as well as in their fa​I.

INTRODUCTION

Indigenous media and information resource are information created by a local group of

people.In this study to widley understand and evaluate the acquired and shared

information, we are focusing on selected elders in our community, which we believed

that as a respected elder they have the responsibilities about disseminating and

acquiring different field of informations suitable for the needs of their members and as

also one of their daily basis.

The purpose of this study is to evaluate their role in the community by answering some

of our set questions that will only focus on identifying their roles as to what aspect of

informations that is widely available they are responsible for disseminating and how

they received and pass on to the community as an as indigenous communication.

II.METHODOLOGY

We conducted this research to evaluate and present the availability and ways of people

in our respective community to know how they disseminate different types of information

and the process behind it.

This method allow this material need to comply or to conduct a research. The process

on how the data was gathered and the type of method to be used in gathering this data.

Questionnaire/Guide Questions- Used in gathering information.

Ballpen and paper- used to take down notes on the interviewee

Cellular Phones- used for recording and documentary.

2.1.Subject Selection
We choose a person who knows the responsibility in the community to be the subject in

our research. The people that have different roles in our community milies to make a

better community. It includes sharing of information and development of he community.

2.2.COLLECTED DATA

In gathering data, we ask questions that are based on their real situations and that are

also relevant for our topic which is indigenous communication. The gathered information

were all written and documented by a transcripts.

III.RESULTS

Interviewee No 1.: Irene Cataduman

Interviewer: Kirsten Yroy

Interviewee Transcript Initial Coding Framework

1. How is the type of Information That you

handle helpful to the Community? In what

ways does passing on this information

helps the community? Showing them as a good example.

-By showing them the good example like

respectful,helpful and etc.

2. How do you know that the information

was true?

-When it is good to me, then it is good for Goodness of news

everybody.

3.What difficulties do you face in passing

on this information to others? When no one believes.

-If they do not believe and they do not

response.
 4.Are these pieces of information available

in popular media?

-Yes,because everybody can see it on We can see it through social media.

social media like facebook, twitter and

more.

Interviewee No.2:Chloe Rybelle Villacruz

Interviewer: Shiela Mae Rasonable

Interviewee Transcript Initial Coding Framework

1. How is the type of Information That you handle helpful

to the Community? In what ways does passing on this

information helps the community?

-I am a housewife so I am always here in my house, so help the community

maybe my role in our community is only to help or

volunteer in the bayanihan.

2.What type of information you are responsible for?

-Since I am an active person in my community,any type of

information is my responsible.for example, if I received a Spreading credible information

news that theire is a typhoon coming in our community, I

have to tell that to my neighbors.

3. How would you pass your information to your neighbors

in the community?
-face talking to people that is near to me,and using my Communicating through face to

phone that can pass the information to other. face and through mobile phones.

4.If ever you have received an information,how can you

sure that the information you’ve receive is right or reliable?

-I can sure that I’ve received a right information because it Uses broadcast media to update

comes from a trusted source like Tv Patrol and other news.

Interviewee No.3: Rose Lagrado

Interviewer: Glaidel Ann Malanguis

Interviewee Transcript Initial Coding Framework

1.What is your role in the community?

-I am a Secretary Barangay Health Worker Helps people in the community.

and helps people in the community.

2. How is the type of Information That you

handle helpful to the Community? In what

ways does passing on this information

helps the community?

-I am responsible for the health worker to A good example o f the community in

interview an individual and I make sure passing such informations

that the information is true.

 3. In what way does passing this

information?

-passing it to the neighbors and other

members of the community and to spread Spread better information

an information and update about what it is

happening recently.

4.How do you know if the information is

true?

-All are informations are trully true.We Credible Informations

make sure that our informations are true

so tht we cannot cause trouble.

Interviewee No.4: Cesaria D. Jose

Interviewer: Angelica Grey Paloma

Interviewee Transcripts Initial Coding Framework

1.What is your role on the community?

: I am one of the fascilitators in our barangay during special

events only since Im old already, sometimes I do participate

in every meeting or activities that is regarding the welfare of Part in the Community

our purok, we also do bayanihan on bermonths or summer.

2.What kind of information are you responsible in

disseminating?

Commonly the type of information I am responsible for

disseminating and receiving is all about life matters,

sometimes when someone died in our barangay We, as

concerned members, we reach out to our neighborhoods to Type of Information Responsible

ask for assistance and we also tell them what happened.

Other informations are like telling others that there will be

activities founded by the government for our barangay like

free haircut, free anti – rabies, relief goods. Others

information would be like updates about weather and how

will it affect us, I do sometimes received those information

from others as well

3.How is the type of information you handle helpful in the

community?what ways does passing this information help

the community?

The information that I have spread to everyone is also

helpful to community because it really helps those people Importance of Information in the

who didn’t received the information coming from the Community

barangay especially when the Barangay hall is far from

their place, I could as well disseminate the information that I

know for them to be aware about the happenings in our

barangay and there will be no excuses at all. Example

about our recent activity coming from the barangay that

every household should plant 3 kinds of vegetables, 3 kinds

of spices, and 3 kinds of fruits that will be checked at the

end of the month(April 2019). Everyone was aware except

in some of our neighbors, so I hurriedly told them about the

activity and so they proceeded. The information was being

delivered through house to house.

4.How do you know that the information you pass on is

true?

- I spread information based on what me and my neighbors

actually sees in real life situations, I verified it by asking my

neighbors and the barangay captain if the certain news or

information is credible or not so that no one will fall to

different fake informations. Accurate information can be Accuracy and Reliability of

seen in barangay hall’s bulletin or could directly ask the Information

barangay captain or any barangay officials and I frequently

do that since our house is near to the barangay captain

house in our purok.

5.What difficulties do you face in passing on this

information to others?

-The difficulties in passing the information is that whenever

I take my time to verify the acquired information if it is true

or not to other members of the society is when someone

says no and others says yes it could be confusing and it

may really take time to verified it. Also when I disseminate

the information , there are times when others spread the

information that was coming from me ,they did not

disseminate completely, at the end I will be the one at fault Struggles in disseminating

Information

6. Are these pieces of information available to any media?

- If the information that is being disseminated are orders or

memorandum from the government it could be available

through different popular media also even if the information Availability of Information to the

being disseminated comes from only group of people in a other sources

community there would be at least one person that will

capture it and post it online as a digital media aside from

having records or announcement from bulletin boards

 Interviewee No.5: Cecilia A. Baron

Interviewer:Juden Mae O. Paciones

Interviewee Transcript Initial Coding Framework

1.How is the type of Information That you handle helpful

to the Community? In what ways does passing on this

information helps the community?

-A housewife and a member of a community. I take care •getting a reliable source

of my children and as a citizen I am responsible in •validity of information

following rules and policies in the community. It would be

small but it costs a lot.

2. .What kind of information are you responsible in

disseminating?

-As a member of a community, I am responsible in getting

reliable information from a reliable source such as an •Update an information

officer of the baranggay or receiving note from the officials

and you can also spread information to your

neighborhoods.

3.How is the type of information you handle helpful in the

community?what ways does passing this information help

the community?

-The information that i have handle is really helpful to the

community. Since i know some officers of the baranggay

and i am a former secretary in our purok a year ago, i

could easily know some information about different

programs or updates. By that, the people that were not •face to face interaction
able to know it i could be able to inform them through face

to face interaction, texts and social medias

4.How do you know that the information you pass on is

true?

You would know an information by the source itself or

even receiving a note that has a seal from a reliable

organization or baranggay and other secured source as

well as face to face interaction. • talking to a source

5.What difficulties do you face in passing on this

information to others?

-The difficulties i faced on passing an information to different source of information

others is when you told someone an information but when

you already tell it to others, the ther person still have the

same event o idea of a topic but different when it comes

to details. When in fact, for example your information is

credible because it comes from the baranggay while he or

she is just from what she

heard.

6. Are these pieces of information available to any media?

-Yes, it is available in print media and new media. Such

as facebook, sending information to group chats or even •print media

text messaging •new Media

IV.DISCUSSION

FINAL CODING FRAMEWORK INITIAL CODING FRAMEWORK

1. Ways of disseminating information Face to face interaction

Giving notes from baranggay halls,

officials

Social Media

Through mobile phone

Broadcast media to update an information

2. Examining an Information •spreading credible information

•source of information

•getting a reliable source

•validity of an information

3. Negative Effects in disseminating Others would not believe

Information •Different sources of information

4. Positive Effects of Disseminating an good example in the community

information goodness of the information/news

Helping to the community

updates information to the people

V.CONCLUSION

Therefore, Indigenous media and information source has a great contribution not just for

a certain group of people but also to the people living in a certain type of community

either rural or urban areas that would highly acquired the information produced locally.

Also, for them to effectively understand the information, it is really the best option to

used indigenous media available in your place

Since our goal is to share a credible information for the development of

everyone, Indigenous media and information is a way of effective communication that

should be preserved for the next generation as a traditional way of communicating in

our local areas

Spreading important information could provide great access to open new

opportunities and improvement for both society and members as long as it follows the

right conduct of receiving and passing a complete and concise information.

​INTERVIEWEE TRANSCRIPTS

Interviewer: Angelica Grey J. Paloma

Interviewee : Cesaria D. Jose

Date of Interview: July 28,2019

Start time of Interview: 8:45 a.m

End time of Interview: 9:25 a.m

Location of Interview: Paloma’s Residence

Interview topic: Indigenous media and Information source

Angelica : Can you please state your name.

Cesaria: I’m Cesaria De guzman Jose

Angelica: How many years are you residing here in this Purok?

Cesaria:13 years

Angelica : What is your role in the community?

Cesaria : I am one of the fascilitators in our barangay during special events only since

Im old already, sometimes I do participate in every meeting or activities that is regarding

the welfare of our purok, we also do bayanihan on bermonths or summer.

Angelica: What kind of information are you responsible for disseminating ?

Cesaria: Commonly the type of information I am responsible for disseminating and

receiving is all about life matters, sometimes when someone died in our barangay We,

as concerned members, we reach out to our neighborhoods to ask for assistance and
we also tell them what happened. Other informations are like telling others that there will

be activities founded by the government for our barangay like free haircut, free anti –

rabies, relief goods. Others information would be like updates about weather and how

will it affect us, I do sometimes received those information from others as well.

Angelica : How is the type of information that you handle helpful to the community? In

what ways does passing on this information help the community?

Cesaria : The information that I have spread to everyone is also helpful to community

because it really helps those people who didn’t received the information coming from

the barangay especially when the Barangay hall is far from their place, I could as well

disseminate the information that I know for them to be aware about the happenings in

our barangay and there will be no excuses at all. Example about our recent activity

coming from the barangay that every household should plant 3 kinds of vegetables, 3

kinds of spices, and 3 kinds of fruits that will be checked at the end of the month(April

2019). Everyone was aware except in some of our neighbors, so I hurriedly told them

about the activity and so they proceeded. The information was being delivered through

house to house.

Angelica : How do you know that the information that you pass on is true?

Cesaria: I spread information based on what me and my neighbors actually sees in

real life situations, I verified it by asking my neighbors and the barangay captain if the

certain news or information is credible or not so that no one will fall to different fake

informations. Accurate information can be seen in barangay hall’s bulletin or could

directly ask the barangay captain or any barangay officials and I frequently do that since

our house is near to the barangay captain house in our purok.

Angelica : What difficulties do you find in passing on this information to others?

Cesaria : The difficulties in passing the information is that whenever I take my time to

verify the acquired information if it is true or not to other members of the society is when

someone says no and others says yes it could be confusing and it may really take time

to verified it. Also when I disseminate the information , there are times when others

spread the information that was coming from me ,they did not disseminate completely,

at the end I will be the one at fault.

Angelica : Are these piece of information available in popular media?

Cesaria : If the information that is being disseminated are orders or memorandum from

the government it could be available through different popular media also even if the

information being disseminated comes from only group of people in a community there

would be at least one person that will capture it and post it online as a digital media

aside from having records or announcement from bulletin boards

Angelica: Thank you very much for your time.

Cesaria : Welcome
Interviewee: Irene Cataduman

Interviewer: Kirsten Yroy

Date of Interview: July 28,2019

Start time of Interview: 10:26 am

End of Time Interview: 11:10 am

Interview topic: Indigenous media and Information source

Interviewer:How is the type of Information That you handle helpful to the Community? In

what ways does passing on this information helps the community?

Interviewee:By showing them the good example like respectful,helpful and etc.

Interviewer: How do you know that the information was true?

Interviewee:When it is good to me, then it is good for everybody.

Inerviewer:What difficulties do you face in passing on this information to others?

Interviewee:If they do not believe and they do not response.

Interviewer:Are these pieces of information available in popular media?

Interviewee:Yes,because everybody can see it on social media like facebook, twitter

and more.

Interviewer: Thank you ,Maam.

Interviewer: Shiela Mae Rasonable

Interviewee :Chloe Rybelle Villacruz

Date of Interview: July 28, 2019

Start time of Interview: 1:25 pm

End of Time Interview: 1:40 pm

Interview topic: Indigenous media and Information source

Interviewer: How is the type of Information That you handle helpful to the Community?

In what ways does passing on this information helps the community?

Interviewee: I am a housewife so I am always here in my house, so maybe my role in

our community is only to help or volunteer in the bayanihan.

Interviewer: What type of information you are responsible for?

Interviewee: Since I am an active person in my community,any type of information is my

responsible. For example, if I received a news that theire is a typhoon coming in our

community, I have to tell that to my neighbors.

Interviewer: How would you pass your information to your neighbors in the community?

Interviewee: Face talking to people that is near to me,and using my phone that can pass

the information to other.

Interviewer: If ever you have received an information,how can you sure that the

information you’ve receive is right or reliable?

Interviewee: can sure that I’ve received a right information because it comes from a

trusted source like TV Patrol and other news.

Interviewer: Glaidel Ann Malanguis

Interviewee: Rose Lagrado

Date of Interview: July 28, 2019

Start time of Interview: 11:20 am

End of Time Interview: 11:50 am

Interview topic: Indigenous media and Information source

Interviewer: What is your role in the community?

Interviewee: I am a Secretary Barangay Health Worker and helps people in the

community.

Interviewer: How is the type of Information That you handle helpful to the Community?

In what ways does passing on this information helps the community?

Interviewee: I am responsible for the health worker to interview an individual and I make

sure that the information is true.

Interviewer: In what way does passing this information?

Interviewee: passing it to the neighbors and other members of the community and to

spread an information and update about what it is happening recently.

Interviewer: How do you know if the information is true?

Interviewee: All are informations are trully true.We make sure that our informations are

true so tht we cannot cause trouble.

Interviewer: Juden Mae O. Paciones

Interviewee: Cecilia A. Baron

Date of Interview: July 28,2019

Start time of Interview: 6:00 pm

End of Time Interview: 6:40 pm

Interview topic: Indigenous media and Information source

Interviewer: How is the type of Information That you handle helpful to the Community?

In what ways does passing on this information helps the community?

Interviewee: A housewife and a member of a community. I take care of my children and

as a citizen I am responsible in following rules and policies in the community. It would

be small but it costs a lot.

Interviewer: What kind of information are you responsible in disseminating?

Interviewee: As a member of a community, I am responsible in getting reliable

information from a reliable source such as an officer of the baranggay or receiving note

from the officials and you can also spread information to your neighborhoods.

Interviewer: How is the type of information you handle helpful in the community?what

ways does passing this information help the community?

Interviewee: The information that I have handle is really helpful to the community. Since

i know some officers of the barangay and I am a former secretary in our purok a year

ago, i could easily know some information about different programs or updates. By that,

the people that were not able to know it i could be able to inform them through face to

face interaction, texts and social medias

Interviewer: How do you know that the information you pass on is true?

You would know an information by the source itself or even receiving a note that has a

seal from a reliable organization or baranggay and other secured source as well as face

to face interaction.

Interviewer: What difficulties do you face in passing on this information to others?

Interviewee: The difficulties i faced on passing an information to others is when you told

someone an information but when you already tell it to others, the ther person still have

the same event o idea of a topic but different when it comes to details. When in fact, for

example your information is credible because it comes from the baranggay while he or

she is just from what she

heard.

Interviewer: Are these pieces of information available to any media?

Interviewee: Yes, it is available in print media and new media. Such as facebook,

sending information to group chats or even text messaging

MEDIA INDIGENCY: AN INTERVIEW ABOUT MEDIA AND INFORMATION IN THE

LENS OF INDIGENOUS PEOPLE

A Mini-Research Presented to

Senior High School Faculty at Tagum City National High School

Media and Information Literacy

Group Category

Members:

Angelica Grey Paloma

Juden Mae Paciones

Kirsten Yroy

Sheila Mae Rasonable

Glaidel Ann Malanguis

July 31,2019