Supplementary Material

Livelihood and food acquisition challenges in island communities

during the global pandemic

Farisal Ungkakay-Bagsit, Mary Barby P. Badayos-Jover, Raymundo R. Pavo, Pearlyn Cambronero-

Tumabiao. 2025. Marine and Fishery Sciences 38(2). DOI:

https://doi.org/10.47193/mafis.3822025010111

Questionnaire resident survey

I. RESPONDENT’S INFORMATION (29 questions)

1. Municipality:

2. Barangay:

3. Date of interview:

4. Time started:

5. Name of interviewer:

6. Respondent’s code:

7. How many family members are there in the household? (members of both families, if more

than 1 family)

8. How many are working adults?

Please specify their work:

9. How many are children (0-24 yrs old)?

10. Name of interviewee:

11. Years of Residence in the island:

12. Sex / Gender Identity

⬜ Male

⬜ Female

⬜ Gender Identity (optional)

13. Age:

14. Marital status:

⬜ Single

⬜ Married

⬜ Divorced

⬜ Widowed

⬜ Common law wife/husband

15. Educational attainment:

⬜ No formal education

⬜ Elementary level

⬜ Elementary graduate

⬜ High school level

⬜ High school graduate

⬜ Vocational graduate

⬜ College/university level

⬜ College/university graduate

⬜ Post graduate

16. Current primary source/s of income in time of COVID-19

⬜ Fishing/Gleaning

⬜ Post-harvest (e.g. fish processor, middleman, fish vendor)

⬜ Farming/livestock raising

⬜ Employment /Public official (e.g., teacher, saleslady, Brgy captain)

⬜ Business

⬜ Remittances from local/abroad (e.g., from family members working in Manila and

abroad)

⬜ Island tourism (e.g., boat rental for island hopping)

⬜ Others

⬜ None

17. No. of years in this livelihood:

18. Is there a difference between the primary source of income before and during COVID-19?

⬜ Yes

⬜ No

⮚If yes, what was your primary livelihood before pandemic?

⮚Why is there a change of livelihood before and in time of COVID-19?

19. Current secondary source/s of income in time of COVID-19

⬜ Fishing/Gleaning

⬜ Post-harvest (e.g. fish processor, middleman, fish vendor)

⬜ Farming/livestock raising

⬜ Employment /Public official (e.g., teacher, saleslady, Brgy captain)

⬜ Business

⬜ Remittances from local/abroad (e.g., from family members working in Manila and

abroad)

⬜ Island tourism (e.g., boat rental for island hopping)

⬜ Others

⬜ None

20. No. of years in this livelihood:

21. Is there a difference between the secondary source of income before and during COVID-

19?

⬜ Yes

⬜ No

Ø If yes, what was your secondary livelihood before pandemic?

Ø Why is there a change of secondary livelihood before and in time of COVID-19?

22. In general, is work/livelihood affected by COVID-19?

⬜ Yes

⬜ No

⮚ If yes, how is your livelihood affected by COVID-19?

⮚If no, why

23. Estimated monthly income of the family during Covid-19

⬜ less than 5,000

⬜ 5,001 – 10,000

⬜ 10,001 – 15,000

⬜ 15,001 – 20,000

⬜ 20,001 – 25,000

⬜ 25,001 – 30,000

⬜ 30,001 – 35,000

⬜ 40,001 – 45,000

⬜ 45,001 – 50,000

⬜ 50,001 and above

24. Estimated monthly income of the family before Covid-19

⬜ less than 5,000 [manubo sa 5,000]

⬜ 5,001 – 10,000

⬜ 10,001 – 15,000

⬜ 15,001 – 20,000

⬜ 20,001 – 25,000

⬜ 25,001 – 30,000

⬜ 30,001 – 35,000

⬜ 40,001 – 45,000

⬜ 45,001 – 50,000

⬜ 50,001 and above

25. In your household, who decides for the family's livelihood (e.g., in business, fishing, etc.)?

26. In your household, who decides for the family's health?

27. In your household, who decides for children’s education?

28. House tenure

⬜ Owned

⬜ Rented

⬜ Living with relatives

Are you part of one household or a separate household?

⬜ Owns the house but not the land/lot

⬜ Other living arrangements (please specify: ______________)

29. Religion

⬜ Roman Catholic

⬜ Protestant

⬜ IFI/Aglipay

⬜ Mormons

⬜ Iglesia ni Cristo

⬜ None

⬜ Others, please specify:

III. LIVELIHOOD (48 questions)

[These are follow-up questions, depending on the respondents answer on their sources of

income] [Ang mga masunod, follow-up nga mga pamangkot suno sa sabat sang

nagpakigbahin nahanungod sa ila nga palangitan-an]

A. FISHING

1. For fishing households, which of the following activities describe your engagements?

⬜ Municipal fishing

⬜ Net fishing

Please specify the fishing gear:

Please specify the total units owned:

How much is the value:

⬜ Line fishing

Please specify the fishing gear:

Please specify the total units owned:

How much is the value:

⬜ Traps and barriers

Please specify the fishing gear:

Please specify the total units owned:

How much is the value:

⬜ Others, please specify:

⬜ Commercial fishing

⬜ Net fishing

Please specify the fishing gear:

Please specify the total units owned:

How much is the value:

⬜ Line fishing

Please specify the fishing gear:

Please specify the total units owned:

How much is the value:

⬜ Traps and barriers

Please specify the fishing gear:

Please specify the total units owned:

How much is the value:

⬜ Others, please specify:

⬜ Gleaning

2. What is/are the role/s of male household members in fishing activities? (tick all that apply)

⬜ Prepare food

⬜ Mend nets

⬜ Prepare baits

⬜ Fish

⬜ Process permits and registrations

⬜ Attend meetings/ trainings for fishers

⬜ Boat operator/Owner

⬜ Boat captain

⬜ Crew member

⬜ Gleaners

⬜ Others, please specify

⬜ None

3. What is/are the role/s of female household members in fishing activities? (tick all that apply)

⬜ Prepare food

⬜ Mend nets

⬜ Prepare baits

⬜ Fish

⬜ Process permits and registrations

⬜ Attend meetings/ trainings for fishers

⬜ Boat operator/Owner

⬜ Boat captain

⬜ Crew member

⬜ Gleaners

⬜ Others, please specify

⬜ None

4. What is/are the fishing asset/s that your family owns and its/ their corresponding value?

Physical fishing assets

No. of units

Value

Motorized boat

Non-motorized boat

Engine

Compressor

Others, please specify

None

5. Are the family member/s engaging in fishing, a registered fisher/s?

⬜ Yes

⬜ No

⮚ If yes, when was the date of last registration?

⮚ How much does it cost?

⮚ If not, please state the reason why you didn’t register?

6. Are you a member of a fisherfolk association?

⬜ Yes

⬜ No

⮚ If yes, what are the fishing assets owned by the association?

7. What are your sources of income during lean months?

⬜ Still fishing, work with other fishing boats

⬜ Still fishing, use other fishing gears

⬜ Savings

⬜ Construction work

⬜ Farming

⬜ Others, please specify

⬜ None

8. In time of COVID-19, how many times in a month do you go fishing?

⮚ Is there a difference with the frequency of fishing each month during and before pandemic?

⬜ Yes

⬜ No

If yes, why do you say so?

9. In time of COVID-19, where do you purchase the fuel used in fishing and how far it is from

your house (m) {1dupa=1.5m}?

⮚ Is there a difference on where you buy the crude oil during and before pandemic?

⬜ Yes

⬜ None

If yes, where do you go to buy the crude oil and why?

10. In time of COVID-19, how much is your expenses per operation?

⬜ Crude oil

⬜ Food

⬜ Ice

⬜ Miscellaneous expenses

Is there a difference on your expenses during and before pandemic?

⬜ Yes

⬜ None

If yes, please describe the difference

11. In time of COVID-19, where do you sell and who buys your your catch? (i.e., within the

island, mainland, other municipalities)

Ø Is there a difference on the market and buyer during and before pandemic? [May kinalain

bala sa ginabaligyaan sa tion kag antes sang COVID-19?]

⬜ Yes

⬜ None

If yes, please describe the difference

12. In time of COVID-19, what is the percentage of catch per operation that is intended for

household food?

Is there a difference on the proportion of catch for household consumption during and

before pandemic?

⬜ Yes

⬜ None

If yes, please describe the difference

13. What are the additional fishing related training and skills that interest you?

B. POST HARVEST

14. What are the resources used by the family and the corresponding post-harvest activities

applied (tick all that apply)

⬜ Fish

Please specify the post-harvest methods (e.g. processing, bulk buying, vending)

Physical assets used for processing of fish (e.g., freezer, crates, fish drier, tubs, barrel

drums) and their corresponding value

⬜ Shellfish

Please specify the post-harvest methods (e.g. processing, bulk buying, vending)

Physical assets used for processing of shefish (e.g., freezer, crates, fish drier, tubs, barrel

drums) and their corresponding value

⬜ Crabs

Please specify the post-harvest methods (e.g. processing, bulk buying, vending)

Physical assets used for processing of crabs (e.g., freezer, crates, fish drier, tubs, barrel

drums) and their corresponding value

⬜ Seaweeds

Please specify the post-harvest methods (e.g. processing, bulk buying, vending)

Physical assets used for processing of seasweeds (e.g., freezer, crates, fish drier, tubs, barrel

drums) and their corresponding value

⬜ Shrimps [Ulang/hipon]

Please specify the post-harvest methods (e.g. processing, bulk buying, vending)

Physical assets used for processing of shrimps (e.g., freezer, crates, fish drier, tubs, barrel

drums) and their corresponding value

⬜ Other resources, please specify

Please specify the post-harvest methods (e.g. processing, bulk buying, vending)

Physical assets used for processing of the resources (e.g., freezer, crates, fish drier, tubs,

barrel drums) and their corresponding value

15. What is/are the role/s of male household members in post-harvest activities?

16. What is/are the role/s of female household members in post-harvest activities?

17. What other post-harvest asset/s does your family own? Please include its/ their

corresponding value.

18. Are you a member of an association for post-harvest? [Katapo ka bala sang asosasyon para

sa post-harvest?]

⬜ Yes

⬜ No

⮚ If yes, what are the post-harvest assets owned by the association?

19. In time of COVID-19, where do you sell and who buys your processed products? (i.e.,

within the island, mainland, other municipalities)

Is there a difference on the market and buyer during and before pandemic?

⬜ Yes

⬜ None

If yes, please describe the difference

20. In time of COVID-19, what is the percentage of post-harvest products that is intended for

household food?

Is there a difference on the proportion of catch for household consumption during and

before pandemic?

⬜ Yes

⬜ None

If yes, please describe the difference

C. FARMING

21. If your family engages in farming, what farming activity/ies does your family engage in?

(tick all that apply)

⬜ Vegetable growing

________ has

⬜ Rice farming

________ has

⬜ Corn farming

________ has

⬜ Coconut farming

________ has

⬜ Livestock raising

________ has

⬜ Fish farming/Aquaculture

________ has

⬜ Others, please specify:

22. What is/are the role/s of male household members in farming activities?

23. What is/are the role/s of female household members in farming activities?

24. Ownership of agricultural land:

⬜ Owned

⬜ Shared

⬜ Rented

⬜ Labor only

⮚ If owned or shared, how much is the market value? Based on the latest issuance of the

Municipal Assessor’s Office. [Konginpanag-iyahan ukon may katunga sa pagpanag-

iya, pila ang balor sa pagbaligya (market value)?

25. What farming asset/s does your family own and its/ their corresponding value?

Physical farming assets

No. of units [Pila ka bilog]

Value [Balor]

Plough

Tractor

Sprayer

Water pump with hose

Cows

Carabaos

Goats

Chicken

Pig

Cultured species

Others, please specify

26. Are you a member of a farmer’s association?[ Katapo ka bala sang asosasyon sang mga

mangunguma?]

⬜ Yes

⬜ None

If yes, what are the farming assets owned by the association?

27. In time of COVID-19, where do you sell and who buys your farm products? (i.e., within the

island, mainland, other municipalities)

Ø Is there a difference on the market and buyer during and before pandemic?

⬜ Yes

⬜ None

If yes, please describe the difference

28. In time of COVID-19, what is the percentage of farm products that is intended for

household food?

Is there a difference on the proportion of catch for household consumption during and before

pandemic?

⬜ Yes

⬜ None

If yes, please describe the difference

D. EMPLOYMENT

29. What is the type of work?

⬜ Government office employee

Please specify:

>Is this a permanent job?

⬜ Yes

⬜ No

> If not, please specify the status of your work

⬜ Government officials (e.g., elected officers)

Please specify:

⬜ Government volunteers (e.g., BHW, BSPO)

Please specify:

⬜ Private employee (e.g., call center agent, saleslady)

Please specify:

⬜ Others, please specify

30. Is there a difference in your working arrangement during and before COVID-19?

⬜ Yes

⬜ None

If yes, what is the new working arrangement during COVID-19?

⬜ Work from home

⬜ Reduction of workdays

⬜ Assigned to satellite branch

⬜ Others, please specify

If no, what is the working arrangement during and before COVID-19?

E. BUSINESS

31. If business is one of your sources of income, which of the following apply to you? (Tick all

that apply).

⬜ Sari-sari store

⬜ Buy and sell of goods

⬜ Food vendor

⬜ Others, please specify______

32. What is/are the role/s of male household members in business?

33. What is/are the role/s of female household members in business?

34. Are you a registered business operator?

⬜ Yes

⬜ No

⮚ If yes, what is your business permit type (eg. Barangay permit, Mayor’s

Permit, DTI)?

⮚ How much did you pay for this permit?

35. In time of COVID-19, how many times in a month do you acquire goods/ commodities

used for your business (no. of days)?

Is there a difference with the frequency of acquiring goods/ commodities used for your

business each month during and before pandemic?

⬜ Yes

⬜ None

If yes, why do you say so?

36. In time of COVID-19, where do you acquire goods/ commodities used for your business?

Is there a difference on the market and buyer during and before pandemic?

⬜ Yes

⬜ None

If yes, please describe the difference

F. REMITTANCES FROM LOCAL AND ABROAD

37. If remittance is the source of income of the family, is it from local or international

remittance? What is the profession of your family member who is working outside the

municipality/abroad? What is the profession of your family member who is working outside

the municipality/abroad?

⬜ Local (e.g., Iloilo, Manila)

⬜ Seafarer

⬜ Domestic helper

⬜ Office employee

⬜ Restaurant employee

⬜ Construction employee

⬜ Others, please specify

⬜ International

⬜ Seafarer

⬜ Domestic helper

⬜ Office employee

⬜ Restaurant employee

⬜ Construction employee

⬜ Others, please specify

38. Is there a difference with the frequency of their vacation leave during and before COVID-

19?

⬜ Yes

⬜ None

If yes, why do you say so?

If no, why do you say so?

39. Is there a difference with the frequency of remittance during and before COVID-19?

⬜ Yes

⬜ None

If yes, why do you say so?

If no, why do you say so?

40. Is there a difference with the way that you claim your allowance during and before

COVID-19?

⬜ Yes

⬜ None

If yes, how do you claim the remittances during COVID-19?

⬜ Remittance centers (e.g., Palawan Pawnshop, M Lhuillier, Cebuana Lhuillier)

⬜ Bank transfer

⬜ E-wallets (e.g., GCash, PayMaya, GrabPay)

⬜ Others, please specify_

If no, why do you say so?

G. ISLAND TOURISM

41. If coastal tourism was chosen, which of the following apply to you?

⬜ Boat transport

⬜ Tourist guide

⬜ Others, please specify

H. Others

42. How was your livelihood affected by COVID-19?

43. Services in your community that are essential to your livelihoods

⬜ Savings facility

Please specify:

⬜ Credit facility

Please specify:

⬜ Cooperatives

Please specify:

⬜ Government agencies

Please specify:

⬜ Non- government organizations

Please specify:

⬜ Others

Please specify:

44. Interventions of the government for your livelihoods during pandemic [Bulig sang

gobyerno sa inyo nga pangabuhian sa ti-on sang pandemya]:

⬜ Cash assistance for displaced workers

⬜ Subsidies for farmers and fishers

⬜ Cash assistance

⬜ Capacity Building

⬜ Goods

⬜ Subsidies for vendors and processors

⬜ Cash assistance

⬜ Capacity Building

⬜ Goods

⬜ Cash assistance for tourist guides

⬜ Cash assistance from LGU

⬜ Cash for work programs

⬜ Others, please specify

45. Other assets owned by the family

Other assets

No. of units

Value

Solar

Motorcycle

Tricycle

Boat for personal use

Generator

Jewelry

Others, please specify

None

46. How much is your family’s average monthly food expenditure? {Pila ang bulanan nga

gasto sang inyo pamilya para sa pagkaon]?

Rice:

Water:

Viand:

47. Can you provide the needs of your family using your income and wealth?

⬜ Yes

⬜ No

48. Accessibility of respondents to natural resources, livelihood inputs, services and foods

during and before COVID-19. Please give a score to the following situations from 1 – 5; 1 for

very difficult situations and 5 for very easy situations.

1 – very difficult

2 – difficult [mabudlay]

3 – normal

4 – easy

5 – very easy

During COVID-19

pandemic (2020-2022)

Before COVID

pandemic (2017-

2019)

Access to natural resources

Access to the basic needs for the

livelihood (inputs such as petrol,

pesticides, fertilizers etc.)

Access to the post-harvest facilities for

fish and farm products

Access to the market

Access to savings services

Access to credit services

Access to support of government

agencies

Access to support of non-government

organizations

Access to non-fisheries food products

(i.e., rice, vegetables, meat, poultry

products)

Access to fisheries food products

III. HEALTH (23 questions)

Health and safety assets

1. What are the health facilities present in the barangay?

⬜ Barangay clinic

Note for Barangay clinic (if functional, distance from the house [1 dupa=1.5m], enough

personnel)

⬜ Birthing clinic

Note for Birthing clinic (if functional, distance from the house [1 dupa=1.5m], enough

personnel)

⬜ Botika sang Barangay

Note for Botika sang Barangay (if functional, distance from the house [1 dupa=1.5m],

enough personnel)

⬜ Quarantine facility

Note for Quarantine facility (if functional, distance from the house [1 dupa=1.5m], enough

personnel)

⬜ Evacuation center

Note for Evacuation center (if functional, distance from the house [1 dupa=1.5m], enough

personnel)

2. What are the transport vehicles available in your area in case of emergency?

⬜ Vehicles (3-4 wheels)

⬜ Motorboats/sea ambulance

⬜ Motorbikes

⬜ Human or animal carrier

⬜ None. Only by walking

⬜ Others, please specify:

3. Nurse in the barangay

⬜ With dedicated DOH registered nurse

⬜ With dedicated LGU registered nurse

⬜ Not available at all

Please specify how many times do they visit in the area:

4. Midwife in the barangay

⬜ With dedicated DOH registered midwife

⬜ With dedicated LGU registered midwife

⬜ Not available at all

Please specify how many times do they visit in the area:

5. Whom do you approach in case of any emergencies?

6. What do you use as communication tools in order to seek help? (tick all that apply)

⬜ Mobile phone

⬜ Radio

⬜ Social media apps (e.g., FB Messenger)

⬜ Others, please specify

⬜ None

7. If you engage in fishing, what do you bring for your safety at sea?

⬜ Life jackets

⬜ Radio

⬜ Signal lights

⬜ Rope

⬜ Floatation device

⬜ Flashlight

⬜ Others, please specify

⬜ None

8. What are the accidents at sea that you or your family members have experienced?

⬜ Fall-out from boats

⬜ Boat collisions

⬜ Engine malfunction

⬜ Capsized boats

⬜ Drowning

⬜ Others, please specify

⬜ None

If you have experienced, who helped you?

Human health of the community 9. Are you vaccinated with COVID-19 vaccine? ⬜ Yes

⬜ No

If yes, why?

If not, why?

10. What are the common illnesses and injuries in your family?

⬜ Flu

⬜ Dengue

⬜ Itch or allergies

⬜ Diarrhea

⬜ Stomach ache

⬜ Headache

⬜ Insect bite

⬜ Sting by marine organisms

⬜ Food poisoning

⬜ Others, please specify

11. Where do you go to get treated if you have these common illnesses?

⬜ Self-medication (over the counter medicine)

⬜ Traditional healers

⬜ Health centers

⬜ Hospital

⬜ Private clinic

⬜ Others, please specify

Why do you go here to whenever you have these common illnesses?

12. Do you/ or any member of your family have maintenance medicine (anti-TB, anti-

hypertensive, and anti-diabetic, anti-asthma)?

⬜ Yes

⬜ No

If yes, check the maintenance used by any of your family member:

⬜ Anti-TB

⬜ Anti-hypertensive

⬜ Anti-diabetic

⬜ Anti-asthma

⬜ Others, please specify

13. Are there free maintenance medicines given to the barangay?

⬜ Yes

⬜ No

If yes, check the maintenance given for free to the barangay:

⬜ Anti-TB

⬜ Anti-hypertensive

⬜ Anti-diabetic

⬜ Anti-asthma

⬜ Others, please specify_

14. Are the free maintenance medicine given to you enough for your needs?

⬜ Yes

⬜No

15. How much is your family’s average monthly health expenditure?

⬜ Maintenance:

⬜ Vitamins:

⬜ Medical treatment (e.g., dialysis):

⬜ Others (e.g., insurance plan), please specify:

16. What are the health care subsidies that your family has received?

⬜ Free hospitalization

⬜ Discounted hospitalization

⬜ Free medical treatment

⬜ Free vaccines

⬜ Free medicines

⬜ Free surgery

⬜ None

⬜ Others, please specify

17. What are the healthcare insurance/privileges you have (e.g., Indigent, PhilHealth)

Water, sanitation and safety [Tubig, kalimpyo sang palibot kag kaluwasan]

18. What is/are the water sources for drinking? [Sa diin kamo nagakuha sang inyo gina-inom

nga tubig?]

⬜ Dug well

⬜ Spring

⬜ Pump well

⬜ Purified water

⬜ Others, please specify

Distance from the house (m) {1dupa=1.5m}

19. What is/are the water sources for bathing/washing? [Sa diin ginakuha ang tubig nga

ginagamit sa pagpaligo, paghugas/paglaba?]

⬜ Dug well

⬜ Spring

⬜ Pump well

⬜ Purified water

⬜ Others, please specify

Distance from the house (m) {1dupa=1.5m}

20. Does your family own a toilet?

⬜ Yes

⬜ No

If yes, do you have enough water for your toilet?

⬜ Yes

⬜ No

If none, where can you have access to a clean and water sufficient toilet?

21. What are the materials used for house construction?

⬜ Wood

⬜ Bamboo

⬜ Concrete

⬜ Combination of concrete and light materials

22. What disaster/s has/ve directly affected your family in this barangay?

⬜ Typhoon

⬜ Flood

⬜ Landslide

⬜ Tsunami

⬜ Storm surge

⬜ Earthquake

⬜ Others, please specify

23. Accessibility, adequacy and affordability of healthcare, medical treatment, healthy foods,

clean and sufficient water, and safe and clean surroundings during and before COVID-19.

Please give a score to the following situations from 1 – 5; 1 for very difficult and 5 for very

easy situation.

1 – very difficult

2 – difficult [mabudlay]

3 – normal

4 – easy

5 – very easy

During COVID-19

pandemic (2020-2022)

Before COVID

pandemic (2017-2019)

Access to good quality medical

treatment from clinics/ hospitals

Access to drug stores/pharmacies

Access to basic services (i.e.

vaccination for children and natal care

for pregnant women)

Access to clean and sufficient

drinking water

Access to clean and healthy

surroundings

Access to the evacuation centers in

case of disasters

Adequate healthcare needs in the

community (i.e., first aid needs, over-

the-counter medicine, maintenance

medicine)

Adequate logistics (i.e., sea

ambulance) in case of emergency

Adequate health care personnel (i.e.,

nurse, midwife) in the community

Able to pay for transportation to the

healthcare facility

Able to pay for medical treatment

Able to pay for maintenance medicine

Able to pay for check-ups,

hospitalization bills

IV. EDUCATION (19 questions) [EDUKASYON (18 ka mga pamangkot)]

Education assets [Pagkabutang sa edukasyon]

1. What are the education facilities present in the barangay?

⬜ Kindergarten level [Kinder]

Note for Kindergarten (if functional, distance from the house [1 dupa=1.5m], enough teacher)

⬜ Primary level

Note for Elementary (if functional, distance from the house [1 dupa=1.5m], enough teacher)

⬜ Secondary level

Note for Secondary level (if functional, distance from the house [1 dupa=1.5m], enough teacher)

⬜ Tertiary level

Note for Tertiary level (if functional, distance from the house [1 dupa=1.5m], enough teacher)

2. Do you have access to internet connection?

⬜ Yes

⬜ No

⮚ If yes, please rate the strength of internet connection in the barangay:

⬜ very weak

⬜ weak

⬜ strong sometimes

⬜ strong

⬜ very strong

⬜ No idea

⮚ If no, distance from the nearest site with internet connection to your house (m)

{1dupa=1.5m}

3. Do you have access to mobile phone signal?

⬜ Yes

⬜ No

⮚ If yes, please rate the strength of mobile phone signal in the barangay

⬜ very weak

⬜ weak

⬜ strong sometimes

⬜ strong

⬜ very strong

⬜ No idea

⮚ If no, distance from the nearest site with network connectivity to your house (km)

{1dupa=1.5m}

4. Source of electricity

⬜ Solar panels

⬜ Generator

⬜ Electric/power lines

⬜ Others, please specify:

⬜ None

5.Electricity provision:

⬜ 24 hours/day

⬜ ≥ 12 hours/day

⬜ < 12 hours/day

6. Learning assets that your family have

⬜ Mobile phones

⬜ Tablets

⬜ Laptops

⬜ Radio

⬜ Television

⬜ Books

⬜ Modules [Modyul]

⬜ Others, please specify:

7. Were ALL the school aged children (6-24 yrs old) in your family in school during the

pandemic (AY 2020-2022)?

⬜ Yes

⬜ No

8. If no, at what level did your children stop attending school?

⬜ Kindergarten level

⬜ Primary level

⬜ Secondary level

⬜ Tertiary level

9. Why did they stop attending school? (Tick all that apply.)

⬜ Lack of assets for learning (cellphone, tablet, laptop)

⬜ Lack of access to internet connection

⬜ No electricity in the area

⬜ Lack of time and knowledge to facilitate children’s learning

⬜ Marriage

⬜ Financial concern

⬜ Lack of personal interest

⬜ Looking for work

⬜ Accessibility of school

⬜ Illness/disability

⬜ Others, please specify

10. Tick the following levels wherein you have children enrolled in time of COVID-19 (2020-

2022). How many children are in the following levels?

⬜ Kindergarten level: ______

Learning modalities (e.g., modular, blended learning, online):

Learning Strategies (e.g., A home Visitation Program):

⬜ Primary level

Learning modalities (e.g., modular, blended learning, online):

Learning Strategies (e.g., A home Visitation Program):

⬜ Secondary level

Learning modalities (e.g., modular, blended learning, online):

Learning Strategies (e.g., A home Visitation Program):

⬜ Tertiary level

Learning modalities (e.g., modular, blended learning, online):

Learning Strategies (e.g., A home Visitation Program):

11. How much do you spend for the education of your children during the pandemic (monthly

expenditure)? [Pila ang mabanta nga gasto kada bulan sang pamilya para sa edukasyon sang

kabataan sa tion sang pandemya (gasto kada bulan)?]

⬜ Wifi load

⬜ Mobile data/call/text load

⬜ Books

⬜ Photocopy/Printing

⬜ School projects

⬜ Others, please specify

12. ADDITIONAL NOTES ABOUT EDUCATION IN TIME OF PANDEMIC

The following questions are applicable to respondents who have school-aged children. If the

answer to Question 9 in Part 1 is 1 and above.

13. Were ALL the school aged children (6-24 yrs old) in your family in school before the

pandemic (AY 2018-2020)?

⬜ Yes

⬜ No

14. If no, why did they stop attending school? (Tick all that apply.)

⬜ Kindergarten level

⬜ Primary level

⬜ Secondary level

⬜ Tertiary level

15. Why did they stop attending school? (Tick all that apply.)

⬜ Lack of assets for learning (cellphone, tablet, laptop)

⬜ Lack of access to internet connection

⬜ No electricity in the area

⬜ Lack of time and knowledge to facilitate children’s learning

⬜ Marriage

⬜ Financial concern

⬜ Lack of personal interest

⬜ Looking for work

⬜ Accessibility of school

⬜ Illness/disability

⬜ Others, please specify

16. Tick the following levels wherein you have children enrolled before COVID-19 (2020-

2022) How many children are in the following levels?

⬜ Kindergarten level: ______

Learning modalities (e.g., modular, blended learning, online):

Learning Strategies (e.g., A home Visitation Program):

⬜ Primary level

Learning modalities (e.g., modular, blended learning, online):

Learning Strategies (e.g., A home Visitation Program):

⬜ Secondary level

Learning modalities (e.g., modular, blended learning, online):

Learning Strategies (e.g., A home Visitation Program):

⬜ Tertiary level

Learning modalities (e.g., modular, blended learning, online):

Learning Strategies (e.g., A home Visitation Program):

17. How much do you spend for the education of your children before pandemic pandemic

(monthly expenditure)?

⬜ WIFI load

⬜ Mobile data/call/text load

⬜ Books

⬜ Photocopy/Printing

⬜ School projects

⬜ Others, please specify

18. ADDITIONAL NOTES ABOUT EDUCATION BEFORE PANDEMIC

19. Accessibility to school facilities, subsidies, and adaptation to learning strategies during and

before COVID-19. Please give a score to the following situations from 1 – 5; 1 for very

difficult situations and 5 for very easy situations.

1 – very difficult

2 – difficult

3 – normal

4 – easy

5 – very easy

During COVID-19

pandemic (2020-2022)

Before COVID

pandemic (2017-2019)

Access to schools (availability of

transportation units)

Access to scholarships/ free

education/subsidies for children

Access to schools’ facilities,

equipment and other learning

materials

Adaptation to the learning

mechanisms and strategies

Able to facilitate and guide children’s

learning

20. Time ended:

-End of Survey-