Participants Guide Question Appendix F Answer Themes

Maria What is your own definition of Categories

Many cut a tree that is why we have warmer MM
climate change? environment. There are no more trees. The
sky layers are becoming thin. They say not to
burn plastic, the ozone layer is becoming
thinner, but people cannot stop burning
rubbers and everything, that is why many got
sick. It is their fault but we who did not do it
will also feel the effect. Anyway we do burn
but seldom, we burn for twice a month, that
is the maximum.
Petra What is your own definition of They throw their garbage wastes in the river. MM
climate change?
Pedro What is your own definition of We that were not the one who used to do MM
climate change? such things were added to be affected, if only
those who has the greater contribution on
climate change be more affected, but not,
because we all live in one planet
Pedro What natural disaster have you This is related to power current, radio, MT
encountered due to Climate television, cellphone, even those vehicles
Change? that release smoke, (pause) a lot of vehicles.
Those invented tools for farming and
factories. It is good to have these kinds
because it makes work easier but it also
make people lazy. Unlike before, people
were very industrious, all of the kids were
very helpful, (sigh), these destroy our
environment

Petro How does climate change affect People were becoming weaker and weaker, H
your lifestyle and practices? they are not healthy anymore. They even

Are you having difficulty in
breathing?
Panchito How does climate change affect
your lifestyle and practices?
Pedro How does climate change affect
your lifestyle and practices?
Pedro How does climate change affect
your lifestyle and practices?
How do you compare your
experiences before and now?
Pedro How does climate change affect
your lifestyle and practices?
Panchito How does climate change affect
your lifestyle and practices?
Panchito What is your own definition of
climate change?
Maria
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easily
Yes, it affects the health of the people, we H
as member of the tribe feel it too. The
strengths that we have now is not enough
for hard jobs, sometimes we need
companion to work now, unlike before, we
can work manually alone.”
For me, I am experiencing breathing EAD
problems due to climate change.
“For me, a simple colds and flu is normal, EAD
but now it’s different, if you have flu you
need a very strong medicine, so frightened
that nowadays we don’t even know where
these diseases came from”,(frowned).
There are a lot of people who have heart EAD
disease now. Some also died on this kind of
disease. And this is because of the climate
change and the foods we eat that have a lot
of preservatives.
And the sun shines like it hurts and burns EAD
our skin and a lot of people got sick.”
Yes, the climate is changing as they say, our TC
climate sometimes becomes hot or cold,
when it rains it is still warm and the sun
shines like it hurts and burns our skin and a
lot of people got sick.
I know all of us feel the change, during dry TC
season, it is so hot and until rainy season, it
feels the same even when it rains it is still

Petra What do you do if there are
disasters?
So, where is your source of
water?
How does climate change affect
your lifestyle and practices?
How about before ma’am, Are
you having trouble in the supply
of water?
Maria How does climate change affect
your lifestyle and practices?
This summer, do you have
enough water supply?
Alma How does climate change affect
your daily life?
Panchito How does climate change affect
your lifestyle and practices?
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warm.
There’s one jetmatic water pump here that WS
was made. It reaches us. It is where everyone
gets water, there in the field.
It is hard for us, we were tired of fetching
water. Before, we have a lot of jetmatic
pump, we also have one in our house before
where I grow. But there is no water coming
out on it.
Yes there is water,it is not like today that is WS
summer,there is water before but not like
what we are experiencing now,it is really
dry, imagine this water pump, from dawn to
midnight there are people fetching water,
and I fetch at noon.
Water is scarce now, unlike before. WS
That is why the water level is now
deep
Not only is our work affected. If FS
climate change does not occur. We
can plant corn twice. We have enough
water from deep well. We no longer
have to wait for the rainy season.
Now, we wait for the rain to come and
sometimes, it rains even if we are not
yet prepared, you cannot plant
without rain, when its planting time

Panchito How many cropping seasons do
you have?
Petra How does climate change affect
your lifestyle and practices?
Petra How does climate change affect
your lifestyle and practices?
Maria What natural disaster have you
encountered due to Climate
Change?
What do you think is the reason
for this why is the river is moving
forward in you?
Petra Are your Practices helpful to
lessen the effects of Climate
Change?
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there’s no more rain.”
No more 2nd crop here. Before we had FS
2nd cropping. Now, there’s no more
water.
Now it is not advisable anymore to FS
harvest for our food because it is not
safe anymore and the water in the
river is already polluted because of
human activities.
Ever since, the river was still on the RL
second site. We were far from that
river, but because of human activities,
the path of water passing through the
river has changed
People dig up the part of the river and RL
the flow and water current has
changed
Even we are in the modern times, we are H
also been affected. But as a member of bago,
we do not want that these modern times and
technology will conquer us. Yes, we use
those things but not too often, we know how
to balance it. And for us, it is better that we
do what we used to do and on how we
brought up with our culture because people
before were apparently more industrious
than nowadays. We seldom use electric
current, gasoline and those things that
people use now. Plastic bags before, anyway

until now (smile) we wash and use it again.
Petra In your opinion ma’am, how does
your practices help to lessen
Climate Change?
Felita How does climate change affect
your daily life?
Petra As a member of the Bago Tribe,
what practices do you contribute
to lessen the effects of Climate
change?
For you maam is farming helps to
have climate change?
Pedro As a member of the Bago Tribe,
what practices do you contribute
to lessen the effects of Climate
change?
Are your lives better before due
to its simplicity or today which
depends to technology for easier
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We seldom burn.
Yes, the use of rake, fetching of water, H
use of a stone grinder, used of clay pot
and soup bowl made from coconut
fruit, and ladle and spoon.” made from
mature bamboo that is what we used in
our day to day living.
That is why we have to schedule H
fetching water even in the evening. I
even go to Garcia , Sta. Ceclia and
ride a tricycle to fetch water for
drinking.
Farming is already modernized F
nowadays with regards to infra, we
have lots of that already. Those
practices before, even though not
forgotten but being set aside, because
of easy ways of working nowadays.
These must be preserved. Those
practices must be applied. Those
simple living, can this simple living
can still be applied? (smiles).
A simple life is better (pause), we did F
not use machines before. The
carabao’s were big help in our
farming. Men used to work efficiently
despite their old age.

operation like the machines you
use in the field and cars that use
gasoline?
Panchito How does climate change affect
your lifestyle and practices?
Marlito How does climate change affect
your lifestyle and practices?
Maria How does climate change affect
your lifestyle and practices?
Alma As a member of the Bago Tribe,
what practices do you contribute
to lessen the effects of Climate
change?
Marlito As a member of the Bago Tribe,
what practices do you contribute
to lessen the effects of Climate
change?
Florentina As a member of the Bago Tribe,
what practices do you contribute
to lessen the effects of Climate
change?
Petra What is your own definition of
Climate change?
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I hate eating vegetables with a commercial HM
fertilizer.”
I wear light cotton clothes. Almost all of HM
us here who are old man and even
those who are middle aged man and
even women wear light cotton clothes
because it is comfortable to use and
you can’t feel the warm weather.
Eating vegetables and fruits are the best to HM
make our body healthy and strong.”
We practice re- use, reduce and recycle. M
We seldom do burning of garbage but M
recycle and re- use them instead.
A simple way of living is the best way of M
making the environment stay good.
There are a lot of differences. For example, M
during our childhood days, we just
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harvested something for us to eat. During

crop period, we used rake, we slapped the
palay to the bamboo (smile), that’s what
we used to remove the palay, we are very
industrious and strong then. We used this
old steel for plowing with the carabao. We
rode to carabao or in the caritella oh so
happy before (clasp hand and laughs).We
used what God has given, like soup bowl
made from coconut shell, ladle and cups
made from matured bamboo, we eat
vegetables fertilized with the organic or
natural fertilizers, our snack when we were
kids were fruits, native fruits like guava,
star apple, tamarind, banana, mangoes and
everything we see here in our backyard
(pointing their backyard). Those vacant
places (pointing the field and their
backyard) were planted with different kinds
of vegetables. We are very rich in terms of
foods (smile). We also go to the river to
take a bath. That’s our life before, simple
but happy and contented.
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Participants Guide Question Appendix G Answer Themes

Alma Organization
What is your own definition of of Selected
Many cut a treeTranscripts
that is why we have warmer “Indigenous
climate change? environment. There are no more trees. The Knowledge of Bago
sky layers are becoming thin. They say not to Tribe in Climate
burn plastic, the ozone layer is becoming Change”
thinner, but people cannot stop burning
rubbers and everything, that is why many got
sick. It is their fault but we who did not do it
will also feel the effect. Anyway we do burn
but seldom, we burn for twice a month, that
is the maximum.
Petra What is your own definition of They throw their garbage wastes in the river. “Indigenous
climate change? Knowledge of Bago
Tribe in Climate
Change”
Pedro What is your own definition of We that were not the one who used to do “Indigenous
climate change? such things were added to be affected, if only Knowledge of Bago
those who has the greater contribution on Tribe in Climate
climate change be more affected, but not, Change”
because we all live in one planet
Pedro What natural disaster have you This is related to power current, radio, “Indigenous
encountered due to Climate television, cellphone, even those vehicles Knowledge of Bago
Change? that release smoke, (pause) a lot of vehicles. Tribe in Climate
Those invented tools for farming and Change”
factories. It is good to have these kinds
because it makes work easier but it also
make people lazy. Unlike before, people
were very industrious, all of the kids were

Pedro How does climate change affect
your lifestyle and practices?
Are you having difficulty in
breathing?
Panchito How does climate change affect
your lifestyle and practices?
Pedro How does climate change affect
your lifestyle and practices?
Pedro How does climate change affect
your lifestyle and practices?
How do you compare your
experiences before and now?
Pedro How does climate change affect
your lifestyle and practices?
Panchito How does climate change affect
your lifestyle and practices?
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very helpful, (sigh), these destroy our
environment
People were becoming weaker and weaker, “Indigenous
they are not healthy anymore. They even Knowledge of Bago
easily Tribe in Climate
Change”
Yes, it affects the health of the people, we “Indigenous
as member of the tribe feel it too. The Knowledge of Bago
strengths that we have now is not enough Tribe in Climate
for hard jobs, sometimes we need Change”
companion to work now, unlike before, we
can work manually alone.”
For me, I am experiencing breathing “Indigenous
problems due to climate change. Knowledge of Bago
Tribe in Climate
Change”
“For me, a simple colds and flu is normal, “Indigenous
but now it’s different, if you have flu you Knowledge of Bago
need a very strong medicine, so frightened Tribe in Climate
that nowadays we don’t even know where Change”
these diseases came from”,(frowned).
There are a lot of people who have heart “Indigenous
disease now. Some also died on this kind of Knowledge of Bago
disease. And this is because of the climate Tribe in Climate
change and the foods we eat that have a lot Change”
of preservatives.
And the sun shines like it hurts and burns “Indigenous
our skin and a lot of people got sick.” Knowledge of Bago

Panchito What is your own definition of
climate change?
Maria What is your own definition of
climate change?
Petra What do you do if there are
disasters?
So, where is your source of
water?
How does climate change affect
your lifestyle and practices?
How about before ma’am, Are
you having trouble in the supply
of water?
Maria How does climate change affect
your lifestyle and practices?
This summer, do you have
enough water supply?
Maria How does climate change affect
your lifestyle and practices?
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Tribe in Climate
Change”
Yes, the climate is changing as they say, our “Indigenous
climate sometimes becomes hot or cold, Knowledge of Bago
when it rains it is still warm and the sun Tribe in Climate
shines like it hurts and burns our skin and a Change”
lot of people got sick.
I know all of us feel the change, during dry “Indigenous
season, it is so hot and until rainy season, it Knowledge of Bago
feels the same even when it rains it is still Tribe in Climate
warm. Change”
There’s one jetmatic water pump here that “Indigenous
was made. It reaches us. It is where Knowledge of Bago
everyone gets water, there in the field. Tribe in Climate
It is hard for us, we were tired of fetching Change”
water. Before, we have a lot of jetmatic
pump, we also have one in our house before
where I grow. But there is no water coming
out on it.
Yes there is water,it is not like today that is “Indigenous
summer,there is water before but not like Knowledge of Bago
what we are experiencing now,it is really Tribe in Climate
dry, imagine this water pump, from dawn to Change”
midnight there are people fetching water,
and I fetch at noon.
“Yes there is water, it is not like “Indigenous
today that is summer, there is water Knowledge of Bago

This summer, do you have
enough water supply?
Alma How does climate change affect
your daily life?
Panchito How does climate change affect
your lifestyle and practices?
Panchito How many cropping seasons do
you have?
Petra How does climate change affect
your lifestyle and practices?
Petra How does climate change affect
your lifestyle and practices?
128
before but not like what we are Tribe in Climate
experiencing now, it is really dry, Change”
imagine this water pump, from dawn
to midnight there are people fetching
water, and I fetch at noon.”
Water is scarce now, unlike before. “Indigenous
That is why the water level is now Knowledge of Bago
deep Tribe in Climate
Change”
Not only is our work affected. If “Indigenous
climate change does not occur. We Knowledge of Bago
can plant corn twice. We have enough Tribe in Climate
water from deep well. We no longer Change”
have to wait for the rainy season.
Now, we wait for the rain to come and
sometimes, it rains even if we are not
yet prepared, you cannot plant
without rain, when its planting time
there’s no more rain.”
No more 2nd crop here. Before we had “Indigenous
2nd cropping. Now, there’s no more Knowledge of Bago
water. Tribe in Climate
Change”
Now it is not advisable anymore to “Indigenous
harvest for our food because it is not Knowledge of Bago
safe anymore and the water in the Tribe in Climate
river is already polluted because of Change”
human activities.
Ever since, the river was still on the “Indigenous
second site. We were far from that Knowledge of Bago
river, but because of human activities, Tribe in Climate

Maria What natural disaster have you
encountered due to Climate
Change?
What do you think is the reason
for this why is the river is moving
forward in you?
Petra Are your Practices helpful to
lessen the effects of Climate
Change?
Petra In your opinion ma’am, how does
your practices help to lessen
Climate Change?
Alma How does climate change affect
your daily life?
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the path of water passing through the Change”
river has changed
People dig up the part of the river and “Indigenous
the flow and water current has Knowledge of Bago
changed Tribe in Climate
Change”
Even we are in the modern times, we are “Indigenous
also been affected. But as a member of bago, Practices of Bago
we do not want that these modern times and tribe in Climate
technology will conquer us. Yes, we use Change”
those things but not too often, we know how
to balance it. And for us, it is better that we
do what we used to do and on how we
brought up with our culture because people
before were apparently more industrious
than nowadays. We seldom use electric
current, gasoline and those things that
people use now. Plastic bags before, anyway
until now (smile) we wash and use it again.
We seldom burn.
Yes, the use of rake, fetching of water, “Indigenous
use of a stone grinder, used of clay pot Practices of Bago
and soup bowl made from coconut tribe in Climate
fruit, and ladle and spoon.” made from Change”
mature bamboo that is what we used in
our day to day living.
That is why we have to schedule “Indigenous
fetching water even in the evening. I Practices of Bago
even go to Garcia , Sta. Ceclia and tribe in Climate

Petra As a member of the Bago Tribe,
what practices do you contribute
to lessen the effects of Climate
change?
For you maam is farming helps to
have climate change?
Pedro As a member of the Bago Tribe,
what practices do you contribute
to lessen the effects of Climate
change?
Are your lives better before due
to its simplicity or today which
depends to technology for easier
operation like the machines you
use in the field and cars that use
gasoline?
Panchito How does climate change affect
your lifestyle and practices?
Marlito How does climate change affect
your lifestyle and practices?
130
ride a tricycle to fetch water for Change”
drinking.
Farming is already modernized “Indigenous
nowadays with regards to infra, we Practices of Bago
have lots of that already. Those tribe in Climate
practices before, even though not Change”
forgotten but being set aside, because
of easy ways of working nowadays.
These must be preserved. Those
practices must be applied. Those
simple living, can this simple living
can still be applied? (smiles).
A simple life is better (pause), we did “Indigenous
not use machines before. The Practices of Bago
carabao’s were big help in our tribe in Climate
farming. Men used to work efficiently Change”
despite their old age.
I hate eating vegetables with a commercial “Indigenous
fertilizer.” Practices of Bago
tribe in Climate
Change”
I wear light cotton clothes. Almost all of “Indigenous
us here who are old man and even Practices of Bago
those who are middle aged man and tribe in Climate
even women wear light cotton clothes Change”
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because it is comfortable to use and

you can’t feel the warm weather.
Maria How does climate change affect Eating vegetables and fruits are the best to “Indigenous
your lifestyle and practices? make our body healthy and strong.” Practices of Bago
tribe in Climate
Change”

Alma As a member of the Bago Tribe, We practice re- use, reduce and recycle. “Indigenous
what practices do you contribute Practices of Bago
to lessen the effects of Climate tribe in Climate
change? Change”

Marlito As a member of the Bago Tribe, We seldom do burning of garbage but “Indigenous
what practices do you contribute recycle and re- use them instead. Practices of Bago
to lessen the effects of Climate tribe in Climate
change? Change”

Florentina As a member of the Bago Tribe, A simple way of living is the best way of “Indigenous
what practices do you contribute making the environment stay good. Practices of Bago
to lessen the effects of Climate tribe in Climate
change? Change”

Petra What is your own definition of There are a lot of differences. For example, “Indigenous
Climate change? during our childhood days, we just Practices of Bago
harvested something for us to eat. During tribe in Climate
crop period, we used rake, we slapped the Change”
palay to the bamboo (smile), that’s what
we used to remove the palay, we are very
industrious and strong then. We used this
old steel for plowing with the carabao. We
rode to carabao or in the caritella oh so
happy before (clasp hand and laughs).We
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used what God has given, like soup bowl

made from coconut shell, ladle and cups
made from matured bamboo, we eat
vegetables fertilized with the organic or
natural fertilizers, our snack when we were
kids were fruits, native fruits like guava,
star apple, tamarind, banana, mangoes and
everything we see here in our backyard
(pointing their backyard). Those vacant
places (pointing the field and their
backyard) were planted with different kinds
of vegetables. We are very rich in terms of
foods (smile). We also go to the river to
take a bath. That’s our life before, simple
but happy and contented.