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Demya Family is a typical nuclear type of family that consist of the father, Mr. Marco Demya who
is a garbage collector, Mrs. Pan Demya, a “Labandera”, and their nine children, Agapito who is 26
years old, Lea who is 24 years old, Lance who is 20 years old, Cassy who is 16 years old, Maria
who is 12 years old, Niel who is 9 years old, Leandro who is 7 years old, Faith who is 4 years old,
and Honey who is 3 years old. Mrs. Pan Demya is currently 6 months pregnant and is expected to
give birth on the last week of December.
The father is the head and breadwinner of the family but Mrs. Demya also works as a “Labandera”
to help with the expenses. Mr. Marco is an alcoholic and back the, Mr. and Mrs. Demya often
quarrel because of this. Both Mr. and Mrs. Demya are having a hard time taking care and
monitoring their children because both of them are busy with work and they have too many
children. Even though Mrs. Pan only works three times a week, she still can’t have time to take
care of her children because of her pregnancy. Maria, the 12-year-old daughter of Mr. and Mrs.
Demya is often the one being left to tend her other younger siblings when her mother does
laundry in the neighborhood. She is also the one who was trained to cook and clean the house
and feed her younger siblings. The family’s communication and interaction with each other seems
erratic because everyone is busy doing their own things to do.
Mr. Marco works as a garbage collector and earns 500 per day. On the other hand, Mrs. Pan who
only finished elementary, works as a “labandera” three times a week and earns 300 per day. The
eldest child, Agapito, is an Out -of -School youth who stopped schooling during his 2 nd year in high
school. He helps his parents by selling bottles and scrap metals. Lea, the second child is also an
out-of-school youth. Lance, the third eldest, is a second year University scholar at Central
Mindanao University and also works part-time in a nearby carenderia to help sustain his studies
and to also help in their home expenses. Cassy, the fourth child is a Grade 10 student at
Bukidnon National School of Home Industries. Maria, the fifth child is a grade 6 student at
Maramag Central Elementary School and niel, the sixth child is a grade 4 student also at MCES.
Mrs. Demya is also a member of the Pantawid Pamilyang Pilipino Program of the 4Ps. The 4Ps
offers 6,000 pesos annually (P500 per month) for each household selected by the program for health
and nutrition expenses. Also, it provides 3000 pesos per child for one school year or 300 pesos per
month for educational expense.
Mr. and Mrs. Demya’s monthly income is approximately P9,000 per month excluding the 4Ps
allowance which is barely enough to sustain their nine children, pay water bills, and electricity bills.
They don’t have any budget for health maintenance and it is not prioritized due to the lack of
money.
Pan Demya 42
Mrs. Pan is currently six
months pregnant to her tenth
child and is expected to give
birth on the last week of
December. After her first pre-
natal checkup, she wasn’t
able to go back for her next
scheduled appointment
because of her work.
According to her, she often
has headaches, has a
difficulty in sleeping, and she
also have a reoccurring
cough that she treats with
ginger tea. She doesn’t wear
any mask to protect her from
the ongoing pandemic
because she doesn’t have
money to buy one. She also
refused to isolate herself and
even mentioned that she
doesn’t believe in the COVID
and that it is merely made up
by the government. She is
planning to give birth at home
with the help of a “hilot” just
like her older children.
Cassy Demya 16
Cassy, the fourth child, is into
drugs and alcohol. She also
engages in premarital sex
and is often not at home
because she stays in her
boyfriend’s house. She also
smokes inside their house
whenever at home.
Marco Demya 45
Pan Demya 42
Agapito Demya 26
Lea Demya 24
Lance Demya 20
Cassy Demya 16
Maria Demya 12
Niel Demya 9
Leandro Demya 7
Faith Demya 4
Honey Demya 3
Faith, the second youngest has completed her immunization for BGC, and HEPA B. On the other
hand, Honey, the youngest child, has completed her immunization for BCG, HEPA B, DPT-HepB-
HiB, OPV, and IPV.