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Community on Foot

Community Core Observations Data

1. History The community of Moonlight Village looked

old, as if it was made during the 70¶s or evenearlier . The houses consisted of a few made of

brick but for the most part the houses weremade of makeshift materials such as wood,metals, or whatever they could get their hands

on. Walkways were constructed using planksof wood to cross over the water . The

surrounding water looks to be an estimated 3-4

feet deep.

This Barangay existed during the

Spanish times and was namedafter a flower that used to be

bountiful to this area. At this timethe flower is non-existent and the

people occupying the area can¶t

recall how the flower looked like. 2 years ago the water level in the

area of Moonlight village rose

during a typhoon.

2. Demographics There is a mix of children, young adults, andelderly people residing within this area. From

what can be observed, it seems as if the middle

age adults have work and are rarely seenduring our time there. Everyone had their own

homes to live in with their families which

consisted of a mix from nuclear families toextended families. The community seemedharmonious to the point where everyone knew

everyone around them.

The barangay records from the barangay hall show that there are

a total of 16,767 people residing

within the barangay. 2119 of these people are within the age of

0-3years old. The records also

show that there are 7,341 registered voters so it can beassumed that more than half of

the population is within or above

the legal age to register to vote.

3. Ethnicity There are no apparent signs of differences in

ethnicity. From what can be seen there are no

restaurants or ethnic shops within this area.

Within the barangay records

there is no listing of the different

ethnic groups that occupy thisarea. Upon questioning the

residents of Moonlight villagethere were 2 main ethnic groups

observed which where Yisayasand Illocano.

4. Values This is a church near the community just

outside the barangay hall and there is another church down the street. Within the Moonlight

Village there were no apparent worshiping places. None of the houses have a lawn to take

care of but the area around their house has been un-kept or neglected of there years.

Just outside the village there are

two churches in the area within barangay hagonoy which were

St. Michael¶s Parish Church andInglesia Ni Cristo. The residents

have no lawns, gardens, or nativeflowers growing within their

area.

Subsystems Observations Data1. Physical

EnvironmentThe environment around the village is muchunorganized. There is garbage compiled within

the water and there are no signs of designated

areas for dumping. When walking within thevillage there is different smells that were

encountered mostly due to the unleashedanimals roaming around that defecate

anywhere and the garbage that has collected

The barangay records show thatthere are currently 3,527 homes

within the barangay. Most of

them are made of brick or stone. The houses within the Moonlight

Village are majority made up of wood and scrap metals.



together within the water . The man-made

structures are mostly made up of scraps of wood and rusted metals. To estimate the

village size we compared it to 4 basketball

courts.

2. Health and

social services

There is no apparent chronic illness or

diseases. The population looks healthy butsome of the kids appear to look as if there aremalnourished. Within the barangay there are

health services but within the MoonlightVillage there are none. The nearby health

centers are within walking distance from thevillage.

Within the barangay there are 2

lying-in clinics and 1 healthcenter/ family planning clinic. The 2 lying-in clinics are

Alcantara Lying-In and Mar-NieMidwife Birthing Home. The

health center/ family planningclinic is Hagonoy Health Center .

3. Economy The barangay looks to be thriving or self-

supporting but the Moonlight village seems to be feeding off the lands. Within the village

only one to two members of the family work and the rest are unemployed. There are stores

within the area seems to be fully employed or run by the owners. The chance for employmentwithin the area looks very low.

There are 28 stores within the

barangay and only 2 very smallstores within the village.

4. Transportation

and safety

Within the community there is a main road that

is always busy. There are taxi¶s, jeep¶s,tricycle¶s, and pedicab¶s available for transportation. Within the village there

everything is walking distance. Within the

village there is no authority figure seen but justoutside of the village is all the barangay worksdue to the proximity to the barangay hall. The

community seems inaccessible to disabled

individuals due to the makeshift walkwaysmade of planks.

The barangay records show that

it is known that there are jeeps,tricycles, and pedi-cabs withinthe area. There is no listing of

fire stations within the barangay.

The known criminal gang withinthe barangay is Paslang.

5. Politics and

government

There are no signs of political activities or

party affiliations within the village. Theresidents of Moonlight village do not appear to

be involved within the political aspects of the barangay. Within the barangay there are partyaffiliations seen on signs.

There are barangay officials such

as: barangay captain, barangaykagawad, sk kagawad, barangay

tanod, barangay intel networks,and the barangay council.

6. Communication The common areas within the village are justthe walkways in front of their house. During

the day you can see residents occupying thatarea and carrying on conversations while doing

their daily chores. There is no newspaper standto be seen. Most houses do not have electricityso there are no TV¶s or radios there. There area few that do have those. The residents resort

to verbal communication.

Within the barangay there aretelephone networks and

cellphone services available.

7. Education The village has a few educational instituteswithin the area. There are two schools within

walking distance. Within the barangay there

There are 2 public schools withinthe barangay, Ciriaco P. Tinga

Elementary School with a total of



are both private and public schooling

available.

48 teachers and Taguig Science

High School with 31 teachers. There are 5 private schools in the

area. The two kindergarten,

nursery, and preparatory areLearning Center of San Miguel

with 1 teacher and Fisher ValleyCollege with 1 teacher . The

private elementary school isfisher Valley College with 12teachers. The private high school

is Fisher Valley with 13 teachers

and the private college is Fisher Valley with over 40 teachers.

8. R ecreation Children are seen playing along the cement

walkways in Moonlight Village and are alsoseen playing in the water near the store. There

are no playgrounds to be seen within the

village.

There are only schools within the

barangay for children to play andthere is only one recreation area

which is called C.P. Tinga

Memorial Hall. Perception Observation Data

1. The R esidents Children: the children have no idea about the

community strengths but they did say that the

problem in the community is the garbage in thewater . Young Adults: they are not sure about those

strengths of the community but they recognize

that the problems in the community are therodent infestations and the garbage in thewater .

Elderly: They say that strength of the

community is the willingness to perseverethrough the all the typhoons and they blame

the problems of the community on thedevelopment companies and city hall for notdraining the water out like they did for the rest

of the areas.

Through interview of the

residents its apparent that they

are aware of the problems withinthe community yet they lack theknowledge or the discipline to

take steps in correcting it.

2. The student Nurses

The observation of the group is that the general health of the community is fair . There are modifiable conditions that they can do to produce a better quality of

living given their situations. With health teaching and guidance their health status

can be improved and maintained

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