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THE SITUATION OF WASTE DISPOSAL IN BARANGAY LALAYAT,

SAN JOSE, BATANGAS: A PHENOMENOLOGICAL APPROACH

A Research Paper presented to

the Faculty of Research Learning Area,

Senior High School, De La Salle Lipa

In partial fulfillment of the requirements

for Practical Research 1

of STEM Strand

By

Aranas, Marc Steven D.

Bautista, Carlo Gabriel V.

Dipasupil, Jestine Rose M.

Garay, Clarabelle Bernice L.

Garces, Margaret Shane B.

Martija, Rollen Joseph E.

Quitain, Daphne Michaella D.

Tan, Daniel Lorenzo M.

May 2018
 Abstract

The paper examines the perceptions of residents regarding the situation of waste

disposal in Barangay Lalayat, San Jose, Batangas. In order to evaluate the situation, a

phenomenological research design was used to assess the experiences of the residents and

the underlying factors. The data were collected through semi-structured and in-depth

interviews from participants ages 45 to 65 years old and residing in the barangay for at

least 10 years, and through direct observations by the researchers. Results showed that

improper waste disposal is prevalent in the community and specific measures are expected

to address these problems. Several recommendations were presented which would

potentially be of assistance to both policymakers and future researchers.

Keywords: environment, garbage, solid waste management, disposal methods,

experiences, factors, residents

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 Acknowledgements

The accomplishment of this research proposal would not have been possible

without the following who have helped us embark on this stupendous journey.

To the barangay officials of Lalayat for permitting and assisting the researchers

during the data collecting phase in the barangay.

To the residents of the chosen community for their active participation and

cooperation in the interview process.

To Ms. Rhea Sabaybay, Practical Research I professor, for her openness and

accessibility to freely consult with her whenever the group would experience certain

problems or needed advice on certain parts of the paper.

To Ms. Kristine Dimaculangan, Learning Area Chair for CAPSTONE Initiatives,

and Ms. Vicenta Mayuga, Learning Area Chair for Practical Research, for providing the

medium to gather data as well as their continuous support for the researchers.

To the supportive parents of the researchers who have contributed much to

success this endeavor.

To the dedicated members of the group who helped and genuinely worked hard

through sleepless nights and busy afternoons.

Lastly, to Almighty God for His everlasting gift of wisdom, good health, guidance,

and strength to fulfill this academic task.

M.S.D.A., C.G.V.B., J.R.M.D., C.B.L.G., M.S.B.G., R.J.E.M., D.M.D.Q., D.L.M.T. (2018)

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 TABLE OF CONTENTS
page
ABSTRACT i
ACKNOWLEDGEMENTS ii
TABLE OF CONTENTS iii
LIST OF TABLES iv
LIST OF FIGURES v
LIST OF APPENDICES vi

Chapter

I BACKGROUND OF THE STUDY

Introduction 1
Statement of the Problem 3
Scope and Delimitations of the Study 3
Significance of the Study 4
Theoretical Framework 6
Conceptual Framework 9
Definition of Terms 10

II REVIEW OF RELATED LITERATURE AND STUDIES

Conceptual Literature 12
Related Studies 17
Synthesis 19

III RESEARCH METHODOLOGY

Research Design 20
Respondents 20
Research Tools and Instruments 21
Data Gathering Procedure 22
Ethical Considerations 23

IV DISCUSSION OF RESULTS AND FINDINGS 25

V SUMMARY OF FINDINGS, CONCLUSIONS, AND

RECOMMENDATIONS
Summary of Findings 34
Conclusions 35
Recommendation 36

BIBLIOGRAPHY 39
APPENDICES

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 LIST OF FIGURES

Figure No. Figure Title Page

1 The theory of planned behavior as presented by Ajzen (1991) 6

2 Input-process-output model 9

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 LIST OF TABLES

Table No. Table Title Page

1 Open coding for situation of waste disposal 25

as perceived by residents
2 Open coding for waste disposal methods 26

3 Open coding for factors that contribute to 28

improper waste disposal

4 Open coding for ineffective role of community 30

officials in addressing improper waste disposal
5 Open coding for possible measures to improve 32
the situation of waste disposal in the barangay
as perceived by residents

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 LIST OF APPENDICES

Appendix Content

A Documentation of Observations

B Transcript of Interviews

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 CHAPTER I

BACKGROUND OF THE STUDY

Introduction

With the rapidly increasing urbanization and population growth along with the

changing consumption pattern, the amount of global solid waste generation has increased

significantly over the years. In 2012, 1.3 billion tons of solid waste was generated by urban

population globally which is about 48% increase over the past 10 years and it is expected

to increase to 2.2 billion tons by 2025 (Hoornweg & Bhada-Tata, 2012).

According to Bernard & Mildred (2015), solid waste management is a growing

concern and to effectively manage solid waste is a major challenge for any country. It

remains inadequate in most of the cities of developing countries, where a significant

portion of the population do not have access to a waste collection service and only a fraction

of the generated waste is collected.

Management of solid waste in the Philippines has long been a responsibility of the

Local Government Units (LGUs) in the country since the enactment of Republic Act 9003,

also known as the Ecological Solid Waste Management Act of 2002. Yet, there are still

barangays that fail to comply with the mandate of the government regarding proper waste

disposal.

In the absence of effective and efficient solid waste management systems, residents

in barangays resort to bad environmental practices to get rid of their waste. The waste

generated from various human activities can result to health hazards and have a negative

impact to the environment. Thus, it is expected that damage to the environment and adverse

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health effects would persist, and even more risks shall arise, unless appropriate measures

are immediately implemented by the local government.

On a side note, there are also factors influencing improper waste disposal among

households. Solid waste management is not solely the responsibility of the government in

developing countries; but, it is also the responsibility of the residents (Igbinomwanhia &

Ohwovoriole, 2012). The low level of environmental consciousness of the residents is

partly responsible for the difficulties encountered in implementing and enforcing

environmental laws and policy, particularly, laws on cleanliness and sanitation. The

common observation is that people are apathetic and indifferent toward waste issues

(Bennagen, Nepomuceno, & Covar, 2002).

In this study, the proponents intend to reveal the perception of the residents

regarding concrete and effective solutions given by the barangay officials in response to

the garbage problem in Barangay Lalayat, San Jose, Batangas. Further, this study aims to

consider recycling bins as perceived aid in addressing improper waste disposal in their

community. With a comprehensive understanding of the residents’ perception and

background about the waste problem, the proponents can understand the actual perspective

of the community members who are the sole beneficiaries of this study. To achieve this,

respondents will be asked to answer questions pertaining to the state of waste disposal in

their locality, the factors that influences the current situation, and the measures that can be

done to ease it.

Barangay Lalayat, San Jose, Batangas is a rural community home to approximately

2,226 residents. On the average, each person produces about 0.5 kg garbage every day in

the rural areas in the Philippines (Castillo & Otoma, 2013). While there are programs such

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as the “BasuRa ang Pagkukunan!” wherein members who are in need of medication like

antibiotics and paracetamol trade their garbage at the barangay hall, some believes that it

is not enough to solve the prevalent improper waste disposal. In this regard, it is the

proponents’ hope that the condition of waste disposal will greatly improve, and sustainable

growth will be more inclusive in the community.

Statement of the Problem

This research report intends to come up with a potential solution to address the said

problem by answering the questions:

1. How do the residents of Barangay Lalayat perceive the situation of waste disposal

in their locality?

2. What are the factors that contribute to the current state of waste disposal in

Barangay Lalayat?

3. What are the possible measures that can be done to improve the situation of waste

disposal in Barangay Lalayat?

Scope and Delimitations of the Study

The focus of this research is to explore the perceptions of residents regarding the

situation of waste disposal. This research also presents that there are factors that contribute

to the current state of waste disposal and seeks to develop ways to alleviate the problem.

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 This study is delimited to the locale of Barangay Lalayat, San Jose, Batangas. The

data to be gathered will solely be collected through interview and survey questionnaire. On

this account, the age-range chosen for the respondents is eighteen (18) years old and above.

Minors are excluded since parental consent may be unavailable during the time of visit.

Additionally, there was no statistical treatment performed in this research mainly because

it is a qualitative research which only aims to provide insights to a problem, and to gain

understanding of underlying reasons, opinions and motivations. A qualitative research

designed from the residents’ perspective would be highly beneficial since this would allow

for a more human understanding of the state of waste disposal in their community, more

than mere statistics.

Significance of the Study

The results of this study would provide different opportunities to the national

government, the local government of Barangay Lalayat, the residents and non-residents of

Barangay Lalayat, the proponents, and the future researchers.

In line with this, the beneficiaries include:

● the national government, specifically Department of Environment and Natural

Resources (DENR), since it would give them a bigger scope of environmental status

by having a glimpse at the current state of waste disposal in Barangay Lalayat;

● the local government of Barangay Lalayat, because it will help the officials

understand the condition of garbage disposal in their community in order to think

of further measures within their power to alleviate the possible looming garbage

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 problem, which in turn would enable them to provide useful suggestions and/or

feedback to the national government;

● the residents of Barangay Lalayat, so every member of the community would be

aware of the garbage situation based on the findings of this study and be encouraged

to take the responsibility of their own waste;

● the non-residents of Barangay Lalayat, because improper waste disposal will not

just affect the barangay itself but also its surrounding environments and that they

would be incentivized to take plausible actions and be educated on what should be

done;

● the proponents, to enhance their knowledge and skills, and be aware of the

different practices used by the residents and the community in managing their solid

waste; and

● the future researchers, so that the gaps in this study can be addressed in future

studies, and it could serve as a starting point for a more comprehensive and

conclusive research regarding waste disposal on a wider scale as well as a support

for future conclusions that would be made in future papers.

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Theoretical Frameworks

Figure 1. The theory of planned behavior as presented by Ajzen (1991)

The field of psychology has much to offer in terms of understanding and solving

the problems causing ecological degradation in today’s world. As mentioned by Smith,

Positano, Stocks, & Shearman (2009), interdisciplinary collaborations are urgently needed

to aid such a complex interplay of issues concerning current ecological conditions. The

various studies of psychology possess vital information needed for the extensive

understanding of the causes of environmental problems and the psychological forces

maintaining them.

As eloquently stated by Waiten, Hammer, & Dunn (2012), an individual is capable

of making decisions that do not exacerbate environmental problems, and with ability comes

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responsibility. People’s sense of empowerment at one level, for instance, their ability to

make choices, often inspires people to work at a more global level and thus provides hope

for more widespread social change. Bringing psychology to speak to the unspoken

pessimism most people share about the future on an overcrowded and overburdened planet

makes psychological theory personally and intellectually meaningful and provides insight

into how to design a sustainable future. Therefore, the following paragraphs will explore

subdiscipline theory within psychology in terms of how they can be applied to

understanding and solving environmentally related behavioral problems.

This research project is premised on Ajzen’s (1991) theory of planned behavior as

presented in Figure 1. The theory of planned behavior posits that there are motivational

factors that serves as determinants of specific behaviors upon the individual’s self or

environment. The theory incorporates some of the central concepts in the social and

behavioral sciences, and it defines these concepts in a way that permits prediction and

understanding of particular behaviors in specified contexts. Attitudes toward the behavior,

subjective norms with respect to the behavior, and perceived control over the behavior are

usually found to predict behavioral intentions (Figure 1). In turn, these intentions can

account for a considerable proportion of variance in behavior.

Within the theory of Ajzen, attitude towards a behavior display a person's

evaluation of that behavior. Attitudes toward a behavior arise from a person's beliefs about

the consequences resulting from its performance and the person's affective response to

those consequences. Ajzen proposed that a person's intention to perform a behavior

increases as his or her attitudes toward the behavior becomes more favorable.

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 From a general view, however, application of the theory of planned behavior to a

particular area of interest provides a host of information that is extremely useful in any

attempt to understand these behaviors, or to implement interventions that will be effective

in changing them (Montaño, Kasprzyk, Glanz, Rimer, & Viswanath, 2015). Intention,

perception of behavioral control, attitude toward the behavior, and subjective norm each

reveals a different aspect of the behavior, and each can serve as a point of attack in an

attempt to change it. The underlying foundation of beliefs provides the detailed

descriptions needed to gain substantive information about a behavior’s determinants. It is

at the level of beliefs that one can learn about the unique factors that induce a person to

engage in the behavior of interest and to prompt another to follow a different course of

action.

In this study, the proponents will seek to describe the situation of waste disposal

based on the aforementioned dimensions or factors, as well as the descriptive relationship

between the two. These variables shall comprise the overall situation of waste disposal as

perceived by the residents in Barangay Lalayat, San Jose, Batangas, which would be useful

in determining the possible measures in alleviating the problem.

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Conceptual Framework

Figure 2. Input-process-output model

The paradigm of the study is presented in Figure 2. After reviewing initial

observations, inputs from experts, related literature, and studies on the topic, the

proponents would collect the perceptions of residents regarding the current state of waste

disposal in the community across the dimensions presented by Ajzen (1991), as well as the

factors that contribute to such situation through interview and survey questionnaire.

Out of the qualitative analysis of responses that will be done on the relationship

between the two major variables, an action plan on how to improve the situation of waste

disposal in Barangay Lalayat, San Jose, Batangas would be revealed, allowing the

proponents to provide conclusions and recommendations about the research topic.

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Definition of Terms

For clearer understanding of this study, the following terms were defined

conceptually and operationally.

Composting is the biological decomposition of organic materials such as leaves,

grass clippings, brush, and food waste into a soil amendment (CalRecycle, 2017). It is a

natural process carried out by various microorganisms, including bacteria and fungi, to

break down organic matter into simpler substances.

Factors include the circumstance, fact, or influence that contributes to a result or

outcome or something that actively contributes to the production of the result or outcome.

Improper waste disposal is the disposal of waste in a way that has negative

consequences for the environment.

Measures are plan or course of action taken to achieve a particular purpose; a step

planned or taken as means to an end.

Perception can be defined as a person’s process to see, receive, select, organize,

interpret, and give meaning to the situation and stimuli they are faced with which is affected

by the environment where the perception occurs (Khanka, 2006).

Recycle means the process of collecting and processing materials that is subject for

disposal and turning them into new products (EPA, 2017). It involves altering the physical

form of an object or material and making a new object from the altered material.

Reduce refers to making purchasing decisions that will reduce waste such as

buying goods with less packaging, choosing products that will last longer, and avoiding

single-use or disposable products (Mobbs, 2016).

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 Reuse refers to an object or material being used again, either for its original purpose

or for a similar purpose, without significantly altering its physical form (CVSan, 2009).

Segregation is the act of sorting biodegradable waste from non-biodegradable

waste for proper disposal and recycling (DOH-BIN, 2014).

Solid waste is commonly known as trash or garbage. It is an everyday-object that

the holder discards, intends to discard or is required to discard (European Union, 2008).

Solid waste management refers to the process of collecting and treating solid

waste. It is also a solution for recycling items that do not belong to the trash and how solid

waste can be changed and used as a valuable resource material.

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 CHAPTER II

REVIEW OF RELATED LITERATURE AND STUDIES

This chapter presents the relevant literature and studies that are substantially

relevant in the conceptualization of the study.

Conceptual Literature

Human activities contribute significantly in waste management. In the local

context, there had been negative traditional and temporary approaches in dealing with

wastes. It is common to see clouds of smoke rising in fields due to leaves being burned

(Ong, 2015). Although burning trash is illegal, hundreds of thousands of people with no

garbage pickup have no other choice for disposal of their waste (Narayana, 2009).

Additionally, solid wastes are disposed in low-lying areas outside the city without

following the principles of sanitary landfilling that make this disposal method

unsustainable (McAllister, 2015). Other times, people become accustomed to throwing

their waste in streets and other inappropriate places, as there had been no formal system

for sorting and disposal in their community (Ng, 2011). Open dumping remains the general

practice of waste disposal in the country as controlled dumpsites and sanitary landfills are

very limited. As of 2016, there are still 403 open dumpsites and 108 controlled dumpsites

in operation (National Solid Waste Management Commission, 2017).

Consequently, improperly managed solid waste poses a risk to human health and

the environment. Uncontrolled dumping and poor household solid waste management

leads to contamination of water, attraction of insects and rodents and increases flooding

due to blockage of drainage canals or gullies (Alam & Ahmade, 2013). Permitting to

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Environmental Protection Department (2017), the introduction of an effective waste

management program at least for densely populated urban and rural areas of a country will

be vital for the sustainable development of a country.

In the Philippines, there are more solid waste management legislations as tackled

by Uriarte, Jr. (2007). One of which is the Presidential Decree No. 1151 or the Philippine

Environment Policy (1978) that acknowledges the people’s rights towards a healthy

environment and their duties to maintain its enhancements. Another, there is

Commonwealth Act No. 383 or the Anti-Dumping Law (1938) which prohibits dumping of

refuse, waste matter, or other substances into rivers, leads to imprisonment and/or the

collection of fine not more than ₱200. In addition, Presidential Decree No. 825 or the

Garbage Disposal Law (1975) provides penalties for improper disposal of trash and all

other sort of uncleanliness. If violated, the violator/s may be imprisoned for five days to

one year with or without the addition of fines ranging between ₱100 and ₱200. Further,

Presidential Decree no. 856 or Sanitation Code (1975) requires the local government to

provide sufficient system for collection, transportation, and disposal of waste in their areas

of authority. On that account, the Department Administrative Order (DAO) Nos. 98-49 and

98-50 delivers the technical guidelines in accordance to the municipal solid waste disposal

and adopts the landfill site identification for municipal solid waste disposal facilities. These

legal bases suggest different laws, codes and policies indicating their objectives needed to

maintain a healthy environment and to help the community adopt a community-based

approach in authorizing waste deviation through composting and recycling.

Likewise, the government mandated Republic Act No. 9003 (RA 9003), otherwise

known as the “Ecological Solid Waste Management Act of 2000”, which aims to address

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the growing problem on solid wastes (EMB, 2015). It provides the legal framework for the

country’s systematic, comprehensive, and ecological solid waste management program

that shall guarantee the protection of public health and the environment. According to

Article 2, Section 21(a), the local government unit shall "provide for the residents a

designated area and containers in which to accumulate source separated recyclable

materials to be collected by the municipality or private center.” Furthermore, Article 2,

Section 22(b) requires that “the solid waste container depending on its use shall be properly

marked or identified for on-site collection as compostable, non-recyclable, recyclable or

special waste, or any other classification as may be determined by the Commission.”.

However, records of the NSWMC (2017) show that the implementation of these

acts are behind schedule. More than 15 years after the passing of RA 9003, enforcement

and compliance with the law remains a problem due to technical, political and financial

limitations of concerned agencies and LGUs. Majority of LGUs have yet to comply with

the provisions of RA 9003, particularly on the establishment of local solid waste

management boards, submission of solid waste management plans, establishment of

materials-recovery facilities, and closure of all open and controlled dumpsites. Thus,

although RA 9003 seems to be a very comprehensive act in addressing solid waste

management in the country, records show that there is a weak compliance in the law and

there are still a lot of issues and concerns that need to be addressed.

Solid waste management has been the responsibility of local authorities; but, it is

now changing with the realization that they are not fully liable in managing the waste in

their community. With the waste management system in the Philippines and the status of

compliance, it shows that the local people are also an important stakeholder in the

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implementation of the waste management programs. The attitude or behavior of these

sectors towards their waste significantly affects the success of environmental sanitation.

McAllister (2015) narrowed down the things that influence an individual’s behavior

regarding his/her actions and intentions towards the environment based on Ajzen’s theory

of planned behavior. It incorporates political, institutional, social, environmental, and

economic aspects that may serve as constraints that contribute to mismanagement of waste.

Some of these include:

1. Culture, knowledge, and microeconomics. The social norms and attitudes that play

in shaping the behaviors towards waste management.

2. Infrastructure, social provisions, and technology. The infrastructural and

technological challenges that have crippled the capability of national and municipal

governments to provide responsible environmental means even when individuals

are willing and determined to do so.

3. Policy, institutions, and macroeconomics. The operational and management

capabilities of individuals and institutions involved in solid waste management at

the local level.

4. Integrated solid waste management systems. The involvement of all stakeholders

at every stage of the waste management process as well as the consideration of

multiple dimensions in the decision-making concerning solid waste management.

In 2015, the United Nations (UN) General Assembly adopted the new development

agenda “Transforming our World: The 2030 Agenda for Sustainable Development”. The

distribution of a comprehensive, and broad, guide of targets and indicators supporting the

Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs) was a breakthrough for adjusting not only

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developing countries but also developed ones on the way to sustainable development

(United Nations General Assembly, 2015). The SDGs have set to change the world by

ensuring human prosperity, financial success, and ecological protection. Containing 17

objectives and 169 targets, SDGs aim for handling numerous and complex difficulties

faced by mankind (Nilsson, Griggs, & Visbeck, 2016).

Lenkiewicz (2016) recognized that waste management is vital for global sustainable

development. Accordingly, at least 12 SDGs and their pertinent targets have a direct link

to solid waste management (Rodic & Wilson, 2017). These targets include good health and

well-being (SDG 3), clean water and sanitation (SDG 6), affordable and clean energy

(SDG 7), responsible consumption and production (SDG 12), climate action (SDG 13),

life below water (SDG 14), and life on land (SDG 15). Environmental determinants of

health also have a bearing on a number of other SDGs. For example, they are an important

consideration in no poverty (SDG 1) and zero hunger (SDG 2) goals, given that 1% of the

global urban population make their living from recovering recyclable materials from waste.

Additionally, those already vulnerable to food insecurity will be at increased risk of

reduced crop yields due to climate change. The link between quality education (SDG 4)

and decent work and economic growth (SDG 8) is another example. Attracting millennials,

entrepreneurs and industry heavyweights, waste management provides excellent

educational opportunities in science, technology and engineering, humanities, business

studies and information technology, making this a powerful catalyst for economic

development. Finally, SDG 11 thrives in attaining sustainable cities and communities by

improving resource use and reducing pollution. Tackling this global waste crisis would

constitute a major contribution to sustainable development as defined by the UN SDGs.

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Related Studies

Various studies on solid waste management which includes waste segregation in

each household have been given emphasis and presented in this section. Moreover, studies

about the local government's perceptions and attitudes towards attaining sustainable solid

waste management initiatives were likewise discussed.

A study by Bernardo (2008) regarding solid waste management practices of

households in Barangay 487, Sampaloc, Manila, stated that the types of wastes commonly

generated are food/kitchen wastes, papers, PET bottles, metals, and cans, boxes/cartons,

glass bottles, cellophane/plastics, and yard/garden wastes. The dumped garbage then

becomes a breeding ground for disease-causing organisms. The outcome of the study

showed that RA 9003, also known as the Ecological Solid Waste Management Act of 2000,

is not fully implemented in Metro Manila. However, improving other waste disposal

approaches such as composting and recycling have immense potential of alleviating waste

count since the remaining wastes are made up of paper, cardboard, plastics, and metals.

Another study by Azuelo, Barbado, & Reyes (2016) states that in terms of the waste

management plan and checking of solid waste management techniques in the barangay of

concerned municipalities in Camarines Norte, Philippines, they still have a lot of things to

assess. Laws and policies are essential for the arranging, planning and operating of the solid

waste management programs. Their absence can hamper and limit enhancements in the

accumulation and disposal of garbage. Thus, the execution of efficient waste segregation

strategies can be attributed to the performance and political will of the local authorities.

Without the help of these local authorities, projects such as Ecological Solid Waste

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Management Act won't go any further than the current strategy for mixed collection and

open dumping of wastes.

Subsequently, on the study made by Bernard & Mildred (2015), there are plenty of

respondents in Baraton Centre in Nandi County who do not separate their trashes. This may

be attributed to the disposal site not separating the solid waste, therefore, the respondents

find that there’s no need of separating their own household waste. In addition, a large

portion of the respondents said that poor disposal techniques are the main challenge they

deal with when managing their household solid waste. This is followed by lack of proper

disposal equipment and low-income level. Furthermore, some respondents said that

ignorance and negligence of the residents also play a big role in the improper waste disposal

of the community. Not surprisingly, various household related factors influenced the solid

waste management of the area, disposal method used, source reduction, reuse and recycling

measures, and frequency of waste accumulation.

Moreover, the study of Macawile & Sia (2009) about local government officials’

perceptions and attitudes towards solid waste management in Dasmariñas, Cavite revealed

that that government officials' respective communities need solid waste management plans

for their respective community, which include, among others, waste reduction strategies

that involves segregation, reusing, and recycling to safeguard public health and the

environment. It is found that both men and women have equal roles and responsibilities in

the management of their community’s solid waste. Respondents recognized that attaining

a sustainable waste management to mitigate the possible disease occurrences and preserve

cleanliness is a joint responsibility of the government and its community members.

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Synthesis

The related literature presented has provided an overview about improper waste

disposal as well as the different factors that influence this looming problem. Although

different people have published various theories and perspectives about these variables,

there is definitely enough common ground to come into a clear understanding of what

initiates this problem to occur and the possible impacts that it might bring if not solved.

In this study, the proponents intend to use the literature gathered as a guide in

analyzing the results of the study by comparing the findings with the generally accepted

principles and theories about improper waste disposal and factors affecting them.

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 CHAPTER III

RESEARCH METHODOLOGY

Research Design

The study will use the phenomenological qualitative research design in which the

researchers have put aside all and any biases or assumptions to fully understand the

experiences and lives of the respondents. In addition, the focus is to examine the

uniqueness of an individual’s lived situations, making it phenomenological. Hence, to

answer the first and second research question, the researchers shall describe the perception

of residents regarding the situation of waste disposal in the community, and the factors

contributing to the latter, respectively. Meanwhile, for the final research question, the

researchers will be able to ascertain the root problem that is troubling the residents of

Barangay Lalayat and be able to resolve the problem being encountered by the respondents

with regards to the data collected on the respondents’ experiences and way of life.

Respondents

The participants of the study are identified to be the residents of Barangay Lalayat,

a 2.08 square kilometer rural neighborhood within San Jose, Batangas. They must be

eighteen (18) years old and above, residing in the barangay for at least 10 years. Only a

small sample size will be used (around 10) to keep the research study manageable.

Convenience sampling is considered since the researchers are interested in getting

an inexpensive approximation of the truth. As the name implies, the sample is selected

because they are easy to reach. From this, a gross estimate of the results will be obtained,

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without incurring the cost or time required to select a random sample. This sampling

technique will also be useful in documenting that a particular quality of a substance or

phenomenon occurs within a given sample.

Research Tools and Instruments

The researchers will use semi-structured and in-depth questions in interviews with

the chosen participants for the study. These interviews will be conducted in the vernacular

language, Tagalog or Filipino, in order for the respondents to fully express themselves and

provide rich descriptions of their experiences.

The following are the sample set of guide questions that will be used to steer the

course of the discussion:

RQ1. How do the residents of Barangay Lalayat perceive the situation of waste disposal in

their locality?

● How would you describe the process of waste disposal in your locality?

● What are the strengths and weaknesses of the community’s waste disposal

situation?

RQ2. What are the factors that contribute to the current state of waste disposal in Barangay

Lalayat?

● How would you describe the manner in which the different stakeholders (e.g.

households, community leaders, barangay officials) fulfill their responsibilities

regarding waste disposal?

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 ● What are the external factors (e.g. political, economic, socio-cultural,

technological, and environmental) that contribute to the state of waste disposal in

the community?

RQ3. What are the possible measures that can be done to improve the situation of waste

disposal in Barangay Lalayat?

● How can individuals and households contribute in improving the state of waste

disposal in the community?

● How can community leaders and barangay officials contribute in improving the

state of waste disposal in the community?

● How can external sectors and the broader society contribute in improving the state

of waste disposal in the community?

Observations will also be conducted by the researchers to gain further knowledge

of the chosen community. Any environmental hazards will be noted and recorded for these

will greatly help the researchers in formulating and coming up with their research proposal.

Data Gathering Procedure

After an approval of Barangay Lalayat as the research locale was obtained from the

proper authorities, the participants of the study will be chosen. Eight researchers divided

in pairs to find participants from different parts of Purok 5 in Barangay Lalayat. If the

household member agrees to participate considering the details regarding the research

relayed by the researcher, semi-structured interview will pursue. Researchers have pre-

made questions and additional follow-up questions will be asked to clarify and/or expound

the details in the responses from the participants.

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 In any way the participant can describe their lived phenomenal experience

regarding the question asked will be used to gather data. This includes observed behavior,

artistic expression, and all verbal and non-verbal responses. The duration of the interview

will be about ten-fifteen minutes for each participant.

The researchers will also observe to gather more information from the said

barangay. First, the environment, specifically the environmental status of their barangay.

Second, the people, specifically on how they interact with the environment. Lastly, the

appearance of the barangay, specifically on how it appeals on the possible visitors.

Once the interviews and observations are done, the data will be collated, sorted,

and transcribed through electronic means so that the data could be easily organized,

summarized, and analyzed.

Ethical Considerations

Utmost care will be given to ensure that proper respect and courtesy is extended to

the participants. First and foremost, the participants will be asked for their full consent

before they are considered as respondents in the study. They will be properly briefed about

the purpose and scope of the research study, and participation would be entirely voluntary.

In line with this, full honesty and transparency during the interview will be given.

Participants interviewed also have rights to withdraw from the study at any stage if they

wish to do so. The researchers respect the rights of the participants and do not hold them

against their will. During the data collection, the researchers will be sensitive to certain

topics that may be difficult to discuss. Objectives that are made to be deceptive in nature

will be fully avoided. Furthermore, exaggeration of the interpretation of the responses from

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participants are evaded. Lastly, adequate confidentiality of the data gathered, and

anonymity of participants will also be ensured.

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 CHAPTER IV

DISCUSSION OF RESULTS AND FINDINGS

There were questions asked during the interview which mainly focuses on the

current state of waste disposal in the area, the participants’ recognition and reaction

towards the issue at hand, and the possible measures taken to improve the waste disposal’s

status quo. The interviewees’ reactions and responses were transcribed.

Situation of waste disposal as perceived by residents

Based from the answers of the participants regarding the situation of waste disposal,

only one common answer emerged. The residents reported that trash is abundant and

scattered along the vicinity of the barangay. One clear statement was “Marami kang

makikitang bote ng mountain dew, bote ng coke mismo.” This is supported by the study of

Bernardo (2008) stating that the types of waste that commonly contribute to the average

3.2 kg of solid waste per day includes PET bottles.

Listed on the table below are the responses of the participants to the questions

presented by the researchers about the situation of waste disposal in the community and its

corresponding open codes.

Table 1. Open coding for situation of waste disposal as perceived by residents

Open code Examples of Participant’s Words

Trash is “Sobra naman nga dito ang basura.”

abundant and “Sa umaga pag labas mo diyan, ang kalat. Ang pinagkainan, lalo sa pag
scattered may basketball, nako!”
“Marami kang makikitang bote ng mountain dew, bote ng coke mismo.”
“Yun namang chapel namin dine ay makikita mo’y may basura sa
harap. Mga pinagkainan, eh chapel iyon.”

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Current state of waste disposal in Barangay Lalayat

The researchers also interviewed the residents on how they handle and dispose their

trash. Although some recycling methods are being practiced, most practices are done

inappropriately. One of the critical statements was “Yung plastic [na sinunog] iniipon ko

at gagamitin kong pang dikit. Kasi hindi rin naman pwede iyong [plastic] ibaon kasi kahit

umulan ng umulan hindi rin naman matutunaw. Kaya ayon, sinusunog ko na.” With this,

it can be observed that burning is still the primary method on disposing their waste. Due to

the restriction of incinerating trashes, alternative approaches such as open dumping has

been implied. Further, composting may also be done, however, there are certain types of

waste that may not be composted, such as plastics and plastic bottles, which then again

leads to illegal burning. In addition, the range of recyclable materials that are bought by

garbage traders are limited to metal cans, resulting to stockpile of wastes. These

inappropriate behaviors and practices of residents towards their waste influences how

environmental care in Barangay Lalayat is shown and embodied.

Listed on the table below are the responses of participants to questions of

researchers regarding their way of disposing waste and its corresponding open codes.

Table 2. Open coding for waste disposal methods

Open code Examples of Participant’s Words

Recyclable materials are sold, “Isinesegregate namin yung mga plastic, yung lata,
practice of waste segregation tsaka bakal. Tapos may dumaraan ditong bumibili [ng
lata].”

Burning of wastes “Yung mga basura [plastic], sinusunog na namin dyan

sa loob.”

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 “Meron kaming hukay na may panaklob na yerong
luma. Doon namin dinadala ang mga plastic tapos
doon sisindihan.”
“Lupa siya. Magbubuhos lang at magbubuhos doon ng
basura, pag hapon ay sisilaban. Yan tapos bumababaw
ulit iyon ng bumababaw ano? Maghuhukay ulit.”

Recycling plastics through “Yung plastic [na sinunog] iniipon ko at gagamitin

burning kong pang dikit. Kasi hindi rin naman pwede iyong
[plastic] ibaon kasi kahit umulan ng umulan hindi rin
naman matutunaw. Kaya ayon, sinusunog ko na.”

Waste is being stockpiled
“Hindi naman lahat nabibili at lata lamang ang binibili
ng mga nangangalakal, edi iyan [piled plastic bottles]
nakatambak lamang doon sa likod namin. Wala
kaming mapaglagyan, puno na nga ang paligid ng
aming bahay ng mga kinolektang mga ganyan.”

Garbage is thrown in landfills “Dati pwedeng magsunog, ngayon ‘di na pwede

magsunog, ibaon na lamang daw. Bawal na daw
talagang magsunog dito.”

Factors that contribute to improper waste disposal

The behavior shown by the residents of Barangay Lalayat is deemed counter-

productive in terms of achieving cleanliness in the area. One of the statements were

“Maraming nagkakalat. Pati kalsadang pinalilinis ko tinatapunan din.”. Considering the

statement of the resident, it can be interpreted that the residents do not care for the

environment nor do they seem to care about the efforts of the other residents who aim to

help the environment. Moreover, they exhibit improper waste disposal behavior which

shows lack of discipline in maintaining the cleanliness of their barangay. This includes

inconsistent garbage disposal practices, toleration of littering, and the neglection of

environmental ordinances. The aforementioned can be identified as the factors that

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contribute to improper waste disposal based from the statement of the residents. In the

study by Owusu (2010), poor sanitation in the community is partly blamed on the lack of

discipline among youths with regard to their non‐participation in the communal cleaning

exercise. Factors that come into play when considering lack of discipline include

unavailability of options when it comes to waste disposal or laziness itself.

Listed on the table below are the responses of participants to questions of

researchers concerning their behavior towards trash and its corresponding open codes.

Table 3. Open coding for factors that contribute to improper waste disposal

Open code Examples of Participant’s Words

Improper waste “Maraming nagkakalat. Pati kalsadang pinalilinis ko

disposal behavior tinatapunan din.”
“Ang isa pang pampadumi dito ay may highschool dine.
Yung mga binibiling tsitsirya kung saan lang tinatapon.”
“Laging ako ang nagwawalis ng chapel, walang nangyayari.
Maglalagay ako dyan ng basurahan, wala namang
maglagay.”

Inconsistent garbage “Ang pagtatapon ng basura namin dito ay kanya-kanya.”

disposal practices “Dati minsan naglagay sa kanyang-kanyang tapat ay may
basurahan ano? Ay nawawala rin. Nagagawang minsan. Eh
sa sunod, kapag napuno, wala na. Nasira na.”

Tolerating littering “May mga kalat lamang diyan na mga plastic. Lalo na yung
[galing sa] mga dumadaan. Hindi sila napapagsabihan kaya
basta na lang gayon ng gayon.”

Neglection of anti- “Inuutay-utay ko lamang iyan [mga tuyong dahon at basura]

burning ordinance na silabin ng kaunti kasi baka ang malaking usok ay maka-
ahon at mahuli pa ako. Edi ako’y magmumulta pa. Sabi sa
munisipyo, pag unang huli ay pagsasabihan muna. Sabi
sakin ng tiyahin ko ay kapag padalwa ay 500 pesos. Kapag
patatlo daw ay isasama na sa pangulo sa bayan.”

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Ineffective role of community officials in addressing improper waste disposal

Environmental governance integrates the different elements of solid waste

management such as the policy regulators, the different organizations, the community, and

the required technology towards the implementation of sound solid waste management in

developing countries, particularly in the Philippines (Atienza, 2008). However, the role of

the barangay officials is insufficient when it concerns the trash problem in their

community. A participant noted that there are still people who resort to open-air burning

because environmental policies are not being strictly implemented. Likewise, the previous

programs initiated by the barangay were on-hold or even discontinued as said by the

disappointed residents. Garbage collectors, trash paraphernalia/equipments, and permanent

disposal sites are also not present in the barangay, unlike in urban areas of the locality, as

it has been observed that there is unequal treatment in rural areas. The concern comes from

both poor policies and solutions proposed by all associated authorities of the government

for the management of solid waste and a perception that many solid waste management

facilities use poor operating procedures. Lack of support from the authorities has led to

negative impacts on people’s health as well as the environment.

Listed on the table below are the responses of participants to questions of

researchers on the strategies of the local government in particular to waste management

and its corresponding open codes.

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 Table 4. Open coding for ineffective role of community officials in addressing
improper waste disposal

Open code Examples of Participant’s Words

Policies regarding waste are “Hindi masyadong mahigpit ang pamamalakad [ng
not being strictly mga patakaran tungkol po sa pagtatapon ng basura].
implemented Bawal na daw, kaso kahit naman mayroong hindi
nasunod ay hindi naman nahuhuli.”

Discontinued waste “Naglilinis yun gang 4Ps. Minsan ay hindi buwan-

management programs buwan, parang madalang din. Pero maganda sila.
Nililinis nila. Sako-sako at tapon. Eh hindi naman
lagi.”

“Alam namin [na] project [Basura ang Pagkukunan]

yun ng mayor, pero di naman natuloy.”
“Hindi na nga nabebenta ngayon [ang basura sa
barangay]. Edi are [basura] ay waiting.”

“Minsan ang mga barangay official ay nagpapatabas.

May sadyang tao si kapitan na magtatabas. Tapos
hinahakop nila. Kinakarga sa sasakyan ang basura.
Napakadalang naman. Minsan hindi lang isang buwan
bago mag gayon. Nakakalipas ang matagal.”

Absence of garbage collectors “Walang nangongolekta ng basura, sa bayan lang may

nangongolekta.”

Lack of garbage collection “Walang sariling garbage truck ang alam ko. Yung
equipment ginagamit na kargahan ay parang private pa iyon ni
kapitan.”

Unavailability of waste “Yung iba naman ay doon saking harapan, aywan ko

disposal sites ga kung bakit [maraming kalat]. Paano nga ay walang
mapagtapunan.”
“Walang basurahan dyan sa mga kalsada, pati doon sa
school.”
“Ayaw naman namin magsunog. Wala kasi talagang
choice. Wala naman kasi kaming lugar na pwedeng
pagbaunan [ng basura].”

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Possible measures to improve the situation of waste disposal in the barangay as perceived

by residents

The participants also expressed their insights to improve the community’s waste

disposal methods and situation. There are suggestions addressed to the barangay officials

such as initiating barangay meetings and adding more waste cleaning ordinance. These

meetings will help make discussions and decisions that will have a lasting impact on the

community and its residents. The residents also confirmed that people are violating illegal

burning, so it is suggested that those violators should be restrained or apprehended. Aside

from these, most of the responses provided revolve on prioritizing technological equipment

such as own garbage vehicles for garbage collection and waste bins for convenient waste

disposal in order for them to not resort to burning and in order for the community to

maintain its clean appearance. It is in accord with a research done on solid waste

transportation, which reported that many households will want a communal bin outside

their houses and the location of the communal bin or pit done in conjunction with the

residents (Mabel, 2008). Additionally, the participants shared that pointing out the people

who practice littering will help in achieving a cleaner environment. Furthermore, people in

the area suggested that learning and applying recycling, will be a beneficial method to deal

with waste because the idea behind this is that it will reduce air pollution and reduce the

volume of landfills. In addition to this, residents believe that recycling may reduce the

appearance of waste in the area. Considering the type of waste generated in the barangay

and the existing conditions and available resources, it seems that the use of low-cost and

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low-tech technology through recycling is more effective in addressing the problems on

waste. This approach does not only reduce the volume of waste generated but also it offers

more income opportunities, which means that it is also related to poverty reduction. This

kind of solid waste management strategy is seen to be more sustainable as it is simple,

cheap, and environmentally and socially acceptable (Atienza, 2008). Thus, it can be

interpreted that combined efforts by community leaders and residents would help address

the waste problem in the barangay. The participants’ recommendations can be of help as it

is substantiated by World Health Organization (2018) saying that strategies for waste

reduction, separation, processing, management, and recycling are feasible, low-cost

alternatives to the open incineration of solid waste common in developing cities.

Listed on the table below are the responses of participants to questions of

researchers concerning the possible measures that needs to be taken to improve their

current situation and its corresponding open codes.

Table 5. Open coding for possible measures to improve the situation of waste disposal in
the barangay as perceived by residents

Open code Examples of Participant’s Words

Barangay captain initiate “Ang kapitan ay may hawak. Wala naman ibang
barangay meetings, add waste makakapakialam doon. ‘Di siya’y magpameeting at ang
cleaning ordinance tapat na mayroong basura ay may penalty na siya ang
maglinis.”

Restrain people from littering “Kapag may nakita kang nagtatapon ng plastic [kung
plastics saan-saan], sasawayin mo.”

Accost violators of illegal “Maninita kami ng mga kapitbahay kapag nagsusunog

burning dahil nga bawal.”

Prioritize needs in the “Yung ang basura kung baga’y may tapunang sarili.
technological aspect Kahit kanya-kanyang tapon. Maganda na iyon sa

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 barangay.”
“Maglagay ka ng basurahan. Sabihin mong diyan sa
tabing kalsada, o kaya naman ay nakasabit. Pwedeng
ganoon. Para ang basura ay hindi kalat.”
“Dapat mayroong nangongolekta [ng basura] kung ayaw
nilang magsunog kami.”
“Dapat magkaroon nung mga polisher. Yung mga
polisher na magwawalis sa kalsada para malinis. Mas
maganda kung may mga ganun eh. Pang mga city yun.”

Will in learning recycling “Kung matututo [mag-recycle], syempre maganda. Kasi

sa halip na tinatapon [ang basura]‒katulad namin ay
marami kaming plastic na bote‒hindi ko alam saan
ilalagay yon, nakatambak lamang diyan.”

Reduction of waste by plastic “Kung iyang mga plastic na iyan ay magkakaron man ng
recycling panibagong gagamitan, edi maganda para mabawasan
ang nalikom naming basura.”

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 CHAPTER V

SUMMARY OF FINDINGS, CONCLUSIONS, AND RECOMMENDATIONS

This chapter presents the summary of the research work done, the conclusions

drawn, and the recommendations made for the barangay, and future researchers.

Summary of Findings

The group has 14 participants from Barangay Lalayat, San Jose, Batangas ranging

at ages 45 to 65 years old. Looking at the transcription of data provided by the research

group, the results of the phenomenological study has presented that there is a current

problem with the solid waste management in the said community.

The phenomenological study proceeds to discover the perceptions of the residents

at Barangay Lalayat, San Jose, Batangas regarding the situation of waste disposal. The

residents of the community see the situation of waste disposal as revolting because

according to them, trashes are abundant and scattered throughout their locality. The

residents of the community have different ways in dealing with these trashes such as open-

air burning, disposing of trashes in landfills, and commercial exchange of recycled

materials. Although some recycling methods are being done, most of these are

inappropriately practiced and still results to stockpile of wastes.

The possible factors that could have led to this phenomenon are improper waste

disposal methods, lack of discipline, and ineffective role of barangay officials in addressing

the improper waste disposal in their community. The lack of discipline is also present as

the behavior shown by the community is believed ineffective in terms of claiming

cleanliness in their locality.

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 The participants had agreed that combined efforts by community leaders and

residents is needed to fully improve their current situation. Suggestions made by some

participants such as starting barangay meetings and providing more waste cleaning

ordinance could be of help. Local barangay officials can have the authority in adding waste

cleaning ordinance that can aid the situation of wastes in the barangay. Additionally, giving

priority to technological equipment such as garbage vehicles for waste collection and trash

bins for convenient waste disposal are also put forward by the participants. The participants

also added that restraining people from littering and incinerating their wastes could help in

attaining a cleaner community. Moreover, people in the area proposed that applying and

practicing recycling is a beneficial technique to deal with trashes in the barangay.

Conclusions

The following were derived from the yielded findings of the study based from the

responses of the participants:

1. The participants’ perception regarding the waste disposal in Barangay Lalayat is

that garbage is abundant and littered in the vicinity.

2. The disposal methods practiced by the community, improper waste disposal

behavior exercised by the residents, and the ineffective environmental role fulfilled

by barangay officials affect the situation of waste disposal in Barangay Lalayat.

3. The perceived measures of the participants to improve the state of waste disposal

in the community includes reduction of waste through recycling, efficient exertion

of authority by the barangay officials regarding waste management, and

development of environmental discipline among residents.

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Recommendation

To put forward a grounded and more comprehensive situation of waste

management in Barangay Lalayat, it is necessary for future researchers to carry out and

explore more people in a larger area so that the necessary number of respondents and the

set criteria for the respondents are followed. Nevertheless, while the reliability of this

research project may be disputed, it could serve as a basis in formulating a more reliable

conclusion and recommendation. Modifications in the research design may also originate

from the gaps in the current data that has been collected.

Having said that, the researchers have determined several initial proposals for the

improvement of the current waste situation in the barangay, which include:

● Providing equipment for waste agenda. This study has revealed that there are

insufficient resources in the technological aspect which affects the capability of

providing the promised services to the residents in terms of barangay activities and

programs needed to address the current situation. Consequently, the government

should provide its own garbage truck which is needed for garbage collection in their

area instead of having the barangay captain’s private vehicle collect the garbage

otherwise. The barangay should also provide a variety of bespoke equipment to

help maximize recycling and garbage collection in a cost-effective way. One

example is to place garbage bins, preferably innovative ones, in strategic places to

ensure that the residents would not resort to throwing their trashes everywhere and

to improve the appearance of the barangay in terms of sanitation.

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● Adding a monitoring aspect to the environmental policies. One-on-one interviews

may be done with the residents to determine if they are following the steps

conducted by the government concerning the waste problem properly. Residents

found out to be violating the said anti-burning policy and no littering policy must

be put on probation, and then press proper charges after repeated offenses. This

strict monitoring would help in gathering and analyzing the needs to be taken care

of using a systematic way.

● Offering benefits other than medicines. While medicines may be easily distributed

and utilized, not all people would be needing them at some point in time. There is

always a tendency that if they do not have to get medicine, they would also stop

collecting and exchanging their trash in the barangay. Even if a portion of the

benefits would still be given in medicine, providing the other portion in-kind or

through a voucher would allow the government to make the “Basura and

Pagkukunan” program more effective and inclusive for all.

● Institutionalizing a work component. At present, there are only few people assigned

in cleaning the side roads, which primarily includes private contractors and the 4Ps

beneficiaries. This kind of cleaning service refrains the residents from helping,

knowing that there are already beneficiaries performing a variety of community

service activities. A clean-up drive should instead be institutionalized since it would

bring together a multi-sectoral task force, including residents, to work together for

a common cause which is to promote cleanliness in the community.

● Supporting the waste programs with other initiatives. Evidently, the current waste

management plans of the barangay do not fully address all the different cases of

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waste problems that are present. To be specific, the barangay fails to emphasize and

address the root cause which is discipline. More significant and comprehensive

actions are needed in this area, including not only holding meetings and seminars,

but also conducting recycling skills development training and waste bins building

so that a larger number of the residents would be knowledgeable and have their

own contribution for the environment.

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 APPENDIX A

DOCUMENTATION OF OBSERVATIONS

Scattered waste along the road Clouds of smoke forming due to open-air burning of
garbage.

The “BasuRa ang Pagkukunan!” program of the barangay

 APPENDIX B

TRANSCRIPT OF INTERVIEWS

Participant 1

R1: Magandang tanghali po!

P1: Sino po sila?

R1: Estudyante po kami sa De La Salle Lipa at nais po sana namin kayong ma-interview.

P1: Interview? Tungkol sa ano?

R1: Tungkol po sa barangay at sa mga basura po. Dun lang po nagrerevolve ang
interview namin.

P1: [exclaims] Sige. Pwede naman. Siya, pasok muna kayo.

R1: Sige po. Thank you po.

R1: Ako po si Clara [points at herself].

R2: At ako po si Carlo [points at himself]. Pwede po ba naming irecord?

P1: Ay ayoko mabangit pangalan ko. Baka’y mapahamak pa kami!

R2: ‘Di po confidential lang po ito. ‘Di po mababangit pangalan niyo sa papel.

P1: Ah sige, edi pwede naman irecord. Upo muna tayo para di tayo mapagod [chuckles].

R1: Sige po. So ito po ang unang tanong: Matagal na po kayo naninirahan dito?

P1: Matagal na.

R1: Matagal na po?

P1: Since birth dito pati ‘yung mister ko.

R1: Siya po? Yung nagbukas ng pinto?

P1: Oo.

R1: Ilang taon na po kayo?

P1: 70 noong November (2017).

R1: 70 po? Okay po. Ang first po naming tanong ay: Ano po kaya ang tingin niyo sa
sitwasyon ng basura dito (Brgy. Lalayat)?

P1: Ay diya’y, maraming nagkakalat [chuckles]. Kita mo pati kalsadang pinalilinis ko

tinatapunan din [points to the road in front of the house and the trash surrounding it].

R1: Ng mga tao po?

P1: Oo [nods], yung mga nadaan dito sa ang amin oh! May tapunan kami sadya. Meron
kaming hukay doon [points behind the house].

R1: [exclaims] Ah ang ginagamit niyong tapunan po ay—

P1: May hukay kami.

R1: Yun po ay sa balon po o para pong compost?

P1: Hindi. Yung malalim mga 3 meters tapos edi natapon, tapos doon sisindihan.

R1: [exclaims] sinusunog din ‘to?

P1: Sunog din pero may panaklob kaming yerong luma.

R1: Ang mga basura na tinatapon po ay mga?

P1: Yun lang nasusunog. Yung mga bote bote ‘di kasali

R1: Yung mga plastic po?

P1: ’Di ga yun naman dati ay may namimili? Eh ngayon ay wala eh, edi nakasako.

R1: Nandiyan lang ang mga plastic po, nakasako lang po?

P1: [nods] Nakasako lang. Pero yun, sabi nila nabibili ulit yun minsan eh.

R1: Parang naririnig po namin sa barangay na mayroon po sila na ibebenta daw po ang
basura?

P1: Ay hindi na nga nabebenta ngayon.

R2: Yung basura para sa medicine?

P1: Edi are (basura) ay waiting. Kung may bibili, ibebenta. Pero ang mister ko marami
nang naitapon eh. Kami ay may fill (landfill) dine sa kanluran [points west]. Malawak.
Doon namin dinadala ang mga plastic.

R1: Yun pong landfill na yon. Bukas po ba yun sa lahat?

P1: [exclaims] Ah hindi sa amin lang yun.

R1: Ah sa inyo lang po—

P1: Oo amin. Kami lang nakakalagay doon ng mga gayon [chuckles].

R1: Dito po sa barangay? Ano po kaya ang iba pong waste disposal po?

P1 : Ay nako. Ay hindi ineng pare-pareho ang mga tao dito. Mayroong plastic na itatapon
dyan lang.

R1: [points behind, towards the roads] Diyan lang po?

P1: Oo!

R1: May iba din po na nagsusunog po?

P1: Meron din. Kaya nga nakakaproblema iyang aming harap [points to the front of the
house]. Yan ay ang alaga ko nang linis. Pag umaga may nagtatapon.

R1: [exclaims] Yung mga iba pong hindi?

P1: Oo! Hindi. Wala sigurong tapunan. Ay ako ang nagsusunog doon eh [points
backwards behind the house] dun sa aming tapat doon. Ako ang naglilinis.

R1: Ano po kaya yung mga strengths sa waste disposal po dito sa barangay? At saka ano
naman po ang mga di kagandahang gawain?

P1: Dito, minsan ang mga barangay official ay nagpapatabas. Tapos hinahakop nila.
Kinakarga sa sasakyan ang basura. Napakadalang naman.

R1: Di po tuloy tuloy?

P1: Hindi, kung kailan lang ata matripan.

R1: Siguro sa isang buwan po?

P1: [shows annoyance] Ay nako! Minsan hindi lang isang buwan bago mag gayon.
Nakakalipas ang matagal.
R1: Iyon lang po?

P1: [nods]

R1: Wala po ba silang ibang proyekto?

P1: Tungkol sa basura?

R1: Opo.

P1: Ay wala kong alam. Kasi ang alam ko ang amin ay may tapunan. Sariling sunog. ‘Di
pag tag-ulan ay hindi tuong masunog. Pero pagdating ng December. Yun, utay-utay sila
[mumbles].

R1: Ngayon pong summer?

P1: Ayos, nakukunsumo ng aming balon.

R1: Yung sa iba po kaya na mga tao sa barangay, sa mga community leader, mga
households po. Ano ang ginagawa nila sa basura?

P1: Dito ineng may panahon na napakakalat. Lumabas ka parine sa ibang barangay, doon
sa ibang barangay, may kalat na mga pampers (diapers) nako! Oo. Hindi masaway.
Ineng, hindi pare-pareho ang tao eh. Dapat ay may sako sila. Pero hindi naman lahat.
Mayroon ako dineng kumare, alaga ng sako at siya ay may sunugan doon.

R1: So responsable po sa pagtatapon?

P1: Hindi pare-pareho ang ugali ng tao. Maitapon lang kahit mapahamak ang iba, ano?

R1: Opo. Ano po kaya ang tingin niyo kung bakit po ganun?

P1: Ah! Talagang matigas ang ulo. Maganda naman ang pagpapasunod ng amin kapitan.
Kung pupwede lang ay imisin, ganoon. Edi minsan-minsan nga’y nagpapatabas. Edi may
truck sila na may kinakargahan na may sako. Hindi ko lang alam kung saan naiitapon.

R1: Nagpapatuloy pong nagsasabi yung mga barangay official tungkol dito?

P1: Oo, pag sa kanila ay dapat—masipag sila eh kaso ang tao ang tigas ng ulo. Dapat ay
istriktong ano ang kapitan o kay kapitan at sa mga officials. Pinasusunod sila nang
maayos. [exclaims] nagbabawal. Eh wala naman, [murmurs] matigas ang ulo.

R1: Kumpleto po ba ng barangay sa mga kagamitan? Kunware po meron pong mga

tapunan po, mga garbage truck, mga basurahan–
P1: Walang sariling garbage truck ang alam ko. Yung ginagamit na kargahan ay parang
private pa iyon ni kapitan. Wala.

R1: Ang mga basurahan po? Meron po ba sa labas?

P1: Dati minsan naglagay sa kanyang-kanyang tapat ay may basurahan ano? Ay

nawawala rin.

R1: ‘Di na po natuloy?

P1: Nagagawang minsan. Eh sa sunod, kapag napuno, wala na. Nasira na.

R1: Kailan pa po kaya ang ganoon (ang sitwasyon), ngayon lang pong taon?

P1: Hindi. Matagal na. Bisyo na. Iyon nga ang taka ko. Walang makapagpasunod na
talaga ang basura namang ay ipunin at itapon. Eh ako’y hindi pasaway dito. Kami’y may
balon. [chuckles] talaga’y naghuhukay kami ng 3 meters. Kung sakaling napupuno, edi
tatakpan. Iliilipat ulit ng butas. Iyon namang napagtapunan ng basura, ay tapunan mo ng
balat ng saging, magandang pang-ano...

R1: Pangtubo po?

P1: Oo! Parang fertilizer ang mga naging basura na iyon. [points outside the house fence]
sa umaga pag labas mo diyan, ang kalat. Ang pinagkainan, lalo pag may basketball, nako!

R1: Sino po kaya ang naglilinis ‘pag ganun. Kayo-kayo din po o yung mga nasa tapat—

P1: Minsan naglilinis, ineng, yun gang 4Ps. May naglilinis naman nun.

R1: Madalas po yun o kada buwan ganun po ba?

P1: Ala minsan ay hindi buwan-buwan, parang madalang din. Pero maganda sila.
Nililinis nila. Sako-sako at tapon. Eh hindi naman lagi. [laughs] umaabot din ng [pauses].
May sadyang tao si kapitan na magtatabas. May bayad naman ang mga nagtatabas.

R1: [exclaims] a barangay na po binabawas?

P1: Oo.

R1: Fund po –

P1: Fund ng barangay. Ang problema lang ay yung pagitan ng paglilinis talagang
nagdadami. Saan lang talaga.

R1: Sa tingin niyo po, paano po kaya maiba po ang isistema po dito?
P1: Ang alam ko ang kapitan ay may hawak. Wala naman ibang makakapakialam doon.
Pero si kapitan, responsable. Ang tao lang talaga ang matigas ang ulo.

R1: Ano po kaya kelangan nilang gawin para po sa mga tao nga po? Yung sinabi niyong
disiplina?

P1: Ay di siya’y magpameeting at ang tapat na mayroong basura ay may penalty na siya
ang maglinis o siya ang maglinis ng buong ano. Iyon! Iyon ang para sa akin.

R1: Yun po ang makakapagpaganda dito? Para po maiwasan din po ang–

P1: Oo. Yun namang chapel namin dine ay makikita mo’y may basura sa harap. Sa harap.
Mga pinagkainan, eh chapel iyon.

R1: Mayroon po ba doong basurahan?

P1: Meron! Merong nilalagay! May patungan tapos may lata. Minsan kapag napuno edi
siyang wala na uli. Yung namamahalana sa chapel dineng babae ay napakasipag. Agad-
agad winawalis at sinisindihan. Eh ang mga tao talaga [shakes head]. Ang maganda dito
ay striktong ano ng–unang-una ay si kapitan. Siya ang makakapagano (makakapagayos).
Kapag may nakikita siyang basura, “Ay, iyan ang gawin mo.” Edi baka naman hindi
maggagayon (ang sitwasyon). Masipag ang aming kapitan. Responsable. Mga tao talaga
[clicks tongue]. Ay hindi naman lahat, mayroong ayaw sumunod.

R1: Yung pong sinabi niyo kanina na mga basurahan po. Bakit po kaya hindi ito...

P1: Nagtutuloy-tuloy? Minsan naman hindi kayang sirain agad yun. May patungan pang
kahoy yun at kanyang lock. Ay mausisa mo’y nawala na rin. Kahit hindi ako maglagay sa
aming tapat ako’y naman ay may sariling ganoon.

R1: Sa katagalang po kaya po nasisira.

P1: Ay maaring. Hindi ko maintindihan ineng kung saan napupunta ang mga ganun. Dati
ay drum ang gamit. Meron drum na di naman gaanong malaki.

R1: Paano po kaya sa mga recylcables ninyo? Tinatapon niyo din po?

P1: Katulad nga ng mga plastic. Iniipon. Minsan nabebenta.

R1: I mean, yung mga bote po bukod po sa mga plastic. Yung mga di po nasusunog, ano
po ginagawa niyo?

P1: Nasa sako parin.

R1: Nakatambak lang po diyan?

P1: Di naman nagdadami eh. Ngayon dahil sa pagdami ng panahon na tag-ulan, edi
ngayon namang tag-araw nauutay-utay na sinusunog.

R1: At saka po sa iba pong bote ay wala pong paglagyan muna.

P1: Ang aming mga bote ay nakasandal sa bakod. Nakahilera doon, tingnan mo [points to
the fence].

R1: Nakahilera lang po doon.

P1: Oo, dahil malinis naman eh. Kung mabili, edi ipagbibili. Kung hindi mabili edi pag
madami ay baka mapatapon. Kaya ako’y may reserve na diyan, na bote, sa likod na
walang bukod. [points to that part]. Yan diba ang mga may bubog. [points east] tignan
mo sa silangan namin. Pader din. Ay may bakod din.

R1: Parang ganoo din ang isang bakod?

P1: Oo yung kabila at yung harap naman ay edi iyan [points at the gate]. Yung likod
naming ang wala pa. Project pa. Baka naman di na ito matagal.

R1: Paano po yung mga cans po, yung de lata niyo po.

P1: Nabibili ‘yon. Dati-dating nabibili, agad-agad, mebenta. Miski mura, ‘yae na.

R1: Sa junkshop po ba yon?

P1: Oo dinadala sa junk shop.

R1: May malapit po ba ditong junk shop?

P1: Sa may Barangay Balete, Barangay Santo Kristo, Barangay Banay-banay. Yan, diyan
may junk shop.

R1: Pero kayo po mismo ang nagdadala o iniipon at sila na nagcocollect?

P1: Iniipon at dadaan sila. Parang may suki na rin kami na napunta kapag marami na ang
naiipon.

R1: Tapos ang mga nakukuha doon? Saan po dumiderestyo? Kunware po ang mga
pinagbentahan niyo po.

P1: Katulad ko? Tinataya ko lang minsan sa STA

R1: Binibgyan din po kayo ng–

P1: May bayad!

R1: Ah binibili po sa inyo?

P1: Binibili sa amin, oo. Ang plastic, piso. Ang lata, dalawang piso.

R1: Yung dumadaan ba sa inyo ay regular ba o hindi?

P1: Oo marami sila. May kanya-kanyang araw. Minsan ay sunod-sunod.

R1: Paano po yun may dinadaanan bahay-bahay po?

P1: Oo ipon na namin. Sila na maglalagay sa kanila. Minsan sako ang binibigay namin.

R1: Yun lang po ba ang pwede ibenta sa junk shop? Yung mga de lata lang po?

P1: Dati mga lata, bote, plastic. Ngayon bihirang nabibili ang mga bote. May nabili ng
mga babasagin na bote. Parang bote ng gin. Katulad ng mga magagandang bote, kako’y
huwag ibenta ang mga ito gawa ng nilalagay ko sa bakod.

R1: Kapag po kaya nagkaroon dito ng proyekto, ano po ang gusto niyo po?

P1: Pag ako ang tatanungin eh yung ang basura ay–kung baga’y may tapunang sarili.
Kahit kanya-kanyang tapon. Maganda na iyon sa barangay. Kakaiba nga ang aming
katapat [points to neighbor] ang daming basura. At ang isa pang pampadumi dito ay may
highschool dine. Yung pasukan, labasan ng estudyante, iyan. Yun mga binibiling tsitsirya
kung saan lang tinatapon. Gusto ko nga maglagay doon ng “Huwag naman magtapon ng
basura”. Ang tawag naman doon ay walang disiplina. Kakalinis lang doon, sa sunod na
araw madami ulit na basura. Yung anak kong nasa airforce kapag siya’y dumating dito
siya ang naglilinis [points to the surroundings]. Uneasy kami kapag ang basura ay kalat.
Nako, hindi puwede! Ang samang tignan. Wala kay kapitan iyon. Si kapitan ay
maasikaso, ang tao ang matigas ang ulo.

R1: Ayun lang po. Salamat po.

P1: Ah sige ineng, salamat rin [laughs].

 Participant 2

R1: Magandang hapon po! Pwede po ba kayong ma-interview?

P2: [nods] Sige.

R1: Taga-Lalayat po ba kayo?

P2: Oo.

R1: Gaano na po kayo katagal na residente dito?

P2: Magfi-fifty three. 53 na ako eh.

P2: Maupo muna kayo.

R1: Sige po. Paano niyo po kaya masasabi o mailalarawan yung sitwasyon ng basura dito
sa inyong barangay?

P2: Minsan ay may kalat. Minsan ay mayroong naglilinis tulad ng mga 4Ps katulong ang
mga konsehal at tsaka mga barangay tanod.

R1: Yung mga basura po dito, paano po kaya yun itinatapon? Kung kayo po, paano po
kayo nagtatapon ng inyong basura?

P2: May mga pinaglalagyan sila.

R1: Mga basurahan po?

P2: [nods] Oo.

R1: Bawat bahay po ba ay may basurahan?

P2: Mayroon. Mayroon ang bawat bahay na basurahan.

R1: Ano po kaya yung mga kalakasan o kahinaan ng pag-aayos ng basura dito sa
barangay? Maganda po ba o—

P2: May mga kalat lamang diyan na mga plastic. Yun lamang. Lalo na yung mga
dumadaan. Kapag may kinakain ay basta na lamang itsa ng itsa diyan. Kaya nagkakagay-
an, nagkakakalat.

R1: Ano pong ginagawa dito ng mga barangay official, ng mga community leader po,
ganoon. Ano pong ginagawa nila para sa basura?
P2: Sa linis din nga. Halimbawa, nagdalawahang linggo silang naglinis; minsa’y isang
linggo, ganyan. Isang buwan, ganyan.

R1: Sila po mismo ang naglinis?

P2: Oo, tulong-tulong sila.

R1: Sinu-sino po kaya ang mga iyon?

P2: Mga 4Ps, barangay officials, mga ganyan, barangay tanods, at konsehal.

R1: Opo. Nasabi niyo nga po na mayroong makakalat dito na nagtatapon po, ganoon...

P2: Oo. Mga iba, kapag may napaparaan diyang mga bata, iyon.

R1: Ano po kaya, sa tingin niyo, ang dahilan kung bakit nila ginagawa iyon?

P2: Hindi sila napapagsabihan kaya basta na laang gayon ng gayon.

R1: Ahh. Pero kumpleto naman po (ang barangay) sa mga kagamitan?

P2: May dinadala silang kalaykay, may dalang sako. Kinakarga doon sa barangay patrol
vehicle.

R1: Bukod sa patrol vehicle, dito po kaya sa barangay ay mayroong sariling garbage
truck?

P2: Hindi, ano lamang, barangay patrol ang ginagamit na kargahan ng basura. Inilalagay
siya (basura) sa sako.

R1: Saan po kaya iyon dinadala?

P2: Ay siguro’y... Sadyang malawak naman ang lupa ng pangulo rito.

R1: Ahh, opo. Para po sainyo, paano po kaya kayo makakatulong sa pagpapaganda po
[dito]?

P2: Edi, halimbawa, kapag may nakita kang batang nagtatapon ng plastic [kung saan-
saan], sasawayin mo. Halimbawa gayon.

R1: Opo. May mga kakulangan pa po kaya ang barangay para hindi po sobrang maging
makalat sa inyong lugar?

P2: Hindi nasasabihan iyong ibang nadaan.

R1: Ano po kaya ang pwede nilang gawin para maiwasan ang kagaya noon?

P2: Maglagay ka ng basurahan sa tabi ng kalsada para doon na lamang maghulog ng

basura.

R1: Yung mga nabanggit niyo pong mga basurahan, saan po sa tingin niyo na magandang
ilagay para po maiwasan talaga—

P2: Sabihin mong diyan sa tabing kalsada, o kaya naman ay nakasabit. Pwedeng ganoon.
Para ang basura ay hindi kalat.

R1: Sa inyo po, ano pong mga klaseng basura ang itinatapon niyo?

P2: Yung mga plastic, plastic. Yang mga kalat na iyan, mga plastic ng softdrinks, plastic
na pinaganuhan ng fishball, yung mga plastic ng chichiriya.

R1: Ano po ang ginagawa niyo sa basura nyo po?

P2: May ano... may lalagyan ako sa amin. ‘Di pagkakaano ay sinusunog na lamang.

R1: Ah, sinusunog niyo po. Dito na rin lang po?

P2: Hindi. Doon na lamang sa aming likod. Sa aming kaunting tabi.

R1: Ano naman po iyong mga klase ng basura na sinusunog niyo?

P2: Edi iyon lamang mga plastic. Tsaka yung mga papel, papel. Ang mga plastic naman
ay ginagawa kong pandikit sa kahoy.

R1: Paano naman po yung ibang mga basura, tulad po ng mga de lata na hindi naman po
nasusunog?

P2: Ay, saamin naman ay bihirang magkaroon ng de lata, tulad ng Ligo.

R1: Paano po yung mga bote?

P2: Ay edi pinandidilig at ipinagbibili.

R1: Yun ba po ay kayo mismo ang nagbebenta?

P2: Hindi. Kapag may nadaan na magbobote, edi iyon, ipinagbibili na.

R1: Regular po bang may nadaan na magbobote?

P2: Oo, madaming nadaan dito na magbobote. Yung mga bote ng gin, mga suka at
mantika, yun nabibili iyon. Tsaka yung mga bote ng kwatro, nabibili iyon ng tigpi-piso
ang isa.

R1: Kung minsan po, yung mga de lata niyo po ba ay kinukuha din ng mga magbobote?

P2: Oo, kinukuha din. Edi bigay na.

R1: Tapos iyon din po ay ipagbebenta?

P2: Oo. Nililimot namin sa aming tabi, edi kanila na.

R1: Saan po ba iyon pwedeng ipagbili? Sa mga junk shop po ba?

P2: Oo, sa mga junk shop.

R1: Mayroon po bang junk shop dito sa paligid?

P2: Dito, wala. Doon sa may Banay-banay mayroon. Kapag hindi doon sa Banay-banay,
dito sa may parteng Agila o Calansayan. Kaya marami, marami ditong nalibot na
magbobote. Maraming sunod-sunod.

R1: Iyon lamang po. Salamat po!

P2: Siya, sige.

Participant 3

R1: Magandang Tanghali po.

P3: [smiles] Ayy. Hali kayo. Ne, kuha ka ng upuan.

R1: Kami po ay mga mag-aaral sa De La Salle Lipa at narito po kami upang

maginterview sa inyo tungkol sa kalinisan at waste management dito po sa inyong lugar.

P3: Ahh. Sige.

R1: Ako nga pala po si Danie.

R2: Ako naman po si Rollen.

R1: Pwede po ba kaming magrecord? Sisiguraduhin po naming na hindi ika-kalat o

ilalabas ang inyong pangalan sa aming papel.
P3: Sige, pero video ba yan? [laughs]

R1: Ay, hindi po, boses lang po yung aming mairerecord.

P3: Sige.

R1: Ilang taon na po kayo?

P3: 42.

R1: Ilang taon na po kayong naninirahan sa Barangay Lalayat?

P3: 23 years.

R1: Ano pong iyong trabaho?

P3: Wala [giggles]. Wala eh. Kapag tag-init lamang, ayon nagbebenta ako ng halo-halo..
Kumbaga ay seasonal lamang itong hanap-buhay ko.

R1: Ah ok po. Paano nyo po mailalarawan ang proseso ng pagtatapon ng basura dito sa
barangay lalayat?

P3: Dati pwedeng magsunog, ngayon ‘di na pwede magsunog, ibaon na lamang daw.
Bawal na daw talagang magsunog dito eh.

R1: So, maganda po ba ‘yung ganitong panukala?

P3: Mahirap din pero kailangang sumunod [giggles].

R1: Nasusunod nyo po ba?

P3: Medyo [smiles]. Minsan nagsusunog minsan hindi [laughs].

R1: Sige po. Para po sainyo, ano po ba ang sitwasyon ng kalinisan sa Barangay Lalayat?

P3: Ay nako dito ay bawal magkalat, bawal magkalat dito sa amin. Tapos ay may
tagapaglinis ang barangay, sadyang mayroong inuupahan ang pangulo sa amin. Pero,
hindi naman masyado (malinis) [laughs] kahit may nagawa sadya (ng paglilinis).
Mayroon pa rin kasing hindi nadidisiplina, kaya medyo hindi malinis iyang mga kalsada.
Minsan may makikitang basura, pero hindi naman gasinong karami.

R1: Sige po. Ano po ang kagandahan ng sitwasyon ng pamamalakad ng pangulo sa

estado po ng kalinisan?

P3: Ayos naman dahil nasunod naman kami madalas eh. Matagal-tagal na rin ditong
malinis, mas malinis kumpara dati. At wala naman masyadong reklamo tungkol sa
basura.

R1: Ano naman po yung mga posibleng kahinaan ng sitwasyon ng pagtatapon ng basura?
P3: Siguro yung mga batang pasaway na nagtatapon ng basura sa tabi tabi.

R1: Bakit po kaya sa tabi-tabi lang sila nagtatapon?

P3: Eh yung mga batang pasaway [laughs] ‘Yung mga eskwela, minsan nagtatapon dyan
sa mga kalsada. Atsaka, [whispers] parang walang basurahan dyan sa mga kalsada, pati
doon sa school. Wala sa kalsada dapat mayroong basurahan diyan eh, kaya kulang ang
presensya ng basurahan pati diyan sa harapan [whispers].

R1: Strikto po ba ang pag-iimpose ng mga patakaran tungkol po sa pagtatapon ng basura?

P3: Ay hindi masyadong mahigpit ang pamamalakad. [whispers] Pero bawal na daw e,
kaso kahit naman mayroong hindi nasunod ay hindi naman nahuhuli [giggles].

R1: Ah sige po. Paano nyo po isinasagawa ang responsibilidad nyo sa pagtatapon ng
basura bilang mamamayan ng komunidad ninyo po?

P3: Edi yung mga lata iniipon namin, yung mga bote. Tapos ay inihiwalay hiwalay.
Tapos sinisilab namin, kung minsan ay binabaon ‘yung iba [smiles].

R1: Hindi nyo po maiiwasang magsilab?

P3: Kahirap ay. Katulad nan ah [points at huge pile of dead leaves and collected garbage]
tamo inuutay-utay ko lamang iyan na silabin ng kaunti kasi baka ang malaking usok ay
maka-ahon at mahuli pa ako [giggles]. Edi ako’y [laughs] magmumulta pa. Dahil sabi
dine daw sa munisipyo, pag unang huli ay pagsasabihan muna. Sabi sakin ng tiyahin ko
ay kapag padalwa ay 500 pesos. Kapag patatlo daw, ay isasama na sa pangulo sa bayan.

R1: Mayroon na po bang nahuli?

P3: Wala pa naman. Kahit mayroong nagsusunog kasi minsan ay mabaho e (amoy ng
usok).

R1: Marami po ba ang nagsusunog?

P3: Ay hindi naman, kakaunti naman. Pero meron pa rin talaga.

R1: Sa tingin nyo po, bakit po kaya nagsusunog pa rin po?

P3: Ayaw naman namin mag sunog. Wala kasi talagang choice.

R1: Bakit po kaya walang choice?

P3: Ay wala naman kasi kaming pag babaunan ng mga ganyan (mga basura). Walang
lugar na pwedeng pag baunan.
R1: Bukod po sa kakulangan ng espasyo para sa pagbabaon ng mga basura, ano po ang
mga bagay na nakakaapekto kung bakit ganoon ang paraan nyo ng pagtatapon?

P3: Walang malaking dumpsite at garbage collection dito eh. ‘Yun nga ang sabi namin,
dapat mayroong nangongolekta kung ayaw nilang magsunog kami diba. E wala. Kaya
walang choice sa pagtatapon kaya binabaon o sinusunog nalang namin ang basura.

R1: Ah sige po. Paano po kayo mismo at ang pamilya ninyo makakatulong sa
pagpapaganda ng sitwasyon sa pagtatapon ng basura sa inyong barangay?

P3: Ay ‘di wag mag tapon [laughs]. Kumbaga ay susunod kami sa patakaran. E wala
naman kaming magagawa [giggles]. Tapos maninita kami ng mga kapit bahay kapag
nagsusunog dahil nga bawal magsunog sasabihan ng “Hoy bawal ‘yan” [giggles]. O di
kaya naman ay kapag may nagtatapon ng basura sa daan, aming sasabihan.

R1: Ah sige po. Sa inyo pong palagay, paano po nakakatulong ang mga barangay
officials sa pagpapaganda ng sitwasyon sa pagtatapon ng basura sa inyong barangay?

P3: Nakakatulong naman sila. Pero dapat may nangongolekta ng basura, dahil
nagkakaroon ng pagsusunog. Ay syempre kung may mangongolekta, mawawala na ang
nagsusunog.

R1: Ah sige po. Paano po nakakatulong ang mga nakakataas kagaya ng pangulo, mayor at
mga government agencies pagpapaganda ng sitwasyon sa pagtatapon ng basura sa inyong
barangay?

P3: Dapat sa mismong mayor dapat magkaroon ng magandang sistema ng pagtatapon, sa

bayan ay merong mga sistema ng pagtatapon gaya ng pangongolekta, pero yung mga
nasa rural or bukid ay wala ng pansin. Maayos ang palalakad, ngunit hindi talaga
maganda na walang nangongolekta dito sa amin. Kaya sana ay bigyan din pansin ang
aming lugar.

R1: Bakit po hindi maganda na walang nangongolekta?

P3: Kapag walang nangongolekta, binabaon o kaya sinusunog nalang namin yung mga
basura. Pero, di naman din maganda na puro plastik ang nasa ilalim ng lupa kaya
sinusunog nalang din, para pang dikit [laughs] sa kahoy kapag nag gagatong. Kasi kung
minsan ay halimbawa nagluluto ako ng isda, ay sa kahoy ko niluluto. Edi yung plastic
iniipon ko at gagamitin kong pang dikit. Kasi hindi rin naman pwede rin iyong ibaon kasi
kahit umulan ng umulan diga’y hindi rin naman matutunaw. Kaya ayon, sinusunog ko na.
Katulad nan [points at pile of collected plastic bottles and some plastic bags] wala na
yang mapaglagyan, e ang lupa namin ay hanggang dito lamang [points near their entrance
fence].
R1: May mga paraan po ba kayo para marecycle o maitapon ang mga basura ng hindi
binabaon o sinusunog? Halimbawa nalang po ay ang bote o lata.

P3: Pinagbibili naming sa magbobote yung mga lata, at bote kapag may nadaan diyan na
bibili.

R1: Pero yung mismong pag rerecycle po na gagawan nyo po ng panibagong purpose
yung basura, nagagawa nyo po ba?

P3: Ay wala dito [laughs]. Parang wala. Pero kung matututo, syempre maganda. Kasi sa
halip na tinatapon, katulad namin ay marami kaming plastic na bote, ay hindi ko alam
saan ilalagay yon, nakatambak lamang diyan.

R1: May mga recycling project po ba o parang seminar po, pagtuturo, na isinasagawa ng
barangay?

P3: Ay parang wala naman akong naririnig. Para nga saakin ay maganda iyang recycling
para naman mabawasan ang mga basura rito sa amin na nakatambak [laughs]. Kasi tulad
ng mga plastic na bote, hindi naman lahat nabibili at lata lamang ang binibili ng mga
nangangalakal, edi iyan nakatambak lamang doon sa likod namin. Kaya kapag napuno
ang tambak, edi kami ay nagsusunog. Wala kaming mapaglagyan e, puno na nga ang
paligid ng aming bahay ng mga kinolektang mga ganyan. Kaya kung iyang mga plastic
na iyan ay magkakaron man ng panibagong gagamitan, ay di maganda para mabawasan
ang nalikom naming basura.

R1: Ah sige po. Hanggang dito nalang po. Maraming salamat po sa inyong oras at
kooperasyon.

R2: Maraming salamat po!

P3: Salamat din. [laughs] Ay, mag-aaral kayo ng mabuti ha.

R1: Sige po! Salamat po. [smiles]

R1: Ay, sya nga po pala, pwede po bang magpapicture para lamang po sa documentation?

P3: Ay, baka masira cellphone mo. [laughs]

R1: Hindi naman po. [laughs] [takes photo]

R1: Maraming salamat po uli.

P3: Sige!
 Participant 4

R1: Magandang tanghali po!

P4: Sino sila?

R1: Pwede po ba kayong mainterview?

P4: Ah sige sige, pasok kayo.

R1: Salamat po.

R1: Nakakahiya naman pong ipasok ang

sapatos namin. [smiles]

P4: Sige ok lang, pasok kayo.

R1: Sige po.

P4: Tungkol saan pala ang interview ninyo?

R1: Kami po ay mga mag-aaral sa De La Salle Lipa at narito po kami para po

maginterview sa inyo tungkol sa kalinisan at waste management dito sa Barangay
Lalayat.

P4: Ahh. Sige.

R1: Sige po. Simulan na po natin.

R1: Pwede po ba kaming magrecord? Sisiguraduhin po naming na hindi ikakalat o

ilalabas ang inyong pangalan sa aming papel.

P4: Sige.

R2: Ilang taon na po kayong naninirahan dito?

P4: Ah, since birth.

R2: Ilang taon na po kayo?

P4: 49.

R2: Ano pong hanap buhay ninyo?

P4: Ah, empleyado ako ng stl.

R2: Ah sige po.

R1: Para po sa aming unang katanungan. Paano nyo po mailalarawan ang proseso po ng
pagtatapon ng basura dito sa barangay lalayat?

P4: Ang pagtatapon ng basura namin dito ay kanya-kanya. Isinesegregate namin yung
mga plastic, yung lata, tsaka bakal. Tapos may dumaraan ditong bumibili. Tapos yung
mga basura, sinusunog na namin dyan, sa loob.

R1: Ah so, nagrerecycle po kayo tsaka po nagsusunog?

P4: Oo, sinusunog na namin dyan ang mga papel-papel, pangkalat lang naman yan eh.

R1: Ok po. Tapos, ano po ang sitwasyon ng kalinisan sa brgy lalayat?

P4: Ok naman, monthly may naglilinis dyan sa ano, doon nagtatabas ng damo. Tapos
yung mga, tawag dito, yung member ng 4Ps naglilinis lagi sila, nagwawalis.

R1: Pero po, kahit po may ganun, malinis po ba talaga yung mga kalsada, yung mga
street po?

P4: Ah, oo.

R1: Wala po ba talagang mga basurang makikita?

P4: Wala, wala naman. Dahil kanya-kanya nga kada bahay eh, nang mga basurang, sila
na ang nagdidiskarte kung pano nila itatapon o ipagbibili. Gaya ng ginagawa namin, bale
every two weeks ata ay nadaan dito ang namimili ng basura.

R1: Ah ok po. Ano po ang kagandahan sa paraan po ng pagtatapon nyo ng basura? Sa

sistema po ng pagtatapon.

P4: Eh di naman namin tinatapon sa ano eh, may sunugan kami dyan. Di naman
nakakaano ng kalikasan dahil sinusunog na ng ano eh, dito sa, dyan sa likod ng bahay.

R1: Ah. Ano naman po kaya yung mga kahinaan po sa proseso po ng pagtatapon ninyo?

P4: Wala naman kahinaan yan. [mahinang tawa]

R1: Wala? [mahinang tawa] Ok po. And, paano nyo po isinasagawa ang responsibilidad
nyo po sa pagtatapon po ng basura? Yun na nga po, kanya-kanya po ng?

P4: Kanya-kanya nga yun. Oo.

R1: So, Wala po kayong naiimbak na basura?

P4: Wala, walang naiimbak na basura.

R1: Panno nyo po sya ulit, inaano, sinesegregate po at?

P4: Ihinihiwalay yung plastik, bakal, tsaka bote. Yun nga, meron na uli kaming nakaano
dyan, sa likod.

R1: Binebenta po nyo lahat?

P4: Binebenta, kung minsan dati, yung mga plastik ng softdrinks, kase kami dati ay may
tindahang maliit dyan sa harap ng, ano yon, iniipon namin, binibili yun ng 5 pesos ang
kilo. Ngayon, di na binibili, ang ginagawa namin, pag may bumili ng bote tsaka mga
bakal, ibinibigay na namin, sila na ang bahala, kinukuha naman. Siguro may
pinagdadalhan sila kung san ipagbibili nila yun.

R1: Yung mga plastik po?

P4: Oo, yung mga plastik ng bote. Yung, yun katulad noon mineral. Mga boteng ganun.

R1: Ah ok po. Para po sa inyo, ano po ang mga factor na nakakaapekto kung bakit po
kayo nagsusunog, kung bakit po kayo nagsesegregate, bakit po kaya ganun? Ano po kaya
ang mga nakakaapekto?

P4: Pag di mo inano, maraming magiging kalat nun.

R1: Kase po, wala po bang nangongolekta ng basura?

P4: Wala, walang nangongolekta ng basura, kaya kanya-kanya nga, sa bayan lang may
nangongolekta ng basura.

R1: Dito po sa medyo pabukid?

P4: Dito sa pabukid, wala na, kase malawak naman yung pagsusunugan mo. Maggagawa
ka ng isang maliit na hukay, dun mo ilalagay, susunugin mo.

R1: Tapos yung ano po, wala po bang mga basurahan na nakaistasyon po sa mga purok
po o kaya kahit mga pangongolekta ng basura? Wala po bang ganun?

P4: Dati meron diyan, di ko lang napapansin kung nandyan pa sa may barangay hall. May
malaking lagayan dun ng ano eh.

R1: So, dun po nagtatapon yung ibang residente? Ng basura?

P4: Pero walang nagtatapon dun. Kanya-kanya nga.

R1: Kase nga po walang basurahan na--.

P4: Walang, walang nangongolekta ng basura.

R1: Ah ok po. Sunod po ay, pano, paano po kayo mismo at yung pamilya nyo po
makakatulong po kaya sa pagpapaganda pa po lalo ng sitwasyon ng basura?

P4: Ah. Hindi nagkakalat dyan sa kalsada. Pagka may nakitang basurang nakakalat,
pinupulot namin.

R: Ah. Para naman po sa suhestyon nyo po, o sa pananaw nyo po tungkol po sa

pamahalaan po dyan sa barangay. Ano naman po ang mga posibleng maitulong pa, para
mapaganda po yung ano, yung sistema ng pagtatapon ng basura?

P4: Wala na akong alam eh. [whispers]

R1: Eh recycling po ba? Yung mismong pagrerecycle po ng bagay?

P4: Parang pag irerecycle pa ng sama-samang ano eh, parang mas mahirap yata yun eh,
kaya mas mabuti pang sa kani-kanila nalang bahay.

R1: Pero po kung magkakaroon po man ng recycling facility o yung mga recycling na
bagay, open po ba kayo dun sa ganoong pagbabago?

P4: Oo, wala namang problema dun. Basta may kukuha ng kada bahay ng ano, ng
magkokolekta ng mga dadalhin dun sa recycling plant, halimbawa.

R1: Kase po, kunyari po, yung mga plastik pong mga bote. Kunyari po mineral water na
isang litro, yung pong plastik po nuon ay pede pong gawing tali.

P4: Oo, ginagawa nga namin yung, may mga taniman nga kami dyan eh, nakatanim sa
mga, yan mga mineral na malalaki, yung liter, yung mga wilkins. Kung makikita mo dito
sa likod, may mga nakalagay, [naglakad sa labas at itinuro yung mga halaman] dyan oh
sa halaman namin, may mga nakalagay na bote. Kase nga di na binibili. May mga
nakalagay na ganyan, ayan oh [turo sa mga bote sa may halaman], nilalagay namin duon
sa mga halaman.

R1: So, narerecycle po talaga yung mga plastik?

P4: Oo.

R1: So, isa po yun sa mga paraan ninyo ng pagtatapon ng basura?

P4: Oo, para hindi nagkalat.

R1: Tsaka po para may panibago pong purpose yung gamit?

P4: Oo, ayan oh, di sya yung pag umuulan, yung lupa, di bumababa dun. Dahil
nahaharangan nung mga plastik na bote na yun.

R1: So, kung ang opisyal po kaya ay makakapagbigay pa po ng mas magagandang

pagrerecyle, o kaya mga seminar po, mga produkto po na mas ipapadali po ang
pagrerecyle, masaya po ba kayo don?

P4: Oo naman, wala namang ano dun eh.

R1: Para naman po sa mas nakakataas na pangulo, mga mayor po o sa Presidente po

mismo. Ano po yung mga pede nyo po pang maging suhestyon sa ikakaganda pa po ng
lugar ninyo?

P4: Ikakaganda? [mahinang tawa]

R1: Opo [mahinang tawa]. Yung mas ikakalinis pa po ng Barangay Lalayat.

P4: Di naman ito bayan eh, dapat magkaroon nung mga polisher na mas ano eh, mas
maganda po kung may mga ganun eh. Pang mga city yun eh.

R1: Yung mga policy po na--?

P4: Hindi, yung mga polisher na magwawalis sa kalsada para malinis yung mga ganun.

R1: Ahhh, ok po. Sa ano naman po, sa rules po ng barangay, pede po ba yung mga
magsusunog ng basura?

P4: Ay, bawal yun.

R1: Ah bawal po?

P4: Lalo na sa tabi ng kalsada. Pede kang magsunog dun sa tabi ng ano, yung hindi
makakaapekto sa mga nadaan. Dahil pedeng magcreate yun ng aksidente eh pag
maraming usok eh.

R1: Pero, as long as po sa medyo tabi po, wala po sa tabi ng kalsada. Pede po yun? Wala
pong multa yon?

P4: Wala naman, lagi lang pinagsasabihan dahil bawal nga nakakasira ng ozone layer,
pati yung, lalo na yung mga plastik.

R1: Pero minsan po naiiwasan nyo po ba yun? O nagagawa parin po?

P4: Oo, di kami nag-aano ng mga ganun.

R1: Di po kayo nakakapag sunog ng plastik?

P4: Hindi.

R1: Ano nalang po yung mga nasusunog

ninyo?

P4: Yung mga papel na galing sa school. Galing sa mga bata.

R1: Ah yun na lang po ang mga katanungan namin. [smiles] Marami pong salamat sa
inyong oras po. Salamat po. Bless po.

P4: God bless, God Bless.

R1: Magandang hapon po ulet.

R1: Maaari po bang magpicture tayo?

P4: Ay naku huwag na. [laughs, embarrassed]

R1: Ah sige po. Salamat po.

R1: Thank you po sa inyo!

P4: Sige, salamat din.

Participant 5

R1: Magandang umaga po, mag-iinterview lang po sana kami. Okay lang po ba?

P5: Sige sige, pasok kayo. Para san ga iyan?

R2: Kami po ay mga estudyante sa La Salle, mag-iinterview lang po kami tungkol sa

sitwasyon ng basura dito po sa Lalayat.

P5: Ahh, nagsesegregate ako dito ng mga basura. Yung mabubulok hindi ko isinasama sa
di mabubulok. Ang lata ay lata, ang bote ay bote. Dahil di naman sa pag-aano, kami ay
may kaunting tapunan.

R1: Ahh okay po.

P5: Di naman din sa nilalahat ko, may pinag-aralan o wala, tapon-kakain-tapon ang
plastic. Magaling nga ngayon at yung plastic pinagbabawal na nila sa San Jose. Yung
plastic, pinaltan na ng papel na supot ngayon. Malaking kabawasan dahil nakatulong
naman yun.
R2: Sa tingin niyo po ba sino ang malimit na nagtatapon? Mga kabataan po ba?

P5: Nako, matanda at bata.

R1: Pareho po?

P5: Oo, walang pinipili. Lalo na yung mga naninigarilyo. Nako, yung tapat nga ng aming
kanal puro basura eh. Edi ako nalang ang naglilinis kasi wala namang mausap na
maglilinis. Tatamadin talaga ang tao, ikaw ga naman ang maghukay eh. [laughs]

R2: Pero may hukay din po kayo?

P5: Oo, ang aming tapunan ay medyo malawak kaya dun ko itinatapon ang basura.
Inihihiwalay ko ang mabubulok at di mabubulok.

R1: Eh saan po napupunta yung mga basurang inilalagay niyo doon?

P5: Edi nagiging pataba iyon. Yung mga katulad ng balat ng saging. Isinasaboy ko naman
yun sa aking kalamansian. Nagiging abuno para lumaki ang bunga.

R2: Pwede po bang makuha ang pangalan niyo?

P5: Hindi, lagay niyo nalang ay anonymous. Confidential naman eh. [laughs]

R1: Sige po, okay lang. Maraming salamat po!

P5: Sige, sana naman ay makatulong yung mga sinabi ko.

Participant 6

R1: Tao po? Magandang Hapon po! Pwede po ba namin kayong ma-interview?

P6: Tungkol saan?

R1: About lang po sa basura dito sa Brgy. Lalayat.

P6: [nods] Sige, tuloy kayo dito sa loob.

R1: Mga magaaral po kami mula sa De La Salle Lipa. Ako po si Margaret at ito naman
pong kasama ko ay si Jestine. Grade 11 students po kami. Matagal na po ba kayong
nakatira dito sa Barangay Lalayat?

P6: Oo, simula 2004 pa ako rito.

R2: Ilang taon na po ba kayo?

P6: 34.

R1: Sige po. Magsisimula na po kaming magtanong.

P6: Sige.

R2: May nakikita po ba kayong problema dito patungkol dito sa basura sa lalayat?

P6: Wala naman.

R1: [to Jestine] Wala daw?

P6: Dito kasi sa amin, etong next week na to may mga naglilinis sadya. Mga nagsisilab
ganun.

R1: Sino sino po yung mga naglilinis?

P6: Yung sa mga kagawad siguro ng sa mga barangay ganun.

R2: Ano po yun regularly?

R1: Lagi pong naglilinis?

P6: Oo naman oo… lagi ko naman silang nakikita.

R1: Hindi naman po naging problema dito yung basura?

R2: Mga plastic po, ganun?

P6: [hindi sinagot]

R1: Paano niyo po ide-describe yung kaayusan ng mga barangay officials or nung mayor,
vice mayors, towards sa kanilang responsibilidad patungkol sa mga pangongolekta ng
basura, sa paglilinis.

R2: Mga kagawad po ganun.

P6: Dito kasi, (kinausap yung lalaking dumating, JR ata ang pangalan) mga
nangongoleka—

JR: Sadya namang wala.

R1: Mga truck na mangongolekta po, wala?

P6: Ayan! JR, last kasing nakita ko yung… ano diyan, nag-tabas. Nagtatabas yung pahuli
dine. May isang truck silang dala dala. Hindi ko lang alam kung saan nila idinederetso
iyon. Pero kita ko naman. Pagkakatabas nila diyan, minsan sinusunog nila… ang mga
damo, sinusunog nila sa mga tabi tapos kapag yung mga basura namin, naka-truck ih.

R2: Ah may truck naman po?

P6: Ayun ay dito, sa barangay na ito.

R1: Pero aware po kayo dun sa bago pong project nung Vice Mayor na, yung basura daw
po ay ie-exchange or ibebenta niyo po sa kanila kapalit po ay mga gamot?

P6: Hindi pa. Hindi ko pa naaano iyon.

R2: Ah wala pong mga… program na nagpapaalam sa inyo about doon?

P6: Pero hindi naman yun nababanggit JR ano?

JR: Baka hindi pa inaano. Baka busy pa lang iyong kwan, mayor.

R2: Okay na po, thank you po.

R1: Maraming salamat po.

P6: Ay siya maraming salamat rin. Pasensya na at wala ako masyadong maibigay na
impormasyon sa inyo.

R2: Ayos lang po iyon. Thank you po ulit.

P6: Sige ingat kayo! God bless you.

Participants 7, 8, 9

R1: Magandang hapon po! Kami po ay mga magaaral na galing sa De La Salle Lipa.
Okay lang po ba kayong ma-interview?

P7: Ay hindi naman ako ang may-ari nito [tindahan]. Pero ayos lang naman.

R1: Pero gaano na po ba kayo katagal rito?

P7: Matagal-tagal na rin, siguro 12 years pero dalawang taon pa lang ako nagta-trabaho
sa tindahang ito.
R2: Ano pong pangalan niyo? At ilang taon na po kayo?

P7: Randy Agila. 45.

R2: May nakikita po ba kayong problema patungkol sa basura dito sa Brgy. Lalayat?

P7: Wala. Wala namang problema ng basura dito sa Lalayat.

R1: Wala pong mga basurang nakakalat?

P7: Wala.

R2: Pero, nakikita niyo po ba kung paano kinokolekta yung mga basura?

P7: [nods] Mmm-hmm.

R1: May mga truck po bang napunta dito para mangolekta?

P7: May mga truck naman na nangunguha.

R1: Pero saan po kaya napupunta yung mga basurang nakokolekta nila?

P7: Ay hindi ko masabi sa inyo eh.

R2: Nagsusunog po ba dito ng basura?

P7: [matigas na sagot] Hinde.

R2: Hmmmm. Sa tingin niyo po ba nagagampanan ng mga Barangay kagawad, ng mga

vice mayor ang mga responsibilidad nila pagdating po sa pangongolekta ng basura?

P7: [nods]

(Participant 8 enters)

P8: Walang kolektahan dito ng basura. Kanya-kanyang baon ng basura dito.

R1: Binabaon po?

P8: Oo. Sinusunog.

R2: Ahhhh. So saan niyo po ba nagagawa yun?

P8: Ahhhh sa likuran ng aming bahay. Walang nangongolekta dito. Ang uso dito ay yung
sisilaban sa hapon.
(Participant 7 exits)

R2: So… ibig po bang sabihin nito ay yung likod ng bahay niyo ay parang malawak na…

P8: Lupa siya, kami kami na ang naghuhukay. May hukay, ganoon, balon, malalim.
Magbubuhos lang at magbubuhos doon ng basura, pag hapon ay sisilaban. Yan tapos
bumababaw ulit iyon ng bumababaw ano? Maghuhukay ulit.

R1: So yun po yung nakikita niyong problema ng basura dito?

P8: Hindi naman problema.

R1: So ang ginagawa ay yun lamang po lagi?

P8: Sinisilaban? Oo. Lahat dito ganoon.

R2: Ahhhhhhh.

P8:Kaya yung mga sinasabi ni Randy na nangongolektang truck? Walang ganun.

R2: Ano nga po palang pangalan at edad ninyo?

P8: Evelyn Cruz. 40.

R1: Gaano na po kayo katagal rito?

P8: Naku matagal na mga 15 years, gawa ng ang asawa ko e taga rito na since birth.
Ayang naka-upo na iyan ang taga-rito since birth rin. [points to P9]

R1: Sige po salamat po.

(Participant 9 enters)

P9: Kumbaga pag magpahukay ka, ayun syempre magpo-produce ka ng 400, 500 sa
magbabayad.

R2: So ano po nagiging reaksyon dun ng mga ano —

P9: Wala, sanay na e ano? [to P8]

P8: Oo sa loob naman yung ng kani kanilang bakuran gawa ng sari-sarili na naman
naming ginagawa yan.

R2: Hindi niyo na po iyon nare-report?

P8 & P9: Hindi na.

P9: Kasi sanay na naman na ganoon eh. Siguro sa bayan may nangongolekta ng basura
pero dito sa bukid, kanya kanya. Ayun o sa likod namin, mababaw na, edi maghuhukay
ulit.

P8: Yung mga sinisilab naman nagiging abo.

P9: Yung iba naman iniipon at ibinebenta. Minsan e may pumupunta ditong naka truck
na pagmamay ari ng junkshop, talagang lahat ng basura eh, gaya ng mga lahat ng mga
bote, karton…

R1: Ahhhh hiwalay po yung mga pwede mabenta?

P9: Oo kanya kanya ring presyo ang mga yon.

R2: Pero kung tatanungin po kayo, gusto niyo po ba na masulosyunan yon? Kunwari po
may mga truck na mangongolekta? May mga basurahan na ilalagay sa iba’t-ibang parte
ng lalayat?

P9: Ay syempre naman. Syempre pag hindi naman malaki ang iyong pagbabaunan e lagi
mo ring poproblemahin ang basura mo.

P8: Edi kami tinatyaga na lang naming silaban.

P9: Kaya tuwing hapon makikita niyo na lang na may mga usok usok. O kaya naman ay
sa umaga.

R2: Wala naman po bang case na nagkasakit kayo dahil dun sa mga usok na yon?

P9: Wala naman. Yung iba ngang mga taga rito e kahit hapon e nagsisilab e. Pati yung
mga diaper sinisilaban din.

R1: Edi yung amoy po non—

P9: Hindi naman. Yung mga diaper naman binibuksan pa yung lock para matanggal yung
laman kasi matutuyo naman yun sa araw tapos yung diaper lang mismo ang sisilaban.

P8: Amoy dahom lang naman ang silab.

P9: Ang mga basura dito di gaya ng sa mga palengke na mababaho.

R1: Kayo po, ano naman pong pangalan niyo?

P9: Lanie Edu, 47.

R2: Sige po maraming salamat po! Malaking tulong po ang naging interview namin sa
inyo.

P8: Maraming salamat rin, good luck na lamang.

R1: Sige po, salamat po ulit! God Bless!

Participant 10

R1: Magandang hapon po, kami po ay mga studyante, mula sa De La Salle Lipa, maari
po ba kayong mainterview?

P10: [nods] Sige. Ay tungkol ga saan?

R1: Tungkol po sa pag hahandle niyo po ng Waste Disposal dito po sa Barangay Lalayat?

P5: Since alam naman natin na basura yung isa sa mga number one problem, lalo yang
waste disposal, so ang ano ang aming barangay ay may project, na mula sa aming mayor
na yung mga basura instead na nakakahinayang, ay inaano dinadala dito sa amin dito sa
barangay Hall, binabayaran naming yung mga basura nila na tapos yun yung gagamitin
mong pambayad kung bibili ka ng gamot. So parang ganito, yung mga basura pwedeng
ipalit na gamot.

R2: Ano po kaya yung mga strengths nitong proyektong ito?

P10: Syempre, it helps naman, diba yung mga karaniwang mga mamamayan diba?

R2: Eh, yun naman pong kahinaan neto?

P10: Well, maybe because, anyway ang mga gamot naman diba ay mga government
medicines, which hindi naman masyadong mahal diba, oh so kahit na yung mga basura
nay an which is supposedly na itapon dahil pakalat kalat lang diyan magiging pera pa
para mapaltan ito ng gamot

R2: Lahat po ba ng klase ng gamot available po?

P10: Meron naman mga paracetamol at iba pa na available sa mga generika

R1: Sa tingin niyo po, lahat po kaya nung mga brgy officials, residente gumagawa? Para
po magampanan yung mga tungkulin nila?

P10: Well, ofcourse naman, sino ba namang may gusto na may mga pakalat kalat na
basura diyan, since lahat naman ng mga barangay officials ay active, pati na rin ang
aming 4Ps, may time sila na maglinis linis diyan at mag manage din yung mga kagawad
noh, na kami ang nag mamanage kami ang umaano don sa mga 4Ps, since they need also
to help the community, kasi natutulungan naman sila ng Gobyerno.

R2: Ay, madagdag ko lang po, paano po yung mga basura? Isunuserender po mismo nung
residente ang basura o kinokolekta po nung mga Barangay Kagawad?

P10: Ay ano ibinibili, ibinibigay dito sa barangay hall, ano ibinibili yan ng mga barangay
officials, may pondo diyan eh, dinadala na lang dito sa amin ang medicine, different kinds
of medicine, nayon, yung mga gagamit diyan, halimbawa kung may reseta diyan nilagnat
or what, [nodding] instead paying in cash may dala silang mga bote tapos yon ang
equivalent na pera na yon ibibili ng gamot, ang purpose ng aming mayor is para hindi na
kalat kalat lang diyan, ibig sabihin pwedeng pakinabangan ang basura para paltan ng
gamot. Ibig sabihin pakinabangan ang basura dahil maipapalit sa gamot.

R2: Ano pong klaseng mga basura ang mga binibili?

P10: Edi yong mga plastik, mga bote anuthing na mabibili.

R1: Ah, eh ano po sa tingin niyo yung mga nakakaapekto sa pagdami ng basura pati na
rin po ang sa hindi po pagtatapon ng maayos?

P10: Hindi naman you know it very well naman, [nailing] na iyan ang cause ng sickness
yan mga marurumi na yan, kundi ka malinis ehdiba, kaya ngayon ang ano diyan is tapat
mo linis mo, diba? Oh diba?

R1: Ano po ba kaya ang dahilan kung bakit madumi? Kung bakit po madaming basura?
Irresponsibility po kaya?

P10: Well syempre, responsibility but meron kaming ano don na, na words, na ano ka,
inaano namin, inaadvice naming na “Oh bakit ganyan? Bakit diyan mo tinatapon ang
basura mo?” So para maging malinis ang community at the same time yung mga may
malapad na kalupaan diyan, mag dukal sila diyan, basura nila na diyan, ibinabaon nila,
katulad ng mga nabubulok na nilalagay nila don, kasi that’s the only way naman diba?
Dahil hindi naman ito bayan na may kumukuha ng basura kagaya sa mga bayan diba? Sa
bayan, kinukuha ng truck, eh dito naman hindi kaya self sustainable ang nandito,
discipline ang kailangan.

R2: Ahh pano po kaya ang mga residente makakaicontribute sa pagcontribute po ng

waste disposal

P10: Ayun nga, all we need is cooperation! All we need is cooperation, if they would not
cooperate walang mangyayari.

R2: Ay paano naman po ang mga barangay officials, paano po kaya sila makakaimprove
pa patungkol po sa proper waste disposal?
P10: Well that is the only way, na pwede naming ma visit.

R2: Ah pinupuntahan niyo po?

P10: Oo naman, lalo na yung nakikita naming, na may nag rereklamo na uy bakit ganon,
maamoy dun? Once naman na may nagsabi na medyo ahh, medyo some residents are
neglecting are residents their duty like yung mga basura nila, di nila nialalgay sa proper
places, inaano naman namin yon, inaaproach namin yon, pinupuntahan namin yon.

R1: Ah, mayron po bang mga natulong sa inyo na taga ibang barangay para po
maimprove yung waste management?

P10: Ay hindi, kanya kanyang barangay.

R1: Kahit po ang government ng San Jose?

P10: Oh what?

R1: Tinutulungan po kayo dito?

P10: Hindi pa nga, kaya nga nagkaroon ng project para hindi ipagtapon yang mga basura
na yan ay diga ibinibili yan, ang basura ninyo ibinibili kapalit gamot. Oh diba?

R2: Binebenta niyo po ba ang mga bote?

P10: Binebenta naming, best, yung mga nangangailangan ng gamot ayon meron ka ng
cash diyan.

R2: Eh ang mga lata po?

P10: Tinitimbang din, ultimo at anyway ang San Jose ay very strict na sa tong mga
plastic, in fact sa San Jose, pag bumili ka ng anything sa palengke, halimbawa isda which
is kailangan naman ilagay don, isang beses lang pwede lagyan. Pag nakakita ng Market
Inspector, na dalawa ang plastic ang ginagamit mo para sa lalagyan, may multa, di na
pwede ang may handle, very strict na dito.

R1: Meron po bang mga waste bins dito? Mga basurahan?

P10: Dito sa amin?

R1: Opo.

P5: Ay hindi, kanya kanya pag hahandle sa basura, kaya nga tapat mo linis mo.

R2: Ano po kayang ginagawa nung iba sa basura? Ano po kaya sinusunog ganon?
P10: Bawal ang sunog dito eh.

R2: Tinatapon po sa pit?

P10: Oo, sa mga pit.

R1: Eh yung mga bote po sinusunog?

P10: Hindi ahh, yun lang naman, yun lang namang sinus-, eh no sunog, sunog, no sunog,
sunog is ano

R1: Oh lahat po talaga ay binebenta yung mga bote at lata?

P10: Oo naman anything na binebenta, lata bote, binebenta para maging cash. Yung mga
residente may mga dalang bonte, nandine naman an gaming center nasa kanila naman
yung mga gamot, sasabihin “Oh ilang bote diyan?” Tapos titingnan kung ilang
paracetamol ang equivalent diyan, ayon. At the same time naman, pag ka yung
halimbawang, kasi may reseta eh, you can’t just need any medicine without any reseta,
bawal yon. Baka mamaya may allergy, edi papaano na? Hindi naman basta basta
pwedeng mag bigay ang aming center.

R2: Kayo po ba ay nagrerecycle dito sa barangay niyo?

P10: Yung nagrerecycle ng mga project ba?

R2: Yung mga bote po, lata?

P10: Ah, as of now we don’t have any project.

R1: Pero willing po ba kayo about that?

P10: Mas gusto kasi nila ibang project, kasi mahirap yan eh, ikaw naman sa isang bahay
araw araw bang gumagamit ka ng isang bote ng patis. Alangan naman diba, we’re just
being practical. Marami na ba kayong napuntahang mga barangay?

R2: Ah eto lang po yung naka assign samin na barangay.

P10: Ahh, garne, yon ang project namin dito yung aming waste disposal dito ay yung,
bawal kasi mag sunog, nagawa sila ng pit para dun nila ilalagay don binabaon. Tsaka ang
isang residente naman ay taon din naman ang bibilangin bago maano, digay ano
mafefertilize pa ang soil mo, diga? You know it well. Pwedeng i-recycle lahat pero I just
don’t know kung saan nila ginagamit ang mga plastic, I just do not know. Basta
dumadating dito, instead na itapon yang mga bote na yan, inaano dito tapos binibili
naming tapos ipinapalit nila as medicine. Alma! Pakita mo nga dine sa mga batang are,
ang mga medicines diyan.
R2: Nandiyan po?

P10: Oo, nandine yung mga medicines. Tsaka sa center.

R1: Matagal na po kayo dito ano po?

P10: Oo, katunayan ay isa ako sa Brgy Kagawad dito sa Brgy Lalayat!

R1: Ay siya yun laang po, maraming salamat po sa oras ninyo po. May graduation pa po
hehe.

P10: Oo, walang anuman iyon. Ay oo nga mga bata gragraduate.

R2: Sige po, una na po kami. Salamat po muli.

P10: Sige sige, ingat kayo.

Participants 11, 12, 13, 14

R1: Pano nyo po itinatapon ang basura nyo dito?

P11: Ay meron naman kaming basurahan dyan.

P12: Balon.

P13: Balon.

P14: Naku sobra naman nga ika dito ang basura.

R1: Sa tingin nyo po ba ay epektibo ang kanilang proyekto na, ipinapalit ang basura sa
kailangan nyong gamot?

P14: Ay hindi naman kami nakakapag-gayon utoy… Hindi na namin naiisip yun, pag
may nadaan dyan na nagbibili ng bote, ay ipinagbibili na namin dyan

P13: Pinagbibili na namin iyon..

P12: Oo alam namin project yun ng mayor, pero di naman natuloy

R1: Sa tingin nyo po ba ay nagagampanan ng mga kagawad, officers, barangay officials

ang kanilang tungkulin sa basura?

P14: Sino na ga ang inyong natanong bukod sa amin?

R1: Doon po sa paparoon.

P14: Ay anong sagot sa inyo?

P13: Kasi kung marami na kayong natanong, eh di yun na din ang sagot namin.

P12: Wala na rin kaming masasabi, kung hindi ang sinabi ng mga taga-doon.

R1: Ito naman po ay confidential hindi naman po namin sasabihin kung sino ang nagsabi
ng ganto, ng ganyan. Ay kaya po sa inyong opinyon ano po?

R2: Ano pong masasabi nyo po?

R1: Kung effective po ba ang kanilang mga ginagawa o hindi?

P14: Alam mo utoy, kahit iyan ay confidential mahirap magsabi, dahil sa dami ng
kagawad ay hindi namin talaga alam ang ginangawa ng kagawad.

P13: Gaya namin ang dami naming iniintindi, ay ang aming basura, ay itapon nalang sa
balon, at ang lata, plastik, bote ay may kanya-kanyang sako.

R1: Ano naman po sa tingin ninyo ang mga bagay na nakakaapekto sa pagdami ng
basura?

P13: Ay nako, ang kalat sa daan utoy, iyon ang number one.

R1: Sa tingin nyo po sa nanngagaling ang mga basura na yon?

P14: Unang-una sa eskwela

P13: Mga naninigarilyo

R1 & R2: Ay yun po kayang mga bote, mga lata.

R2: Madami pong bote?

P13: Ay madami ka rin makikita sa bawat daan mo diyan, marami kang makikitang bote
ng mountain dew, bote ng coke mismo, pero kung samin gaya nyan may bahay dito, may
bahay dyan, may sarili akong sako ng bote, lata, plastik. Kung may namimili, pinagbibili,
kung wala naman, kesa lamukin itinatapon ko

P14: Yung iba naman ay doon saking harapan, aywan ko ga kung bakit

P13: Ay paano nga ay walang mapagtapunan.

P14: Ay yang mga nainom na nadaan. Yan ga utoy ay para sa inyong pinag-aaralan?
R1: Opo

P14: Ay ano ga ang inyong course?

R1: Stem po. Grade 11.

P13: Magaling nga ngayon at ipinagbawal na nang San Jose ang mga plastik, puro papel,
malaking kabawasan ang nangyari.

P11: Ay pagkakain dyan ay itatapon samin

P13: Ay laging ako ang nagwawalis ng Chapel, ay walang nangyayari. Maglalagay ako
dyan ng basurahan, wala namang maglagay.

R2: Pano nyo po maiinprove kaya? Yung pagtatapon po? Para pong aalisin nyo yung idea
ng pagsusunog, pano po kaya? recycle??

P13: Narerecycle, dahil dito talaga maraming namimili, pag may namimili na ganon,
ibinibenta namin para iwas sunog din.

P13: Nakaranas na kami ng pagdadala ng bote, kapalit ng gamot. Nakakuha naman kaso
nawala na ang balitang yun.

R1: Sa tingin nyo po ay ano pa ang pwedeng gawin ng mga barangay officials para nga
po maayos pa ang sitwasyon ng basura dito?

P13: Masasabi ko lang na aming Barangay Captain ay malinis. Ang gusto nya talaga ay
malinis ang bawat baybay daan

R3: San po napupunta ang basura?

P14: Ay nagiging pataba iyon.

R1: Kung may magaalok po sa inyo ng basurahang nagdudurog ng bote, ng lata sa tingin
nyo pa ay makakatulong yon sa inyong komunidad? Para po doon nyo nalang
pagsasamahin ang basura nyo tapos po pag may nangolekta, doon nalang po kukuhanin.
Sa halip na isa isa po kayo.

P13: Sa opinyon namin ay okay yun, aywan ko lang sa iba.

P14: Oo

R1: Sa tingin nyo naman po ay mapapadali na?

P13: Siguro naman kasi sa halip na ako ang mag-iimbak. Pag may kukuha eh di lalong
maganda dahil hindi na namin poproblemahin basta nalang iipunin, pabor yon sakin.

R2: Puro nga po bote ang madalas na itinatapon?

P13: Makikita mo lang ay bote ng softdrinks sa baybay karsada, balat ng chichiriya

P14: May mga kanya-kanyang basurahan, hiwa-hiwalay ang mga bote, plastik, lata.
Ngayon pag may mamimili ay mabebenta ay ibebenta.

R1 & R2: Sige po salamat po!

P14: Kung kulang man ang nakuha nyo ay mahalaga ay may masasabi kayo.

R1: Opo, Salamat!

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