Case Summary OF Purok1 of BARANGAY BACONG,

TAYASAN, NEGROS ORIENTAL

I. Introduction

Barangay Bacong is one of the twenty eight barangays of Tayasan, Negros

Oriental which is composed of 7 puroks. Based on 2007 census of the barangay, it has

total population of 1,031 person distributed in 280 households. The CD 161

(Participatory Research, Techniques and Methods) students selected only purok 1 of this

barangay for their participatory research activity due to limited time. They conducted

house to house interview last September 30, 2019 - October 2, 2019 at Purok 1, Barangay

Bacong, Tayasan, Negros Oriental. This was participated by the community people of the

said purok and some of the barangay officials in this barangay. This effort is an attempt

to respond to the need for more information regarding the Purok 1 of this barangay. Other

methods used to draw data are varied ranging from spot and transect mapping , key

informant interviews, secondary data collection of the barangay profile and 4 P’s

beneficiaries of the barangay and that of unstructured observation method.

The data collection was done by the community development students during the

house to house interviewing wherein they chosen and to have a transect walk to the

barangay and had the chance to observe the community’s conditions. A total of 20

household heads from this barangay were interviewed using unstructured schedule. They

were selected randomly from various locations of the the said purok.

Tabulation of the collected data was done manually by the group. Initial analysis

of data was made during the house to house interview while discussing data processing.
Data were analyzed descriptively using frequency counts, percentages and the use of the

mean or averaging.

II. HISTORICAL PROFILE OF THE BARANGAY BACONG

Long time ago, it was believed that this place was once a communal forest of the

nearby villages. People from the nearby villages used to gather and cut trees for building

houses and others. The Native people first settlers from nearby villages built their church

in that place. Soon the place was known for the church, the church or house of worship of

Christian people. Early times , they used to name the place or by the prominent people

name residing the place or the first person came to settle the place. But for the Bacong, it

came from the Native people place of worship called Bacong.

Some of the people from Cebu who migrated here in Negros found the place good

for them to settle so they invite more of their relatives and friends to join them so the

place was now occupied by almost of the Cebuanos. Native people trade their land to

Cebuano and choose to stay in the hinterland.

Later on, the name of the place became Bacong. Bacong’s first leader were

Vicente Tapina, the first appointed Teniente del barrio in 1944 followed by Catalino

Abellanosa in 1951, Teodoro Pataganao in 1956, Urbano Panuncillo in 1961, Jose Taping

in 1967, Praxedes Repayo in 1968 , Gregorio Genayas in 1972, Jose Taping in 1977, the

first barangay Official elected. Followed by Lim Panuncillo in 1982 and Perdrito

Pacquiao 1989 to July 2002, during his term , the barangay won the overall champion

during the 42nd Araw ng Tayasan Celebration on January 23, 2002 and at present

Feladelfa Cole was elected, the first female barangay Capatain installed. In May 2019

barangay election, Hon Pedrito A. Pacquiao was elected as Punong Barangay.

 Barangay Bacong was officially created as one component barangay of the

Municipality of Tayasan on January 23 1960 by an Executive Order of the late President

Carlos P. Garcia, who was then the president that time. The barangay was establish not

only by the improvements and developments brought by some of the leaders but also the

trials that the barangay passes through. In 1955 the barangay was trembled by a very

strong earthquake. Many families lost their animals and crops. After the earthquake , it

brought to the attention of the people in leaderships the improvements of the barangay. In

1967, Bacong Elementary School was built.

In spite of the trials the barangay is experiencing , the leaders are determined to

pursue development and improvement of the barangay with the help of the people and out

Almighty God.

III. LOCATION AND TOPOGRAPHIC PROFILE

Barangay Bacong is one of the twenty eight barangays found in Municipality of

Tayasan. It is barely2.8 kilometers from Tayasan proper and 93 kilometers away from

Dumaguete City.

The barangay has gentle lands allocated mostly for residential and agricultural

usage. The climate is generally favorable (short, low sundry season) from strong weather

disturbances. Dry season is well – pronounced during the month of Febuary, March, and

April but of the months of June to November are marked by maximum – rainfall.

IV. DEMOGRAPHIC AND SOCIO-ECONOMIC CONDITIONS

 From the survey conducted in the barangay and interviews made to 20 household

heads, the following data were obtained to provide a glimpse to this community’s socio-

economic conditions. A total of more than 280 households (according to the Barangay

Secretary’s estimate) reside in this barangay. The profile of the respondents are as

follows:

Category and Gender Affiliation of Respondents. More than half (80%) of the 20

respondents were wives while the husbands constitute only 4 or 20% of the

respondents. This is because the house to house interviews were conducted during

daytime when most husbands were at work outside their homes.

As to the respondents’ gender affiliation, the majority (80%) were females.

Table 1 shows the detail of this results.

Table 1. Distribution of Respondents by their Category and

Gender Affiliation

Respondents’ Category Frequency Per cent

Wives 16 80
Husbands 4 20
Total 20 100.0
Gender Affiliation
Male 4 20
Female 16 80
Total 20 100.0

Age of Respondents. The youngest respondent was 24 years old while the oldest was

70 years. The average age of the respondents was computed and found to be 47 years

old. The majority of the respondents fall between 41-50 years old wherein 13 or 65%

of them belonged. There were only 1 or 5% of them with ages of 30 years. One

respondent was 70 years old. Generally, data revealed that the respondents were in their

middle to twilight years which implies maturity and responsibility.

 Table 2. Distribution of the Respondents by their Ages

Age Category Frequency Percent

30 years & younger 1 5
31-40 years 3 15
41-50 years 6 30
51-60 years 7 35
Above 60 years 3 15
Total 20 100.0

Respondents’ Length of Stay in the Barangay. The shortest period of residency in the

barangay among the respondents was 1 year and the longest was 70 years. There were

less than 15% of the respondents who stayed in this barangay for 5 years and below.

About 11 or 30.6% of them had stayed here for 6-15 years while 12 of them had been

residents of this area for 11-20 years. One-fourth of them had stayed for 21-30 years in

this community. Still there were four of them who had claimed being in this barangay

for more than 30 years. They might have been the early settlers of this community. This

implies that most of the respondents were residents of this barangay for a very long

period of time. Please see Table 6 for details.

Table 3. Distribution of the Respondents by their Length of

Stay in the Barangay

Length of Stay in Tayasan (in Frequency Percent

years)

15 years & less 5 25

16-25 years 1 5
26-40 years 1 5
More than 40 years 13 65
Total 20 100
Respondents’ Number of Children. 40 % of the respondents were practicing family

planning and the other 60% percent are not applying family planning. This implies that

most of the residence are not committed to family planning.

Table 4, Distribution of Respondents by the Number of Children Born

 To Them

Number of Children Frequency Percent

1-3 8 40
4-7 8 40
More than 8 4 20
Total 20 100

Respondents’ Household Sizes. Almost half of the total respondents have less than 5

members or 45% in their family which means there are more family that has big

population in their household.

Table 5. Distribution of Respondents by their Household Size

Household Size Frequency Percent

5 and less 9 45
6-10 members 7 35
11-15 member 4 20
Total 20 100

Information about the Respondents’ Household Members.

Table 6. Distribution of the Respondents’ Household members’ Gender .

Variables on Respondents’ Household Members Frequency Percent

Gender Affiliation
Male 79 52.03
Female 62 43.97
Total 141 100

Respondents’ Responses whether or not there’s community organization in their

baranagay. The survey found out that the greater majority of the respondents (14 or

70%) reported that there was a community organizations in their area. Only five of

them said otherwise mentioning the absence of organizations.

Table 7. Distribution of the Respondents’ Responses On the Presence

Of Community Organizations in their Barangay

Response Frequency Percent

 Yes, there is C.O. 14 70
None 6 30
Total 20 100.0

ECONOMIC INFORMATION

Resondents’ major sources of income. Farming and Construction work were found to

be the respondents’ major sources of income. One respondent each mentioned farming

and laborer as their means to meet their families’ needs.

Table 8. Distribution of the Respondents According to their Major

Source of Income

Major Income Source Frequency Percent

Farming 8 40
Laborer 2 10
Carpenter 1 5
Self-employed 2 10
Construction worker 7 35
Total 20 100

Monthly income of respondents from their major source. The highest monthly income

reported among the respondents was PhP 15,000.00 per month while the lowest was

PhP 900.00. The majority of the respondents were earning PhP 2,000.00- 7,000.00.

Only one respondent is earning more than PhP 15,000.00 per month. This means that

the respondents’ income monthly is generally low considering the skyrocketing costs of

basic commodities.

Table 9. Distribution of the Respondents According to the Amount of

their monthly income

Amount of Monthly Income Frequency Percent

PhP 1,000 and less 1 5
1,001-5,000 13 65
5,001-10,000 5 25
Above 10,000 1 5
Total 20 100
 Respondents’ responses on the adequacy of their income from all sources. When

respondents were asked whether their income were adequate or not for their families’

needs, majority of them said “no” which comprised 16 or 80%. Only 2 responded that

their income was adequate at all and the other two respondents did not respond to the

question. There were a number of two who said that if their income were not adequate,

they augmented it with sideline sources to make both ends meet their families’ basic

needs. This means that the respondents have sense of resourcefulness to make their

economic situation less problematic.

Table 10. Distribution of Respondents on the Adequacy of their Income

Response Frequency Percent

Adequate 4 20
Not Adequate 12 60
No response 4 20
total 20 100

Respondents’ responses whether or not they have family members that are already

earning. Only seven respondents responded affirmatively to this question. The majority

of the respondents (7 or 35%) were found out to have no members in their households

who were already earning income. This means that they don’t rely solely on themselves

to earn income for their respective families. Among the thirteen respondents who said

that they have earning members, when asked how much monthly contributions were

given by these earning members for their household needs, eleven of them said none

while the two others reported that their earning members contributed PhP 500 to PhP

1,500 every month for their families’ food and other needs.
 Table 11. Distribution of Respondents’ Responses as to Whether or not

they have family members that are already earning

Response Frequency Percent

Yes, there is 13 65
None 7 35
Total 20 100.0

ON RESPONDENTS’ LEVELS OF LIVING

Types of houses occupied by the respondents. Three or 15% of the total respondents

lived on concrete houses which are cement-made while 5 or 25% of them have houses

that are mixed concrete and wood. Six or 30% of them lived on mixed bamboo and

wooden houses while six or 30% occupied bamboo houses. Most of these houses that

they occupied has no galvanized iron roofing. Only 7 of their houses have roofs made

of bamboo.

Table 12. Distribution of the Respondents by the Types of their Occupied Houses

Type of Houses Occupied Frequency Percent

As to housing materials used
Concrete/cement 3 15
Mixed concrete & wood 5 25
Mixed bamboo & wood 6 30
Wood 6 30
Total 20
 As to kind of roofing materials used Frequency Percent
G.I. sheets 13 65
Bamboos 7 35
Total 20 100

Kind of toilet facility used. Most ( 16 or 80%) of the total respondents made use of

water sealed toilet bowls. Only eight or 15% had use antipolo type of toilets and one

respondent claimed that there was no toilet in their household.

Table 13. Distribution of the Respondents by the kind of toilets that

They Have in their Households

Kinds of toilets used Frequency Percent

Water-sealed 16 80
Antipolo 3 15
No toilet 1 5
Total 20 100.0

Respondents’ Lighting Facilities and Water Sources. All of the respondents’

households enjoyed being lighted by electricity Most of their houses have been

connected to LANECO in powering their homes.

As to their water sources, since Bacong is the upper barangay of Tayasan, the

Tayasan water district can’t provide the water supply due to area location problem. Their daily

consumption of water is not very a big problem because the barangay has a substantial spring

supplies. As a matter of fact , the barangay has one (1) reservoir. But the distribution of the water

did not meet the community people need. The problem is it is too far from their homes.

Respondents’ responses whether or not they practice family planning. Only one-

fourth of the total respondents were found practicing family planning. The majority

comprised of 15 or 75% of them did not practice family planning at all. Earlier on, it was
found out that half of the total respondents had four or more children. The continued

refusal to adopt family planning method implies continued growth of the population.

Table 14. Distribution of Respondents’ Responses Whether

or not They Practice Family Planning

Response Frequency Percent

Practice 5 25.0
Do not Practice 15 75.0
Total 36 100.0

Responses of Respondents as to whether or not they have family members who got

sick last year.

Table 15. Distribution of the Respondents’ Responses as to

Whether or not they have sick family members last year.

Response Frequency Percent

Yes 15 75
None 5 25
Total 20 100

Ages of family members who were sick last year. Fifty percent of their sick members

were already adults while the other half of them were children and adolescents. One

fourth of the respondents with sick member were aging one to six years old.

Approximately one-third of those who claimed having sick members were aging 7-12

years old . Only two of the respondents with sick members were in ages of 7-12 years

old.

Table 16. Distribution of the Respondents according to the ages of

Their households

Ages of sick members Frequency Percent

1-6 years 3 20
7-12 5 33.33
12-17 1 6.66
 Adults 6 40
total 15 100

Sickness that affected members of the respondents’ households last year. Minor

diseases were reported like fever, cough and flu. Diabetes was mentioned by two

respondents only while diseases such as measles, liver enlargement, heart disease, loose

bowel movement, goiter and mental illness were claimed by one respondent each.

However, when asked whether or not their family members who were sick were seen

by the doctor, the majority of those with sick members said “yes”. There were 10 out of

12 who claimed that their sick members were seen by the physicians. Two of them said

that they apply only herbal medicines.

Table 17. Kind of Diseases that Affected Respondents’ Family Members

Diseases Frequency Percent

Fever 6 40
Coughs 6 40
Flu 3 20
total 15 100

On land ownership in the barangay. Respondents were asked whether or not they

owned piece of lands in Barangay Bacong and the results of the survey indicated that

the majority (18 or 90%) of them did not possess any land in this barangay. Only 2 or

20% of them claimed that they owned piece of land here. But when asked further on the

sizes of lands that they owned and its uses, half of those who claimed they have lands

here could not tell specifically the size. This implies that those who claimed that they

have lands in this barangay were referring only to the residential lots where they

constructed their houses. This is confirmed when the respondents were asked on the
 uses of their lands wherein most of those with lands said that they used the land only

for residential purpose only.

Table 18.. Distribution of Respondents’ Responses

Whether or Not They Owned Lands in this Barangay

Response Frequency Percent

Own 18 90
Do not own 2 10
Total 20 100.0

Common problems identified by the respondents as present in their barangay.

Table 19. Distribution of the Community problems Identified by the

Respondents

Community Problems Identified Frequency Percent

water 11 55
Difficult roads 5 25
Stealing 1 5
Problem of land ownership 3 15
total 20 100

Respondents’ responses whether or not their barangay officials are known to them. It

is indeed interesting to find out that almost all (19 or 95%) of the respondents said that

they knew their barangay officials and 15 or 75% of them claimed that their officials

are responsive to their community’s needs and problems.

Table 20. Distribution of the Respondents’ Responses whether or not they knew their barangay

officials and whether or not their officials are responsive to their needs.

Responses Frequency Percent

Known 19 95
Not known 1 5
Total 20 100.0

Barangay officials are responsive 15 75

Barangay officials are not responsive - -
No response - -
Total 36 100.0
I. SUMMARY OF FINDINGS

Barangay Bacong is a growing community. It is dominantly inhabited by

the Cebuanos. It is gentle and enjoyed a climate that is favorable all throughout
the year. Its total population is not known for no recent census of the area was

made. However, total households residing in the area is approximated as more

than 280. Only 20 sample households were taken for this profiling. The

respondents were all household heads and mostly married females’ majority of

whom in ages of 31-60 years. The respondents were found to have low

educational attainment with an average length of stay in the barangay for about 28

years. They have usually big household size and number of children. Most of their

household members were young with almost equal distribution in terms of gender

composition. They mostly do not practice family planning.

Most of the respondents relied on farming and construction work for their

living. As to their levels of living, most were considered at the low class. A great

majority of them made use of GI sheets as roofs and claimed to be owners of the

houses they occupied. Almost used water-sealed toilet facilities. Almost all homes

have television sets and lighted by electricity.

The respondents claimed that their foremost problem is the water

supply, and the poor road network. These they requested to the barangay officials

to assist them in the improvements. The only advantage is their claims that their

barangay officials are known to them.