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HISTORY OF BARANGAY UPPER PANGI

KONSEHAL

Barangay upper pangi purok Dongguan suffered flash floods during the Christmas season.Back
then, there were only a few people living in barangay upper pangi; at first, there were almost
only trees; now there are more and more residents in this barangay.

“HOW CAN YOU MAKE A WAY WHEN IT FLOODS AND HOW DOES
IT AFFECT YOU WHEN THINGS LIKE THIS HAPPEN?”

FAMILY/ PARENTS

FOR ME, WHEN A FLOOD COMES TO US, WE SHOULD JUST EVACUATE; MAYBE THE FLOOD WILL GET
WORSE FOR US AND WE WON’T BE ABLE TO CROSS. THE FLOOD IS REALLY BIG FOR US, JUST LIKE OUR
FISHPOND, BECAUSE OUR FISHPOND IS EASILY FILLED WITH WATER WHEN IT RAINS, AND OUR PET FISH
AND OTHER PETS IN THE FISHPOND CAN ESCAPE OR GO TO ANOTHER FISHPOND. THE WATER IN OUR
FISHPOND WILL REACH OUR WARD, AND IT IS DIFFICULT FOR US TO CROSS. THE FLOOD REALLY HAD A
BIG IMPACT ON US AND OUR LIVELIHOOD.

STUDENT

IT REALLY FLOODS HERE WITH US, ESPECIALLY WHEN IT RAINS HEAVILY. THE WATER IS ALWAYS HIGH
HERE WITH US WHO LIVE NEAR THE FISHPONDS, ESPECIALLY HERE WITH US. THE WATER REALLY
REACHES UP TO MY KNEES. IT ALSO AFFECTS MY STUDIES. WHEN THERE’S A FLOOD, IT’S HARD FOR ME
TO CROSS TO SCHOOL, SO I’M ALWAYS LATE FOR OUR CLASS WHEN THERE’S A FLOOD.

WORKER/BLUE COLLAR JOB

ACTION TAKEN
WE WILL HOLD A GATHERING IN THE BARANGAY TO ENCOURAGE PEOPLE TO PLANT TREES SO THAT
EVEN IF CALAMITIES COME THEY WILL NOT BE AFFECTED TOO MUCH BECAUSE RIGHT NOW WE WILL
ONLY SEE NO TREES IN THEIR AREA WHICH IS THE ROAD, COMPARED BEFORE MANY TREES THAT
HELPED TO KEEP THEIR FISHPONDS FROM BEING AFFECTED, WHAT WE WILL DO IS TO PLANT TREES TO
HELP THEIR FISHPONDS THAT WERE DAMAGED WHEN THE TYPHOON FIRST DESTROYED THEIR
LIVELIHOOD.

(5 DAYS CHALLENGE PICTURE)