LIFE DURING THE COVID-19 PANDEMIC OF 4P’S LEVEL 1 FAMILIES IN A PHILIPPINE MUNICIPALITY

Mark Jason Dungog, John Wayne Villaflor Jacinto

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This study is a descriptive phenomenological inquiry aimed to explore and describe the experiences of Pantawid Pamilya Pilipino Program (4P’s) beneficiaries particularly the 4P’s level 1 families in the municipality of Bonifacio Misamis Occidental, Philippines amidst the CoViD-19 pandemic. This group according to the Municipal Action Team Office (MATO), were the identified poorest of the poor, or the survival stage of the three levels of beneficiaries in the 4P’s program, a conditional cash transfer program in the Philippines. Six participants represented were purposively chosen to be part of the study. The semi-structured interview was guided by the main questions: what is the meaning of your situations now living with COVID-19 pandemic? The findings of the study revealed five central themes which represented the experiences of the participants amidst the CoViD-19 pandemic namely: (1) socioeconomic limitations and struggles, (2) acceptance of existing condition, (3) interdependence within social networks, (4) fear and disbelief over the disease, and (5) optimistic outlook on their condition. The CoViD-19 pandemic tested their resourcefulness when their socioeconomic conditions became limited, their character when they accepted the reality of their existing condition, their being human when they experienced fear and disbelief over issues of CoViD-19, their interdependence with one another amidst their individualistic and diversified needs, and positivity in looking forward in spite their present struggling condition.


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