Socio-economic and Cultural Characteristics

Mr. R, the head and the breadwinner of the family is a Bisaya. He worked as
a laborer, while his wife was already deceased. Mr. R has only daughter, she only
stayed at home to take good care of the house and do their household chores. The
father and daughter are both Roman Catholics, but they did not attend the mass
every Sunday and only participate in the church activities if necessary.

Table 1. Profile of Occupation and Total Income of Tubos Family.

Income Source of Income Total income
Combined/Month
Php. 400.00 (per day) Laborer Php. 10,000.00
Total Php. 10,000.00

Table 2. Summary of the total expenses of Tubos Family.

Item Quantity Unit Amount in Total Amount
Peso in Peso/Month
Rice 25 Kg/month 43 1075
Fish 1 Kg/week 45 45
Vegetables month 150 150
Eggs 10 Pcs/week 7 70
Hotdog 500 grams 89 89
Sardines 5 Pcs/month 14 70
Noodles 6 Pcs/month 10 60
Meat 1 Kg/month 340 340
Coffee 50 grams 75 75
Soap 1 Pcs 12 12
Shampoo 12 Pcs/month 7 84
Sugar 1/2 Kg 25 25
Toothpaste 1 Pcs/month 50 50
Bar soap 1 Pcs/month 37 37
Soap powder 2 Month 12 24
Condiments Month 150 150
Water Month 200 200
Electricity Month 300 300
Charcoal 1 Sack/month 400 400
Match 6 Box/month 24 24
Others 1000 1000

Table 2 itemizes the regular expenses for Tubos family’s necessities, which
sums up to 4, 280. The total income of the family is Php. 10,000.00 is enough for
the overall monthly income expenses. The largest amount goes to the rice
consumed per month amounting Php. 1,075.00. Second by the other expenses
amounting to Ph. 1,000.00. The other expenses go to the monthly basic needs of
the family. Vegetables Php. 150.00, eggs Php. 70.00, hotdog Php. 89.00, sardines
Php. 70.00, noodles Php. 60.00, meat Php. 340.00, coffee Php. 75.00, soap Php.
12.00, shampoo Php. 84.00, sugar Php. 25.00, toothpaste Php. 50.00, bar soap Php.
37.00, soap powder Php. 24.00, condiments Php. 150.00, water Php. 200.00,
electricity Php. 300.00, charcoal Php. 400.00, match Php. 24.00.

Table 3. Educational Background of Tubos Family.

Name Age Educational Name of School Complete School
Attainment Address
Mr. R 50 Elementary Pedro B. Basalan Tres de Mayo,
Elementary School Digos City
Miss R 22 College UM Digos Jose Abad Santos
St, Digos City,
8002 Davao del
Sur

The table 3 show the educational background of Tubos family where, Mr. R,
head of the family only finished Elementary in Tres de Mayo. On the other hand,
his daughter was not able to finished college.