THE LIFE OF THE SIKAD-SIKAD DRIVER, IMPRESSED FOR FAMILY TIME

Biliran Province State University

Naval, Biliran

Enrique B. Picardal Jr

Jade C. Jornales

ekyjr26@gmail.com
09093658023

Abstract:

Being a sikad-sikad driver doesn't need educational attainment but not all drivers end up being
sikad-sikad drivers because they never finished their studies. as our interview goes on, we
encountered one of the sikad-sikad drivers who finished his studies as a Marine Engineering. He
ended up being a sikad-sikad driver because for him it is easier to earn money than going to the
office and have a minimum salary that can't sustain his family's needs. For sikad-sikad drivers, it
is one of the fastest ways for them to earn money to support their family's daily needs.

The objective of the study is to interview 20 sikad-sikad drivers in naval towns. The researcher
examined content based on several sources, such as respondent interviews, field observations, or
surveys, using a quantitative narrative analysis. It focuses on using people's stories and
experiences to answer the research questions they used their parking lot interview schedule,
focus group discussions, and key informant interviews to answer. The interviewers used a
questionnaire and at the same time record the activity for the interviewees to have their answers
detailed. The study aimed to understand and know the ways of life of a sikad-sikad driver.

Keywords: Drivers, Sikad-Sikad, Naval, Town. Operators.

1. INTRODUCTION:

The study recommends the desires and needs of the reckless drivers in Naval Biliran,
Philippines. In particular, thinking about waiting to pick the character profile of tricycle / little
one driver in Naval Town due to the aspects that influence their lives, take a hold on lengthy trip
facts that progresses to using overall performance and performance get right of entry to assets
associated with assets. Some studies have cited that the use of Rebound, pedicabs are regularly
viewed as a symbol of monetary "retreat" (Repogle, 1992). Notably, Guillen (2000) argues that
Sikad-sikad, driving a pedicab becomes a predominant supply of extra earnings for families with
confined resources. The evaluation uses a regular evaluation design with account descriptions of

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honesty in well-delivered records that are dense, coded, and metaphorical center of attention is
lit. (Hendy, 1995). In this regard, this finds out about explores the user's mindset closer to the
universal availability of clever technology unique to the 2d undertaking of Texting while
working a vehicle. Ranney et.al. (2002), performed a study focusing on reduced driver
performance as a result of performing the 2nd mission whilst running a vehicle. Life of Driving
Sikad-Sikad focuses on helping a household dinner, being identical to extraordinary drivers.
Charming gloriousness' starch is inside and outside only achievable if arranged to pressure to
meet these two boundaries. They have to earn even if there is a hazard to their work during the
covid 19 pandemics they still attempt to work challenging every day simply to feed the
household even if they are forbidden to dangle out at some stage in the pandemic as nicely as,
they're sincere It was a dream that they had been as common as the equal character as the
progress of the individual who was located in the realm of the place.

Attracted and took manipulate of wonderful possessions, modified to a dusty historical man, as it
is continually dependably clear to despise the solar in a tropical summertime 45 degrees' shine ',
battled discouragement, and' Father contender defensive their views unsuitable from a floating
with wing Creatures, raising factors of pastime for the survival of younger people. Their unusual
desires include: 'looking for then ice houses undoubtedly all around, by no means incomes one's
the normal strategy of the Samson issue, 'light strength that consequences on vessels sail to its
last purpose, in their stressed existence concomitant as an expert, Getting inter bumper stabilize
their mates and newly napped Water Snakes in an incapacitating herbal shape despised the
pressure of the identify Conditional. Their lived encounters had been delineated by
'extraordinary' in the context of their non-material serving, filling in. as a widespread quantity of
ants, sought after correspondingly to their pals only to bypass on the table's livelihood, and being
wind below their wings essentialness, guaranteed by way of their continued worship and
security., their money Relevant occasions are a 'scratching and pecking condition', reliably
earned in predictable proximity with confidence. in the context of their non-material serving,
filling in as a full-size variety of ants, sought after correspondingly with their buddies only to
skip the living on the table, and being wind under their wings essentialness', assured by their
team spirit in persevering with worship and security., Their cash-related circumstances are a
'scratching and pecking condition', reliably earned in predictable proximity with confidence. in
the context of their non-material serving, filling in as a large wide variety of ants sought after
correspondingly to their friends only to skip on table life, and being wind below their wings
essentialness, assured by using their unity persevering with worship and security. , Their cash-
related instances are a 'scratching and pecking condition', reliably earned in predictable
proximity with confidence; I understand this enterprise is healthier than each person else as a
result of quite a few tends additionally to be Sekad-sekad Drivers and operators. those that don't
seem to be utilized within the authorities and inside the non-public corporations the choice aid is
to ponder to Drive a sekad-sekad that tends distinctive, interactive total experiences that are

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supplied inside the lifestyles as Sikad-Sikad Drivers of a Naval Town street. From the
manufacturing and permitting in predominant high-quality route eventualities that cannot make
site visitors jam and follow the site visitors guidelines being by way of the municipal town of
carrier Presently, with regards to how people pastime to provide vital wants of families, for
example, nourishment, asylum, and garments and how they are legitimate home Including state
financial household case, every Filipino family is not pretty the identical as their out-of-life
encounters as ways as their ways of existing conditions.

The study purposively on the orientation and aspirations of sikad-sikad drivers in Naval
Biliran. Specifically, the study aimed:

1. To know the years of service of being a Sikad-sikad driver.

2. To ask about the daily income of Sikad-sikad drivers.
3. The reason why they end up being a Sikad-sikad driver.

2. RELATED STUDY:

The trisikad, and potpot, from Ginatilan, Cebu. Trisikad ought to be a combination of 2 words,
tri, and sikad. Tri refers to the number of wheels that this car has and the sikad potential to kick
in Cebuano.

In Baybay, Leyte,
they're recognized as potpot that comes from the sound of the horn hooked up close to the bar
grip. Once the circular black rubber of the horn is squeezed, the air goes through a short and
winding metal, making a sound it is such as a quick honk of a goose, the driver pinches the
horn's rubber for numerous reasons. Once there's a "huge" visitor's congestion of trisikad, the
sounds of a hundred potpot are frequently detected for miles that, at times, one will mistake them
for a flock of geese. To avoid street accidents historic bike drivers are no longer aggressive and
riskier compared to their younger counterparts. It is supported by way of Sivak (2015) that old
drivers are less in all likelihood to have a decrease in committing fatal road accidents at each
distance.

Old drivers will contribute to road safety.

Road safety is global trouble where drivers and pedestrians anticipate all the states of adapt
efforts to making sure a high level of security whereas driving (Herbert, 2015) the world to
Traffic comes too in these slim rural roads, particularly during the feast of the saints. The flock
of trisikad slowly navigating thru the mud and potholes appear as if a bunch of lumbering birds.

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Some white as water with flecks of chromatic mud at very cheap, others black as crows. Several
location unit wader purples and coraciiform chicken blue whereas pretty few vicinities unit
cardinal purple or flycatcher yellow, the honk moreover is a warning to alternative cars (and
sikad-sikad) that a rushing trisikad is on the method. If the target of the honking takes offense,
s/he honks lower back, and consequently the honking goes again and forth: the buzzing conflict
entirely stops as soon as the honking enemy is out of hearing. on syrupy honk is reserved for
prospective passengers.

Anyone standing by way of the part may want to be a workable traveler.

Once the man or woman waves an arm high within the air or flicks the pointer finger right down
to the bottom, a honk of acknowledgment is evoked and therefore the rider is tucked within until
the destination is reached, this little three-wheeled equipment will transport up to 6 passengers
all at a similar time. If the load is simply too serious, the major to grant technique isn't the
driver's calves, however, the wheels, or extra in particular the rim that holds the automobile tire.
From a perfect circle, the tire turns into a high-quality figure eight, really kind of a planar waist
of a corseted ballet dancer. However, this not often happens, the traveler at the rear occasionally
jumps out of the cab and pushes for the riding pressure to collect momentum.

This means that for the sikad-sikad drivers, the stress in driving daily could be a manageable job.
They venture the young male-dominated work as a result of the forever expect to the welfare of
their family. Karubi (2006) for his effort, the pusher-passenger rides were freed from charge.

4. METHODOLOGY:

To further assess and improve the situation of pedicab operations in Naval, Biliran, the
researcher used a quantitative narrative analysis to examine content after several sources, such as
interviews of respondents, observations from the field, or surveys. It focuses on using the stories
and experiences shared by people to answer the research questions they used their parking area
interview schedule, focus group discussions, and key informant interviews. The amount of data
was analysed using simple frequency count and percentage analysis. In addition, the secondary
data were subjected to a documentary investigation. Purposive sampling was used quantitatively.
From March 10 to March 15, 2018, data were collected through systematic observations.
Records of the geographical point of the municipality provide a means of information. Of the
selected pedicab drivers, 20 pedicab units equivalent to 20 pedicab drivers were interviewed in
the morning and afternoon. ask them why they chose pedicab work from different angle

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intervention questions. A reflection was written after each interview to consolidate and refine the
findings...
3.1 Research Tools:

To describe the orientation and aspirations of the skid drivers, the researchers used common
concepts in follow-up analyses, structured interview questions were then conducted to validate
the 3 study objectives. When respondents were interviewed, reactions, strong sentiments, and
terms were observed in all of their participants selected to be interviewed, as were road notes.
This information is compiled and written in each respondent’s response, to identify the
descriptive themes they want to address. The baseline survey was aimed to find out the lifestyle
of a Skid driver. Questionnaires were used and sent to 20 randomly selected Sikad-sikad Drivers
in the town of Naval.

3.1.1 Recruiting interviews:

During recruitment, the procedure will ask drivers how many years they have been in service as
Sikas-Sikad drivers, how much they earn per day, and whether they are only per boundary or if
they are the owner of their Sikas Sikad. In addition, drivers were asked about themselves
whether they had studied in the brief explanation, and why they chose to be sikad-sikad drivers?

3.1.2 Questionnaires to the drivers:

Be more specific questions about the active sikad-sikad Drivers. The objective of the
questionnaire was to know their ways of life being a sikad-sikad driver, to know if being a sikad-
sikad driver helped them in their daily needs, to know if and possibly also ask about their
operators.

3.1.3 Logbook:

Several drivers (20 persons) were asked as the qualified respondent regarding their experience of
being a sikad-sikad driver given in the Naval town. This study aimed to know their ways of life
most especially their years of service being a sikad-sikad driver, their daily profit, the reason
why they end up being a sikad-sikad driver, and if being a sikad-sikad driver helped them in their
daily needs. Their diary gives us knowledge about their ways of living being sikad-sikad drivers.

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 3.1.4 In-depth interviews with test drivers:

These interviews were conducted with a small population of 20 Sikad-Sikad drivers. These Sikad
drivers are registered and residents in Naval Biliran, on the other hand, talk about the population
of Sikad-sikad drivers’ naval town, in small presentation, the Naval, a Municipality of Biliran
Province which is a vast community where the first transportation is “Sikad-sikad until this
developed town until now busy with traffic”. The three major Naval operators are Nasida,
Natrida, and Navped in total according to the operators and president of each group there are 373
and 158 are registered Sikad-sikad.

3.1.5 Difficulties, Wishes, and Ailments of Pedicab Drivers

Most of them suffer as a result of their hard work.

Body pains, as well as mild illnesses such as fever and cold They showed that they knew the
traffic rules by attending a session required for registration. Most of the work -related challenges
they face include the growing number of job rivals, moderate costs, and the excitement that
occurs as a result of competition for the client. They believe, however, that if all pedicab drivers
follow the rules of the road, it will help. because not everyone follows it. When traffic police pull
them over, they often abuse other motorists. They sought help from the government, such as free
health insurance for Phil health They need instruction in livelihood skills, traffic law, pedicab
driving, and tourism-related training to grow their day-to-day income. Most pedicab drivers
sometime consider tourism as a source of income.

4. RESULTS:

We have successfully interviewed 20 sikad-sikad drivers and attached in this research are their
answers in the questionnaires. Most of the sikad-sikad drivers are male. The sikad-sikad drivers
we had interviewed mostly are in their 5-30 years of service. Their daily income ranges around
100-500 php maximum. Their educational attainment mostly is elementary level, we have some
in high school level, also college level and we had interviewed one who had never gone to
school. Most of the sikad-sikad drivers we interviewed have their operators and some operate
their own. The interview's main objective is to know why they end up being sikad-sikad drivers
and most of their answers are to support their family. Some answered that it is easier for them to
earn money 200-500 per day than to apply as government employees having a salary of 100-250
per day and by that they can sustain their family's needs.

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 6. CONCLUSIONS:

The ways of life of being a sikad-sikad driver are not easy. For the sikad-sikad drivers, it is one
of the fastest ways for them to earn, support their family's daily needs, and also they can send
their children to school. Being a sikad-sikad driver doesn't need educational attainment but not
all drivers end up being sikad-sikad drivers because they never finished their studies and as our
interview goes on, we encountered one of the sikad-sikad drivers who finished his studies as a
Marine Engineering. He ended up being a sikad-sikad driver because for him it is easier to earn
money than going to the office and have a minimum salary that can't sustain his family's needs.
Sikad-sikad drivers mostly enjoyed being a driver because for them it is that one thing who
helped them and their families. Also being a sikad-sikad driver has no age limit and anyone can
be a sikad-sikad driver.

7. Recommendation:

Based on the findings and conclusions of the study, the subsequent are recommendations young
sikad-sikad drivers known by Naval Biliran Province are going to be given attention by the
government, welfare cluster having to seem at the probabilities of ascension the economic
lifetime of the poor sikad-sikad drivers, and any analysis is being conducted on the survival
mechanism of Sikad-sikad drivers due to their vital signs insistence on the role of the Family.

7.1 RESPONDENTS OF THE STUDY:

Bonifacio Morillo
Name: ________________________________________

Male
Gender: _______________________________________
30 years
Years of Service: ________________________________

Rosebie Mapula
Name of the Operators: __________________________
300php
Daily Income: ___________________________________
Elementary Level
Educational Attainment: __________________________
Exercise, Leisure and
Reason: _______________________________________

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 Herman Nieves
Name: ________________________________________
Male
Gender: _______________________________________
20 years
Years of Service: ________________________________
Private
Name of the Operators: __________________________
300php
Daily Income: ___________________________________
Elementary Level
Educational Attainment: __________________________
Fewer expenses, Exercise, for income
Reason: ______________________________________

Elecio Pojeda
Name: ________________________________________
Male
Gender: _______________________________________
20 years
Years of Service: ________________________________
Ruel Espregante
Name of the Operators: __________________________
400php
Daily Income: ___________________________________
Elementary Level
Educational Attainment: __________________________
Exercise and Income
Reason: ______________________________________

Allan Yaon
Name: ________________________________________
Male
Gender: _______________________________________
5 years
Years of Service: ________________________________
Lydia Casten
Name of the Operators: __________________________
500php
Daily Income: ___________________________________
High School
Educational Attainment: ________Reason:
________________________________________Onlyavailable job

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 Joey Abtina
Name: ________________________________________
Male
Gender: _______________________________________
9 years
Years of Service: ________________________________
Private
Name of the Operators: __________________________

300php
Daily Income: ___________________________________
College Level
Educational Attainment: __________________________

Reason:
Needs to work for his family and too

To apply for other

Arnel Robaro
Name: ________________________________________
Male
Gender: _______________________________________
14 years
Years of Service: ________________________________
Lydia Casten
Name of the Operators: __________________________
200php
Daily Income: ___________________________________
Elementary Level
Educational Attainment: _________________________Re
Suggested to be a sikad-sikad driver.
son: ________________________________________

Alfredo Delima
Name: ________________________________________

Male
Gender: _______________________________________
16 years
Years of Service: ________________________________
Private
Name of the Operators: __________________________
300php
Daily Income: ___________________________________

Educational Attainment: __________________________

Needs to work for my family.

Reason: _______________________________________

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 Jesus Pilapil
Name: ________________________________________
Male
Gender: _______________________________________
9 years
Years of Service: ________________________________
Private
Name of the Operators: __________________________
200php
Daily Income: ___________________________________
High School Level
Educational Attainment: __________________________
He holds the Association of the sikad-
Reason: ________________________________________
driver and suddenly enjoyed what he is doing.
_______________________________________________

Jazer Acain
Name: ________________________________________
Male
Gender: _______________________________________
12 years
Years of Service: ________________________________
Juarlito Veloso
Name of the Operators: __________________________
400php
Daily Income: ___________________________________
College Level
Educational Attainment: __________________________
Needs to work for family and
Reason: ________________________________________

Louie Masibag
Name: ________________________________________

Male
Gender: _______________________________________
12 years
Years of Service: ________________________________
Meymey Gallosa
Name of the Operators: __________________________
400php
Daily Income: ___________________________________

Elementary Level
Educational Attainment: __________________________
Needs to work for Other jobs.
Reason: ______________________________________

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 Reymond Sillar
Name: ________________________________________
Male
Gender: _______________________________________
1 year
Years of Service: ________________________________
Leo C. Bulasa
Name of the Operators: __________________________
300php
Daily Income: ___________________________________
High School Level
Educational Attainment: __________________________
Easy Income
Reason: ________________________________________

Rodelle Jimenez
Name: ________________________________________
Male
Gender: _______________________________________
5 years
Years of Service: ________________________________
Private
Name of the Operators: _____________________6_____
250php
Daily Income: ___________________________________
Elementary Level
Educational Attainment: __________________________
To sustain family needs
Reason: ________________________________________

Glenn Ebajo
Name: ________________________________________
Male
Gender: _______________________________________
8 years
Years of Service: ________________________________
Private
Name of the Operators: __________________________
250php
Daily Income: ___________________________________
High School Level
Educational Attainment: __________________________
To sustain family needs
Reason: ________________________________________

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 Ruel Ebajo
Name: ________________________________________
Male
Gender: _______________________________________
30 years
Years of Service: ________________________________
Private
Name of the Operators: __________________________
300php
Daily Income: ___________________________________
High School Level
Educational Attainment: __________________________
To sustain family needs
Reason: ________________________________________

Allan Acuin
Name: ________________________________________
Male
Gender: _______________________________________
12 years
Years of Service: ________________________________
Private
Name of the Operators: __________________________
400php
Daily Income: ___________________________________
High School Level
Educational Attainment: __________________________
His only source of income
Reason: ________________________________________

Reynato Ebajo
Name: ________________________________________

Male
Gender: _______________________________________
16 years
Years of Service: ________________________________
Arnel Ebajo
Name of the Operators: __________________________
300php
Daily Income: ___________________________________
Elementary Level
Educational Attainment: __________________________

Other Source of income

Reason: ________________________________________

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 Herman Sillano
Name: ________________________________________
Male
Gender: _______________________________________
20 years
Years of Service: ________________________________
Private
Name of the Operators: __________________________
300php
Daily Income: ___________________________________
College Level
Educational Attainment: __________________________
No other jobs
Reason: ________________________________________

Miguel Estacio
Name: ________________________________________
Male
Gender: _______________________________________
5 years
Years of Service: ________________________________
Private
Name of the Operators: __________________________
350php
Daily Income: ___________________________________
Elementary Level
Educational Attainment: __________________________
No Source of income
Reason: ________________________________________

Cecillo Silvano
Name: ________________________________________

Male
Gender: _______________________________________
12 years
Years of Service: ________________________________
Ruel Espregante
Name of the Operators: __________________________
150php
Daily Income: _________________________________
High school
Educational Attainment: __________________________
Fastest way to
Reason: _____________________________

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 Ernesto Masibag
Name: ________________________________________
Male
Gender: _______________________________________
10 years
Years of Service: ________________________________
Rosebie Mapula
Name of the Operators: __________________________
250php
Daily Income: ___________________________________
Elementary Level
Educational Attainment: __________________________
To sustain the family's needs
Reason: ________________________________________

7. REFERENCES:

1. The registered operators, registered sikad-sikad (Municipal Office)

2. https://bonvito.wordpress.com/.../focus-of-the-day-trisikad

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drivers

4. ArisaDizon et, al ( 2015) Assessment of Occupational Hazards Contributing to Work-

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https://doi.org/10.1016/j.promfg.2015.07.779

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eastern Thai Farmers Who Periodically Migrated to Bangkok and Became Pedicab
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