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ABSTRACT

DARAUG, MARICEL P. MMG College of General Santos City, Inc.,

June, 2023. CYCLE EFFECTS OF EARLY MARRIED WOMEN OF
MANOBO-DULANGAN TRIBE IN SENATOR NINOY AQUINO,
SULTAN KUDARAT: BASIS FOR MARITAL PROGRAM
INTERVENTION

Adviser: ROLDAN AJERO CARPISANO, RSW, LPT, MSSW

This qualitative study was about the experiences of the (4) four

Manobo-Dulangan women ages 14 to 18 who is newly married and (4)

four aged 30 above who already experienced early married before to

know what are the cycle effects of early married Manobo- Dulangan.

These 8 participants in Senator Ninoy Aquino, Sultan Kudarat. They

were identified and referred by researchers’ friends using purposive

sampling method.

The conclusions of the study revealed from the major identified

result of an emergence of theme is the Objection on Early Marriage.

That from out of (8) eight respondents all of them no to early marriage,

not wanting their children to experience the hardship they experienced

and most of them want their children to pursue in schooling. As they

answer the question. As parent or mother will you recommend this

tradition to your daughters?

The researcher recommends to intensify the implementation in

all level of community about the new law on RA 115961 An Act

Prohibiting the Practice of Child Marriage and Imposing Penalties for

Violation Thereof, will be the great privilege for the next and

coming generations to save the lives of many young girls and children.

However, from the study revealed that the lowest identified

result of an emergence of theme is Doubts in Possible

Consequences for Implementing RA 115961. Out of (8) eight

respondents (3) three respondents got matched answer to the

question. What do you think will be the effects or impact of this law to

the tradition of Manobo-Dulangan tribe? As they answered it is not

good for their elders as it will affect their usual practiced. The rest of

the respondents cannot fully understand what was the question mean.

That need for them more elaborations through conducting awareness

and orientation about the RA 115961 to gain the fully understanding

how to balance the advantages and disadvantages that they may

replicate for the better life.