ACTIVITY REPORT

Food Insecurity Survey

Sitio Salkan, Brgy. Paraiso, Koronadal City
Canete, Caina, Chio, Diamante, Fernandez, Forro, Sio

Food is everyone’s necessity but now, it seems that it is already a luxury that not anyone

could afford. In this society, one has to learn how to survive in his own ways. As the human

population escalates through time, the competition for resources increases at an alarming rate

as well. Those who fall behind the race might end up at the near end of the lifeline. This is a

sad reality that most of the population are facing. A lot of people, most especially the

marginalized ones, is suffering from food insecurity due to various reasons but mainly due to

poverty and inadequacy of physical and financial resources.

In the local context, the government of Koronadal City has already provided programs to

help address this concern. These programs include the feeding programs, and the urban and

backyard gardening activities. However, the niche in this scenario is the updated evaluation of

the current status of food security in its residents’ households.

With this, the scholars conducted a survey to determine the status of food insecurity in

Sitio Salkan, Brgy. Paraiso, Koronadal City. The survey was conducted on the 15th day of

November wherein a total number of 15 residents, each from a different household, served as

their respondents. Prior to this, they have prepared a of survey questionnaire which enables

them to quantify and scale the status of food security within these households. It prompts the

respondents regarding their family’s food consumption for the past few weeks and further asks

them with their financial status.

As the scholars arrived on Sitio Salkan, multicab was used as a transportation all the way

to the destination. The road was bumpy due to the construction of the road. However, as the

scholars arrived there, everybody was mesmerized with its idyllic and picturesque view that

you can see the whole view of the peaceful mountains from the top. The weather was so nice

that you could even smell the summer breeze. Most of the houses are made out of nipa which

gives us and idea about their socio-economic status.

They were divided into three groups, 5 residents per group was assigned. The

respondents were provided two sets of questionnaires. One for their personal data such as
their names, age, work and monthly income and the number of their family member and

another one for the questions regrading about their status on their household food supply. As

the scholars arrived there, they were amazed with their different stories and backgrounds. The

residents’ stories filled the scholars with awe with their tenacity to survive each day.

Some of the respondents were able to answer with full honesty. However, what the

researchers failed to look into was to try and assess whether the questions they were asking

were sensitive enough to the respondents. They were able to notice this when some

respondents didn’t answer to questions bluntly stated from the questionnaire regarding their

financial status, but when they tried to reword and state it in another way, they willingly

answered and even told several stories with it.

Another observation that the researchers were left in awe was the outlook and

perspective of the respondents. Despite their problems about their financial and security status,

they chose to continue and survive. They emphasized that aside from worrying about what to

eat, they must focus more on looking for ways to gain access for food. They didn’t even bother

to prioritize eating delicious food because their main goal was to fill their empty stomachs.

They taught the researchers of a simple yet striking life lesson which is in order to survive, you

must learn how to eat see-foods or foods that you can literally see in your surroundings. They

taught us that one’s economic status should not hinder him/her from being able to eat food

because humanity is blessed with a lot of food around them.

Some of the interviewees were also mothers of their own households and the survey was

a great opportunity for the researchers to appreciate how noble and loving a mother is. As the

interviews progressed, they realized how willing the mothers were to do anything just to

provide their husband and most especially their children with food to eat. They were willing to

sacrifice their own welfare just to ensure that their children’s well-being won’t be put in a risky

situation. A mother even quoted that, “Okay lang ko nga hindi ko kakaon basta ang mga anak

ko makatulog nga may unod ang tiyan”.

“What you see is what you eat” was a significant reminder that sometimes, one must learn

how to live and survive even if it’s not in a luxurious and extravagant manner. Not everything

we need could be acquired only by the means of money and that is something the researchers

would always remember to.

 DOCUMENTATION

BIOLOGY 4A STUDENTS REPACKING THEIR TOKENS FOR THE

RESPONDENTS
BIOLOGY STUDENTS TRAVEL AND ARRIVAL IN SITIO SALKAN
INTERVIEW PROPER WITH THE RESPONDENTS FROM SITIO SALKAN