavera Central School S.Y. 2004-2010
SKILLS
 Leadership Skills
 Good communication skills
 Computer Literate
 Having a high sense of responsibility
 Self starter with a “can do” attitude
MEMBERSHIP
1. GOVERNOR July 2016- Present
College of Education
Wesleyan Univeristy-Philippines
2. PUBLIC RELATIONS DIRECTOR January 2017- Present

JCI Cabanatuan Golden Grain
Junior Chamber International
3. ASSISTANT TO LO SECRETARY October 2016- January 2017

Junior Chamber International
4. PROGRAM HEAD September 2016- October 2016

Nueva Ecija Volunteers Revolution
Cabanatuan City, Philippines
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5. SECRETARY May 2014- March 2015
Civic Welfare Training Service Council
CHARACTER REFERENCES:
1. JAIME ALVAREZ
2017 LO President
2. DARREN ROBIN GONZALES, Ma. Ed.

Assistant Professor II
3. GLADYS P. MANGIDUYOS, Ph. D.

Dean, College of Education
I hereby certify that the above statement is true and correct to

the best of my knowledge.
DARWIN M. SANTOS
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CHAPTER I

Background of the Study

vehicle. A motorcycle with a sidecar attached to it or most popularly known as

Cabanatuan you’ll be a living proof whether such imagination is just a myth or

happening in the real world.

As of 2012, there were over 658,675 for-hire tricycles and motorcycles

— when then-President Ferdinand Marcos released Letter of Instruction No.

public transportation hierarchy in municipalities, where it is, in most cases, the

primary means of transportation.”

In the City of Cabanatuan, which is hailed as the Tricycle Capital of the

operate on a first-in, first-out basis. All vehicles need to line up to get

passengers. That can be a big problem if there is a shortage of passengers and

an oversupply of tricycles in a fixed boundary — it boils down to the basic

bottlenecks that lead to an ever increasing competition among the tricycle

research will help us assessed whether its impact is a benefit or a detriment

based on the college students experiences.

experience on the basis of college students’ perspective. Results of which may be

forwarded to the authorities to back-up the claim on tricycle commute

Statement of the Problem

This study, entitled “Cabanatuan Tricycle Experience:

an in-depth view of the college students experiences in using Cabanatuan

Tricycle as a means of public transportation. Specifically, this study sought to

answer the following questions.

1. Describe the socio-demographic profiles of the respondents and the

current educational background.

iv. Civil Status,

b. Current educational background

2. Determine the frequency of students tricycle commute per week.

tricycle commute experiences in terms of:

a. Behavior and Attitude

c. Traffic Rules Observance

4. Describe the respondent's’ side in terms of the validity of the significant

existence of tricycle commute irregularities.

also shows the framework used in the study.

Significance of the Study

diverse Educational institutions alike our very own Wesleyan University-

infamous Cabanatuan identity. Moreover, Tricycle being a Filipino identity,

Cabanatuan tricycle experience research is an imperative due to lack or very few

researches in this topic.

students opinions, suggestions, problems, solutions, inquiries and others,

students corresponding to their Educational Institutional location.

Scope and Delimitation

This phenomenological qualitative study only focuses on the perspective

on the experiences of bona fide College Students in Cabanatuan. Ten college

performing University or College in Cabanatuan, Wesleyan University -

Philippines, Nueva Ecija University of Science and Technology, Araullo University

– PHINMA, Manuel V. Gallego Foundation Colleges, and Midway Maritime

Limitations of this study is only within the boundaries of Cabanatuan City

which became the venue of this research study.

In this portion, the words below is defined as on how the researchers

used the words in this study.

Araullo University – PHINMA

Araullo University - PHINMA, colloquially called "AU" or simply

"Araullo", is a private university in Cabanatuan City, Nueva Ecija,

Philippines. Since PHINMA acquired the University in 2004, Araullo has

been improving its programs and facilities.

This stage of analysis basically involves total immersion for as long

as it is needed in order to ensure both a pure and a thorough description

Bracketing is the process of identifying and holding in abeyance

phenomenon that is being researched.

Cabanatuan, officially the City of Cabanatuan or simply Cabanatuan

City is a first class component city in the province of Nueva Ecija,