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AIDE MEMOIRE

PREAMBLE

Good day to you, sir/ma’am. We, Valerie Mae M. Abuyen, Rinibert C. Baldedomar,
Wendie N. Balbada, and Erika C. Bantilan, students taking up Bachelor of Secondary
Education major in Social Studies at Eastern Samar State University – Guiuan Campus. We are
currently working on our research paper as a requirement for our course. This research paper is
entitled “Life Stories of Resettlers”.
In line with this, we would like to ask your permission to invite you as one of the
participants of this study. If given the permission, please allow us to have an interview session
with you to ask on your sentiments on your livelihood adjustments, motivations, challenges, and
on how you manage to cope with these challenges while living in the relocation site.
As stated in our official communication letter, your participation in this study is voluntary
and have all the rights to stop at any time in the duration of this interview if you deem
necessary.
But, before we start, we would like to ask for your consent if you are willing to take part
on this study, please read and signify your intent to so by signing the informed consent form.
This interview will take an hour on the average. Do you have any questions or concerns
before we continue? Are you now ready to answer some questions?

RESEARCH INSTRUMENT

Concept Interview Questions

This part of the interview will account for an in-depth exploration of your experience as a
beneficiary of the NHA’s housing relocation project.

Q1. What were your source of income prior to the

relocation?

Q2. What adjustments have you done in your

1. Livelihood adjustments
livelihood during the relocation?

Q3. Were there any changes or adjustments in your

livelihood after the relocation?

2. Motivations
Q3. What motivated you to reside in the relocation
site?

3. Challenges encountered
Q4. What were the challenges you’ve experienced
while living in the relocation site?
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Q5. How did you manage to cope with these

4. Coping strategies challenges?

CLOSING

Finally, before we end this interview, are there anything more you want to share about any
experience you had while living in the relocation site?

I already have the data needed for our study. In case of further clarifications, we would like to
ask your permission to contact you at any time. Thank you very much for your time and active
participation.
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Appendices A

SEMI-STRUCTURED INTERVIEW GUIDE

Part I. Resettlement History

1. Please narrate your life story or experiences from pre-relocation, relocation,

and post-relocation process in the relocation site.

Part II. Details of experience and livelihood adjustments of the critical events from

the life stories of the beneficiaries before, during, and after the relocation process.

1. What were your source of income prior to the relocation?

2. What adjustments have you done in your livelihood during the relocation?

3. Were there any changes or adjustments in your livelihood after the

relocation?

4. What motivated you to reside in the relocation site?

5. What were the challenges you’ve experienced while living in the relocation

site?

6. How did you manage to cope with these challenges?