Experiences and perceptions of street children

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EXPERIENCES AND PERCEPTIONS BASED ON FBES: CASES OF STREET

CHILDREN IN ANGONO RIZAL
A Research
Presented to
The Faculty of Senior High School
Angono National High School
Angono, Rizal
In Partial Fulfillment
of the Requirements for the
Senior High School
HUMANITIES AND SOCIAL SCIENCES
JENNALIZA A. ARAGO
REGINE SHAILA S.A. MANTARING
ACE CHRISTOPHER B. PARINA
ANGELINE A. PAUMAR
IRISH YSABELLE P. REYES
ERICA B. RIVERA
PAULO SALVADOR
MARTINA JULIA B. TUAZON
CHRISTIAN G. VALMORIA
MARCH 2020
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Chapter 1
INTRODUCTION
Background of the Study
Street life is a challenge of survival to everyone specifically to the youth or
kids who spend their whole day in the street, and they are called the “street
children.” At a very young age, they are able to experience different hardships in
life. They live one with the city but do not experience the different comforts of the
society. Living their life in the street is a choice and commonly the last resort of
the street children who have no alternatives to sustain their living.
Moreover, United Nations Children's Fund (UNICEF) stated that street
children refer to children for whom the street becomes their habitual abode and
sources of livelihood. UNICEF classified street children into two categories;
“children of the street and “children on the street”. First is “children of the street”,
this refers to street children who live and sleep in the street; they are totally on
their own and live their life together with the street children and other homeless
persons. On the other hand, “children on the street” refers to street children who
earn their living on the street but have a shelter and families to go home at night.
These two classifications differ in terms of parenting because “children on the
street” still have home to return to whereas “children of the street” live on the
street and probably lack of parental guidance and psychological support normally
handed by parents of the family.

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The UNICEF and some international Non-government Associations
(NGOs) have attempted in their different ways to provide support for street
children worldwide. Some studies found that street children engage in different
activities such as begging, hawking and theft for a reason to earn money for their
living. Street children do those activities because of their own reason, that some
may not understand because they are not the ones experiencing that kind of life.
According to Suttie (2018), trying to see where another person is coming from is
often touted as a key to empathy. If we imagine ourselves in their shoes, the
thinking goes; we’ll be able to predict their feelings and their behavior, bridging
the gap between self and other. Street Children should be understood not
misinterpreted by the society because they chose to do things for them to able to
live.
“As stated in REPUBLIC ACT 7610 also
known as "Special Protection of Children
Against Abuse, Exploitation and Discrimination
Act.", Article 1 Section 2- it is hereby declared to
be the policy of the state to provide special
protection to children from all forms of abuse,
neglect, cruelty, exploitation and discrimination,
and other conditions prejudicial to their
development; provide sanctions for their
commissions and carry out a program for
prevention and deterrence of crisis intervention in
situations of child abuse, exploitation and
discrimination.”
The law stated that children should be protected from all forms of harmful
conditions which can affect their normal development. And as a result, welfare of
children will enhance their opportunities for a fruitful and happy life.
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Street children should continue to learn, explore and get out to the system
they are currently living at. The researchers aimed to explore the experiences
undergone by street children in a day and how these experiences shaped their
identity, lifestyle and dreams. This study also aimed to understand the life of the
street children in Angono, Rizal and also to give them assistance with the
coordination of the government.
Statement of the Problem
This study aimed to determine the experiences and perceptions based on
FBES: cases of street children in Angono, Rizal during the researcher’s
academic year 2019-2020.
Specifically, it sought to answer the following questions:
1. What are the experiences and perceptions of street children in terms of;
1.1. Family Relationship;
1.2. Basic Necessities;
1.3. Education;
1.4. Social Interaction.
2. What is the current lifestyle of the street children?
3. How do experiences and perceptions of street children affect their lifestyle?
4. How do street children’s lifestyles affect them in pursuing their dreams?

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Conceptual Framework
The researchers’ conceptual framework shows the overview figure and
representation of the study; it provides an essential factor that reflect to the
study.
First, in the framework, there is a kid who symbolizes street children. The
kid can either be “children on the street” and “children of the street”.
Second, the “dreams” is written under the child figure and the concept
serves as a foundation to continue their lives. The upward arrows indicate the
variables used in the study and placed under the dreams of the children for these
factors lead the street children and affect their dreams.
Third, the current lifestyle is placed between perceptions and experiences
because the latter affect the current lifestyle of the street children.
Lastly, the conceptual framework itself shows the output and aim of the
researchers in the study entitled “Experiences and Perceptions based in FBES:
Cases of Street Children in Angono, Rizal.”

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Figure 1
Conceptual Framework of the Study: Experiences and Perceptions based
on FBES: Cases of Street Children in Angono, Rizal

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Scope and Limitations of the Study
This research study focuses on exploring the Experiences and
Perceptions based on FBES: Cases of Street Children in Angono Rizal.
The researchers decided to choose three to five (3-5) street children in
Angono, Rizal who served as the participants in the study. The researchers
planned to choose, two (2) girl and three (3) boys that are found along Angono,
Rizal particularly in Angono Plaza and Lakeside Park. The age of participants
ranged from six (6) to fifteen (15). Through Interview and Field Notes the
researchers were able to gather the data needed for the study entitled
Experiences and Perceptions based on FBES: Cases of Street Children in
Angono, Rizal during the School Year 2019-2020.
Significance of the Study
This study will be beneficial to the following:
Street Children. The study will be helpful to them as their cases will be fully
understood so the proper authorities can help.
Municipality of Angono, Rizal. The study will be helpful to the municipality of
Angono because they will be aware of the situations of the street children that
can lead them to give solutions.

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Municipal Social Worker Development. The study will be beneficial to MSWD
for they are the experts regarding the problem of street children in Angono, Rizal
and capable in addressing the said matters.
Future researchers. The study will be helpful to the future researchers for it can
be used as a reference for their study.
Definition of Terms
For better understanding of the terms used in the study, the following
terms are defined operationally and conceptually:
Basic Necessities. The needs of the street children that they lack of food,
clothes and shelter, etc. Basic Necessities: the basic goods and services (food,
shelter, clothing, sanitation, education, etc.) of the street children.
Cases. The situation or state of the street children. A particular situation of
the street children in Angono, Rizal.
Dreams. The visions in life, their goals and the things they want to be in
the near future. The desire of the children that something very much and hope
that it happens.
Education. Going to school to learn. The process of teaching or learning
in a school, or the knowledge that the street children can get from this.
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Family Relationship. The belongingness of the children to their parents.
Relatedness or connection of the children to their family.
Lifestyle. How they spend their day in the street even at their house every
day. The street children’s way of living, for example the things that they usually
do, where they live, what they spend their money on and others.
Social Interaction. Street children on dealing with other people in the
society. A social interaction is a social exchange between street children to street
children or more individuals.
Street Children. The “children on the street” and “children of the street.”
“Children of the street” are homeless children who live and sleep on the streets in
urban areas. They are totally on their own, living with other street children or
homeless adult street people. On the other hand, “children on the street” earn
their living or beg for money on the street and return home at night. (UNICEF)
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Chapter 2
REVIEW OF RELATED LITERATURE
Poverty
World Bank Organization (2008-2009), defined that poverty is hunger.
Poverty is lack of shelter. Poverty is being sick and not being able to see a
doctor. Poverty is not having access to school and not knowing how to read.
Poverty is not having a job, is fear for the future, living one day at a time. It has
many faces, changing from place to place and across time, and has been
described in many ways. In addition to a lack of money, poverty is about not
being able to participate in recreational activities; not being able to send children
on a day trip with their schoolmates or to a birthday party; not being able to pay
for medications for an illness. These are all costs of being poor. Moreover, for
United Nations International Children’s Fund (UNICEF) (2017), poverty is defined
in either relative or absolute terms. Absolute poverty measures poverty in relation
to the amount of money necessary to meet basic needs such as food, clothing,
and shelter. The concept of absolute poverty is not concerned with broader
quality of life issues or with the overall level of inequality in society. The concept
therefore fails to recognize that individuals have important social and cultural
needs. This, and similar criticisms, led to the development of the concept of
relative poverty. Relative poverty defines poverty in relation to the economic
status of other members of the society: people are poor if they fall below
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prevailing standards of living in a given societal context. An important criticism of
both concepts is that they are largely concerned with income and consumption.
Shah (2011) stated that around the world, in rich or poor nations, poverty
has always been present. In most nations today, inequality—the gap between the
rich and the poor—is quite high and often widening. The causes are numerous,
including a lack of individual responsibility, bad government policy, exploitation
by people and businesses with power and influence, or some combination of
these and other factors. Many feel that high levels of inequality will affect social
cohesion and lead to problems such as increasing crime and violence. Inequality
is often a measure of relative poverty. Absolute poverty, however, is also a
concern. World Bank figures for world poverty reveals a higher number of people
live in poverty than previously thought.
This year, 2019, there are 195 poor countries around the world; 54
countries are in Africa, 48 in Asia, 44 in Europe, 33 in Latin America and the
Caribbean, 14 in Oceania and 2 in Northern America. Among these countries,
Philippines ranks at 74 as poor country in list of Global Finance Magazine.
Balon (2014) claimed that there are six (6) causes of poverty in the
Philippines. First, income distribution/inequality; In 1994, the richest 20 percent of
the population received 52 percent of the country’s total income, nearly 11 times
the share of the poorest 20 percent. These figures had changed little since the
1980s and had even become slightly worse: in 1985, the richest 20 percent of the
population received the same share of national income as in 1994 and their
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average income was about 10 times that of the poorest 20 percent. The
distribution of assets has also shown little improvement over the last few
decades. Second, lack of quality education; the 1995 higher education task force
showed generally poor performance of college graduates in the various
professional board examinations. The task force only found 20/1000
universities/colleges to be recognized as good teaching institutions by a sample
of selected countries. Elementary schooling is compulsory, but 24% of Filipinos
of the relevant age group do not attend, usually due to absence of any school in
their area, education being offered in foreign languages only, or financial
distress. In 2005, the Philippines spent only about US$138 per pupil compared to
US$1,582 in Singapore, US$3,728 in Japan, and US$852 in Thailand. Third, lack
of jobs; the Social Weather Stations (SWS), a survey group, found that 11 million
people or 27.9 percent of the adult labor force (over 18 years) were unemployed.
The government estimates that 935,700 workers are at risk of losing their jobs
both locally and abroad this year. Over 362,000 jobs in the export sector are
under threat—90 percent of those are in the electronics, garments and ignition
wiring sub-sectors. More than 500,000 overseas jobs are under threat. There are
129,000 temporary workers in the recession-wracked US. Also in recession are
South Korea and Taiwan, which between them employ 200,000 Filipino factory
workers. Another 48,000 housemaids are employed in Hong Kong and
Singapore, which are both contracting economically. In addition, the government
estimates that 130,000 seamen on cruise ships are facing layoffs. Japanese ship
owners, according to Agence France Presse, have notified the government that
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more than 40,000 crew members on car carriers, bulk carriers and container
ships will be laid off as world trade continues to slow. Fourth, corruption;
corruption in the Philippines is very prevalent. It is considered normal for high
government officials to get very rich during their tenure of office and then their
spouse, children or their relatives will run for an elective position if they can no
longer run for office and the process of taking over and corruption goes on. Fifth,
natural calamities; natural calamities are very dangerous and cause millions
worth of damage to property. An example of which is typhoon Ondoy. This
damaged P108.9 million worth of infrastructure and affected about 90,000
families. The Department of Agriculture also said that crop losses have reached
P3.2 billion. Sixth, over population; the Philippine’s population growth rate is
2.36% per year. A rapidly growing population also makes it difficult for the
Government to keep up with the delivery of what are already deficient public
services in health, education, water supply and sanitation, and so on. The
empirical record shows conclusively that larger families are more likely to be
poor. Many poor families have many children because of poor family planning
and religion. This is a big problem because these families only earn very little and
they have to use this to feed so many mouths.
The Borgen Project (2018) found out that child labor is one of the factors
that increase the rate of poverty in the Philippines; with poverty taking a toll on
Filipinos, parents often can’t make enough money to support their families;
children then have to be taken out of school to work in harsh conditions.
Statistics show that around 3.6 million children, from ages 5-17, are child
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laborers in the Philippines. This is 15.9 percent of the entire population.
Furthermore, with conditions so troublesome, people often resort to crime and
thievery to survive. Research found that one of the overwhelming reasons to
steal is due to difficulties caused by poverty. Without proper employment, people
turn to stealing, especially since family sizes are rather large, and there are a lot
of people to provide for. There are too many people and not enough resources.
And with such conditions, people become desperate and practice drastic
measures to provide for themselves and their families.
Poverty is a major cause of social tensions and threatens to divide a
nation because of the issue of inequalities, in particular income inequality. This
happens when wealth in a country is poorly distributed among its citizens.
Poverty can affect the different aspects of life. It will always be a tension
and threat to one’s family. Most of the time, the children who were born in
affected families by this situation make them feel neglected and unprivileged.
Poverty has an impact to them physically, mentally, emotionally, socially and
even spiritually. All of these may be because of poor infrastructures, lack of
education, malnutrition, violence at home and outside, diseases of all kinds,
transmitted by the family or through the environment. As they grow up, these
factors could be the reasons why they can possibly lose their hope to be better
and have a better life and so, their goals and dreams as well. Having no chance
to meet their needs is awful, because these are the things that will push and
empower them to live. Despite the many definitions of poverty, one thing is
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is an issue that calls the attention of everyone. Cooperation of every individual is
helpful for them to reach their full potential and need.
Due to poverty that takes place within a family, children are forced to work
to help their families. They are putting aside their childhood to meet their daily
needs such as food, water, clothes and money. In this case, these children prefer
to stay on the street than to go to school because they find it easy to earn money
in this kind of place. They no longer think of the perilous dangers they may be
experiencing because they are used to do it each day. Therefore, child labor
arises as these children are working for their own personal reasons and will.
Street Children
The United Nations Children’s Fund (UNICEF), most common definition of
a street child or youth is “any girl or boy who has not reached adulthood, for
whom the street (in the broadest sense of the word, including unoccupied
dwellings, wasteland, etc.) has become her or his habitual abode and/or sources
of livelihood, and who is inadequately protected, supervised or directed by
responsible adults”. Wherein, they see street children as one of the problem of
the community. In line with this general concern for the rights and welfare of
children in especially difficult circumstances, is another growing international
problem of the rising numbers of street children in urban areas, mostly within the
developing world. This has translated into the increasing number of
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main activity is to help alleviate the plight of street children. The United Nations
Education Fund (UNICEF, 2015 United Nations Children’s Fund (UNICEF), that
there are tens of millions of street children and adolescents globally in both
developed and developing countries. Experiences of parental neglect, physical
and sexual abuse, and extreme poverty are common drivers to a life on the
street. This in turn increases their vulnerability to both health risk behaviors and
mental health problems, which is further exacerbated by limited access to
education, support, and health facilities (Oppong, 2016). Marrenguella, (2007)
says that the concept of street children depends on the context followed: First is
“on the street” this refers to children who work on the street but return home at
the end of the day. The next one is “of the street” refers to children who does
everything in the street. This distinction is important since “children on the street”
have families and homes to go to at night, whereas “children of the street” live on
the streets and probably lack parental, emotional and psychological support
normally found in parenting situation.
As stated by UNICEF, there are tens of millions of street children all
around the world. De Brito, (2014) describes street children as a major societal
problem and the importance to acknowledge the issue. Street children’s living
situation is filled with difficulties and often related with drug abuse, violence,
crime, family disruption, abandonment, disease, prostitution, and so forth (De
Brito, 2014). Childhood is nowadays no longer a universal social construction; it
depends on the experiences a child gets in the society. The sociology has left the
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participants in constructing their own lives in society (Friberg & Martinsson,
2017). Giddens, (2014) writes that children whom are exposed to physical and
physical violence at home do not have the luxury of a caretaking family. The life
of a street child is a life of constantly trying to survive on the street. In other
words, the street children are active participants in construction their lives.
Street children are a consequence of poverty, low education, abuse and
lack of parenthood (Friberg & Martinsson, 2017). Ward and Seager, (2010)
writes, push-factors such as situations of abuse, domestic violence or poor family
relationships are common among street children. It can go as far as their
situation within the home becomes unbearable and they choose to live on the
street. Ward and Seager, (2010) write that preventative work reduces the number
of children living on the street; it is therefore important that organizations put in
significant effort at an early stage. Ward and Seager, (2010) states that within the
interviews with children concerning push-factors, the girls described sexual
abuse by stepfathers, while boys described irritated relationships with step-
parents. Another problem noted is that most of the street children end up in city
centers. According to Ward and Seager, (2010) the reason for this fact is that
most of the services available are located in city centers and reach children only
when they have been on the streets for some time. Because of the services’
location, the children do not get any protection directly which could be necessary
for survival. The lack of preventive work reduces the alternatives for street
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Also, UNICEF indicated that estimately 100 million children worldwide live
at least part of their time on the streets. In the Philippines, a government report in
1998 put the figure at 1.2 million street children—about 70,000 of them in Metro
Manila alone. Another report estimates that there are approximately 1.5 million
children on the streets working as beggars, pickpockets, drug abusers and child
prostitutes. Today, the number of children and youth living part of their lives on
the streets in the Philippines could reach two million out of a total population of
84 million. The present crisis that is crippling economies all over the world has
not spared the Philippines. Though the direct impact can be considered minimal,
given the nominal participation of the Philippine economy in global financial
dynamics, the indirect effects are being proven to be substantial due to dwindling
export earnings and retrenchments in the manufacturing sector. Low productivity
and low income limit a family’s capacity to provide for the needs of its children,
thus, affecting the children’s general wellbeing. In 2006, 18.6% of children (5.4
million) were deprived of at least one of the three dimensions of well-being
covered by the study, namely, shelter, sanitation, and water. This proportion is
slightly lower than the 19.7% estimate in 2003. In ARMM, 4 of 10 children face at
least one severe deprivation. The largest number, however, is in Cavite, Laguna,
Batangas, Rizal, and Quezon (CALABARZON) region where more than half a
million children suffer from one type of severe deprivation. Children who face two
(at most) of the severe deprivations are estimated to be around 840,000. The
bulk of this number come from the Visayas region. The worst case is when a
child faces all three types of deprivation. In 2006, a little over half a percentage of
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all children suffered all three deprivations. Figures for multiple deprivations (two
or three types) have not declined significantly. Children who suffered all three
types of deprivation, though very small in percentage, have increased between
2003 and 2006.
Street life is clearly a difficult life to everyone mostly to the street children.
Street children became one of the most particular societal issues mostly in
developing country due to its high rate. And being on the street is filled of
difficulties like violence, drug abuse, diseases and etc. that affect the physical
and mental health of an individual. Street children are the one who’s having the
high risk exposure with different negative experiences. And the driving force of
these street children to go on the street is because of parental neglect, physical
and sexual abuse, and extreme poverty. These different experiences of the street
children in their childhood have its impact in their life due to construction on how
do they live their life. Poverty causes street children; having no support and not
having the things they needs are not empowering them to live their life according
to their rights as a human being. And as time passed by, street children are still
one of the problems of the community. And in the Philippines, this problem is
clearly seen and encountered among the different regions and municipalities.
Municipality of Angono, Rizal
Comprehensive Land Use Plan of Municipality of Angono, Rizal (2019),
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Education Attainment of the Active Population and Employment by Economic
and Industry Group. First, Economically Active Population – based on 2007
Census on Population and Housing, Table 3, the Employment Rate in Angono
was pegged at 53.9% (male 66.1%; female 41.4%). This is almost the same with
the Provincial Employment Rate which is 53.6%. In addition, the employment
share of Angono, particularly the services sector, accounted for 53.97% of the
employed population while, the agriculture, fishery and forestry sector and
manufacturing and industry sector shared 0.50% and 31.26% respectively of the
total employed labor force in Angono. Labor force and employment data provide
important information on the size and stability of a local economy as measured
by the local workforce. The employable age for the people of Angono is from 15
years old and above who are either employed or unemployed or a total 65, 191.
Next, Educational Attainment of the Active Population – the total population of
working age between 16 and over of 2007 Census on Population and Housing is
65, 182. It is noted as shown in Table 5 that high school graduates comprise the
most number of workers in Angono, thus, this is the highest educational
attainment of such with a total population of 29, 040 or 29.87% of the total
population. The second highest educational accomplishment is the college
undergraduate with a total of 11, 651 or almost 12%. Third, Employment by
Economic and Industry Group – the major occupations in Angono are laborers
and unskilled workers with a total population of 5, 957 and trade and related
workers (5,812). This is 17.34% and 16.91% respectively of the total employed
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population. This is the same as to Provincial major occupations which are
laborers and unskilled workers and trade and related workers.
As shown on the data above, it is one of the reasons why there are many
street children. Some parents are underemployed or have a less income in their
work and they cannot fulfill all the needs of their children for having insufficient
money. To survive in everyday life is very hard for them.
Synthesis of Literature
The street is an unprotected environment for everyone especially for the
children. There are children who found street as their comfort zone, and they are
the street children. They may have variety of reasons why they are choosing to
stay on the street rather than going to school, but biggest reason is because of
poverty. Poverty occurs when a certain family has no member to work for them
and feed them. The effects of poverty on children are wide-reaching and can lead
to lifelong struggles, especially when young people do not receive full
educations. Poverty and education are inextricably linked, because people living
in poverty may stop going to school so they can work, which leaves them without
literacy and numeracy skills they need to further their careers. Their children, in
turn, are in similar situation years later, with little income and few options but to
leave school and work.
Chapter 3
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RESEARCH METHODOLOGY
In this chapter, it deals with the method and sources of data. It discusses
the research design, setting of the study, subject of the study, instrumentation of
the study, and procedure of the study.
Research Design
In this study, Descriptive and Case Study methods of research was
utilized in order to obtain the needed data about the Experiences and
Perceptions based on FBES: Cases of Street Children in Angono, Rizal and
Qualitative research design was used. According to Defranzo (2011), Qualitative
method is a primarily explanatory research. Some common methods include
focus groups (group discussions), individual interviews, and observations. In the
study, the researchers conducted an interview and observations to gather the
data needed in the study. Descriptive method is also used in the study.
According to Mccomber (2019), descriptive method aims to accurately and
systematically describe a population, situation or phenomena. This study used
descriptive method because the researchers aimed to systematically describe
the cases of street children in Angono, Rizal through documentary, interviews,
and field notes. For comprehensive description of street children case and its
analysis, case study method was used. According to Sturman (1997), case study
is a general term for exploration of an individual, group or phenomena. These
methods were used in gathering the data needed for the study.
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Setting of the Study
The study is conducted at the Angono, Rizal, during the School Year
2019-2020. Angono, Rizal is located at Region IV-A CALABARZON in the
Philippines. Angono is a 1 st class municipality in the province of Rizal in the
Philippines. According to the 2015 census, it has a population of 113,283 people.
It is politically divided into 10 Barangays, headed by Hon. Mayor Jeri Mae
Calderon.
The study was conducted in Angono Public Market. Located along the
National Highway were different establishments such as fast food chains, grocery
stores, local stalls and etc. Thus, the idea of public market, it is usually crowded
and traffic-jammed because of the people buying their necessities.
Moreover the study was also conducted in Blooming Dale Park, a public
park were a basketball court, tennis area, playground and tables for leisure time
are present. The environment of the place is refreshing due to the abundance of
trees and other plants. Therefore, people go to the place for relaxation, academic
purposes, basketball games, etc. Because of the place apparent beauty, the
crowds are encouraged to pass and stay in the place.

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Figure 2
Vicinity Map of Angono, Rizal

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Subject of the Study
The subject-participants in the study were street children in Angono,
Rizal. The researchers decided to choose three (3) to five (5) street children
having the age ranges from six (6) to fifteen years old (15) that can be found
along the streets of Angono, Rizal. The participants were chosen by non-
probability sampling particularly convenience and purposive sampling. The
researchers used convenience sampling because the subjects were chosen
based on convenient accessibility of them in the study. Whereas, the study used
purposive sampling for there is a criteria in selecting the participants of the study.
The criteria aimed the aforementioned characteristics of the participants of the
study.
For the validation of the data gathered from the participants, the
researchers chose persons that surrounded the street children and were labeled
as Adult 1 (one) or A1, Adult 2 (two) or A2 and Adult 3 (three) or A3.
Table 1
Profile of the Respondents

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Procedure of the Study
To gather reliable data needed in the conduct of the study, different
methods were used in the study. The School Year 2019-2020 was the basis of
researchers to explore the experiences and perceptions based on FBES: cases
of street children in Angono Rizal.
In conducting this research, the researchers identified a problem which
concerns the society. After that, the title was developed for approval, after the
approval of title, the researchers started the chapter 1 which includes the
background of the study, statement of the problem, conceptual framework,
significance of the study, scope and delimitation of the study and definition of
terms.
As soon as the chapter 1 was through, review of related literature was
conducted in completing the chapter 2. After that, researchers sought the
research methodology as the research design, setting of the study, subject of the
study, procedure of the study, instrumentation of the study and ethical
considerations that were included in chapter 3. Afterwards, it was followed by the
colloquium and the revision and finalization of chapter 1, 2 and 3.
The researchers conducted an interview, field notes and documentation
that they used to gather the needed data. The necessary permits were secured
before conducting the study. After that, the researchers started to write chapter 4
to analyze the data with the use of systematic procedure. The results were
analyzed and interpreted to know the different cases of Street Children in

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Angono, Rizal. After the oral defense, corrections and suggestions were
incorporated in the final output. Afterwards, the submissions of the softbound
copies of the research were done.
Instrumentation of the Study
In this study, the instruments used are semi-structured interview and field
notes to gather the data needed during the School Year 2019-2020. The
researchers prepared a set of semi-structured interview for the street children. In
observation, field notes were the instruments used to have a unity of
interpretation in the study. The researchers also provided criteria used in
choosing the participants needed and suitable for the study.
Ethical Considerations
While conducting the research, the researchers considered the
ethical dilemmas that they may encounter. It is the researchers’ responsibility to
take into considerations the rights and values of the participants since they
utilized formulated questionnaire as tool to gather data. Hence, the succeeding
ethical considerations were followed:
a. The researchers asked permission from Mrs. Elena V. Bernado, Principal
IV of Angono National High School, Mrs. Mercedes G. Zabat, Class

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Adviser and Mr. Zaldy Jose M. Lazara Jr., Inquiries, Investigation, and
Immersion Teacher to conduct a survey needed for the study;
b. The researchers explained to the participants the purpose of interview on
the study and reassured them that their responses for the survey are not
mandatory. And also, the researchers explained about the questions
needed to be answered by the respondents.
c. The researchers guaranteed through the letter of permission that they
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Chapter 4
FINDINGS AND DISCUSSION
This chapter presents the analysis and data gathered that answer the
problems stated in the previous chapter. The data and statistical findings are
presented, together with the implications and support literature.
Experiences of Street Children in terms of Family Relationship, Basic

Necessities, Education and Social Interaction
Table 2 on next page presents the variables used in the study along with
the experiences and responses of street children on their family relationship,
basic necessities, education and social interaction and validated by the people
around them that were labeled as Adult 1 (one) or A1, Adult 2 or (A2), Adult 3
(three) or A3.
The table shows the data gathered in experiences of street children in
terms of family relationships, basic necessities, education and social interaction.
The data results that were gathered by the researchers stated that in
terms of family relationships, the researchers found out that some of them were
abandoned by their parents and some experienced violence through their
parents. One of the participants stated that his parents were allowing him to do
what he was doing on the street. This study is comparable to the study of Friberg
& Martinsson (2017) that street children are a consequence of poverty, low
education, abuse and lack of parenthood, aligned to the study of De Brito (2014)
which states that street children are a major societal problem and cites the
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importance to acknowledge the issue. Street children’s living situation is filled
with difficulties
Table 2
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and often related with drug abuse, violence, crime, family disruption,
abandonment, disease, prostitution, and so forth. The respondents even stated
the following:
P1: “Ayaw ko na po umuwi kasi namamalo po si papa kapag nalalasing.”
P2: “Wala na po kasi akong magulang.”
P4: “Lumipat na si Ate Apple sa Batangas, iniwan na ‘ko, wala na ‘kong
magulang.”
And was validated by the people around them:
A1: “Meron silang bahay pero ayaw nilang umuwi.”
A2: “Oo, totoo ‘yon ‘pag nalalasing ‘yung tatay niya kaya ayaw umuwi.”
A3: “Sabi ko sa kaniya kung gusto niyang sumama sa’kin matulog,
sasama daw siya.”
In terms of basic necessities, the researchers found out that the street
children are mostly lacking in personal hygiene materials and a home. It could be
observed to their physical appearances made them vulnerable to different
diseases. Hence, this study was comparable to the study of UNICEF which
claims that due to low productivity and low income limit, a family’s capacity to
provide for the needs of its children, affects children’s general wellbeing. In 2006,
18.6% of children (5.4 million) were deprived of at least one of the three
dimensions of well-being covered by the study, namely, shelter, sanitation, and
water. The respondents even stated the following:

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P1: “Wala po akong matutulugan at damit.”
P2: “Wala akong damit po at toothbrush.”
P3: “Wala po akong toothbrush, tsinelas tsaka laruan.”
P4: “Wala po akong damit, tsinelas, short.” (inuulit ang damit)
And according to Adult 1 that served as the validator of all the participants:
A1: “Sa isang lingo, walang palit.” (damit)
In terms of education, the researchers found out that the street children
were going to school before but now, they had stopped attending school and they
wanted to go back. Hence, according to Pennington (2017), although primary
school enrolment reached 100% in the 1970s, and today in Manila almost all
primary students complete school, there are huge regional variations. In some
areas, less than 30% of students finish school. In 2013, 19.2% of survey
respondents said, “insufficient family income” was their main reason for absence
from school. While some areas of the Philippines benefit from excellent
education facilities and teaching, others – particularly rural areas – do not. The
respondent even stated:
P1: “Opo, gusto ko po mag-aral eh, kaso wala ng mga gamit, nabasa na.”
The Adult 1 that served as the validator of all participants even stated:
A1: “Hindi yata, kalsada lang talaga.”

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In terms of social interaction, the researchers found out that their
experiences in terms of social interaction are divided into two: street children to
street children and street children and the people who surround them. Their
experiences to their fellow street children were playing together and doing the
same routines every day. On the contrary, their interaction with the people who
surround them was they experienced abuse and the alms they had were stole by
adults. In line with that, there were both positive and negative experiences as
stated by the street children, such as asking for alms and being with their fellow
street children are the positive experiences while they’re on the street and the
negative experiences were they were being beaten up and their earned money
were stolen by the other children. Hence, according to Marrenguella (2007), the
concept of street children depends on the context followed: This distinction is
important since “children on the street” have families and homes to go to at night,
whereas “children of the street” live on the streets and probably lack parental,
emotional and psychological support normally found in parenting situation. The
respondents even stated the following:
P1: “Nanghihingi ng pera pambili ng pagkain tsaka naglalaro. Kinukuhaan
ng pera ng mga batang Muslim tapos binubugbog kapag hindi binibigyan.”
P2: “Nanghihingi ng pera, pambili ng pagkain. Nakukuhaan ng pera sa
plaza ng mga malalaki, kapag hindi ko binigay binubugbog ako.”

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P3. “’Pag nawala sa kalsada, hindi masaya tapos kapag ‘di nila ko
binibigyan ng pera, nalulungkot ako tapos kinukuhaan pa ako ng pera pati kuya
ko kinukuhaan ako kapag nakikita ako.”
P4: “Nanghuhuli ng ibon sa gabi tapos binebenta ko ng sampung piso.”
“Kinukuhaan ng pera, mga hindi ko kilala.”
The Adult 1 that served as the validator of all participants even stated that:
A1: “Minsan binibili rin ng pagkain.”
Perceptions of Street Children in terms of Family Relationship, Basic

Table 3 on next page presents the variables used in the study along with
the perceptions and responses of street children on their family relationship,
basic necessities, education and social interaction.
The table shows the data gathered in perceptions of street children in
terms of family relationship, basic necessities, education and social interaction.
The data results that were gathered by the researchers found out that in
terms of street children’s perceptions in family relationship, those who
experienced abandonment live their life already on the street and those who
experienced domestic violence were afraid to go home that is why they choose to
end up on the street. Hence, this study was comparable to the study of Ward and
Seager (2010), Ward and Seager states that push-factors such as situations of
abuse, domestic violence or poor family relationships are common among street
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children. It can go as far as their situation within the home becomes unbearable
and they choose to live on the street. The respondents even stated the following:
Table 3
The Perceptions of Street Children in terms of Family Relationship, Basic
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P1: “Si mama nasa Bicol, si papa nasa Blooming (bahay), taga-walis ng
kalsada.”
P2: “Nagtitinda noon ng backbone si papa, si mama gumagamit ng
droga.”
P3: “May umampon sa’kin, si Lola Cristy, nagtitinda ng itik sa plaza.”
P4: “Lumipat na si Ate Apple sa Batangas, iniwan na ‘ko, wala na ‘kong
magulang.”
In terms of basic necessities, the researchers found out that lack of
necessities does not affect the life of street children anymore since they got used
to it. Hence, according to Cappelletti et. al, basic needs like food, shelter, safety
and money for necessities sometimes go unmet in economically disadvantaged
populations. Having unmet basic needs predicts adverse physical and mental
health outcomes and mortality and is a strong predictor of psychological stress,
which also adversely affects health and is experienced disproportionately by low-
income and minority populations. The respondents even stated the following:
P1: “Hindi na man gano’ng nakaka-apekto kasi nasanay na rin po akong
madumi.”
P2: “Inuulit kopo ang damit ko.”
P3: “’Pag walang tsinelas, hindi na ‘ko naiinitan sa paa kasi nasanay na.”
P4: “Naiinitan ako (dahil walang tsinelas), sa iba naiinggit ako.”

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In terms of education, the researchers found out that street children
perceived education as necessary because it is the key to have a job and to
achieve their dreams. Hence, according to Sharma (2016), education empowers
minds that will be able to conceive good thoughts and ideas. Education enables
students to do the analysis while making life decisions. Life gives various survival
challenges for humans. But education guides human to fight with failure and get
success in life. It is the only thing that can remove corruption, unemployment,
and environmental problems. Education is not about doing a degree; it is about
how you can live with your own feet. The respondents even stated the following:
P1: “Opo, gusto kopo mag-aral eh, kaso wala ng mga gamit, nabasa na.”
P2: “Opo, nakaka-buti para makapag-trabaho, para hindi ma-uto.”
P3: “Oo, gusto ko do’n eh may baon ako para hindi ako magutom.”
P4: “Opo, kapag naka-pasa na ‘ko magiging sundalo na ako.”
In terms of social interaction, the researchers found out that they were
satisfied in the kind of life they currently have because it gives them happiness
and they were able to buy foods for themselves. They thrive in that kind of
situation because they have no home and no choice at all. Hence, according to
Friberg & Martinsson (2017), childhood is nowadays no longer a universal social
construction; it depends on the experiences a child gets in the society. The
sociology has left the functional perspective of childhood and has begun to see
children as active participants in constructing their own lives in society. The
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P1: “Oo, pinapasaya po ako nito.”
P2: “Oo, kapag binibigyan nila ako ng marami.” (pera)
P3: “Oo, masaya po ako.”
P4: “Oo, masaya ako kasi kasama ko mga kalaro ko at parang kapatid ko
na sila.”
Lifestyle of Street Children
Table 4 below presents the lifestyle of street children and was validated by
the people around them that were labeled as Adult 1 (one) or A1, Adult 2 or (A2),
Adult 3 (three) or A3.
The table shows the data gathered about the current lifestyle of street
children.
Table 4
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The data results that were gathered by the researchers found out that
street children were asking for alms as their means of living each day. As most of
them have no home to stay at, they are motivated by themselves alone and by
their friends sometimes to deal with their everyday battle on the street. As a
result, they are not doing the same things they do before such as watching
television, being able to eat three times a day, and etc. Hence, according to The
United Nations Children's Fund (UNICEF) and some international non-
government organizations (NGOs), they have attempted in their different ways to
provide support for street children worldwide. Some studies found that street
children engaged to different activities such as begging, hawking and theft for a
reason to earn money for their living. Street children do those activities because
of their own reason, that some may not understand because they are not the
ones experiencing it.
The first lifestyle they currently have is to go to the computer shop in the morning
then spend the rest of their day asking for alms and playing with their friends and
when the evening comes, they go to their respective places to sleep as they
stated:
P1: “Nanghihingi muna, pagkatapos mag co-computer at bibili ng pagkain
tapos matutulog na sa plaza.”
P2: “Sa umaga po, nasa computer. Sa tanghali, sa computer pa rin tapos
namamalimos sa Red Ribbon, ‘pag hapon na, maliligo sa Paso tapos ‘pag gabi
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P3: “Pumupunta po sa Blooming tapos umuuwi na ‘pag gabi.”
P4: “Sa umaga sa palengke, tapos ‘pag hapon nagtitinda ng basahan,
‘pag hapon hanggang gabi nasa Red Ribbon na ‘ko natutulog.”
And these were validated by the people around them:
A1: “Pumupunta dito ng mga pagbukas namin ng 10 nag-co-computer.”
A1: “Oo, sa Paso sila naliligo.”
A1: “Si Lalanz sa Jollibe, si Aldrin sa Red Ribbon, si Joel sa Mang Inasal”
A3: “’Pag oras na matutulog na siya sa gabi, umuuwi na siya”
Next, they are being motivated by themselves alone for they have no home or
sometimes by their friends as they responded that:
P1: “Sa’kin lang po.”
P2: “Sa sarili ko po, wala na po akong bahay eh.”
P4: “Wala.”
Lastly, they are not doing the same things they had been doing before such as
watching television, being able to eat three times a day and taking care of their
siblings because they are no longer able to do so as they answered that:
P1: “Pinapatulog ni papa.”
P2: “Nag-aalaga po ng bata.”

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P4: “Nanood po ng tv at hindi po kame nakakakain ng tatlong beses sa

isang araw.”
The responses were validated by Adult 1 that served as the validator of all
participants:
A1. “Oo, may mga ginagawa sila noon sa bahay nila pero ngayon wala e,
nasa kalsada lagi sila.”
Experiences and Perceptions of Street Children that affects their Lifestyle
Table 5 below presents the lifestyle of street children and was validated by
the people around them that were labeled as Adult 1 (one) or A1, Adult 2 or (A2),
Adult 3 (three) or A3.
Table 5
The Experiences and Perceptions of Street Children that Affect their

Lifestyle
EXPERIENCES PERCEPTIONS EFFECTS ON

THEIR LIFESTYLE
 Asking for alms  Alms they got made The street
 Beaten up by other them happy for they children’s
children were able to buy experiences
 Going to Paso to food for themselves. contributed to their
take a bath  Being beaten up by perceptions that
 Going to their other people made affect the lifestyle of
respective places them think that it is street children.
(street) to sleep at normal to The more adverse
night experience violence their experiences,
on the street for they the more it makes
had no choice at all. their perceptions
 They considered worse in a way that
streets as their they think what they
home because they were doing in their
did not have houses environment were
to return to. good for them.
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The table shows the data gathered about the experiences of street
children affects how they view life and their perceptions were drawn from their
experiences. And these experiences such as asking for alms, sleeping in the
street and being abused affect their perceptions in a way that for them, these
experiences are their last resort to live and they have no choice but to do such
things. And these experiences of them become their lifestyle wherein they do the
same things they have been doing every day because they perceived that what
they have been doing are the things they were supposed to be doing.
Hence, according to UNICEF, an estimated 100 million children worldwide
live at least part of their time on the streets. In the Philippines, a government
report in 1998 put the figure at 1.2 million street children—about 70,000 of them
in Metro Manila alone. Another report estimates that there are approximately 1.5
million children on the streets working as beggars, pickpockets, drug abusers
and child prostitutes.
Lifestyle of Street Children that Affects Them in Pursuing their Dreams
Table 6 on the next page presents how the lifestyle of street children
affects them in pursuing their dreams.
The table shows the different professions they dreamed to achieve
someday and how these were being affected by their lifestyle.
The researchers found out that street children still have dreams to achieve
such as to be a policeman and soldier but it would just happen when they return
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Table 6
The Lifestyle of Street Children that affects them in pursuing their Dreams
LIFESTYLE DREAMS EFFECTS IN PURSUING THEIR
DREAMS
Their current P1: “Gusto ko The lifestyle of street children affects
situation is very mag sundalo.” them in pursuing their dreams for this
unhealthy and P2: “Mag- lifestyle became a hindrance in
inconvenient for they police.” pursuing their dreams. Street
encountered different P3: “Gusto children’s lifestyle includes asking for
circumstances each kong maging alms, playing with their fellow street
day. They do not give police.” children and sleeping on their
attention to what they P4: “Maging respective places such as their home
are doing because sundalo.” and the street. This kind of lifestyle
this what makes has become usual and normal for that
them live. it restrains them from going back to
school and from achieving their
dreams.
Their dreams are connected with the
environment they are currently in. As
they experienced different forms of
violence on the street, they want to be
the professionals who are capable of
solving it.
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(2018), as they grow up, these factors could be the reasons why they can
possibly lose their hope to be better and have a better life and so, their goals and
dreams as well. Having no chance to meet their needs is awful, because these
are the things that will push and empower them to live. The participants stated
that:
P1: “Gusto ko mag-sundalo.”
P2: “Mag-police.”
P3: “Gusto kong maging police.”
P4: “Maging sundalo.”
Their dreams are connected with the environment they are currently in. As
they experienced different forms of violence on the street, they want to be the
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Chapter 5
SUMMARY OF FINDINGS, CONCLUSIONS AND RECOMMENDATIONS
This chapter presented the Summary of Findings based on the analysis
and presentation of data, the Conclusions and Recommendations extended were
also derived from the results of the statistical analysis of data obtained in the
process of research.
Summary of Findings
Based on the analysis and data gathered, the following findings are
hereby summarized:
1. The Experiences and Perceptions of Street Children in terms of Family

Relationship, Basic Necessities, Education and Social Interaction
Based on the data gathered, street children ended up on the street because
of the different variables such as Family Relationship, Basic Necessities,
Education and Social Interaction. Street children’s family relationship
experiences were abandonment by their parents and domestic violence in their
homes. In their basic necessities, they are lacking of clothes, slippers and foods.
In terms of their experiences in Education, they went to school before but
because of abandonment, domestic violence and self-will, they ended up being
on the street. And lastly, their experiences in terms of social interaction is divided
into two: Street Children to Street Children and Street Children and the people
surrounds them. Their experiences to their fellow street children were playing
together and doing the same routines every day. On the contrary, their
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interaction with the people who surround them is they experienced abuse and the
alms they had were stolen by adults.
On the other hand, their perceptions about their Family Relationship, Basic
Necessities, Education, and Social Interaction are affected by their experiences.
In terms of their perceptions in their family relationship, those who experienced
abandonment, live their life already on the street and those who experienced
domestic violence were afraid to go home that is why they chose to end up on
the street. In their basic necessities, their lack of necessities no longer affected
them for they got used to it already. As to their perceptions regarding Education,
they want to go back to school because they believe that it will help them achieve
their dreams and save them from the life they are currently living. Lastly, in terms
of social interaction, they were satisfied in what kind of life they currently have
and they thrive in that kind of situation because they have no home and no
choice at all.
2. The Current Lifestyle of the Street Children

Based on the data gathered, the researchers found out that the current
lifestyle of the street children includes asking for alms and playing with their
fellow street children in the day and going back to their respective places such as
in Plaza, Red Ribbon and their house. And this lifestyle affects them in pursuing
their dreams for it became a hindrance in achieving their dreams. They were
motivated to stay on the current lifestyle they were living for they had no choice
at all but to end up on the street also because of their fellow street children.
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3. The Experiences and Perceptions of Street Children that affects their

Lifestyle
Street children’s experiences affect how they view life and their perceptions
were drawn from their experiences. And these experiences such as asking for
alms, sleeping in the street and being abused affect their perceptions in a way
that for them, these experiences are their last resort to live and they have no
choice but to do such things. And these experiences of them become their
lifestyle wherein they do the same things they have been doing every day
because they perceived that what they have been doing are the things they were
supposed to be doing.
4. The Experiences and Perceptions of Street Children affects them in

pursuing their Dreams
The lifestyle of street children affects them in pursuing their dreams for this
lifestyle became a hindrance in pursuing their dreams. Street children’s lifestyle
includes asking for alms, playing with their fellow street children and sleeping on
their respective places such as their home and the street and this kind of lifestyle
becomes usual and normal for them that it restrains them from going back to
school and from achieving their dreams.
Their dreams were connected to the kind of environment they were
dealing every day. As the data has shown, street children experienced different
forms of violence and such experiences have an effect in choosing their dreams.
Their dream professions such as being army officers and policemen are known in
solving crimes, and they wanted to be like them because they want to help those
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Conclusions
Based on the findings, the following conclusions were drawn:
1. The researchers concluded that the experiences and perceptions of the
street children in terms of their Family Relationship were: they have been
abandoned and experienced domestic violence that led them into being on
the street. In Basic Necessities, street children experienced lack of clothes
and other personal hygiene materials. In terms of their Education, they
experienced going to school but because of abandonment and violence
they experienced in their families, they stopped schooling and ended up
on the street. And in Social Interaction, they considered playing with their
fellow street children as their positive experiences and on the other hand,
being abused while they were on the street by adults was the one that
they considered as their negative experience. In terms of their perceptions
in Family Relationship, they perceived that the reason why they ended up
on the street because they have been abandoned and experienced
domestic violence. In Basic Necessities, they viewed it as normal for they
got used to it. In terms of Education, street children wanted to go back to
school because they think that through education, they would be able to
achieve their dreams. Lastly, in Social Interaction with their fellow street
children, they were motivated to stay on the street. And their social
interaction with their surroundings became usual for them, even the
negative ones, for they have no choice at all.

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2. The current lifestyle of the street children includes asking for alms, playing
with their fellow street children in the morning and when the evening
comes, going to their respective places to sleep.
3. The more congruent the experiences with their perceptions, the greater
the adversity of their lifestyle.
4. The lifestyle of the street children contributes to their motivation in
pursuing their dreams. For that reason, due to their lifestyle, they tend to
neglect the idea of going back to school and pursuing the dreams they
have.
Recommendations
Based on the findings and conclusions, the following recommendations
are hereby presented:
1. The study should be beneficial to the street children for their cases will be
analyzed and validated by the proper authorities that will address their
cases.
2. This study should be helpful to the municipality of Angono, Rizal for them
to be aware on the different cases of street children in Angono, Rizal and
for them to help and address the problems concerning street children.
3. This paper that focuses on the experiences and perceptions based on
FBES: Cases of Street Children in Angono, Rizal should serve as a guide
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Social Worker Development (DSWD) to be responsible and accountable
on helping the street children and uplift their lives in the society.
4. This study can be reflected with the use of different variables and the
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Chapter VI
THE OUTPUT
In this study, the output is a documentary video about the Experiences
and Perceptions based on FBES: Cases of Street Children in Angono, Rizal.
The United Nations Children’s Fund or UNICEF stated that street children
refer to children for whom the street becomes their habitual abode and sources
of livelihood. UNICEF indicated that there are tens of millions of street children
and adolescents globally in both developed and developing countries. And the
driving force of these street children to go on the street is because of parental
neglect, physical and sexual abuse, and extreme poverty. This was the focus of
the study to explore the Experiences and Perceptions based on FBES: Cases of
Street Children in Angono, Rizal.
The documentary about the different Experiences and Perceptions based
on FBES: Cases of Street Children in Angono, Rizal was based on the interview
the researchers conducted in gathering the data needed in the study. Thus, the
video clips were taken also during the interview for more reliable output of the
study. A documentary video served as a visual presentation of the researchers to
inform the municipality concerning the diverse cases of street children.
The researchers used a documentary video as their informative material to
inform the municipality of Angono about the cases of street children in Angono,
Rizal. The main reason is that the government should be informed regarding the
cases of street children in Angono Rizal for them to be able to give the right
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assistance the children’s needs and for them to have their legal and humanistic
approach concerning the street children in Angono, Rizal.

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APPENDICES
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APPENDIX A
GANTT CHART OF ACTIVITIES
Republic of the Philippines

DEPARTMENT OF EDUCATION
Division of Rizal
(Grade VII-XII)
Senior High School Department
2020
ACTIVITIES Dec. Jan. Feb. Mar.
Title Defense
Data Gathering for Chapter 1-3
Colloquium
Statistical Treatment (If necessary)
Analysis and Interpretation
Revision of Final Draft
Final Copy
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TITLE DEFENSE - Research Form 1 (RF1)

Division of Rizal
(Grade VII-XII)
TITLE DEFENSE
Research Form 1 (RF1)
Subject: Practical Research 1 Practical Research 2 3 I’s
Grade Level, Strand-Section: 12, HUMSS-B Semester: 2nd School Year: 2019-2020
Name of Researchers (Surname, First Name, M.I.)

1. Arago, Jennaliza A. 6. Reyes, Irish Ysabelle D.
2. Mantaring, RegineShaila S.A. 7. Salvador, Paulo
3. Parina, Ace Christopher B. 8. Tuazon, Martina Julia B.
4. Paumar, Angeline A. 9. Valmoria, Christian G.
5. Rivera, Erica B.
Research Teacher/Adviser: Zaldy Jose M. Lazara, M.A.T.
Approved Title:
CASES OF STREET CHILDREN IN ANGONO, RIZAL
Approved SOP:
Name of Panel Members Signature

Chairman:
Expert:
Expert:
APPENDIX C
COLLOQUIUM FORM
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COLLOQUIUM
Grade Level, Strand-Section: 12, HUMSS-B Semester: 2nd School Year: 2019-2020

5. Rivera, Erica B.
Research Teacher/Adviser: Zaldy Jose M. Lazara Jr., M.A.T.
Proposed Title:
________________________________________________________________
________________________________________________________________
________________________________________________________________
Statement of the Problem:
1. __________________________________________________________________
__________________________________________________________________
2. __________________________________________________________________
__________________________________________________________________
3. __________________________________________________________________
__________________________________________________________________

Chairman:
Expert:
Expert:
APPENDIX D
FINAL ORAL DEFENSE FORM
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Division of Rizal
(Grade VII-XII)
FINAL ORAL DEFENSE
nd
Grade Level, Strand-Section: 12, HUMSS-B Semester: 2 School Year: 2019-2020
5. Rivera, Erica B.
Date of Final Oral Defense: February 05, 2020

Time/Venue: 7:30AM, Classroom of 12-HUMSS B
Title of the Study: CASES OF STREET CHILDREN IN ANGONO, RIZAL

Minutes of the Final Oral Defense:
Note: May used additional paper

Chairman: William P. Cervitillo
Expert: Franklin A. Amoncio
Expert:
APPENDIX E
RATING SHEET FOR ORAL DEFENSE
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Division of Rizal
(Grade VII-XII)
RATING SHEET FOR ORAL DEFENSE
Grade Level, Strand-Section: 12, HUMSS-B Semester: 2ndSchool Year: 2019-2020

5. Rivera, Erica B.
Revised Title: Experiences and Perceptions based on FBES: Cases of Street

Children in Angono, Rizal
Panel Members Designation Rating Signature

1 Franklin A. Amoncio Critic Reader
2 - Statistician
3 Alain F. Razalan, Ph.D. Expert
4 William P. Cervitillo Chairman
Grade:
Adviser: Attested by:

ZALDY JOSE M. LAZARA, JR., M.A.T. ___________________________
Signature over Printed Name Research Coordinator
APPENDIX F
RUBRICS FOR ORAL FINAL DEFENSE

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RUBRICS FOR FINAL ORAL DEFENSE
Category Scoring Criteria Total Score
Points
The type of presentation is appropriate for the topic and 5
audience.
Organization Information is presented in a logical sequence. 5
(15points) Presentation appropriately cites requisite number of 5
references.
Introduction is attention-getting, lays out the problem well, 5
and establishes a framework for the rest of the presentation.
Technical terms are well-defined in language appropriate for 5
the target audience,
Presentation contains accurate information. 10
Content Material included is relevant to the overall message/purpose. 10
(45 points) Appropriate amount of material is prepared, and points made 10
reflect well their relative importance.
There is an obvious conclusion summarizing the 5
presentation.
Speaker maintains good eye contact with the audience and is 5
appropriately animated (e.g. gestures, moving around, etc.)
Speaker uses a clear, audible voice. 5
Delivery is poised, controlled, and smooth. 5
Presentation Good language skills and pronunciation are used. 5
(40 points) Visual aids are well prepared, informative. Effective. And not 5
distracting.
Length of presentation is within the assigned time limits. 5
Information was well communicated. 10
Total Points 100

Rating:
Adviser/Documentor: Attested by:
ZALDY JOSE M. LAZARA, JR., M.A.T. WILLIAM P. CERVITILLO
Signature over Printed Name Panel Chairman
APPENDIX G
PERMISSION TO CONDUCT THE STUDY

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Date: __________________
This is to permit the researchers, ________________________________

________________________________________________________________
________________________________________________________________
________________________________________________________________
________________________________________________________________
________________________________________________________________,
to conduct their study entitled, “ _______________________________________
________________________________________________________________
________________________________________________________________
_______________________________________________________________”,
after having been incorporated all the suggestions of the panel during the
Title Proposal Defense last ______________________
Approved by:
ZALDY JOSE M. LAZARA JR., M.A.T.

Research Adviser
APPENDIX H
LETTER TO THE PRINCIPAL
Division of Rizal
(Grade VII-XII)

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Date: ___________
MRS. MA. ELENA V. BERNARDO

Principal IV
This School
Dear Madam:
We would like to request permission from your office to allow us conduct
our study entitled: Experiences and Perceptions based on FBES: Cases of
Street Children in Angono, Rizal, which is a requirement for the Senior High
School-________________________________.
The study requires administration of
________________________________________________________________
________________________________________________________________
Anticipating for your kind consideration and most favorable response to
this request is highly appreciated. Thank you very much.
Respectfully yours,
The Researchers
5. Rivera, Erica B.
ZALDY JOSE M. LAZARA JR., M.A.T. MA. ELENA V. BERNARDO, M.A.T.

Research Adviser Principal IV
APPENDIX I
LETTER TO THE RESPONDENTS
Division of Rizal
(Grade VII-XII)
Date: January 20, 2020

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Dear Respondents,
Good Day!
The undersigned researchers were currently conducting a study entitled,

Experiences and Perceptions based on FBES: Cases of Street Children in
Angono, Rizal as partial requirement for the Angono National High School -
Senior High Faculty – Humanities and Social Sciences.
In relation to this, you have been chosen as one of the respondents in the
study. We would like to request your assistance to respond sincerely and
honestly the questionnaire-interview.
We would highly appreciate your suggestions and comments that will help
us improve our research.
Rest assured that the result will be treat with utmost confidentiality.
Thank you very much for your time and effort. God bless!
Very truly yours,

The Researchers
1. Arago, Jennaliza A. 6. Reyes, Irish Ysabelle
D.
Noted by: 2. Mantaring, Regine 7. Salvador, Paulo
Shaila S.A.
3. Parina, Ace 8. Tuazon, Martina Julia
Christopher B. B.
Research Adviser: ZALDY 4. Paumar, Angeline A. 9. Valmoria, Christian G.
JOSE M. LAZARA, JR.,
M.A.T. 5. Rivera, Erica B.
APPENDIX J
CERTIFICATION OF CONTENT VALIDATION
Language Critic

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(Grade VII-XII)
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CERTIFICATION
This is to certify that the research entitled “Experiences and Perception

based on FBES: Cases of Street Children in Angono, Rizal” has underwent
correct information from this office.
The accuracy of the data and application of appropriate patterns and
language used are under the supervision of Mercedes G. Zabat, as
Expert/Language Critic.
This certification has been issued for Oral Defense requirement of the
researchers.
Given this ____ day of _________ 20 ___ in Angono National High
School, Senior High School, Angono, Rizal.
____________________________________
Designated Expert / Language Critic
____________________________________
MERCEDES G. ZABAT
Language Critic
APPENDIX K
CERTIFICATION OF CONTENT VALIDATION
Strand Expert

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CERTIFICATION

correct information from this office.
The accuracy of the data and application of appropriate patterns and
language used are under the supervision of Claudieron Aldie P. Liwanag, M.A.T.,
as Strand Expert.
This certification has been issued for Oral Defense requirement of the
researchers.
Given this ____ day of _________ 20 ___ in Angono National High
School, Angono, Rizal.
____________________________________
Designated Strand Expert
____________________________________
CLAUDIERON ALDIE P. LIWANAG, M.A.T.
Strand Expert
APPENDIX L
CONTENT VALIDATION OF RESEARCH INSTRUMENT

Division of Rizal
(Grade VII-XII)
CERTIFICATION
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Grade Level, Strand-Section: ____________Semester: _______ School Year: _______

5. Rivera, Erica B.

content validation by the following experts:
Experts Designation Signature

1
2
3
4
5
Adviser:
ZALDY JOSE M. LAZARA, JR., M.A.T.

Signature over Printed Name
APPENDIX M
CONSENT FORM FOR PARTICIPATION
Division of Rizal
(Grade VII-XII)
Consent Form for Participation in the Research Study
Introduction
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You are invited as a respondent in a research study conducted by

JENNALIZA A. ARAGO, REGINE SHAILA S.A. MANTARING, ACE
CHRISTOPHER B. PARINA, ANGELINE A. PAUMAR, IRISH YSABELLE P.
REYES, ERICA B. RIVERA, PAULO SALVADOR, MARTINA JULIA B. TUAZON
and CHRISTIAN G. VALMORIA entitled Experiences and Perceptions based on
FBES: Cases of Street Children in Angono Rizal. You are asked to read this form
before participating in the interview.
Purpose of the Study
The purpose of this research is to explore the experiences and

perceptions of the street children in Angono, Rizal regarding their respective
cases in life. Thus, the study also aimed to offer assistance to the family of the
street children with the coordination of the Municipality of Angono, Rizal.
Description of the Study Procedures
If you agree to be in this study, you will be asked to do the followings:
1. Expect a day to day (one week) encounter with the researchers.
2. There will be an interview, regarding your experiences and perceptions in the

different variables related in the study.
3. As the interview proceeds, there will be a video documentation that will help to
strengthen the reliability of the study.
4. Expect home visitation.
5. Once the gathered data is process, the researchers will lead the process in
helping the participants together with the government.
Potential Risks/Discomforts
It is on extreme importance for the researcher to let the respondents know

what are the possible risks or discomforts when chosen to be a respondent in
this research. However, this study poses a minimal risk on the side of the
respondents. To be able to minimize the risk you are asked to:
A. To answer the questions honestly.
Potential Benefits
This research will help the participants and so does the government
regarding the Cases of Street Children in Angono, Rizal.
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A. It would be beneficial to the Street Children because their cases will be

fully understood so the authorities can help.
B. It would be beneficial to the Municipality of Angono, Rizal because they

will be aware about the situations of the street children that can lead them to give
solutions.
Contact Information
If you have any question about this study, please contact the researcher’s
leader Angeline Paumar at +09305633890. You may also email
angeline.paumar@mail.com for any concern.
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Consent
Your signature below indicates that you have decided to participate in this study,
and that you have read and understood the information provided above.
Participant’s Signature: _____________________________________________
Parent’s Signature: ________________________________________________
Researcher’s Signature: ____________________________________________
Date: __________________________________
APPENDIX N
CRITERIA AND PROFILING

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I. PROFILE OF THE RESPONDENTS:

Name (Optional) : __________________________________________________
Age: __________________________ Sex: ____________________________

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Address: _______________________________________________________
II. Other information:

________________________________________________________________
________________________________________________________________
________________________________________________________________
________________________________________________________________
III. Criteria for the respondent:

CHARACTERISTICS YES NO
Are you from Angono Rizal?
(Sa Angono, Rizal ka ba nakatira?)
Are you street children on the street?
(Ikaw ba ay may inuuwiang bahay?)
Are you street children of the street?
(Kalsada naba ang tinuturing mong
tirahan?)
Do you go to school? (Ikaw ba ay
pumapasok sa paaralan?)
Do you want to go to school? (Gusto mo
bang pumasok sa paaralan at mag-aral?)
Are your parents still alive? (Buhay pa ba
ang iyong mga magulang?)
Do your parents have work? (May
tarabaho ba ang iyong magulang?”)
What do you want to be in the future?
(Anong gusto mong maging sa paglaki?)
In choosing the participants in the study, the researcher provides criteria to follow
in order to complete the study.
The participant qualifications are:
1. from Angono, Rizal
2. Street Children on or of the Street
3. Out of school
4. Having desire in going back to school
5. At least one non-working parent

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APPENDIX O
INTERVIEW-SURVEY

Division of Rizal
(Grade VII-XII)
January 21, 2020
Dear Respondents,
Good Day!
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We are the Grade 12 students from Humanities and Social Sciences

(HUMSS) Section B conducting a research entitled “Cases of Street Children
in Angono, Rizal”, as partial fulfillment of the requirements for the Senior High
School in Angono National High School.
In this regard, we are asking for your time and effort to answer all the
questions in the interview that we will be coordinating with you for it will mark the
success of the completion of this study. The interview will last only for about 10-
15 minutes and would be arranged at a time convenient to you. Rest assured
that all the data gathered from you will be kept in the highest level of
confidentiality.
Your positive response in this request will be good help for the success of
the study and will be highly appreciated. Thank you and God bless!
Respectfully yours,
The Researchers
Noted by:
ZALDY JOSE M. LAZARA JR.

Teacher, Inquiries, Investigation and Immersion
CLAUDIERON ALDIE P. LIWANAG

Teacher, Culminating Activities Approved by:
DR. JAY B. BAYLON

Senior High School Coordinator Asst. School Principal
APPENDIX P
INTERVIEW FORM

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INTERVIEW FORM FOR CASES OF STREET CHILDREN IN ANGONO, RIZAL
A. PROFILE OF THE RESPONDENTS
Name (Optional): __________________________________________________
Age: ______________________ Sex: _________________________________

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Address: _________________________________________________________
B. TITLE OF THE RESEARCH
Experiences and Perceptions based of FBES: Cases of Street Children
in Angono, Rizal
C. SEMI-STRUCTURED INTERVIEW
Directions: Please answer the following questions as honestly as you can.
(E – Experience, P – Perception)
SOP1.
E1.Do you go to school? If no, why?
(Pumapasok ka ba sa paaralan? Kung hindi, bakit?)
Answer:
________________________________________________________________
________________________________________________________________
P1. Do you think education is necessary? Why?
(Sa iyong palagay mahalaga ba ang Edukasyon? Bakit?)
Answer:
________________________________________________________________
________________________________________________________________
E2. What are the positive experiences you have encountered while you’re on the
street?
(Ano-ano ang mga magagandang karanasan mo habang ikaw ay nasa kalsada?)
Answer:
________________________________________________________________
________________________________________________________________
P2. Does it give you satisfaction?
(Binibigyan ka ba nito ng kasiyahan?)
Answer:
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________________________________________________________________
________________________________________________________________
E3. What are the negative experiences you have encountered while you’re on
the street?
(Ano-ano ang mga hindi magagandang karanasan na hinarap mo habang ikaw

ay nasa kalsada?)
Answer:
________________________________________________________________
________________________________________________________________
P3. Why do you commit in this kind of experiences?
(Bakit ka naka-tuon sa ganitong uri ng mga karanasan?)
Answer:
________________________________________________________________
________________________________________________________________
E4.What is the current state of your family? Do your parents have work? If yes,
what is it?
(Ano ang kasalukuyang estadong iyong pamilya? May trabahoba ang iyong mga
magulang? Kung oo, ano ito?)
Answer:
________________________________________________________________
________________________________________________________________
P4. What are the basic necessities that you think you are lacking?
(Ano ang mga pangunahing pangangailangan na sa palagay mo ay kulang ka?)
Answer:
________________________________________________________________
________________________________________________________________
E5. How does lack of necessities affects you?
(Paano nakaka-apekto sa iyo ang kakulangan ng mga pangangailangan?)
Answer:
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________________________________________________________________
________________________________________________________________
SOP2.
E1. How do you usually spend your day?
(Paano mo karaniwang ginugugol ang araw mo?)
Answer:
________________________________________________________________
________________________________________________________________
P1. Do you enjoy doing so?
(Nasisiyahan ka ba sa paggawa nito?)
Answer:
________________________________________________________________
________________________________________________________________
E2. What motivates you to stay and spend your on the street?
(Ano ang nag-uudyok saiyo namanatili at igugol ang iyong araws kalsada?)
Answer:
________________________________________________________________
________________________________________________________________
P2. Do you think it will help you to become who you want to be someday? Why?
(Sa palagay mo ba, makakatulong ito sa iyo sa ninanais mong maging balang
araw? Bakit?)
Answer:
________________________________________________________________
________________________________________________________________
E3. Are you still doing the same things you were doing before? What are those
things?
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(Nagagawa mo pa rin ba ang mga bagay na ginagawa mo noon? Anu-ano ang

mga ito?)
Answer:
________________________________________________________________
________________________________________________________________
P3. Do you think it will help you to have a brighter future? Why?
(Sa iyong palagay, ito ba ay makakatulong saiyo upang magkaroon ng mas

magandang kinabukasan? Bakit?)
Answer:
________________________________________________________________
________________________________________________________________
APPENDIX Q
RESULTS ON SEMI-STRUCTURED INTERVIEW

Division of Rizal
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Table 7
Results on Semi-Structured Interview for Experiences and Perceptions
based on FBES: Cases of Street Children in Angono, Rizal
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APPENDIX R
REFERRAL OF THE STUDY

Division of Rizal
(Grade VII-XII)
Questions:
1. Para sa inyo, ano po ang depenisyon niyo sa isang street children?

2. May kaso po ba ng street children sa Angono?
3. Napag aralan niyo na po ba ang iba't ibang kaso ng mga street
children?
4. Ano-ano ang ginawa niyong paraan upang makuha ang award na
“Child Labor Free” sa Angono?
5. Hanggang ngayon ba masasabi niyo na Child Labor Free pa rin ang
Angono? Paano?
6. Sa mga ganitong panahon, may mga nakikita ba kayong mga street
children? Kung mayroon, ano po ang mga ginagawa niyo sa mga ito?
7. Sa tingin niyo ano ang mga dahilan ng pagkalat ng mga street children
sa Angono?
8. Ano po ang ginagawa niyong sulusyon sa mga ito?
1st Interviewee and Referral: Hon. Jeri Mae E. Calderon
(Municipal Mayor of Angono, Rizal)

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2nd Interviewee and Referral: Hon. Gerry V. Calderon
(Municipal Vice Mayor of Angono, Rizal)
3rd Interviewee and Referral: Mr. Jouhlan S. Aralar
(Former PESO Manager, CTLO Head)
4th Interviewee and Referral: Ms.

Luisita S. Vestra, RSW
(Municipal Social Worker and Development Officer)
APPENDIX S
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DOCUMENTATION

Division of Rizal
(Grade VII-XII)
Documented Photos in Conducting the Criteria and Profiling:
Documented Photos at Municipality of Angono, Rizal and at Angono, Rizal:
APPENDIX T
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ROUTING SHEET FOR PANEL OF EVALUATORS

Division of Rizal
(Grade VII-XII)
ROUTING SHEET FOR PANEL OF EVALUATORS
Name of Researchers : 1. Arago, Jennaliza A. 6. Reyes, Irish Ysabelle

D.
Grade 12 Section: HUMSS B 2. Mantaring, 7. Salvador, Paulo
RegineShaila S.A.
3. Parina, Ace 8. Tuazon, Martina
Christopher B. Julia B.
4. Paumar, Angeline A. 9. Valmoria, Christian
Date of Final Defense: G.
5. Rivera, Erica B.
February 05, 2020
Title of the Study:
CASES OF STREET CHILDREN IN ANGONO, RIZAL
Name of Panel of Comments Signature Date

Evaluators
Chairman:
_____________________
Language Critic:
_____________________
Statistician:
_____________________
Research Adviser:
_____________________
APPENDIX U
RESEARCH MANAGEMENT COMMITTEE CERTIFICATION
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Division of Rizal
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CERTIFICATION
This is to certify that the undersigned researchers were incorporated all
the suggestions of the Panel of Examiners and submitted all the requirements
needed for the Faculty of Senior High School, Angono National High School –
Strand.
This certifies further that the undersigned had checked the contents
according to the research format prescribed by the Senior High School Research
Management Committee (SHS-RMC).
Name of Researchers Signature

1. Arago, Jennaliza A.
2. Mantaring, RegineShailaS.A.
3. Parina, Ace Christopher B.
4. Paumar, Angeline A.
5. Rivera, Erica B.
6. Reyes, Irish Ysabelle D.
7. Salvador, Paulo
8. Tuazon, Martina Julia B.
9. Valmoria, Christian G.
Name of Panel Members Designation Signature

Chairman
Language Critic
Statistician
Adviser
Conforme:
MICHAEL C. VILLONES, M.A.T.

Chairman, Research Committee
APPENDIX V
SAMPLE OUTPUT
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Division of Rizal
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ANAK NG
LANSANGAN
Video Documentary by Agham Pantao Productions
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United Nations Children's Fund (UNICEF) defined street

children as children for whom the street becomes his or her habitual
abode and sources of livelihood and it can be classified into two
categories; “children of the street and “children on the street”. First is
“children of the street”, this refers to street children who live and sleep
in the street; they are totally on their own and lived their life together
with the street children and other homeless persons. On the other hand,
“children on the street” refers to street children who earn their living on
the street but have a shelter and families to go home at night.
Street children have not the same experiences in the street, just
like any other children. But how these are being different from others
have? What are these experiences and how it affects them in their
everyday lives?
group of senior high school student as researchers from Angono National High
School conducted a study with the title Experiences and Perceptions based on
FBES: Cases of Street Children in Angono Rizal that has an objective to know
the experiences and perceptions of street children regarding their family
relationship, basic necessities, education and social interaction and to endorse
their cases to the proper authorities, wherein these aspects affect them from
pursuing their dreams.
There are factors that drove the street children to stay and spend their
time in the street, such as abuse, domestic violence or poor family relationships.
Most of them are lacking in parental guidance and as a result, their lives are
linked into habitual asking for alms just to support their personal needs. They are
doing this because no one could do it for them— they have no choice at all.
Everything that they are lacking of doesn’t affect them anymore for they used to
it.
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They still have dreams to be achieved and still want to continue going to
school to pursue it. But unfortunately, they are less-privileged so they don’t have
any choice but to stop from going to school.
You can see on their physical attributes and the way they socialize how
difficult it is to deal with different circumstances in the street with themselves
alone. They are striving despite of the harm and danger that they could get just to
get a life.
Not everyone is aware from having a life the way they have. Most of the
time, we judge them for they are not as good as a normal child in terms of
physical looks. We always found them as “salot ng lipunan” because of the things
they have done in order for them to survive their street life. But taking a look on
the bigger picture behind these children will make us understand that their rights
should be uphold for they don’t deserve the way world treats them. It is the very
sad truth that everyone must believe and accept.
Children are precious and so their lives are. Thus, they should feel and
experience how meaningful life is through the help from us by being their voices
because they have the tiniest one. The more people that are reaching out to
them, the bigger and louder voice we can make to declare their value in this
world.
CURRICULUM VITAE
JENNALIZA A. ARAGO
Address: 631, Sitio Tutulo, Mahabang Parang,
83
Binangonan, Rizal
Cellphone Number: 09676137816
Email Address: jennalizaarago@gmail.com
Personal Data:
Date of Birth : October 26, 2001

Place of Birth : Binangonan, Rizal
Age : 18
Sex : Female
Civil Status : Single
Father : Jerico S. Arago
Mother : Analiza A. Arago
Educational Attainment:
ELEMENTARY : MahabangParang Elementary School

Binangonan, Rizal, 2014 (VALEDICTORIAN)
SECONDARY
 Junior High School : MahabangParang National High School
Binangonan, Rizal, 2018
(TOP 4–WITH HONORS)
 Senior High School : Angono National High School

Angono, Rizal, (2019-present)
Inspirational Quote:
“You must do the thing which you think you cannot do.”
- Eleanor Roosevelt
CURRICULUM VITAE
REGINE S.A. MANTARING

Address: Don Benito St. Brgy. San Roque,
84
Angono, Rizal
Email Address: regineshaila@yahoo.com
Personal Data:
Date of Birth : April 10, 2001

Place of Birth : Binangonan, Rizal
Age : 18
Sex : Female
Father : Ricardo Mantaring
Mother : Rosalina Mantaring
ELEMENTARY : TayumanElementary School

Binangonan, Rizal (2013-2014)
SECONDARY
 Junior High School : Pag-Asa National High School

Angono, Rizal (2019-present)
“If it doesn’t challenge you, it doesn’t change you.”

- Fred DeVito
CURRICULUM VITAE
ACE CHRISTOPHER B. PARINA

Address: 060B Guido St. Brgy. San Roque,
Angono, Rizal
85
Email Address:parinaace@gmail.com
Personal Data:
Date of Birth : July 15, 2002

Place of Birth : Cainta, Rizal
Age : 17
Sex : Male
Father : ArmadoParina
Mother : Michelle Parina
ELEMENTARY : Knights and Archers Montessori School

SECONDARY
 Junior High School : Angono National High School

“If you quit once it becomes a habit. So never quit.”

- Michael Jordan
CURRICULUM VITAE
ANGELINE A. PAUMAR
Address: L18 B72 Sunstrip Subdivision,
86
Brgy. San Isidro, Angono, Rizal

Email Address: angeline.paumar@mail.com
Personal Data:
Date of Birth : August 12, 2002

Place of Birth : Palaguig, Zambales
Age : 17
Sex : Female
Father : Ernest Paumar
Mother : Susan A. Paumar
ELEMENTARY : Angono Elementary School

Angono, Rizal (2013-2014)
SECONDARY
(WITH HONORS)

“Everything happens for a reason. But, we have choices.”
CURRICULUM VITAE
ERICA B. RIVERA
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Address: Manila East Road, Villa Gloria Subd.,

Sunrise Compound, Angono, Rizal
Email Address: ericarivera@yahoo.com
Personal Data:
Date of Birth : February 10, 2001

Place of Birth : Antipolo, City
Age : 18
Sex : Female
Father : Ricardo Rivera Sr.
Mother : Elisa Rivera

SECONDARY

“It’s going to be hard, but hard does not mean impossible.”
CURRICULUM VITAE
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IRISH YSABELLE D. REYES

Address: 325 E Dela Paz St. Brgy, Bagumbayan,
Angono, Rizal
Email Address: irishreyes80@yahoo.com
Personal Data:
Date of Birth : June 16, 2002

Place of Birth : Angono, Rizal
Age : 17
Sex : Female
Father : Gamaleil G. Reyes
Mother : Robelyn D. Reyes
ELEMENTARY : Colegio De San Clemente

SECONDARY

“No failure, No downfall. It is just a wrong decision and a wrong

choice.”
CURRICULUM VITAE
89
PAULO SALVADOR
Address: 10 Gold St. Medalva, Hills Subdivision,
San Isidro, Angono, Rizal
Email Address: salvador.paulo0000@gmail.com
Personal Data:
Date of Birth : September 23, 2001

Place of Birth : Pasig City
Age : 18
Sex : Male
Father : Rufino Francisco Jr.
Mother : Ma. Paz S. Francisco
ELEMENTARY : Pasig Central Elementary School

Pasig City (2013-2014)
SECONDARY
 Junior High School : Pinagbuhatan National High School
Pasig City (2017-2018)

“You have to set yourself goals so you can push yourself harder.
Desire is the key to success.”
- Usain Bolt
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MARTINA JULIA B. TUAZON

Address: Sumulong St. Brgy. Bagumbayan,
Angono, Rizal
Email Address: martinatuazon17@gmail.com
Personal Data:
Date of Birth : July 17, 2002

Age : 17
Sex : Female
Father : Philip R. Tuazon
Mother : Sherilly Ann B. Tuazon

SECONDARY

“Sometimes, God’s great answer is an unanswered prayer.”
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CHRISTIAN GIL VALMORIA

Address: 298 Dona Aurora St. PoblacionIbaba,
Angono, Rizal
Email Address: xtian.valmoria@gmail.com
Personal Data:
Date of Birth : September 10, 2001

Age : 18
Sex : Male
Father : Nelson A. Valmoria
Mother : Judith G. Valmoria
ELEMENTARY : San Vicente Elementary School

SECONDARY

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- Confucius

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EXPERIENCES AND PERCEPTIONS BASED ON FBES: CASES OF STREET

The Faculty of Senior High School

Angono National High School

of the Requirements for the

Senior High School

HUMANITIES AND SOCIAL SCIENCES

Background of the Study

Street life is a challenge of survival to everyone specifically to the youth or

the street children who have no alternatives to sustain their living.

Moreover, United Nations Children's Fund (UNICEF) stated that street

sources of livelihood. UNICEF classified street children into two categories;

These two classifications differ in terms of parenting because “children on the

handed by parents of the family.

The UNICEF and some international Non-government Associations

often touted as a key to empathy. If we imagine ourselves in their shoes, the

coordination of the government.

Statement of the Problem

This study aimed to determine the experiences and perceptions based on

FBES: cases of street children in Angono, Rizal during the researcher’s

academic year 2019-2020.

Specifically, it sought to answer the following questions:

1.1. Family Relationship;

1.2. Basic Necessities;

1.4. Social Interaction.

2. What is the current lifestyle of the street children?

3. How do experiences and perceptions of street children affect their lifestyle?

4. How do street children’s lifestyles affect them in pursuing their dreams?

The researchers’ conceptual framework shows the overview figure and

representation of the study; it provides an essential factor that reflect to the

factors lead the street children and affect their dreams.

Third, the current lifestyle is placed between perceptions and experiences

researchers in the study entitled “Experiences and Perceptions based in FBES:

Cases of Street Children in Angono, Rizal.”

Conceptual Framework of the Study: Experiences and Perceptions based

on FBES: Cases of Street Children in Angono, Rizal

Scope and Limitations of the Study

This research study focuses on exploring the Experiences and

Perceptions based on FBES: Cases of Street Children in Angono Rizal.

The researchers decided to choose three to five (3-5) street children in

Experiences and Perceptions based on FBES: Cases of Street Children in

Angono, Rizal during the School Year 2019-2020.

Significance of the Study

This study will be beneficial to the following:

understood so the proper authorities can help.

Municipality of Angono, Rizal. The study will be helpful to the municipality of

can lead them to give solutions.

Municipal Social Worker Development. The study will be beneficial to MSWD

and capable in addressing the said matters.

be used as a reference for their study.

terms are defined operationally and conceptually:

shelter, clothing, sanitation, education, etc.) of the street children.

Cases. The situation or state of the street children. A particular situation of

the street children in Angono, Rizal.

Education. Going to school to learn. The process of teaching or learning

Family Relationship. The belongingness of the children to their parents.

Relatedness or connection of the children to their family.

Social Interaction. Street children on dealing with other people in the

society. A social interaction is a social exchange between street children to street

children or more individuals.

REVIEW OF RELATED LITERATURE

World Bank Organization (2008-2009), defined that poverty is hunger.