Do you

encounter any Informants 3:

challenges Minsan mahirap, Sometimes it’s difficult, Minsan mahirap, pag Sometimes it’s difficult
physically since pag ano may when we have groupings may groupings po when we have a group
you started groupings po kami with my classmates, kami ng mga kaklase activity with my classmates
living with your na, mga kaklase sometimes it’s hard, ko, kasi hindi kami because we can’t be with
present family? kami, ano minsan because we can’t be with nakakasama, pero them, but sometimes we can
Can you share po mahirap kasi them but sometimes, we minsan nakakasama with them as long as is not
them, such as hindi kami can be with the as long rin po kami basta at night.
your physical nakakasama pero as is not at night. it’s hindi po gabi.
needs including minsan din po difficult because our
your nakakasama rin classmates, of course
meals/food naman po kami they are in their house
intake, your basta hindi po gabi. with their parents. They
house, clothing, Mahirap kasi po are allowed to go home
sleep, and other minsan yong mga anytime. That’s it!
basic needs? kaklase namin Because were not like
Can you syempre po sila that, there’s a limit.’’
describe them yong bahay nila
in details? kasama nila parents
nila. Pinapayagan
sila kung anong oras
sila mag uwi. Ganun
po! Kasi po kami
hindi ganun, may
limited po.

Hindi po kami We are not allowed to go Hindi kami pwedi ‘‘We are not allowed to go
pwedi maglagpas ng past five o’clock. maglagpas ng alas past five o’clock’’
alas singko. singko
Pinapayagan naman
po, kaso minsan we allowed though but Pinapayagan naman, We allowed though but it’s
yong oras po. it’s about the time. kaso minsan yong about the time.
oras po.

Hindi na po, kasi

masyado na po gabi No more, because it’s ‘‘Hindi na po, kasi ‘‘No more, it’s already late
tsaka po hindi po already late and it’s not masyado na po gabi and its not far’’
sya masyadong far, it should just be tsaka po hindi po sya
malayo po, dapat within reach, like its masyadong malayo’’
sakop lang, parang nearby, that it! It can’t
malapit lang, ganun! be far.”
Hindi sya pweding
malayo.

okay naman po,

hindi naman po It is okay, were not Okay naman po, ‘‘It’s okay were not hungry
kami nagugutoman hungry here. And if hindi po kami here’’
dito. Tsaka po kung there’s food there. We nagugutoman’’
may pagkain dyan, can eat it.
pwedi naman po
naming kainin.

kami po nagaluto
eh. Opo, pag ulam We cooked, yes! for the Kami po nagaluto eh. ‘‘We cooked here’’
po, itlog lang po, pag viand, it’s just eggs in
sa umaga, pero pag the morning, but for
sa tanghali, lunch, sometimes in the
paghapon na po afternoon, we cook
tsaka tanghali chicken adobo, pansit,
minsan galuto kami and we take turns
ng adobong manok, cooking but now, it’s
magapansit tapos me.
palit palitan po kami
pero ngayon po ako
na po kasi medyo
may ano po sya eh.

madalas po na
niluluto ko po is Sometimes i cook fried Madalas po na ‘‘Sometimes I cooked fried
fried chicken po, chicken, pork and niluluto ko po is fried and pork’’.
mga karneng baboy. sometimes the wife of chicken po, mga
Tas minsan din po wawa’s son also cooks a karneng baboy.
yong asawa ng anak dish.
ni wawa nagaluto
rin po sya ng anong
ulam.

Okay naman po,

minsan po, ano kasi It’s okay, sometimes we Okay naman po, ‘‘It’s okay, sometimes we
minsan po can do what we want. minsan po nagagawa can do what we want’’
nagagawa rin po rin po namin yong
namin yong mga mga gusto namin.
gusto namin.

Opo, minsan po
naga ano sila, Yes, Nagbigay si wawa ‘‘Wawa (foster parents) gave
katulad po nakaraan sometimes like last time (foster parents) ng us money to buy clothes and
nag Christmas party we had a Christmas pera pambili ng sandals.’’
kami. Nagbigay si party. Wawa gave us damit namin pati
wawa ng pera money to buy clothes sandals.
pambili ng damit and sandals.
namin pati sandals.

Kami po Kami po nagdedecide

nagdedecide We decide when it pagdating sa ‘‘We decide when it comes to
pagdating sa comes to clothing. pananamit.’’ clothing.’’
pananamit’’

Ano po pantalon po, Pantalon po, medyo

medyo maluwang Pants, there are bit maluwang tapos yong ‘‘Pants, there are bit loose,
tapos mga ano loose, so what do you malalaking t-shirts and those big t-shirts.’’
tawag dito? Yong call them? Those big t- po.
malalaking t-shirts shirts.
po.

Hindi po, kasi naga Hindi po, kasi naga

ipon po kami, yong No, because we are ipon po kami, yong ‘‘No, because we are saving
naipon po namin saving money, the naipon po namin money, the money we save,
kung gusto namin money we save, we can kung gusto namin we can use to buy things.’’
magbili yun po! Pero use to buy things. When magbili yun po….
pag ano po kunware we go Puerto,
magpunta kami sometimes they given us
Puerto minsan po money to buy what we
nagabigay sila ng need, like clothes.
pera magbili kami
ng ano namin, mga
susuotin.

Pag may pasok lang Pag may pasok lang

po, singkwenta po! If there is only in school, po, singkwenta po…. If there is only in school, its
Araw araw na po its fifty! Its every day fifty (50 pes0s)
yun tuwing may every school day’’
pasok Opo, nakakatulog ng
maayos at
Opo, nakakatulog ng comfortable po ako. ‘‘Yes, I can sleep well and
maayos at Yes! i can sleep well and comfortable.’’
comfortable po ako comfortable because it’s
kase okay naman po okay we sleep we have
tulugan namin may (kutson) we have
kutson sya may ano something we have
kami may unan may pillow we have blanket
kumot ganun po tas that is besides the time
yong oras po okay it’s okay.
naman po.

Pinapabayaan ko I’m just letting it go, Mga assignments and ‘‘The assignments and group
nalang po, nagisstay were just staying here group activities dito activities, were just doing
nalang po kami dito, and what we have to do, nalang po naming sa here at home.’’
kung ano naman po assignments and group bahay ginagawa.
yong mga dapat activities, were just
naming gawin mga doing here at home.
assignments and
group activities dito
nalang po naming sa
bahay ginagawa

Okay lang din po It’s okay for me too Okay lang din po para ‘‘It’s okay for me too because
para sakin’’ dahil because it’s for us too sakin, dahil para sa it’s for us too.’’
para sa amin din po amin din po yun.
yun.

Hindi naman po, No, were okay here Hindi naman po, ‘‘No, were okay here because
okay naman po kami because were not okay naman po kami were not leaving the house.’’
dito kasi ano po leaving the house. There dito kasi ano po hindi
hindi naman po is nothing bad naman po kami
kami palalabas ng happening to our house. palalabas ng bahay.
bahay. Wala naman
po naga ano sa
amin, wala naman
po nangyayari samin
dito sa bahay.

No, because we are safe Hindi po, kase safe

Hindi po, kase safe here at home, they don’t naman po kami dito ‘‘No, because we are safe
naman po kami dito leave us alone, they sa bahay, hindi po here at home, they don’t
sa bahay, hindi po always guide us, we can kami pinapabayaan leave us alone, they always
kami pinapabayaan do what we want to do, nila wawa, ginaguide guide us.’’
nila wawa, like I can use my cell po nila kami lagi.
ginaguide po nila phone when I’m not
kami lagi, nagagawa doing anything, they
ko din po namin give us the freedom to
yong mga gusto do what we want to do.
naming gawin tulad We like it here at home,
po we watch TV, we can eat
nakakapagcellphone what we want to eat,
po ako pag walang when it comes to money,
ginagaawa, we are given (money
binibigyan po kami fifty pesos a day) every
ng kalayaan gawin day.
gusto namin dito sa
bahay, nanunuod po
kami ng TV,
nakakain po kami
ng gusto namin
kainin, pagdating po
sa pera, binibigyan
po kami ng baon
araw araw (fifty
pesos a day) po yun
tuwing may pasok
po.
It’s okay, I don’t get sick Okay naman, hindi
 Okay naman, hindi often and I maintain my naman po ako It’s okay, I don’t get sick
naman po ako food. madalas often.
madalas kasi nagkakasakit.
nagkakasakit tsaka
po namimaintain ko
po yong pagkain.
What do you do
in order to deal Naga cellphone lang I’m just using my cell Naga cellphone lang ‘‘I’m just using my cell
with these din naman po ako phone, reading wattpad, din naman po ako, phone, reading wattpad,
challenges? Is pag ano… nagabasa watching vlogs or anime nagabasa ng wattpad, watching vlogs on facebooks
there some ng wattpad, on Facebook when nanunuod sa or anime.’’
methods or nanunuod sa there’s something on facebooks ng mga
strategies that facebooks ng mga Facebook. vlogs or kaya mga
do you to cope vlogs po or kaya anime.
with these? Can anime kapag may
you please share ano po sa facebook’’
it with us?
Isa sa mga One of the things I ‘‘pag may itinanim, ‘‘pag may itinamin, may
natutunan ko po sa learned from I watch may aanihin’’. aanihin’’. Like me, I save my
mga napapanuod ko ‘‘pag may itinamin, may katulad ko po na nag- money’’.
is ‘‘pag may aanihin’’. Like me, I save iipon po ako ng pera,
itinanim, may my money pag may kailangan po
aanihin’’. katulad ko ako may magagamit
po na nag-iipon po po ako
ako ng pera, pag
may kailangan po
ako may magagamit
po ako.
If you still
remember, how nahiya po, opo kase I was embarrassed, nahiya po, opo kase ‘‘I was embarrassed, because
was your first po di ko po sila because I don't know po di ko po sila I don't know them very
time with your gaanong kakilala, them very well, they let gaanong kakilala well.’’
foster family? pinapasok tas us in, sat us down and
How does your pinaupo muna kami gave us food It was 1
foster parents binigyan po kami ng week before I felt it.
accept you pagkain.
inside their
home? How Maga 1 week po 1 week
about your maga 1 week po 1 week before I felt
foster siblings? bago ko
When did you naramdaman.
feel that you are
belong to your
foster family
and accept you
wholeheartedly?

How about with Okay lang din po Were okay, because we Okay lang din po, pag Were okay, during lunch
your friends? kasi po naga usap talk sometimes, when tanghali po nagasama time we get together, buy,
Who are they, din po kami minsan, it’s personal, because sama po kami, and eat at the canteen,
how is your pag sa personal po, now we have separate bumibili at kumakain sometimes we eat in the
relationship kasi po ngayon rooms, during lunch po sa canteen minsan room, that’s our bond’’.
with them? magkahiwalay na time we get together, po sa room po kami
Where do you kami ng room, pag buy and eat at the kumakain, yun po
mostly spent tanghali po canteen, sometimes we ang bonding.
time together nagasama sama po eat in the room, that’s
and what are kami, bumibili at our bond with cherry
the bonding kumakain po sa ann, lyka, lenrose shilao,
activities do you canteen minsan po my friends.
often do with sa room po kami
them kumakain, yun po
ang bonding naming
magkakaibigaan sila
cherry ann, lyka,
lenrose shilao mga
kaibigan ko po.
What are your Nakapag outing na We have also been Nakapag outing na We have also been outing
usual bonding din po tsaka travel outing and travel, we din po tsaka travel, and travel, we went to
activities that walong beses na po have been outing eight nagpunta po kami sa Elnido, hot spring.
you have with kami nakapag times, we went to elnido, hotspring.
your siblings, outing nagpunta po Elnido, hot spring, we
family Bakit? kami sa elnido, swim in the beach and
hotspring, naligo po then I also experienced
kami sa dagat tapos how to kayak, then we
naexperience ko din ate more foods.
kung paano
magkayak, tapos
nagkain po kami.

Okay lang po, na It's okay, we can talk It's okay, we can talk It's okay, we can talk well
nakakausap naman well, but sometimes he's well
po kami ng maayos not here, he's not here at
ano po kasi po home, I often stay with
minsan wala po dito grandpa because he's
wawa dito sa bahay, staying here sometimes.
madalas ko po
kasama si lolo stay
po kase sya dito
minsan.

Mga pinaguusapan We were talking about Mga pinaguusapan ‘‘We were talking about
po naming about school, if i’m okay at po naming about school’’.
school po, kung school. school po
okay lang po ako sa
school.
Let’s proceed on Nirerespito nila ako They respect me when Nirerespito nila ako ‘‘They respect me when they
esteem needs? kapag hindi po sila they don't feel kapag hindi po sila don't feel comfortable with
Have you komportable sa comfortable with my komportable sa damit my clothes’’.
experience any damit ko, tulad po clothes, like if the ko.
challenges pag hindi manipis clothes I'm wearing are
regarding this? yonh damit ko na no thin, they tell me that
Can you please suot, sinasabihan po in many ways they
share with us nila ako yun po sa respect me the way I
the possible gaanong paraan po dress.
challenges you nila ako nirerespeto
encountered in the way po ako
your self-esteem manamit
such as respect,
status, si GOD po kasi sya GOD is the only one you si GOD po ‘‘GOD.’’
recognition, lang po yong can turn to whenever
strength, and malalapitan tuwing you need something.
freedom? How may kailangan.
is your
confidence?
Sila ate po, kasi po My sister, because they Si ate po My sister
sila yong nagpalaki are the ones who raised
sa amin, kasama po us, they are with us here
namin sya dito sa at home
bahay.

How do you Hindi ko po alam I don’t know, my hobbies ko po, I don’t know, my hobbies is
describe (kung paano e hobbies is I like to read mahilig po ako I like to read wattpad, watch
yourself as a describe yung sarili) wattpad, watch vlogs on magbasa wattpad, vlogs on facebook or anime,
foster child? hobbies ko po, facebook or anime, it’s nanunuod sa it’s just my hobby when I’m
mahilig po ako just my hobby when I’m facebooks ng mga not doing anything, and I
magbasa wattpad, not doing anything, and vlogs po or kaya also like to cook here.
nanunuod sa I also like to cook here anime libangan ko
facebooks ng mga at home, like how to lang po kapag walang
vlogs po or kaya cook egg, hotdog, ginagawa tsaka
anime libangan ko noodles, adobo chicken mahilig din po
lang po kapag or pork and friend magluto din po
walang ginagawa chicken.
tsaka mahilig din po
magluto dito sa
bahay katulad
nalang po kung
paano magluto ng
iltog, hotdog, pansit
adobong manok or
baboy at friend
chicken po.
Gusto ko po maging I want to become a Gusto ko po maging I want to become a teacher
teacher balang araw teacher someday teacher balang araw someday.’’
kasi po pag teacher because if you are a
ka pwedi ka po teacher, you can be a
magpulis tsaka policeman and a doctor.
doctor.

Mahaba buhay and long life and good Mahaba buhay and long life and good health of
good health ng aking health of my parents. good health ng aking my parents.’’
mga magulang. mga magulang.

Magpatuloy lang sila

sa buhay, mag aral Continue in life, study Magpatuloy lang sila Continue in life, study well
mabuti, magtapos well and finish their sa buhay, mag aral and finish their studies.
po. studies. mabuti, magtapos po.

Kapag hindi po When we don’t get along may When we have a

kami, nagkakasundo or have a misunderstanding po misunderstanding with my
or may misunderstanding with kami ng kapatid ko brother, I just let it go.’’
misunderstanding my brother. I just let it po. Hinahayaan ko
po kami ng kapatid go, I’m the only one nalang po
ko po. Hinahayaan doing it.
ko nalang po, ako
nalang po yong
gumagawa