Chapter 1

The problem and its background

Introduction

Bullying is one type of violence that threatens a youth’s well-being in schools

and neighborhoods. The impacts of bullying are felt by individuals, families, schools,
and society and may result in youth’s feeling powerless, intimidated, and humiliated by
the aggressive acts of other youth(s). Bullying occurs in many settings, such as schools,
after-school programs, or in a youth’s neighborhood. It emerges from an interaction of
complex factors related to individual characteristics of youth, relationships with their
peers and adults, and school or community norms.

According to ABA (Anti-Bullring Alliance), bullying is the repetitive, intentional

hurting of one person or group by another person or group, where the relationship
involves an imbalance of power. It can happen face to face or online. (ABA 2018)

The world health organization (WHO) on the other hand describes bullying as
a multifaceted form of mistreatment, mostly seen in schools and the workplace. It is
characterized by the repeated exposure of one person to physical and/or emotional
aggression including teasing, name-calling, mockery, threats, harassment, tauting,
hazing, social exclusion or rumors. (WHO 2010)

Bullying can have many faces sometimes bullying isn’t straight forward as
someone openly being horrible to another person. There is such a thing where
someone pretends to be your friend or is your ‘friends’ but uses their power to bully you.

This research will help define bullying and discusses the effect of bullying
among students, how to reduce the incidence of bullying and to address the root causes
of bullying.
Background of the study

The concept of bullying at school is not new, however it is increasing every

year. Bullying in schools is an issue that continues to receive attention. Bullying is a
problem that can be detrimental to student’s’ well-being. This research focuses not only
on the prevalence of bullying, but also on those subsets of students who reported being
the victims of direct, and indirect bullying, and both. Different types of bullying may
affect different groups of student’s, occurs in different types of school, or affect students
behavior in different ways. These distinctions allow readers to differentiate between
students who were either physically or socially bullied, and identify those students who
were bullied both physically and socially.

According to the consolidated report of Department of Education (DepEd),

bullying cases on elementary and high school of both private and public schools on
2014 rose by 21% or a total of 6,363 cases, compare with the 5,236 on 2013. This
translates to 31 daily bullying cases from a divsor of 201 school days. The statistics was
disclosed by Rep. Gerald Anthony Gullas Jr., A member of the house committee on
basic education. (DepEd 2015)

Under the Anti-bullying law of 2013, or Republic Act 10627, schools are duty
bound to:

Notify law enforcement authorities if they believe that criminal charges under the
Revised Penal Code may be pursued against the perpetrator; Take appropriate
disciplinary administrative action; I Notify the parents or guardians of the perpetrator;
and Notify the parents or guardians of the victim regarding the action taken to prevent
any further acts of bullying or retaliation.
Statement of the problem

This study seeks to the Extent of Bullying in Pasay City East Senior High
School S.Y 2019-2020 answer the following research question.

1. What is the profile of the student respondents in terms

1.1 Age
1.2 Sex
1.3 Grade level/Section
2. Is there a significant difference between the profile of the extent of bullying
encountered to the student of Pasay City East High School of the following:
2.1 Age
2.2 Sex
2.3 Grade level/Section
3. What are the types of bullying encountered by the students in PCEHS
3.1 Verbal Bullying
3.2 Social media
3.3 Physical bullying
4. What is the extent of bullying encountered by the student in the following
aspect.
4.1 Verbal bullying
4.2 Social media
4.3 Physical bullying
5. What possible recommendations solutions from the school officials and students
will be taken to alleviate bullying senior high school?
 Input Process Output

Assessment at the Proposed to

Extent of Bullying in alleviate bullying in
Survey Interview
Pasay City East high Pasay City East
School High School

Feedback Paradigm of the study

Figure 1. Paradigm of the study

Figure show the Paradigm of the study to help student to be alleviate and
aware of the possible outcome of the extent bullying in Pasay City East High School.

Scope and Limitation

This study focuses on the extent of bullying in Pasay City East High School
in the School Year of 2019-2020. This involve all the student that is enrolled who
experience bullying whether its physically and socially inside the campus. And will also
involve bullies to give a deepen knowledge on how and why bullies act that kind of
behavior to help us understand the and help them eliminate those kinds of behavior and
also to guide them what is the right way to socialize with others without the involvement
of physically and emotional abuse to their fellow student.
Significance of the study

The importance of this study is to give knowledge what is the bullying and
what are the different type of bullying the most of the student-respondents experience
inside the campus and if there is significant between the profile of the student-
respondents In the extent of bullying in the Pasay City High School. This study will also
guide school officials in reducing the incidence of bullying inside the campus. The
research will benefit the following:

School Officials .This Study will give them an idea on how to improve their
teaching, technique, and skill to the student who needs their guidance.

Parents .They will be aware about the kind of behavior their child
possessing. That will give them a hint on how they would help and encourage thir child
to avoid bullying.

Students .This study will encourage them to change their attitude towards
other people. This will serve as their guidance to be open minded about the
consequences of their action.

Researchers .The research in the future will make use of the result of the
present study. This study will serve as their basis and comparison to their future study.

Definition of Terms

Alleviate is the act of reducing or to lessening of bullying inside the campus.

Anti-Bullying Alliance (ABA) is an organization and individuals working

together to achieve their vision that aims to stop bullying.

Bully is a blustering browbeating person or the one who take advantage of

other person weaknesses.

Republic Act 10627 is an act requiring all elementary and secondary schools to
adopt policies to prevent and address the acts of bullying in their institutions.
References

 Anti-Bullying Alliance(2002) About bullying: https://www.anti-

bullyingalliance.org.uk/tools-information/all-about-bullying
 AskOnnie (2015)-Bullying Cases in the Philippines school:
https://asksonnie.info/statistics-bullying-cases-up-by-21-in-philippines-school/
 NCBI(2014) Association between school bullying:
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC4291077/
 Sunstar 1Philippines (2015) –School Bullying:
https://www.sunstar.com.ph/article/33697
The LawPhil Project:
 https://www.lawphil.net/statutes/repacts/ra2013/ra2013.htm#targetText=REPUB
LIC%20ACT%NO.,Section%201.