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This document discusses a study on the adversities faced by single teenage fathers in South Cotabato, Philippines. The study aims to understand the feelings teenage fathers had upon learning they would be parents, the problems they faced, and how they overcame these issues. Understanding the perspective of single teenage fathers is important as they are often overlooked compared to mothers. The results of this study could help single teenage fathers, parents, researchers, the government, and health organizations by bringing awareness to the challenges this group endures. The scope is limited to single teenage fathers aged 13-19 who were primary caregivers for their children in South Cotabato.

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Department of Education

Republic of the Philippines

Region XII
City Schools Division of Koronadal
KORONADAL NATIONAL COMPREHENSIVE HIGH SCHOOL-SENIOR HIGH SCHOOL
City of Koronadal

CHAPTER I

INTRODUCTION

Background of the Study

The adolescent male has been ignored in previous reviews and

discussions of adolescent pregnancy since teenage pregnancy and childbearing

has traditionally been viewed as a female issue. Concerns about youthful fertility

are not new. In popular discourse young parents are often portrayed as being

irresponsible, ignorant and as a threat to the social order. Mothers tend to be

viewed as vulnerable and lone, while young fathers are frequently considered to

be absent, no use, criminal and socially excluded. In the past, teenage parenting

research had primarily focused on young mothers, while young fathers were

largely ignored. The lack of young fathers’ accounts has been attributed to

access difficulties, uncooperative attitudes by gatekeepers and the unwillingness

of young men to take part in research due to the legal implications of underage

sex, or perceived negative attitudes towards them. Young fathers can also be

‘hard to reach’ if mothers are reluctant to involve them during the pregnancy,

birth or the child's upbringing, and if the pregnancy was unplanned (Ferguson &

Hogan, 2004).

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Department of Education
Republic of the Philippines
Region XII
City Schools Division of Koronadal
KORONADAL NATIONAL COMPREHENSIVE HIGH SCHOOL-SENIOR HIGH SCHOOL
City of Koronadal

Furthermore, rearing a child in modern times can be a challenging task for

parents. The attitudes of this generation have changed, and so have the

parenting styles. In the past, parenting was more focused on discipline and

obedience, but today's parents need to balance their child's independence and

self-expression with appropriate boundaries and guidance. The rise of

technology and social media has also added another layer of complexity to

parenting, requiring parents to navigate a digital landscape that is often

overwhelming and ever-changing (Perrin, 2015).

According to Marshall (2023) teen fathers who are present at the time of

the baby's birth may be more determined to continue to be active in their

offspring's life. Statistics show that 8 out of 10 teen dads flee the scene when

forced to be a part of their child's life. Of those teen dads who do live with their

child at birth, 62% still live with them a few years later when they are in their early

20s. Males are typically not prepared or mature enough to father a kid during

their adolescent years, and this is not their fault (Recovery, 2023). The early

onset of parenthood may cause the teenage male to endure a variety of

pressures, which may then impair his ability to handle the social, emotional,

cognitive, and practical components of his life. These demands may have an

impact on the male adolescent's capacity to parent. Aspects that will affect how

successfully one adapts to stressful change include the type and level of stress,

the availability and sufficiency of internal resources, as well as external social

support networks (Clayton, 2016).

Teenage parenthood is a big problem in the Philippines. POPCOM

reported that there's been an increase in teenage pregnancies, and the age

range gets lower all the time. Based on the figures gathered from the Philippine

Statistics Authority, there were around 5,054 fathers who were below 18 years

old in 2018, a leap from 3,148 in 2010, according to POPCOM. According to data

from the National Institute for Health Statistics, 17.4 out of every 1,000 males

between the ages of 15 and 19 had a child while still a teen in 2002. According to

longitudinal studies, this figure may even be greater. Although teen fatherhood is

less common than teen motherhood, the young men who become fathers are

nevertheless individuals with unmet needs and resources for their children.

Despite that there’s not a lot of research regarding single teenage fathers. Many

of the reasons why teenage males engage in pre-marital sex, include influence of

media, peer pressure, insatiable lust for money, cultural influence, sexual

harassment, curiosity, poor school discipline, location of school, religious

teachings, and literacy (Kiragu & Zabin, 1993, Abraham & Kumar, 1999, Ajiboye,

2006, Adegoke, 2013).

We believe that single teenage fathers face unique social, economic, and

emotional barriers in parenting and providing for their children due to their age,

gender, and relationship status. They are often stigmatized or overlooked in

social policies, programs, and media portrayals, and that there is a need for more

attention and support for this group. To understand the adversities that they face

and how it affects them, we need to keep an open mind, and to put ourselves into

their perspective. We’ve chosen this topic because we’ve noticed that most of the

studies on single teenage parents are focused on mothers. This brings light to

the other half, the single teenage fathers, to show how it differs from how it

affects them and how they overcome it, and to gain new knowledge and to

spread awareness about their struggles.

Statement of the Problem

This study primarily assessed the adversities faced by single teenage

fathers. Specifically, this study sought to answer the following questions:

1. What are the feelings they had when they found out they were going to

be a father?

2. What are the different problems that they faced?

3. How did they overcome these problems?

Significance of the Study

This study is significant because it highlights the challenges experienced

by, single teenage fathers outside the school who raised their children and were

aged 13-19. The interviewers asked the single teenage father’s questions about

the feelings they had when they found out they were going to be a father, the

different problems that they faced, and the ways they overcome those. The

results of the study were highly beneficial to the following:

Single Teenage Fathers

Single teenage fathers may benefit from this study because it not only

gives awareness to their situation, but it also puts people in their perspective.

Parent

Parents from all over the world may also benefit from this study since it

also brings awareness to them, at the same time it warns them of what might

happen if their child were to be a parent at a very young age.

Researchers

The researchers of this study will also benefit from the study that they

conducted since it brings out new knowledge on the many different aspects and

complexities of being a single teenage father.

Future Researchers

The future researchers who could possibly come up with a similar concept

might come across this study and may include this study as a related literature or

continue and improve upon the study itself.

Government

The government may also benefit from this study by knowing the situation

of the single teenage fathers, which leads to influencing the development of

policies, further raising the awareness through advocacies and campaigns, and

lending out a helping hand to them.

World Health Organization

The world health organization may benefit from this study since the results

of this study bring awareness on the everyday struggles of a single teenage

father and how it mentally affects them.

Scope and Delimitation

This paper's primary objective was to determine the challenges that single

teenage fathers in South Cotabato face. Single teenage fathers who are had

been and are still providing all the childcare and support were the study's focus

group, specifically these ages range from 13-19. These single teenage fathers

are out of school when the situation happened. Adults who were single teenage

fathers in the past are also eligible to become participants in this study. This

study lasted from May 1, 2023 - May 30, 2023. The study also looked in on the

reasons and the feelings the participants had during the moment they found out

that they were going to be fathers up to their current state. To make sure that the

data from the respondents were saturated enough, the researchers spoke with

10 participants. Panel interview were done with of the 5 participants, a one-on-

one in-depth interview with 4 participants, and through a video call in google

meet with 1 participant. These interviews were all conducted within the Province

of South Cotabato.

CHAPTER II

REVIEW OF RELATED LITERATURE

This chapter presented the definition of terms, related literature, and

related studies, which are significant in the study. These consist of books, thesis,

and articles from the internet written by foreign authors which contain information

that helped create a foundation in which critical variables were discussed and

given clarity in the context of their usage in the study.

Single Fathers

According to Collins English Dictionary (2023) a single father is a parent

whose significant other passed away, separated, or never married and has one

or more dependent children. This means that a father can become a single father

once his partner is either deceased, the parents separated through divorce, or

the child is adopted. One example can be a child with two married parents

suddenly lost his mother due to an accident, the child’s father is now a single

father. In conclusion, a single father is a father who is either unmarried, divorced

or widowed who has one or more children.

Additionally, a single father family is defined as one residing an unmarried

father and his underage child or children living within the same home (Lewis,

1978) It explains that a man with no spouse can become a single father through

adoption. For instance, an unmarried man decides one day that he is financially

and mentally capable enough to adopt a child that is how he can become a

single father. To sum it all up, a single father can be defined as an unmarried

man who decides to adopt a child.

Moreover, Single fathers are single male parents left alone to bring up his

child (Dictionary, 2023). To explain it further, single fathers are parents who are

left alone for the responsibility of taking care of the child. An example of this is

when a wife, a parent of a child, leaves the husband alone for another man and

divorces him. At the same time, she also leaves her child to her ex-husband. In

brief, a single father is a single parent who’s left to bring up a child.

Furthermore, according to Merriam-Webster Dictionary (2023) a single

father is a parent with no wife or partner. This means that a father with no spouse

and is the only one that takes care of his children is a single father. One example

is a man whose wife passed away due to an accident, can be considered as a

single father. Overall, a single father is defined as a father that doesn’t have a

spouse.

In addition, Urban Dictionary (2014) states that Single father means there

is only one parent present that is responsible for all the child’s basic needs. It

means there is an absence of the other parent as opposed to a co-parent;

meaning that the parent is not the only parent regardless of whether or not they

are a couple. This means that the father is the sole parent taking care of the child

and at the same time it also means that the other parent is absent regardless of

whether or not they are together. One example is of a child who previously had 2

parents has now divorced, and the father takes custody of the child. He then is

the one responsible for taking care of the child. That father is now a single father.

Hence, a single father is the parent responsible for taking care of the child when

the other parent is absent.

Responsibilities of Fathers

According to Manning, Stewart, and Smock (2003) men are generally

seen as if they have commitments to only one set of children in most policies

governing parent participation with non-resident children. It means that single

fathers with multiple children are recognized to prioritize their time and presence

to only one child who is not in their custody and doesn’t live in their home. For

instance, if a single father has a lot of children, he might only prioritize raising

one of them due to factors such as financial instability, bias, child neglect, etc. To

sum up, every single father has an obligation to his children, but they are seen to

only commit to only one child.

Hatcher (2009) stated that families involved in the child welfare system are

greatly impacted by the legal and practical concerns surrounding child support

responsibilities. Child welfare system badly impacted those families who are in it

over the legal and practical concerns that surrounds child support needs. We can

compare this to a situation like if a family is in the child welfare system many

unlikely things could happen because of what a child needs. So, we can say that

it isn't that easy to be part of a family with problems in child separation because

there are responsibilities and needs that the parents or the father in this case

needs to meet.

Seltzer, Schaeffer, and Charng (1989) defined that both the number of

visits and the amount of child support paid by noncustodial fathers are increased

by their education and proximity to their children, whereas both are decreased by

the length of time after the divorce. Fathers who are educated can have more

time to spend with his/her child. The visiting time of both parents can be

decreased after their separation. An example of this is when a father didn't finish

school, he might be given a small amount of time to be in touch with his/her child,

but it can also be shortened for both parents after they will divorce. In conclusion,

divorce affects the time spend with their child regardless of the father’s

educational background whether the father want to spend time with the child they

only have a limited time to follow.

Huang, Mincy, and Garfinkel (2005) said that fathers with low incomes are

more likely to owe child support, which drastically lowers their compliance.

Although reducing the obligation rate for these dads may result in increased

compliance, the lowered obligation amounts are not entirely offset. Fathers who

only receive small salaries may end up having more to obligations to a child and

leads to decreasing their compliance. Lessening the responsibility rate to those

fathers may end up in increased compliance. For example, when a father refuses

to be there for his child and take care of their basic needs, his compliance to

child support increases, due to them not being present. To sum up, a father’s

income and availability may affect how much he owes to child support. But it is

more likely that a father with a lower income increases their obligation with their

child to lower their compliance in child support while a father with a higher

income increases their compliance to reduce their obligations.

Rosenthal and Keshet (1978) explained that the contractual commitments

of parenting posed a threat to the fathers' traditional positions of employment and

occupation. Fathers who spent time with their kids had the chance to resolve

several divorce-related crisis issues like control, interdependence, and self-

esteem. For instance, if both father and child would like to share their thoughts

about the situations about divorce- related topics they might resolve these

problems and it can help them especially the child to understand the situation. In

conclusion, it is better for the father and child to talk about why they don’t live

with their mother because it can help the child understand the reason why they

are separated as well as how they got in that situation.

Adversities of Single Fathers

According to Rantho and Matlakala (2014) single fathers faced a variety of

challenges and strains in their roles as single parents. Boys who become fathers

at a young age are forced to drop out of school in order to find jobs that will

support and finance their child's needs. They are having difficulty finding work

due to a lack of qualifications, as nowadays you must complete high school in

order to find a decent job. For example, suppose a teenage father is looking for

work to support his child's needs, but no one is willing to hire him because he

dropped out of school and also lacks qualifications. In conclusion young boys are

exposed to risk factors such as dropping out of school to support the life of their

child.

Moreover, Llewellyn (2022) being financially troubled is one example

faced by single fathers. Having the financial stress of one income, and being the

sole breadwinner, because of this it could be difficult to maintain the basic needs

of your children. Teenage dads also experience being financially unstable

because they are the only one who manages everything in taking care of the

child and working in order to provide the best possible life for their child. For

example, for this is a father who is working and bringing his child at work

because no one else is around to take care of their child. Hence, being financially

precarious is one of the problems faced by a teenage dad.

Cable (2017) also stated that, single fathers are frequently presented as

being the traditional breadwinners and fathers who are absent and uninvolved in

their children’s life, as part of being a single father they face variety of challenges

including detrimental social and psychological problems of adopting a more

maternal role. In today's generation some people view the single dad not as good

as their mothers in taking good care of their Childs, but fathers can also give up

and do everything for their children. For example, a group of mothers passing too

quickly judgment on how a teenage single father raised his child, because they

believe a single father cannot raise a child on his own. In conclusion, single

father experience false judgments from certain people which can demoralize

them.

Furthermore, according to Llewellyn (2021), single father’s struggles to

maintain a presence in their children's life while still juggling their career and

financial responsibilities. Regrettably, some men either struggle to relate to their

children as they get older or become distant from them as a result of having to

spend so much time at work. Being a single father is difficult to maintain all of the

responsibilities, which results to being distant to their child due to other

responsibilities, For example missed important celebration on child's life due to

work and other responsibilities. To sum up, single fathers also struggles to

manage the responsibilities between work and its child.

Baršić and Jevtic (2019) also give emphasis that single fathers struggle to

raise their children while overcoming the culture and environmental that made it

more difficult for them to raise their children, since society always believe that

women ought to play the nurturing role and generally have this caring and

sympathetic parenting, unmarried fathers are unfairly treated in the eyes of the

society. Society also views teenage fathers to be irresponsible and cannot raise

a child by his own, compared to teenage mom. Teenage fathers are facing

discriminations through social media telling them that motherhood with being

more sympathetic and caring, with the assumption that a woman’s role is the

nurturing one, society generally associates motherhood with being more

compassionate and caring. For example, people automatically assume when

they see a family that the mother is the only one taking care of the child while the

man handles the job, this is untrue. In conclusion, women are often perceived as

the caregivers while the men are perceived as only breadwinners.

Definition of Terms

The following terms defined the study in a conceptual and operational way:

Difficulties of single fathers – refers to the adversities which are faced by

single fathers in their daily lives.

Responsibilities of fathers – is perceived as the obligation of a father in

order for the child to live a proper life.

Single Fathers – refers to a father who’s left alone for the responsibility of

taking care of his child for all financial and emotional

needs.

CHAPTER III

METHODOLOGY

This chapter discusses the research techniques that are available and

relevant and outlines the research methodologies that are currently available and

were used efficiently by researchers. As a response to the problems stated in

Chapter 1 to learn through phenomenological experiences of single teenage

fathers. This chapter examines the research methodologies that are practical and

applicable.

Research Design

The study used a qualitative research approach. The data that the

researchers gathered were the participants’ own understandings, perspectives,

and personal experiences about the phenomena, hence, a qualitative research

approach was utilized. Since the researchers’ subject under study was the

phenomenological experiences of single teenage fathers, the data that were

gathered through interviews and thematic analysis of their answers was led to

the acquisition of knowledge about the subject under scrutiny. The questions

were organized and uniform for all participants, although follow-up questions

were welcomed to obtain quality data.

Research Locale

The study was conducted in the Province of South Cotabato, Philippines.

Courtesy of Google Maps

Figure 1. Location Map of the Study. KNCHS 2023.

The South Cotabato region was sparsely populated by Malay Pioneers

centuries ago. These people later developed into several ethnic groups that are

still present in the province now. In 1914, settlers began pouring in, laying the

groundwork for the future dynamic province. The current census taken from this

province is 975,476 making it one of the country's most populous province. The

population density is 250 inhabitants per square kilometer or 650 inhabitants per

square mile. Reynaldo Tamayo Jr. is now the one governor of the said

province.

Participants of the Study

The key participants involved in this study were single fathers aged 13-19.

Adults who experienced the struggles of being a single teenage father are also

eligible to become participants of this study. Participants were chosen through 2

non probabilistic sampling methods, namely purposive and snowball sampling

method with a minimum of 10 participants within the Province of South Cotabato,

Philippines.

Data Gathering Instrument

The researchers prepared a semi-structured in-depth interview with

questions related to the statement of the problem of the study and were asked to

the targeted participants. The researchers formulated and translated it into the

language the participants were proficient with, which is Hiligaynon. This language

is common to both the researchers and participants, and it was utilized for the

purpose of effective communication. The researchers also used observation to

gain information about the participants’ non-verbal communication during the

interview.

Data Gathering Procedure

First, the researchers looked for eligible participants by inquiring with

someone they knew personally, asking if they knew someone who is a single

teenage father within South Cotabato. Second, When the initial participants were

found, they interviewed them. Third, the researchers then asked them after the

interview if they knew someone with the same situation as them. Since the

participants gathered from these methods were still not enough, the researchers

resorted to ask for help from The Commission on Population and Development in

the City Hall of Koronadal, to know who records the names of single teenage

fathers in Koronadal City, in order to find them and interview them. They then

referred us to the Barangay City Health Offices of Koronadal. Once the number

of participants were sufficient enough, The researchers then Interviewed the

remaining participants, and finally, analyzed and interpreted the gathered data.

Search of targeted participants through inquiring people if they know

someone who is a single teenage father.

Data gathering through in-depth interview.

Inquiry of initial participants who might know someone with the same
background.

Inquiry of data from POPCOM and City Health Offices.

Data gathering through in-depth interview with the remaining participants.

Analysis and interpretation of gathered data.

Figure 2. Flow Chart of the Data Gathering Procedure. KNCHS 2023

Sampling Technique

The researchers utilized 2 non-probabilistic sampling methods,

specifically purposive sampling, and snowball sampling. The purposive sampling

method involves selecting participants who have experienced the phenomenon

of interest and can provide rich and detailed descriptions of their experiences.

Participants are selected based on their ability to provide a rich and in-depth

description of their experiences as a single teenage father. Participants who have

experienced the phenomenon in question can provide valuable insights and are

therefore purposefully selected. While the snowball sampling method involves

selecting participants who are connected to the initial participants. This type of

sampling will be used to identify additional participants who have experienced

being a single teenage father. This has been a useful procedure in this study

since the initial participants are difficult to find, and the researchers needed a

bigger sample size.

CHAPTER IV
PRESENTATION AND ANALYSIS OF DATA
This chapter presented the analysis of data to provide answers to the
specific questions drawn from the statement of the problem.
Thematic Statement Meaning Emergent Theme
P1: So (..) uhh the He stated that he was Unprepared and
Table 1: Summary of the Different Feelings They had Whennervous
feeling that I had before mentally unprepared to carry of
They Found
… it out
seems
theythat
wereI going
will the responsibility
to be a Father. of having a becoming a father,
become a father, most family, and he felt nervous worrying about the
probably a single father that he was going to be a future.
since that I don’t have father. He also felt nervous
that capacity yet to (..) to about what his family's
have a family no? … reactions are of him

Unang una na feeling is I becoming a father and his

felt nervous. (..) I (..) hm partner’s family’s impression
(…) Yung feeling na (…) of him. He also stated that he
aside sa nininerbyos ka, worries about the future of his
kinakabahan (..) kasi the child, his partner, and his
impression of number own.
one the parents of the
girl (..) the relatives, my-
my rela-relatives also,
my boss no? … So yung
yung yung feeling na hm
(…) ano indi ko ma
explain pero mabigat na
feeling kasi uh
nagdududa na ako na
parang nabuntis ko na
nga yung yung girlfriend
ko. And anticipating na
magiging tatay kana
soon, so (..) basta yun
lang number one talaga
is kinabahan
nenenerbyos ka at saka
nag worry kasi iniisip mo
na what lies ahead if uh
(..) buntis nga at if buntis
pag nanganak ano ang
magiging future ko as-as
a highschool graduate
kag ang magiging future
ng: ng:: babae at saka
ng magiging anak ko.

P2: “Nabalan ko? Ti kay Regret of being a

di sa, ging sudlan ko nga He stated that he didn’t want father, but a joy in
ano gi sudlan ko nga the life he got into. He having a child
nga sa kabuhi ko nga: mentioned that he was
nga maging tatay ko kay scolded by his partner’s
te di mo man kagusto ay parents because of them
kagustuhan mo man o being too young to have a

kagustuhan man nila child but he knew that it

nga amo na nga mag couldn’t be avoided. He also
updanay kamo te hindi stated that the time he
te kung kisa mahambal realized that he regrets the
mo man nga ay ma life he entered is when they
asawa na ko ma amo na were already caring for the
(..) te may ara ko isa nga child together. Despite
ning i ano ko sang regretting that he had his
ginikanan sang babae child too early in his life, he
nga si hindi pa pwede didn’t regret that his child was
kay bata pa te hindi born at all, in fact, he was
mana ma li hindi mana happy.
ma likawan … pag ka
abot time ning mag-upod
na kamo nga duha, dira
na mabalan niyo kung
ano ang inyo nga
problema kung ang gi
sudlan niyo sa kabuhi
niyo. Kay abi ko maka
bata na kamo dira gid
kamo maka siling nga,
ngaa gi sudlan ko ang
kabuhi nga amo ni? Nga
tani way pa tani nag
abot sini nga time nga
bata pa kam bata pa nga
nag ka bata na kamo,
amo lang na” ... nalipay
gani ko kay may bata ko
mo, pati ila nga nanay
gani kag tatay nila nag
ano man.

Regretting the
choices he had
P3 “Ng ano nagsisi man According to his statement, made in his life.
ko eh nga nahimo ko to, there’s a regret in him for the
nagsisi man ko sa sarili things he has done right now.
ko dapat na nag eskwela He realized that he should
nalang ko wala nalang have studied now because he
ko sang ginhimo na amo didn’t expect how difficult his

sato na bagay para diko current situation is.

siling nga ang na agyan
ko nga bagay kay amo
gali ni kabudlay.”

He doubted himself
on whether he is
P4: “Hindi to siya kuan, According to the participant's prepared to be a
kay daw kumbaga kuan statement, he is unsure father or not.
siya eh, prepare or whether he is ready or
unprepared. Pero unprepared for the
syempre number one responsibilities of being a
kabado na kulbaan kung father. As he put it, he was
basi makaya ba or hindi. anxious because he wasn't
Sato na forced man nga sure if he could pull it off or
okay. Kato naging not.
dalawa ang bata ko
three years ang gap ,
tapos seven years kami
nag upod sang partner
kaso asta lang gud
siguro didto”.
He doubted himself
on whether he is
The participant said in his prepared to be a
P5: “Sa akon lang na response that he is anxious father or not.
exp..sa akon na ano and concerned about the
tung nabal an ko tung.. responsibilities of becoming
tung time na 2 months or a father. He was
3 months nga wala na contemplating whether he
sya gina regla amoto e was prepared for the
gina kulbaan nako kung challenges that would come
ano ang himoon ko kung as he faced it.
ano ba ang plano.. plano
namon kung padayon ba
o hindi.. tapos amoto e
daw damo damo na gina
isip sa ga sulod utok ko
kung ano ang akon
himoon kung ready naba
ko maging tatay or hindi
pa amo lang na”.

Fear of being
scolded by his and
P6: “ Feeling ko? The participant stated that her partner's family,
Nalipay gid eh. (..) That he was anxious about how yet still joyful.
was:: (..) uh (..) his and her partner's family
pinakamasayang araw would respond to him
nung nalaman ko. Pero:: becoming a parent, he also
pero nung na realize ko feared being scolded by
na…magagalit talaga them, but despite all of his
yung pamilya ko at at worries, he was overjoyed
pamilya ng babae, yun to know that he will be
na natakot talaga ako. having a child.
So at the same time
natatakot, kinakabahan
(..) pero mostly,
napakasaya ko”.

The participant stated that He doesn’t know

while he was ecstatic to how to face the
P7: “Mm, damo. Damo have a child, he was also responsibilities of
man nga kuan abi, may worried about his child's being a father.
ara man sang ma excite future and how he’s going to
ka, sabay sang kulba, raise his child, questioning
syempre kung paano mo how he’s going to face these
atubangon ang tanan, problems.
kag isa pa, syempre
mabatyagan mo man na
nga nga papaano ko
papadakuon, daw amo
bala sina”.
The participant stated that Knew the difficulties
despite knowing that it’s of becoming a
going to be difficult to raise a father yet was still
P8: “Sang nabalan ko child, he was happy, but was joyful.
nga maging tatay nako also nervous.
kag magka anak nako,
nalipay. (..) Kag kuan,
(..) balan ko nga
mabudlayan gid ko sini,
pero nalipay giyapon eh.

Tapos may parte man

nga ng (..) ng::
nakulbaan bala haw”.
The participant stated that he Becoming a father
was overjoyed knowing that made him realize
he will be a father, but having that he needed to
P9: “Ng like ng, ng, ng a child made him realize that focus on his family.
happy ng(prolonged life isn’t always about going
“ng”) like ng kuan bala out with peers and always
ng kuan diba dati like having fun.
busy ka sa mga barkada
ng lagaw lagaw kung
diin tapos tung na bal-an
ko nga , nga may bata
nako like ang gina isip
ko nalang gid need ko
bala ng(stuttering) ng,
ng, mag focus sa family
ko kay syempre
amona(nag ka bata
nako)”. The participant stated that it He doesn’t know
was hard for him to be a how to face the
father because he didn’t responsibilities of
know how to take care of his being a father.
P10: “Sa akon una, own child since he was still a
mabudlayan kay number child himself.
one ng ano mahatag mo
sa bata mo kay teenager
ka pa, wala may nabal-
an na ubra amo na”.

Table 1 indicates that most of the participant’s feelings when they found

out that they were going to be a father is an amalgam of joy, anxiety, and fear.

Most of them feared the reactions of their family and their partner's family of them

becoming a father. “Unang una na feeling is I felt nervous … kasi the impression

of number one the parents of the girl.” said participant 1. “Feeling ko? Nalipay gid

eh. That was uh pinakamasayang araw nung nalaman ko. Pero nung na realize

ko na … magagalit talaga yung pamilya ko at at pamilya ng babae, yun na

natakot talaga ako.” said participant 6. Some of the participants knew how

difficult it was going to be to become a father at that age, “Balan ko nga

mabudlayan gid ko sini,” said participant 8, but some participants only realized it

after their children were born. “Pag ka abot time ning mag-upod na kamo nga

duha, dira na mabalan niyo kung ano ang inyo nga problema.” said participant 2.

Many participants felt that they didn’t know how to face the responsibilities of

having a child, “Mabatyagan mo man na nga nga papaano ko papadakuon,” said

participant 7, and many doubted whether they were ready to become a father.

“Damo damo na gina isip sa ga sulod utok ko kung ano ang akon himoon kung

ready naba ko maging tatay or hindi.” said participant 5.

In one case, there was a participant who felt regret because of the choice

he made in his life of becoming a father at a very young age. Despite the regret

he felt, he was still joyful that he had a child. “Maka siling nga, ngaa gi sudlan ko

ang kabuhi nga amo ni? Nga tani way pa tani nag abot sini nga time nga bata pa

kam bata pa nga nag ka bata na kamo, ... nalipay gani ko kay may bata ko mo,

pati ila nga nanay gani kag tatay nila nag ano man.” said participant 2. In another

case, When the participant was already a father, it made him contemplate that he

needed to focus on his family and made him realize that life wasn’t just about

having fun and going out with his friends. Having a child made him into someone

more mature. “Dati like busy ka sa mga barkada ng lagaw lagaw kung diin tapos

tung na bal-an ko nga, nga may bata nako like ang gina isip ko nalang gid need

ko bala ng(stuttering) ng, ng, mag focus sa family ko kay syempre amona.”

stated participant 9. In summary, the predominant emotions that the participants

felt on the moment they found out they were going to be a father are joy,

because they knew that they were going to have a child, anxious, on how they

were going to face the responsibilities of becoming a father, and fear, on the

reactions
Table 2: of their families
Summary of theand their previous
Different partner’s
Problems families.
that they faced.

Thematic Statement Meaning Emergent Theme

P1:“Uh, siyempre number According to his Thinking that his
one problem, since that I testimony, he was partner's family felt
am living sa compound na experiencing anxiety contempt towards him.
kung saan doon din yung every time he left the
mga relatives, nandun din house because he was
yung sisters, nandun din living in the girl's family's
yung mga tiyahin, compound and felt as
*tiyuhin*” “Ng girl, so ibig though they were
sabihin yung yung constantly monitoring
problema dun yung and judging him. As a
challenge dun is kahit di maid with nothing to
kami nag uusap pero prove to the girl's family,
everytime na kasi isang he also said that he was
compound lang kami isang overthinking the situation
gate lang, so everytime na because he had caused
lalabas ako ng gate parang the girl to become
feeling ko yung mata naka pregnant. He also said
tingnin saakin, yung sisi that they were holding
nakatingin sakin, yung him responsible for their
everything kumbaga uh: I sister becoming
don’t know kung kung nag pregnant and that it was
paparanoia lang din ako o difficult for him to wake
nag ooverthink lang din ako up each day believing
pero my feeling is ganon that he didn't get along
kasi na be blame ako sa well with and doesn’t
pagka buntis ng kanilang have a good relationship

kapatid parang yun yung with the family of the girl.

ano niya yung scenario
niya. So ang hirap dun sa
part ko na iyon kasi nga
everyday kasi eh ma
makikita ko eh everyday
naman kaming may trabaho
nandyan lang din naman
ako sa kunan diyan lang
ako nag tatrabaho so yung
feelings na mabigat saakin
kasi walang communication
between sa mga kapatid
saka sa akin kumbaga its
more on pakiramdaman
lang tapos more on nag
iisip ka lang ng ibang
bagay. So ang pinaka main
problem ko doon is number
one wala kang, naitutulong
diba at risk din yung
pagbubuntis mataas ang
risk diba between life and
death din kung mabubuntis
ka. Uh: yung isa doon na
yung yung emotional aspect
ko talaga is medyo low
because of that. Same din
with my mental aspect kasi
nga I used to overthink
things kaya kasi naisip ko
masyado nila akong
minamaliit kasi normal
siguro yon diba kung
professional kat kabulig yun
yung mga thinking din
naman ng mga pinoy
talaga, ngaa siya damo
damo man sang iban,
kabulig pagid imo nga: ano
but I have not heard that
literally pero *yung sa-*”

Based on the Unfaithful partner

participants’ statement,
P2 “Way man kami nag pro- he said that the only
way man ko nag problema problem they had was
sa iya sang pag bata niya when his girlfriend was
ay sa pag ano niya galing still mingling with other
kay pag (Clears throat) tung guys even though they
naka bata na kami, pero, already have a child.
Unfortunately, the
sige lang giyapon siya sang
parents of the girl were
ano eh ning may ara sang
tolerating her in doing
ning ano bala haw ning may things which could ruin
ara sang nga mga migo their relationship.
giyapon, nga ano, kung
hind- hindi gid malikawan
ba kay bata pa nga daan
siya mo, diba kung kisa,
ikaw gani ma, maka ano ka
sang lalake makagusto
kaw, madala ka kis-a kay
jamming jammingon ka
man sang iban nga laki. Te
(clears throat softly) amo to
eh nga biskan ano ko ka
laygay sa iya, hindi man
siya ma pati.”

In his statement, he said Difficulty in finding jobs

that he was unsure of and only able to find
difficult jobs.
P3: ”Ng hindi ko pa bal an what to do because he
was still too young,
ang ano ko kay shempre
would struggle to get
pila palang edad ko tas
employment, and had
mabudlayan gid ko not been able to
magkuha sang trabaho kay complete his studies. He
wala pako katapos sang also said that he wasn't
eskwela tapos ang edad ko planning on the

maka trabaho ko tuod pero ramifications he would

hindi sang trabaho nga ng encounter because he
kuan mga budlay gid nga was only thinking about
trabaho ang makita mo kay the present and not the
shempre pag wala kagid future. In the end, he
tinaposan, trabaho gid nga understood that finishing
your education is the
budlay ang maagyan mo
best approach to land
ba. Damo ko sang naagyan
decent jobs. Difficulty in
sang nag-upod kami na finding jobs, only able to
nagka bata ko, bisan ano find difficult jobs.
lang nga trabaho na agyan
ko ng diko na expect na
amo gali to ang maagyan
mo basta ng ano kasi ang
gina isip mo sang una is
ang nami ba, ng mag upod
kamo amo nan g wala nyo
gina isip ang future ba, wala
gid nag expect wala gid kay
wala man abi na sa isip ko
adto ang mga amo na nga
amo gali ng kuan, pero
budlay gali mag ano ng ulihi
mo na maisip ang tanan
tanan pag ara na. budlay
gid, kailangan gid mag
eskwela gid sang insakto
para makatapos kag maka
trabaho”.

Given that he doesn't

have steady work, he Financial instability
said that money was the
main obstacle to his
being able to have a
P4 “Number one financial , child.
pag wala ka trabaho budlay
(high tone) dapat
maningkamot ka gid kung
about family na gin sulod

mo”

The participant stated

that he is struggling to Financial instability
find money to sustain
the needs of their child
P5: “ng kung diin ko mag since he is still in school
kwa sang kwarta kung diin and he can’t find a job
permanently.
ko mag kwa sang gastos
kag damo sang garastuson
mga baraydan kag….
Mga…. Mga kailangan sang
mga bata at kung ano ang
mga needs nya di ko bal an
kung diin ko magkuha kay
ga skwela paman ko kag
wala ko sang trabaho na
permanent “ He claimed that he
struggles with time
management because
he still studies while Difficulty in managing
simultaneously spending time between his
time with his child. He education and his child,
continued by saying that all while being
P6 “Uh syempre, ano, he was under pressure pressured by his family
nahirapan sa pag-aaral, from both his parents to get a job.
kasi nag-aral pa ako college and the parents of his
pa ako non eh.” partner to complete his
education so that he
“(..) Te uh:: pagkatapos ng could support and meet
klase may uh: isa pang the demands of his own
obligasyon pagdating mo sa child.
bahay, kaya ano (..) grabe.
(…) Tapos gina padali-dali
pagid ko sang akon nga
ang parents ko kag kag::
ang parents man sang wife
ko, ga: suporta giyapon sila
sa pag dako sang bata
kaluoy sa diyos. (..) Pero::

pinipressure nila akong

makapagtapos na eh. So
ang ginawa ko, nag army
nalang ako. Para may ara
na ko ihatag sa bata ko
man diba? Para: ako na
ang makapabuhi sa iya. Te
amo to (..) pila ka tuig nag
lipas ari na kami di. Ok lang He mentioned that he is
man kami. (Smiles)”. struggling in terms of
raising his child.
Whereas, when he was
working, the person who Difficulty in finding jobs
took care of his child due to his age and
was his parents. cannot attend to his
P7: “Syempre ang sa Because the child own child.
pagpadako sang bata eh. doesn’t have a mother,
Hindi man sa ano gina it's hard for him to
buligan man ko sang nanay accept that while his
ko. Pero, mas iba gid child is growing, he’s not
padakoon ang kabataan able to give his full
kung buo ang pamilya eh. attention since he's
Way sang mag badlong sa working. He also found it
bata mo. May ara nga ng difficult for him to find
syempre hindi mo ma jobs because of his age.
tutukan ang bata mo kay ga
trabaho ka man, (..) kag
dati budlayan man gihapon
ko makapangita sang
trabaho kay syempre minor
palang ko sato, kag hindi
mo balan, hindi ma disiplina
ang kabataan mo kay
syempre ikaw ga trabaho
ang ginikanan, ang iya
nanay wala. Syempre ano
man paano mo na
atubangon sang imo nga
ginikanan man nga, kay
syempre mahuya mana sila
sa bata mo nga bakulon

ang bata mo kay ti hindi-

apo lang man na nila, te
magkaiba gid ang
sitwasyon.” His major issue is that
he is having trouble
finding work, and even if Difficulty in finding jobs
he does, no one will be due to his age and
available to watch the cannot attend to his
child. own child.
P8: “Arang kisa:: di ko ka
pangita obra kay budlay
budlay mangita, tapos:: (..)
kung maka kita ko, ma bilin
bata ko kay way may ga
bantay. Pirme ko na gina
problemahan gid ng amo
He is struggling to fulfill
sina ba.”
the needs of his child Unable to meet the
since he does not have necessities of his child
a permanent job. due to difficulty in
finding a job.

P9: “Ayy okay, ng like

problema ko ng like may
ara man time nga ng waay
gid bala ng mga gatas ng
mga amo na bala haw ng
waay waay gid bala tapos,
may ara man time nga
waay ko ubra amona may
ara man time nga ga
problema ko sa hindi lang
sa side nga kag damo pa.” He asserted that since
he is still a teenager and Financial instability
has not graduated from
school yet, he is having
trouble finding money.

P10: “Naabot sa amon na

problema kay ang kwarta,

kung diin mangita kwarta ba
kay teenager kapa way
kapa sang ubra kag isa pa
waay ka pa katapos skwela
kay tungod bata kapa,
mabudlayan kagid mangita
kwarta.“

In table 2, it shows that the most common problems that the participants

faced is them being financially unstable and finding it difficult to look for jobs due

to them being teenagers and due to them not finishing their education. They were

forced not to finish their education to provide for their children. “Naabot sa amon

na problema kay ang kwarta, kung diin mangita kwarta ba kay teenager kapa

way kapa sang ubra kag isa pa waay ka pa katapos skwela kay tungod bata

kapa,” said participant 10, “Mabudlayan gid ko magkuha sang trabaho kay wala

pako katapos sang eskwela tapos ang edad ko maka trabaho ko tuod pero hindi

sang trabaho nga ng kuan mga budlay gid nga trabaho ang makita mo kay

shempre pag wala kagid tinaposan, trabaho gid nga budlay ang maagyan mo

ba.” stated participant 3. To meet the necessities of their own child, they needed

to look for difficult jobs that only the desperate are willing to accept. Some of the

participants also couldn’t manage their time between taking care of their children

and doing jobs. “Hindi ma disiplina ang kabataan mo kay syempre ikaw ga

trabaho.” said participant 7, “Ma bilin bata ko kay way may ga bantay.” said

participant 8.

In special cases, one participant’s only problem was their partner being

unfaithful, even if they already had a child. Consequently, they got separated.

“Tung naka bata na kami, pero, sige lang giyapon siya sang ano eh ning may ara

sang ning ano bala haw ning may ara sang nga mga migo giyapon,” said

participant 2. In another case, the only problem this participant had is him

thinking that his partner’s family members feel contempt towards him due to him

being a helper, and he theorizes that they solely blame him for ruining the future

of their family. “So everytime na lalabas ako ng gate parang feeling ko yung

mata naka tingin saakin, yung sisi nakatingin sakin, pero my feeling is ganon

kasi na be blame ako sa pagka buntis ng kanilang kapatid.” said participant 1.

Therefore, it is evident that the predominant problems faced by single

teenage fathers are financial instability and difficulty in finding jobs due to their

age and unfinished education. A few similar studies support these findings,

according to Rantho and Matlakala (2014) single fathers faced a variety of

challenges and strains in their roles as single parents. Boys who become fathers

at a young age are forced to drop out of school in order to find jobs that will

support and finance their child's needs. Moreover, Llewellyn (2022) stated that

being financially troubled is one example faced by single fathers. Having a

financial stress of one income, and being the sole breadwinner, because of this it

could be difficult to maintain the basic needs of your children. Teenage dads also

experience being financially unstable because they are the only one who

manages everything in taking care of the child and working in order to provide

the best possible life for their child.

Table 3: Summary on How they Overcome these Problems.

Thematic Statement Meaning Emergent Theme

P1: "So may mga iniisip The participant thought Took the situation as
na akong strategy… of different strategies on their motivation.
dadalhin ko siya doon sa how to face or get out of
probinsiya namin sa the situation they are in.
Antique, dahil doon They thought of 2, one
naman talaga of which worked. They
mabubuhay naman didn't really face the
talaga kami kasi regular situation but tried to run
naman ang livelihood away from it at the time
doon... Pero uh:: being. He took his
mayroon akong isang situation to work even
naisip na strategy… na harder so that people
mag aral yan yan yung cannot belittle him. He
way ko na kung nag focused on how he can
aaral ako hindi nila ako help the child in the
ma force mag ma:: future and not now.
asawahin kasi nag aaral
pa, and luckily that that
plan that plan B

succeeded...(ang
perception nila saakin)
bigay rin siya sakin ng
lakas na loob to (..) fight
more and to survive the
the the challenge during
those days... Yan ginawa
ko nalang na motivation
sa sarili ko. I strive a lot
to prove my worth
despite na mag commit
nalang ako ng mistake."

The respondent spoke to Clearing things up with

P2: Gin ano eh gin the parents of her the parents
tubang ko na ginikanan partner to make the
niya gin ano ko gid nga situation better.
muna. Tay bata mo- bata
mo amuni nay na bun-
buntis amuna gin tubang
ko gyapon. Nallipay pa
gani na-nanay niya
(kag) tatay niya.

The participant put his Having faith that the

trust to the Lord. His lord will help him solve
P3: tapos nag kuan gid situation is not the best his problems.
ko nagsalig gid ko sa and he thinks the same
ginoo kag sa mga bata thing about himself but
na hindi nya lang gid ko having faith in God
pagbay-an. So wala gid helped him pull through.
ko nag expect na bisan
amo lang ko sini diko
makapati nga wala ko
gina pabay-an kag ara
gid ang ginoo na naga
bulig."
The participant faced the Thought of the
problem by looking for wellbeing of their child
ways to make money. as their motivation.
P4: "ng kuan lang eh There are times where

ngita trabaho sakto eh, its lacking but is still

kung wala sang trabaho enough to feed them.
ti another naman, The participant took the
paningkamot ka naman, child as their main
di man budlay mangita motivation.
sang kwarta(relaxed
voice) kung may diskarte
ka lang. Basta mag isip
ka nga pamilyado ka
okay na na siya, mangita
ka lang(trabaho) bisan
mahambal mo lang nga
papa-ano mapakaon mo
sila. Hindi man tanan na
side, dapat side to side
ang gina basehan mo
kaun lang eh ng daw
iface mo tung problema
mo kay syempre amo na
ng na sulod mo mo, ara
nana."
The participant asked Having faith that the
God for guidance and lord will help him solve
placed their full trust in his problems.
P5: "gi pray ko lang kay him. He knew his
lord nga gabayan nyako responsibilities and
nga kaya ko ni kay faced it. Even though
ta..tatay ko maging he's not ready and afraid
responsibilidad ko na he still talked it out with
maging ama gid taposs.. his family.
ng pray lang tapos amoto
e gin open lang namon
sa ginikanan namon nga
amoni ma pa may
bat..may.. may apo kana
tapos amoto egin
tanggap gyapon ko nila
biskan mali gin sudlan ko
na isa ka bagay nga
hindi pako ready" Thought of the
The participant looked wellbeing of their child
for ways to find money as their motivation.

to support the child. One

P6: "Para: ako na ang way he thought of is to
makapabuhi sa iya. Te enter the army. The
amo to (..) pila ka tuig parents of both sides
nag lipas ari na kami di. helped in managing the
Ok lang man kami. situation.
(Smiles)"
P6: "Ano uh:: amo gani
to, nag decide nalang
ako na mag pa enlist sa
army. Para may sweldo
na akong (..) ano (..) na
ibigay na i provide sa Thought of the
anak ko." The participant took wellbeing of their child
multiple jobs just to as their motivation.
provide for his child, and
he used his child as
P7: "Sa ano na siya, uh: motivation to move
it uh: it’s a take time forward.
kumbaga. Sa kalabaon
sang panahon, kumbaga
mag amat amat nga mag
hilom ang mga pilas kag
mga naranasan mo nga
mga mapait. Madula siya
sa imo sang kusa. Pero
pag madula siya,
makasiling ka man nga
nag strong ka bilang
person, daw amo bala
sina. Kay syempre na
lagpasan mo ang mga
problema nga (..)
kumbaga sagad na sa
imo nga problema. Kag
nagsikap gid ko ya, bisan
ano gid ka budlay uh (..)
nagsikap gid ko kay gina-
isip ko adlaw adlaw ang
bata ko, para ma pa
nami ko man iya kinabuhi
kag sang akon man." …

"Pero: gina pa salig man

ko sang akon ginikanan
nagbulig man sila nga
sige, sige lang kay
buligan ka namon,
hambal nila."
The participant took Thought of the
multiple jobs just to wellbeing of their child
provide for his child, and as their motivation.
he used his child as
motivation to move
P8: Arang ano eh, (..) forward.
Kung mangita trabaho
bisan ng mag deliver
sang manok, mag
baligya gulay, mag
panday mga amo sina,
uh ng piliton ko gid nga
trabahuon to sila maski
budlay kag piliton ko man
ang mga lain lain ko nga
boss:: nga pa trabahuon
ko para (..) para maka
kuha ko sang kwarta eh,
para mabuhi ko man
bata ko, kag kag siya
lang man gina isip ko
habang ga trabaho ko
ya. May Nanay man o
wala love ko na sya ya, The participants worked Thought of the
di ko gid di ko gid na pag hard to better their wellbeing of their child
pabay-an ya. (Smiles)" financial situation. They as their motivation.
shifted their perspective
and didn't think that
much about the problem.
P9: "nalagpasan ko kay There are other things
like ga kuan bala ko ga they need to prioritize
paningkamot lang kay and think about, and
para, para nang they did just that.
makakita gid sang tawag Another thing is that the
sina ng makakita ka hardship that they are
sang, sang wait facing becomes lighter

lang( deep thinking). or even disappears just

Nalagpasan ko to kay by the existence of the
like ang problema child.
problema nagid na hindi
ka gid mag titok lang sa
problema , kay syempre i
set mo man bala nag isip
mo nga need mo gid
sang mga, need mo gid
sang mga bagay nga nga
dapat gid nga himuon
nga like dapat himuon
nga ang problema mag
kuan bala haw madula
bala haw para
malagpasan mo gid."
R: "So kung isipon ta gid
sir nadula ning tanan nga
problema nga na agyan
mo kay ara nag bata
mo?"
P9: "oo, like kunwari
halin ko sa mga obra Having faith that the
amona tas nag mga The participant had faith lord will help him solve
problema ko so like kung in his ability to deal with his problems.
makkita ko ang bata ko his current
madula lang bala haw." circumstances and self-
belief in the Lord's ability
to help him. His mental
and emotional health
P10: "Una una sa tanan were significantly
ng salig lang sa ginoo na
influenced by the child
ang tanan na problema
as well, as witnessing
dapat masolusyonan,
pangamuyo lang sa him lifted his mood as
Ginoo kag pagsalig lang well.
sa sarili, amo na nga
makaya ang problema
nga siling nga hindi kag
wala may masolusyonan
na problema …
"Makabulig man ang bata

lalo na sa
tanan,.....Makita ang bata
ko na happy na wala
may gina batyag amo
lang na."

It is evident that in table 3, the way most of the participants face their

problems is by making the thought of their children’s wellbeing an inspiration to

build themselves and their child a better future by striving to work multiple and or

difficult jobs. "Ng kuan lang eh ngita trabaho sakto eh, kung wala sang trabaho ti

another naman, paningkamot ka naman, di man budlay mangita sang

kwarta(relaxed voice) kung may diskarte ka lang. Basta mag isip ka nga

pamilyado ka okay na na siya, mangita ka lang(trabaho) bisan mahambal mo

lang nga papa-ano mapakaon mo sila.” stated participant 4, “Kung mangita

trabaho bisan ng mag deliver sang manok, mag baligya gulay, mag panday mga

amo sina, uh ng piliton ko gid nga trabahuon to sila maski budlay kag piliton ko

man ang mga lain lain ko nga boss:: trabahuon ko para (..) para maka kuha ko

sang kwarta eh, para mabuhi ko man bata ko, kag kag siya lang man gina isip ko

habang ga trabaho ko ya. May Nanay man o wala love ko na sya ya, di ko gid di

ko gid na pag pabay-an ya (Smiles)." said participant 8. Some participants faced

the problem by putting faith in God that their situation will get easier with his help.

"Una una sa tanan ng salig lang sa ginoo na ang tanan na problema dapat

masolusyonan, pangamuyo lang sa ginoo kag pagsalig lang sa sarili,” said

participant 10, "Gi pray ko lang kay Lord nga gabayan nyako nga kaya ko ni” said

participant 5. In summary, the most common ways that the participants solved

the problems of raising their child alone is by making the situation that they’re in

as their motivation to raise their child and provide for them to give them a better

life despite the absence of a mother, and by trusting the lord to help them

overcome the hardships that they faced.

CHAPTER V

SUMMARY AND INSIGHTS

This chapter presents the summary and insights of the researchers with

respect to the findings of the study in relation to adversities face by single

teenage fathers.

Summary

It is a known fact that single mothers have received more visibility and

attention from society, and it has been engraved in the minds of people that only

single mothers are the ones who carry all the responsibilities and hardships in

raising a child as they are more socially visible compared to single fathers.

Moreover, according to Ferguson and Hogan (2004) teenage pregnancy and

childbearing has traditionally been viewed as a female issue, and In the past,

teenage parenting research had primarily focused on young mothers, while

young fathers were largely ignored.

This study wants to highlight the adversities faced by single teenage

fathers in order to show that they take full responsibilities despite their young age

in raising their children. It also investigated the experiences of the single teenage

father of South Cotabato subjected to raising their children alone. It discovered

their feelings, realizations, opinions and perception towards the adversities faced

by single teenage fathers through the following questions: What are the feelings

they had when they found out they're going to be a father? What are the different

problems that they faced? and how did they overcome these problems?

The researchers gathered data through interviews with the single teenage

fathers, specifically the constituents of the Province of South Cotabato and chose

the best answers, to understand the significant impacts of being a single

responsible teenage father on their children. The results showed that being a

single father affected their life, bringing joy, anxiety, and fear. This circumstance

leads their life to change its flow. The single teenage fathers have created

different ways to cope with all the hurdles in their daily lives.

As a result, they became aware of what life really is, they faced the cruelty

of the world, and scorn of society. Surviving and unable to provide for their daily

needs is the most difficult crisis they faced, since they are still minor and not able

to finish their education, so having a decent job is not an option for them, they

worked several dangerous jobs, and defied the idea that fathers avoid their

responsibilities.

Furthermore, the result also showed that all their problems become their

motivation to continue the horizon of life, they put God in the center of their lives

and keep their faith. Their child became the beam of light that lights the path for

the single teenage father to create and give their child a brighter future.

Insights

Nobody who has never been a parent realizes how difficult raising a child

is, yet parenting a child alone and being a teenager is a whole different ballgame.

Being a father is the most cherished moment in a man’s life, it is more than

simply a label given to a man when his child is born; it is a responsibility and a

commitment that he must fulfill before and after the child is born. While society’s

commitment to building equality for all teenage parents, the social perception of

single teenage mothers and single teenage fathers differ substantially. The

researchers were led to this kind of thinking since single teenage fathers

experienced the problem they encountered solely because they are neglected in

the society, they are seen as runners from their responsibility, and their sacrifices

are often invisible to the eyes of everybody.

It is said that fathers are not born; men grow into fathers, and fathering is

an important stage in their growth. Single teenage fathers should bear in mind

that lack of education, financial instability, and unstable employment are all

obstacles that come along being a single father. This will serve as motivation for

them to rebuild themselves into responsible fathers and fathers on whom their

children can trust.

They may have become fathers in their early age and was afraid of the

consequences of their actions, but because of this, a mature man is molded, a

man who prioritizes their child more than themselves. They overcame

unimaginable circumstances, and showed society that they are not just

teenagers, but they are fathers who would do anything for their child. Despite all

the misconceptions and underestimation of others, they took every opportunity to

move forward in life, with the thought of their child having a good life inspiring

them through the way.

The researchers longed for the society to see the endeavors faced by

single teenage fathers trying and doing their best in raising a child. These

teenage fathers faced the unfair world for too long, now the world should see a

clearer window that will enable them to understand how these single teenage

fathers sacrificed everything, Single teenage fathers should be treated equally as

how the world treats a single teenage mother and or a teenage mother. The

researchers firmly believe that single teenage fathers must be treated equally

with the outmost respect and be given the help they need in nurturing the future

of their child.

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APPENDIX A
LETTER

APPENDIX B

INQUIRY CHART

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APPENDIX C

SUMMARY OF DATA COLLECTION SCHEME

,
Research Data set Source of Method of Data
Question Data Data/Tool Analysis

1. What are the Single teenage Single One-on- Thematic

feelings they had fathers' feelings they teenage one/Panel Analysis
when they found out when found out fathers of interview
they were going to they're going to have South
be a father? a child. Cotabato ages
13-19

2. What are the Different problems Single One-on- Thematic

different problems that single teenage teenage one/Panel Analysis
that they faced? fathers faced. fathers of interview

South
Cotabato ages
13-19

3. How did they Coping strategies Single One-on- Thematic

overcome these of the teenage one/Panel Analysis
problems? respondents in fathers of Interview
the context of South
the situation they're Cotabato ages
in 13-19

APPENDIX D

RAW DATA

PARTICIPANT #1 (MAY 3, 2023)

Researcher #1: Ok so, I’m Anne po and-
Researcher #2: I’m Nia po, we are from STEM-1 Kepler, we are conducting
our research po.
Researcher #1: So.. Sa first namon na question sir, what are your feelings
sang na found out mo na isa ka na ka teenage father. Single
teenage father.
P1: Sige, hindi man kaagad direct yun na ma na ma found out
na teenage father ka.
Researcher #1: Opo.

P1: Need uh: meron pa siyang uh what do you call this?

Situation that you are going you are in doubt that parang
maging tatay kana *diba.*
Researcher #1: *Mhm*
P1: So (..) uhh the feeling that I had before that when I am in
doubt and it seems that I will become a father most probably
a single father since that I don’t have that capacity yet to (..)
to have a family no? Its its more on a lust side being a
teenager uh (…) Unang una na feeling is I felt nervous. (..) I
(..) hm (…) Yung feeling na (…) aside sa nininerbyos ka,
kinakabahan (..) kasi the impression of number one the
parents of the girl (..) the relatives, my-my rela-relatives also,
my boss no? since I am still a: worker during that time and I
have not yet finish my I-I have not yet started my college uh
education. Kumbaga highschool graduate palang. So yung
yung yung feeling na hm (…) ano indi ko ma explain pero
mabigat na feeling kasi uh nagdududa na ako na parang
nabuntis ko na nga yung yung girlfriend ko. And anticipating
na magiging tatay kana soon, so (..) basta yun lang number
one talaga is kinabahan nenenerbyos ka at saka nag worry
kasi iniisip mo na what lies ahead if uh (..) buntis nga at if
buntis pag nanganak ano ang magiging future ko as-as a
highschool graduate kag ang magiging future ng: ng:: babae
at saka ng magiging anak ko.
Researcher #1: Ah ok po. So sa pag dududa po na gina mean niyo kay our
other participants na mentioned it rin po kasi, ano po nga
pagdududa like how po?
P1: Ahh (..) when we s- when we say nagdududa ka, nagdududa
ka ng magiging future, kasi pa uncertain kasi yung yung
hindi mo pa nakikita or na na view what lies ahead, kasi
hindi mo kasi alam hindi ko pa kasi alam kung ano ang
magiging reaction ng mga family, ng mga kapatid, nga mga
relatives, ng boss ko kasi nagtatrabaho man ako pwede niya
akong paalisin anytime. Pero in terms of sa pag bubuntis
niya na nagdududa ako na baka hindi ako uh there is no
question of that no cause I am really sure that that its mine,
akin talaga yung na ano na:: ginawa. So yung nagdududa
lang ako sa magiging future kasi ba at early age hindi mo pa

kasi easy go lucky kasi ang:: scenario or ang ang attitude ng

mga teenager particularly ako, kasi I am just enjoying that
moment without thinking (..) kung ano ang magiging future.
Researcher #1: So for the next question po diba nang: you know na na
nakabuntis ka po so now, paano kamo nag react na you
need to stand as ta like as a teenage single father… as a
father?
P1: Ah: nung na confirm na talaga no? After mga six months
siguro kun pero minsan although two months palang you can
confirm it already if if if buntis nga pero yung yung in my part
mga six months before the confirmation ahh (..) indeed, na
buntis ko nga yun girlfriend ko pero uh: (..) doon sa sa (..)
months nayan no from second month to six months marami
na kasi diyang pumupunta diyan sa utak mo as: kasi nag
dududa ka na gani nga buntis talaga yon or talagang
naghihintay ka nalang ng confirmation so marami na diyan
tumatakbo na scenario no? uh:: (…) una no? nung nung
hindi pa talaga confirmed no? I am in doubt month of May
nagdududa ako baka buntis na siya (..) uh: (…) so may mga
iniisip na akong strategy kasi nga, unang una ayaw ko ring
mag asawa pa kasi nag enjoy nga lang ng moment na yun
eh, so kailangan kong maghanap ng strategy para hindi
kaagad ako nila ma force na makapag asawa, pero at the
back of my mind if I will enforced by her parents na
asawahin talaga yung anak nila I cou- I can no? uh:
mabubuhay at sa mabubuhay kasi ma ma may trabaho
naman ako at madiskarte naman ako in terms of trabaho,
pero ang nasa isip ko kung ipipilit akong mag asawa,
dadalhin ko siya doon sa probinsiya namin sa Antique, dahil
doon naman talaga mabubuhay naman talaga kami kasi
regular naman ang livelihood doon ng pagsasaka at
pangingisda, mabubuhay ka yung buhay lang talaga na
enough lang na ma survive mo. Pero uh:: mayroon akong
isang naisip na strategy what if kung subukan ko kayang
mag ask permission sa amo ko na mag aral yan yan yung
way ko na kung nag aaral ako hindi nila ako ma force mag
ma:: asawahin kasi nag aaral pa, and luckily that that plan
that plan B succeeded, and I was given the opportunity by
my boss to enroll in college and it was June June, July,

August, September naka four months lang ako mag aral

before na nalaman ng family na nabuntis, so yun kasi nag
uumpisa na akong mag aral ng first year college, so yun di
na nila ako pinilit, hinayaan nalang nila ako mag continue ng
aking pag-aaral pero yun nga uh:: ang motivation ko doon is
hindi lang para makaiwas na hindi ako paasawahin, ang
naging motivation ko kasi doon, bakit ako mag-aaral, para
mayroon naman akong mukha na maihaharap sa family
niya, sa mga kapatid niya kasi alam ko naman proffessionals
naman sila lahat, pati parents, siyempre ako katulong,
kumbaga parang wala kang mukha so, I have tried my best
na I-improve ko rin yung aking sarili sa pamamagitan ng
pag-aaral, so yun yung naging plan ko at (..) and luckily, (..)
succeed naman yung plano, at na prove ko rin naman na
yung aking: ginawang strategy is worth it kasi nga yun na
natupad ko rin, ang ang misyon ko na to finish my ano my
studies the same time ma panindigan ko yung kalokohan na
ginawa, pero marami pang taon bago nangyari.
Researcher #2: Sino naga sustain sang mga needs mo sato sir? *Like sa
school na mga pangangailangan?*
P1: *S:::::: Since* that I am a working student, syempre yung
boss ko, pero yung nanganak na siya, wala talaga akong
participation doon, ano man ipro-provide ko doon kasi
tatrabaho man lang ako pinapaaral na wala ng sweldo, so
ang family niya ang nag pro-provide ng mga needs: ng bata
ng: babae.
Researcher #2: So hasta mo na gid natapos mag-aral sang college sir, amo
gid to naging working student ka? Hasta natapos *mo gid
ang college?*
P1: *Yes yes yes,* I worked for 8 years before ko matapos ng
aking ano aking schooling.
Researcher #2: Um sir during tung pregnant pa siya na time, wala ba sang
nakaisip sa like family sang girl, family mo or ikaw mismo na
ipa laglag ang bata or something like that?
P1: Wala wala. uh kahit ako umm hindi ko siya i tolerate kung
meron man guro siyang idea na lumabas nayan pero ako,

for me hindi, hindi talaga. Kahit kahit alam ko na gaaano

kahirap ang pinanggalingan ko pero uh:: hindi ko iisipin ko
yung ganong: idea or ganong hindi ko Ibaba yung ganong
idea. For sure.
Researcher #1: So:: as you mentioned may ara ka gid sang mga problems
nga na face, pwede ka mag dig deep didto po? Sa mga
problems nga na face mo during those times.
P1: Detailed?
Researcher #1: Yes po.
P1: Uh, siyempre number one problem, since that I am living sa
compound na kung saan doon din yung mga relatives,
nandun din yung sisters, nandun din yung mga tiyahin,
*tiyuhin*
Researcher #1: *Ng girl po?*
P1: Ng girl, so ibig sabihin yung yung problema dun yung
challenge dun is kahit di kami nag uusap pero everytime na
kasi isang compound lang kami isang gate lang, so
everytime na lalabas ako ng gate parang feeling ko yung
mata naka tingnin saakin, yung sisi nakatingin sakin, yung
everything kumbaga uh: I don’t know kung kung nag
paparanoia lang din ako o nag ooverthink lang din ako pero
my feeling is ganon kasi na be blame ako sa pagka buntis
ng kanilang kapatid parang yun yung ano niya yung scenario
niya. So ang hirap dun sa part ko na iyon kasi nga everyday
kasi eh ma makikita ko eh everyday naman kaming may
trabaho nandyan lang din naman ako sa kunan diyan lang
ako nag tatrabaho so yung feelings na mabigat saakin kasi
walang communication between sa mga kapatid saka sa
akin kumbaga its more on pakiramdaman lang tapos more
on nag iisip ka lang ng ibang bagay. So ang pinaka main
problem ko doon is number one wala kang, naitutulong diba
at risk din yung pagbubuntis mataas ang risk diba between
life and death din kung mabubuntis ka. Uh: yung isa doon na
yung yung emotional aspect ko talaga is medyo low because
of that. Same din with my mental aspect kasi nga I used to
overthink things kaya kasi naisip ko masyado nila akong

minamaliit kasi normal siguro yon diba kung professional kat

kabulig yun yung mga thinking din naman ng mga pinoy
talaga, ngaa siya damo damo man sang iban, kabulig pagid
imo nga: ano but I have not heard that literally pero *yung
sa-*
Researcher #1: *Yung feelings*
P1: The way lang ko inisip at saka yung feelings ko rin na ganon.
But that (..) bigay rin siya sakin ng lakas na loob to (..) fight
more and to survive the the the challenge during those days.
Researcher #1: So the way you faced the challenges sir, gihimo mo nalang
siya nga motivation?
P1: Mm, kasi sa sobra ko siguro pag-overthink na nabiblame ako
as katulong, ang naisip ko nalang, someday, itong katulong
na ito ang makakatulong din sa inyo. Yan ginawa ko nalang
na motivation sa sarili ko. I strive a lot to prove my worth
despite na mag commit nalang ako ng mistake.
Researcher #1: So in terms naman po sa anak niyo, like paano ba naging
single ka sir or paano nga nag kadto sa iya ang bata?
P1: Since na nagkahiwalay man pero nung nabuntis siya umuwi
man siya di umuwi siya dito ng Mindanao ako naiwan, doon
sa Maynila nangita trabaho so hindi talaga kami
magkasama, hindi ako certain kung asawa ko pa ba siya or
what or kasi maraming taon pa ang lumipas before talagang
ano before talaga na ano na naging kami ulit, kasi may gap
kasi siya so ako uncertain din ako kasi siyempre kung ikaw
naga-aral din ng college, maka me-meet ka ulit ng mga
classmates mo rin na babae ma open ang temptations, tas
ako naman hindi naman din ako certain na asawa ko, siya
ganon din sa akin, mas kung ako hindi certain sa kanya mas
lalo siya, wala ka sang kasiguraduhan kung after kong maka
graduate siyepmre I can go the other way around, hindi ko
man sila pakikitunguhan so kumbaga wala-
Researcher #2: Gi plan niyo gid to sir namaghiwala- nga mag ano kamo sa
probinsya or siya lang gid naguwi?

P1: Oh uwi, umuwi talaga siya, kasi that time applicants nag a-
apply siya ng trabaho sa Manila, ako naman is katulong
doon sa kabilang bahay.
Researcher #1: Sa timeline po na yun sir, diin banda tung like naga stay ka
lapit sa mga utod niya?
P1: Uy kapitbahay *namon, (laughs) kabilang bahay, oo, bahay
nila bahay din ng amo ko.*
Researcher #1: *Ay, ay, so bale ang gina kuanan mo nga balay is ang
kapitbahay nila? Ah ok po.*
P1: Tas yung middle niyan nandiyan yung trabaho niya kasi
furniture nandiyan eh makikita ko diyan everyday kasi
kabilang bahay ganyan lang siya isa lang yung gate.
Researcher #1: So budlay gid siya sir.
P1: So yung feeling nga yung mago-overthink ka talaga,
although wala kayo communication wala kayo pagu-usap,
pero mabigat yung feelings ko, kasi either nago-overthink or,
basta. Pamatyagan ko amo gid to ila nga treatment sa akon.
Researcher #1: Thank you for answering our questions sir that will be all po.
PARTICIPANT #2 (MAY 4, 2023)
Researcher: Ng bago gali ang tanan ng magpakilala anay kami, kami ang
mga researchers halin sa KNCHS kag ang study namon is
about sa mga experiences sa mga minor na fathers. (..) So
(..) ang una namon nga pamangkot kuya is, ano ang
nabatyagan mo sang nabalan mo nga maging tatay ka na?
P2: Nabalan ko? Ti kay di sa, ging sudlan ko nga ano gi sudlan
ko nga nga sa kabuhi ko nga: nga maging tatay ko kay te di
mo man kagusto ay kagustuhan mo man o kagustuhan man
nila nga amo na nga mag updanay kamo te hindi te kung
kisa mahambal mo man nga ay ma asawa na ko ma amo na
(..) te may ara ko isa nga ning i ano ko sang ginikanan sang
babae nga si hindi pa pwede kay bata pa te hindi mana ma li
hindi mana ma likawan te kung kisa te kung kisa ma hindi
man gusto niyo nga bulaganay kamo, nga: ning ning ano
bala haw ning way ning di kamo ma siling nga okay lang

kamo pirmente, kisa may problema man kamo, buliganay

palang kamo kung kisa, pag ka abot time ning mag-upod na
kamo nga duha, dira na mabalan niyo kung ano ang inyo
nga problema kung ang gi sudlan niyo sa kabuhi niyo. Kay
abi ko maka bata na kamo dira gid kamo maka siling nga,
ngaa gi sudlan ko ang kabuhi nga amo ni? Nga tani way pa
tani nag abot sini nga time nga bata pa kam bata pa nga nag
ka bata na kamo, amo lang na.
Researcher: Kuya ang next ko nga pamangkot medyo personal siya,
kung hindi mo gusto i-sabton ok man lang, pero ng diba an
mention mo nga ang pamilya sang babae is medyo hindi nila
nagustuhan bala ang relasyon niyo haw.
P2: Mm.
Researcher: Pagkatapos, nagpa nagka problema man kamo sang imo
nga partner, ng (..) ano ang rason nga naghiwalay kamo
kuya?
P2: Sa ano sa sa ano pamilya sang babae, kag sa akon nga
pamilya man problema, sa problema sang babae may ara
man nga dipirensya galing kay, galing kay ang ang ila abi
ning ano ning kumbaga sa ano apinan ng bata ay ila nga
bata te way ta mahimo sina eh kung ano ginahimo sang bata
nila dapat dapat laygayan tani nila, hambalon na ay hindi
kamo si hindi kamo mag amo sina kay may bata na kamo,
gisudlan niya man nga gisudlan niya man nga problema nga
hindi pa siya kontento te baskin an baskin ano nga akon nga
laygay sa iya kay sakun bulig- buligi ko sa kabataan amo na,
bulig ta sa kabataan ta. Pero way gid siya namati. Gi pabay-
an ko hasta nga hasta nga nag ano ng ng ging ano ko
nalang pabay-an ko hasta nga sigi sigi himo himoniya sa
akon te pabay-an ko te amo to nag hiwalay kami nga duha.
Researcher: Mm. Pero kuya wala wala ka ba nagsisi nga like nagka bata
kamo sang aga palang, *bata palang kamo.*
P2: *Ah way man, way man ko nagsisi,* nga nalipay gani ko kay
may bata ko mo, pati ila nga nanay gani kag tatay nila nag
ano man nag
Researcher: Nalipay.

P2: Lipay man.

Researcher: So hindi kamo ay ok ba kamo subong sang ex mo kuya like
P2: Ok man, may ara siya, may partner siya to way man ko ga
hilabot sa iya nga mabalik ko to. Akon nga makadto ko sa
mga bata ko lang.
Researcher: Ay ara sa iya subong ang mga bata?
P2: Gakadto sakon ang bata ko di, gakadto man sa ila ga kadto
man na di
Researcher: Daw ano ano lang?
P2: Daw bilang ano lang kami ah ning sa nga partner ko subong
as friend na kami sining daw sa wala na sa akon ba. (clears
throat)
Researcher: Pero ang naga sustento gid kuya kamo man dalawa?
P2: Oo, ma ano man sang nanay- mama nila, makadto man ko
da sa ila kung ano ang ila nga ano,
Researcher: Ah maayo kay like gina pasugtan nila ang mga bata nga
mag ano.
P2: Kay kung mag ginamo kamo waay giyapon pulos. Dapat
buliganay lang kamo kung para sa bata niyo.
Researcher: Tung mga pina ka una niyo nga bata kuya, ng ano ang mga
problema nga na atubang niyo sato kay siyempre mga
teenager pa man kamo.
P2: Way man kami nag pro- way man ko nag problema sa iya
sang pag bata niya ay sa pag ano niya galing kay pag
(Clears throat) tung naka bata na kami, pero, sige lang
giyapon siya sang ano eh ning may ara sang ning ano bala
haw ning may ara sang nga mga migo giyapon, nga ano,
kung hind- hindi gid malikawan ba kay bata pa nga daan
siya mo, diba kung kisa, ikaw gani ma, maka ano ka sang
lalake makagusto kaw, madala ka kis-a kay jamming
jammingon ka man sang iban nga laki. Te (clears throat
softly) amo to eh nga biskan ano ko ka laygay sa iya, hindi
man siya ma pati.

Researcher: Ang mga problema nga na atubang niyo kuya paano niyo gin
labanan o gin solusyonan tanan?
P2: Ging ano ko lang eh ging (...) sang una nga paghiwalay
namon te di ko mabaton nga naghiwalay kami nga duha mo.
Kay may bata kami, gi ano ko lang eh gi lingaw lingaw ko
lang akon sarili nga kis-a gani kung kis-a gani ga isip ko nga
ma suicide pero way ko nag way ko nag way ko nag ano sa
akon nga sarili nga ma suicide ko kay may bata ko. May ara
man abi kung kisa nga ning mahiwalay kamo nga duha lain
na ang imo ano pero lain gid tana pamatyag ko sang una
nga pag hiwalay namon ya. *Kay*
Researcher: *Daw na* sakitan gid?
P2: Oo. Kay way man ko gin himuan amo na, (Clears throat) nga
nakita ya may gi himuan ko nga kalain nga may ara ko sang
babae, way man.
Researcher: Kuya ng, sa mga problema niyo naman po sa mga bata niyo,
paano niyo ging atubang? Like ano po ang mga problema
niyo po pala?
P2: Ah sa una eh ning ano, ning nag ano kami sa may barangay
sa una nag nag reklamo ang mama nila kag dira ko sa may
pabarangay kay wala ko nag ano sang sustento bala haw.
Researcher: Ay:
P2: Pero gin atubang ko eh. Pero pag ka ano sato waay naman.
Ning ga kadto na ang bata ko sa akon, sigi sigi ka lakat
lakat, kadto man ko sa ila balay, hasta subong gani mag
abot na sa mama nila abot man ko didto, amo na ga istorya
na kami amo sina about sa sa bata mga ano kung ano gi
daan sang pamilya nila, pero pag ano way dun.
Researcher: Pero like, dugay na ba kamo nga wala na sang imo nga
partner kuya?
P2: Oo mga pulo na guro ka tuig guro, pulo o walo?
Researcher: Pila na gani inyo ba tatlo na?
P2: Mm. Pero may bata may bata siya sang iya.

Researcher: Ah sa iya eh bag- sa iya nga ano subong partner?

P2: Mm.
Researcher: So daw balik-balikanay kamo kuya no?
P2: Ako kay ga lagaw na ko sa ila nga ga lagaw lang ko sa balay
nila, gatan-aw sang bata ko, kis-a ma lakat ko didto sa ila
balay, sa kay lola niya, malakat ko didto, kis-a ma-upod man
ang bata ko diri matulog sa akon balay.
Researcher: Mhm. Pero wala man ga reklamo iya partner kuya if ga
bisita-bisita sa mga *bata*
P2: *Waay* ning ano kami ah ng
Researcher: Goods man?
P2: Mm. Kay kung sigi kamo ka inaway way gyapon, way
gyapon ano way gyapon sing kadtoan. Basta ang importante
da, hindi ka na mag hindi ka na mag kalipat mag simba
sapag ara si ginoo. Kay ang ginoo una gid na sa kinabuhi ta.
Maskin anong problema, may gani subong ang problema ko
ang problema ko wala sing biskan ano problema mo basta
unahon mo nang pag simba sang taga dominggo way sing
ano sang ginoo kung ano ang problema ang problema ta.
Researcher: Kuya ng na mention mo diba nga may ara sang tjme nga
napaisip ka mag suicide?
P2: Mm.
Researcher: Paano mo man to ging kuan like gi handle? Gin labanan like
di mo tuluyon, Paano nag iban ang imo nga idea about dira?
P2: Idea ko sito? Lingaw lingaw ng lingaw lingaw lang sarili ko
kis-a ga-inom ko, ga upod upod sa mga upod upod nga mga
biya ay driver da, kis-a gani, kis-a gani ga biyahe ko way na
ko kabalo kung diin ko gi dul-ong akon pasahero kay kung
kis-a kung kis-a ga ano ko nga ano na himo ko pero ga tulo
luha ko eh, ga-isip ko kung ano ang gin himo ko nga sala
ko?
Researcher: Mm, daw madula ka sa sarili kuya?

P2: Kis-a ma isip ko, ano himuon ko ayhan sini kung ma dula ko
ang bata ko lang ayhan kung ma suicide ko (clears throat).
Amo to way ko nalang gi ano eh, inisip ko man nga, basi
kung ma suicide ko basi kadlawan ko sang akon nga partner
bala ay gi suicidal- ay gin suicidan niya gid ko ba.
Researcher: Mhm. (..) So daw gin ano mo lang labanan mo lang gid?
P2: Mm. Damo damo man subong abi nga gin hiwalayan mo nga
ano? Mga lalake subong o mga babae subong? Amo nang
gina hijmo nila abi ma suicide.
Researcher: Mhm.
P2: Hindi nila ma punggan abi ila nga *ano*
Researcher: *Emosyon?* Nag pa dala abi.
P2: Kung ano lang na ma sulod sa utok nila ba.
Researcher So umpisa kuya ang daw imo nga pamaagi para daw
labanan tung mga thoughts mo sang suicide is mag inom
inom, mag lakat sa mga barkada mo pero subong sa
simbahan na no? kay dawn a mention mo man to nga naga
simba kana kuya.
P2: Duga- dugay man mi gasimba pero galing dugay sang
gasimba tung sang ermat pa nga daan ga simba na ga
simba na daan kami pero pagkaano waay na nadula na ang
pagsimba amuto nga may naghagad naman sakon nga
magsimba si ermat ko kag si ante ko di dayun binuk at ya
ang bata ko gindala ko nalang paadto simbahan asta
subong asta subong ang bata ko gindala ko gin ano ko sa
simbahan.
Researcher Tung ano gali kuya tung pinaka first niyo nga bata ti syempre
diba nabudlayan kamo sato kay daw hindi pa kaayo tanggap
sang babae ang pamilya sang babae ang mga parents niyo.
Wala man kamo nakaisip nga like magpalaglag nalang
amuna ano? Kay daw like…
P2: Kaagi man sauna nga kaagi man sauna nga pag buntis sang
partner ko ti di mo man malikawan nga ang isa basi kung
basi kung mahambal ang nanay niya ngaa nabuntis ang imo

ay nabuntis ang iya nga bata amuna ti… ti ging amm ano
gyapon to namon gin… hu- ging hambal niya nga ipahulog
ba pero waay gid nadala. Naghambal siya nga basi kigan ta
ni- ni tatay niya amuna ni nanay niya pero way ko nag siling
nga nag hadlok sa sarili ko nga nagbuntis siya. Gin ano eh
gin tubang ko na ginikanan niya gin ano ko gid nga muna.
Tay bata mo- bata mo amuni nay na bun-buntis amuna gin
tubang ko gyapon. Nalipay pa gani na-nanay niya tatay niya.
Researcher Kay gipanagutan gid kuya no?
P2: Oo, gin atubang ko kay pas siling nga way ko siling nga
nang… naglagyo ko
Researcher Mm… amuto man lang tanan namon nga pamangkot kuya,
thank you gid sa pagshare. Kailangan-
P2: Maka ano kamo sang share- experience ba (laugh)
Researcher Opo, salamat gid

PARTICIPANT #3 (MAY 10, 2023)

R: So sang study namon kuya is about sa single teenage
fathers ang ila nga mga experiences kag difficulties nga na
atubang. So kuya okay lang na iquestion ka namon?
P3: Oo.
R: So ang una namon na question kuya is ano ang nabatyagan
mo sang nabal an mo nga magkabata kana nga teenage ka
palang?
P3: Ng hindi ko pa bal an ang ano ko kay shempre pila palang
edad ko tas mabudlayan gid ko magkuha sang trabaho kay
wala pako katapos sang eskwela tapos ang edad ko maka
trabaho ko tuod pero hindi sang trabaho nga ng kuan mga
budlay gid nga trabaho ang makita mo kay shempre pag
wala kagid tinaposan, trabaho gid nga budlay ang maagyan
mo ba. Damo ko sang naagyan sang nag-upod kami na
nagka bata ko, bisan ano lang nga trabaho na agyan ko ng
diko na expect na amo gali to ang maagyan mo basta ng
ano kasi ang gina isip mo sang una is ang nami ba, ng mag
upod kamo amo nan g wala nyo gina isip ang future ba, wala
gid nag expect wala gid kay wala man abi na sa isip ko adto

ang mga amo na nga amo gali ng kuan, pero budlay gali
mag ano ng ulihi mo na maisip ang tanan tanan pag ara na.
budlay gid, kailangan gid mag eskwela gid sang insakto para
makatapos kag maka trabaho.his
R: So diba kuya nabudlayan ka nga narealize mo nga maging
tatay kana paano pagid kay mas nagging budlay na kay
nagging single ka tapos ang mga bata is ara saimo ta sang
imo na partner is wala?
P3: Ano nalang ng gina isip ko nlanag na kayahon ko nalang
shempre ara ang mga bata sa akon naging ano gina isip ko
lang gid na ara ang mga bata sa akong tapos gina isip ko
man na di ko gusto na ma agyan nila ang na agyan ko. So
naghimo gid ko sang paraan para ma happy kag makahatg
ko saila basta makaya ko lang.
R: Pila gali ang bata na ara saimo subong kuya?
P3: Ng ano sila tatlo.
R: Ahh tatlo, pero tong first mo kuya pila edad mo sato?
P3: Ng ano palang ko sato 18.
R: Ng may kambal saila or layoanay ang edad?
P3: Ng kuan lang gap satong una 2 years tapos 10 ang ika tatlo.
R: Ahh okay okay kuya, maliban sa hambal mo nga nabudlayan
ka sa trabaho ano pagid ang mga problema nga na
experience mo?
P3: Ng ano nagsisi man ko eh nga nahimo ko to, nagsis man ko
sa sarili ko dapat na nag eskwela nalang ko wala nalang ko
sang ginhimo na amo sato na bagay para diko siling nga ang
na agyan ko nga bagay kay amo gali ni kabudlay.
R: So kuya diba hambal mo nagsisi ka? Ng habang buntis pa
bas ha nag sagi ba sa isip mo na what if ipalaglag ang bata?
P3: Sang nga to naka isip man ko na nag storya man ko na daw
diko pa kaya nga mag upod kami nga duwa kay ti shempre
sa edad namon bata pa kayo pero sang wala nagid kami
may mahimo gin baton ko nalang gid. Kay shempre mas
kalain man na na I an okay mas dako pa man ang sala kung
ipa abort mo mas dako pa ang sala mo.
R: Pero ano gali ang ano mo kuya ang reason kung ngaa nag
separate nap o kamo satong partner mo po?
P3: Ng kuan lang .

R: I mean kung private kuya okay nalang na hindi mo pag

hambal.
P3: Oo ng private namn abi sha na ano gang problem namon na
duwa.
R: Ay sige po no problem pero ano po okay lang ba saimo
subong na ara saimo tanan ang bata?
P3: Mas gusto ko gani na ara nalang sa akon ba, bahala na nag
hiwalay kami atleast ara ang mga bata sakon kay
komportable ko shempre pag wala abi saimo ang bata di mo
bal-an kung ano ang gina himo nila, kung diin sila. Mas
kaluoy man abi sila, kung hindi ikaw na parents ang naga
alaga saila ng isalig mo sa iban. Mas nami gid na ikaw kay
mabantayan mo sila.
R: Bale ang needs gali sang mga bata kuya ikaw lang gid ang
naga hatag or naga hatag man tong asawa mo?
P3: Nagahatag man sha gyapon pero separated lang kami,
nagabulig man sha. Pero wala ko gid sha as in na gina ano
nsa mag bulig.
R: Like gina pabay-an mo lang po?
P3: Oo wala ko man sha gina hambalan na ano na maghatag
sha ang iya nalang na ano is shempre makuan nya mana
maisip nya mana shempre bata nya mana.
R: So sa mga problema nga na nagyan mo kuya is daw gi
baton mo nalang kag nag workhard ka nalang para sa mga
bata mo daw amo na?
P3: Tapos nag kuan gid ko nagsalig gid ko sa ginoo kag sa mga
bata na hindi nya lang gid ko pagbay-an. So wala gid ko nag
expect na bisan amo lang ko sini diko makapati nga wala ko
gina pabay-an kag ara gid ang ginoo na naga bulig.
R: Amo to lang man ang mga pamangkot namon kuya, thank
you gid sa time kag effort sa pagsabat.

PARTICIPANT #4 (MAY 10, 2023)

Researcher: Goodafternoon sir, ang amon bi na rsearch is about sa
single teenage fathers bala haw. So tama kuya nga teenager
ka sang nag ka bata ka .
P4: Ahh 19

Researcher: So may ara lang kami mga questions, so ang una ko nga
queastion sir kay. Ano ang nabatyagan mo sang na bal-an
mo nga maging tatay ka
P4: Hindi to siya kuan, kay daw kumbaga kuan siya eh, prepare
or unprepared. Pero syempre number one kabado na
kulbaan kung basi makaya ba or hindi. Sato na forced man
nga okay. Kato naging dalawa ang abta ko 3yrs ang gap ,
tapos seven years kami nag upod sang partner kaso asta
lang gud siguro didto
Researcher: So dalawa diba ang bata mo sir ara sa imo ang isa tas ara
sa partner mo ang isa?
P4: Oo, ang panganay ara sa akon ang bunso is ara sa ila , ang
lalaki ang ara sa akon ang babae ara sa ila.
Researcher: So ano tung nabatyagan mo saying time nga na bal-an mo
ikaw lang isa magpadako sang bata mo?
P4: Hindi man pud kay ara akon parents, ang akon papa.
Researcher: Amoto kuya ano ang na realize mo nga padakuon mo tung
bata nga upod ang parents mo?
P4: Ah, Okay man lang , kuan lang ng daw hindi man siya
kuan(budlay) kay kuan syempre isa nalang ng daw di
kompleto gud amona. Daw wala lang, ng mag dugay nga
mag dugay okay naman siguro nga (padakuon ang bata) kay
kuan may trabaho man
Researcher: Pero gina pangita mo man tung o makita mo man dyapon
ang isa mo ka bata?
P4: Oo ah, naga kuan lang give and take nga gina tawag. Kung
sila mag hulam(sang bata) ga give kami tas kami ga take
lang.
Researcher: So ano tung mga problema nga na face mo habang ga
padako ka sang bata mo sir?
P4: Number one financial , pag wala ka trabaho budlay (high
tone) dapat maningkamot ka gid kung about family na gin
sulod mo
Researcher: So tung financial nga problem mo kuya,ga ubra ka di subong
sir, amoni nag source of income mo subong?
P4: Oo amon man dyapon ni, iya ka magulang ko kami lang nag
trabaho.

Researcher: Ning problema nga gin hambal mo kuya which is ang

financial, paano mo na solusyona ning problema mo nga ini?
P4: Ng kuan lang eh ngita trabaho sakto eh, kung wala sang
trabaho ti another naman, paningkamot ka naman, di man
budlay mangita sang kwarta(relaxed voice) kung may
diskarte ka lang. Basta mag isip ka nga pamilyado ka okay
na na siya, mangita ka lang(trabaho) bisan mahambal mo
lang nga papa-ano mapakaon mo sila. Hindi man tanan na
side, dapat side to side ang gina basehan mo kaun lang eh
ng daw iface mo tung problema mo kay syempre amo na ng
na sulod mo mo, ara nana.
Researcher: So na isip mo man ba sir na ipa abort ang bata kay mga
bata pa kamo sang time nga to?
P4: Hindi pwede (disagree face) kuan 16 siya tas ako 19 ko sato
nga time, kuan gyapon ga skwela siya sato nga time, 16 siya
19 ko pero nag kuan lang nag sarili kami gihapon. Nag sarili
lang ko wala ko nag kuan kayla mama nga amona kumbaga
nag sarili nalang ko dason sa akon gid, syempre basta
pamilya nga gina tawag kuan eh i consider mo nalang nga
damo mag bago, damo mag bago kay syempre pag binata
or dalaga pwede ka maka upod maski kay sino diba kay
gusto mo nga ay sige lagaw ta didto lagaw ta diri okay lang.
Pero pag tawag nga pamilya daw damo, o kumbaga damo
na gap nga matabo.
Researcher: Sa tanan mo nga problema kuya kay ara ang bata mo so
amo to nalang ang naging strenght mo
P4: Oo,oo syempre number one gid eh, kay alangan naman
pabay-an mo kay ara na na siya mo , kag isapa kung
alangan naman kung ano tawag sina ipalaglag mo ti dako to
siya nga sala kay hinimuan mo.
Researcher: Bale ga skwela subong tung bata mo kuya?
P4: Grade 4 ang panganay grade 1 ang bunso
Researcher: Bale amo na to tanan sir, madamo gid nga salamat sa pag
sabat sa mga pamangkot namon.
P4: (Nods)

PARTICIPANT #5 (MAY 11, 2023)

R: Hello po, so interviehon ta gali ka subong para sa research

namon.. ang first question is ano ang nabatyagan mo tung
nabal-an mo na magiging father kana.
P5: Sa akon lang na exp..sa akon na ano tung nabal an ko tung..
tung time na 2 months or 3 months nga wala na sya gina
regla amoto e gina kulbaan nako kung ano ang himoon ko
kung ano ba ang plano.. plano namon kung padayon ba o
hindi.. tapos amoto e daw damo damo na gina isip sa ga
sulod utok ko kung ano ang akon himoon kung ready naba
ko maging tatay or hindi pa amo lang na.
R: So may ara ba nga time na nakaisip ka na ipalaglag ang mo
tung bata?
P5: Oo ara tung una kay hindi ko gusto maguba sa pamilya nya
tapos maguba sa pamilya ko.. te amoto e tung time na isa ka
adlaw na naisip ko na ipalaglag ta nalang ni kay hindi ta
kaya nga buhion ni kay wala pata ga ub..wala pata ga ubra
ga skel..skwela pata tapos damo damo pata sang hirimoon
damo pata pangarap..tapos amoto eh nga sige kung
ipalaglag tani sala….sala ni….sala..sala ta nga ginikanan na
daw wala ta pulos nga ipalaglag ta ang bata tapos… amo
lang na.
R: Ang sunod nga question is.. ano ang nabatyagan mo tung
nabal an mo na maging tatay kana?
P5; Ng ano happ..happy kaman pero budlay ng damo ka gina
isip taposss.. daw hindi ko feel maging tatay daw di pako
ready kay sa amoni palang na edad ko may bata nako isa
paaaa… pirte gid ka budlay ang mag bata.
R: Ano ang mga problem ana na agyan mo tung nagkabata ka?
P5: Ng kung diin ko mag kwa sang kwarta kung diin ko mag kwa
sang gastos kag damo sang garastuson mga baraydan
kag…. mga…. mga kailangan sang mga bata at kung ano
ang mga needs nya di ko bal an kung diin ko magkuha kay
ga skwela paman ko kag wala ko sang trabaho na
permanent.

R: So paano mo na lagpasan ang mga problema nga ni?

P5: Gi pray ko lang kay lord nga gabayan nyako nga kaya ko ni
kay ta..tatay ko maging responsibilidad ko na maging ama
gid taposs.. ng pray lang tapos amoto e gin open lang
namon sa ginikanan namon nga amoni ma pa may
bat..may.. may apo kana tapos amoto e gin tanggap gyapon
ko nila biskan mali gin sudlan ko na isa ka bagay nga hindi
pako ready.
R: So amo lang gali tung mga questions salamat gid.

PARTICIPANT #6 (MAY 14, 2023)

Researcher: So good afternoon po sir-
P6: Good afternoon.
Researcher: So sir ara ko di subong para mag-
P6: Ay ara ka di subong? (Smiles) (Chuckles) Sige patuloy.
Researcher: Gina interview taka sir para sa study namon about sa single
teenage fathers.
P6: Ok.
Researcher: Before ta mag start sir, sure ka sir nga nga ara ka sa right-
good condition para mag participate sa interview nga ni?
P6: Oo ah payts ah.
Researcher: Ok so first question ko po sir is, Ano ang feeling mo sang
nabalan mo nga maging tatay ka na?
P6: Feeling ko? Nalipay gid eh. (..) That was:: (..) uh (..)
pinakamasayang araw nung nalaman ko. Pero:: pero nung
na realize ko na hindi uh:: nalaman ko na na:: magagalit
talaga yung pamilya ko at at pamilya ng babae, yun na
natakot talaga ako. So at the same time natatakot,
kinakabahan (..) pero mostly, napakasaya ko, at syempre
yung girlfriend ko din.
Researcher: Ah: ok. So so (..) sir next is, nung nalaman mo na mag-iisa
ka lang mag-alaga sa anak mo, ano yung feeling mo nun?
P6: Hay, subo gid ko eh. Namatay siya yung wife ko eh-
Researcher: (Gasp) Bakit po sir?
P6: Mayroon siyang sakit noong mga two years ata? Two years
old pa lang yung anak namin uh.. (..) na stroke siya. (Closed
his eyes)

Researcher: I’m very sorry for your loss sir.

P6: (Nods)
Researcher: So sa 3rd question po is uh: Ano po ang mga problema na
naharap niyo as a single teenage father?
P6: Uh syempre, ano, nahirapan sa pag-aaral, kasi nag-aral pa
ako college pa ako non eh.
Researcher: Ah ok.
P6: (..) Te uh:: pagkatapos ng klase may uh: isa pang obligasyon
pagdating mo sa bahay, kaya ano (..) grabe. (…) Tapos gina
padali-dali pagid ko sang akon nga ang parents ko kag kag::
ang parents man sang wife ko, ga: suporta giyapon sila sa
pag dako sang bata kaluoy sa diyos. (..) Pero:: pinipressure
nila akong makapagtapos na eh. So ang ginawa ko, nag
army nalang ako. Para may ara na ko ihatag sa bata ko man
diba? Para: ako na ang makapabuhi sa iya. Te amo to (..)
pila ka tuig nag lipas ari na kami di. Ok lang man kami.
(Smiles)
Researcher: Ok sir so sa next question, po (..) paano mo na solbar ang
mga problema nga to?
P6: Ano uh:: amo gani to, nag decide nalang ako na mag pa
enlist sa army. Para may sweldo na akong (..) ano (..) na
ibigay na i provide sa anak ko.
Researcher: Te sir hindi ka ano (..) ng:: satung nag army ka mas less ba
time mo sa bata mo?
P6: Ay oo, pero ara man gihapon iya (..) dalawa nga ano lolo
kag lola mag bantay sa iya.
Researcher: Te sir na mention mo man giyapon kagina nga:: daw gina
padali ka nila, pero willing giyapon sila mag alaga sang
bata?
P6: Ang rason nga gina pa dali ko nila, amo ni oh. (..) Kay may
bata giyapon sila nga gina alaga. May mga kapatid parin
akong mga ka edad ng anak ko eh. (..) Madami kami, lima.
(..) Tapos ang tatay ko lang ang nag tatrabaho noon. So
ayun. Napagisipan ko talaga yan.
Researcher: Ah ok po sir. (…) So pwede uh (..) Tell me more about sa
ano, yung nag army ka, mahirap ba yun?

P6: Sobrang hirap. Parang ano nga eh. First day ko doon sinabi
ko talaga sa sarili ko parang ayaw ko na. Kasi pina physical
ano kami. (..)
Researcher: Basic training?
P6: Basic training oo. Pero ano (..) uh:: siyempre di ako nag quit.
Alam mo ginawa ko? Inisip ko lang talaga yung anak ko at
yun ano, pinag pinag uh pinagtyagaan ko talaga yung
training. Hanggang sa nasanay na ako.
Researcher: Ah ok sir. (..) Balik ta anay didto sa tung gi mention mo sa
earlier sir nga habang ga klase ka tapos may bata ka, paano
mo to siya gi solbar?
P6: Ano, gipa bilin ko lang anay sa lolo kag lola niya.
Researcher: Ah ok po sir. (..) so uh:: amo lang man to tanan sir. Salamat
gid sa pag participate sa study ng ani.
P6: Walang problema. Hindi naman ipapakita yung uh pangalan
ko no?
Researcher: No, hindi gid sir.
P6: Sige sige.

PARTICIPANT #7 (MAY 15, 2023)

Researcher: So maayong hapon Sir, ara ko di subong para mag interview
sa imo para sa amon nga research study. So ang una nga
pamangkot, ano ang nabatyagan mo sang nabalan mo nga
maging tatay ka na, kag ano ang nabatyagan mo sang
nabalan mo nga ikaw lang isa?
P7: Mm, damo. Damo man nga kuan abi, may ara man sang ma
excite ka, sabay sang kulba, syempre kung paano mo
atubangon ang tanan, kag isa pa, syempre mabatyagan mo
man na nga nga papaano ko papadakuon, daw amo bala
sina.
Researcher: Paano ka naging single kag diin nagkadto ang imo nga
asawa dati?
P7: Ah: ang amo sina nga pamangkotanon, kuan na, uh:
kumbaga long story na siya.
Researcher: Ah long story.
P7: So sang nabalan ko nga nag halin sa mama niya, syempre
na suboan gid eh.

Researcher: Ok. So ano ang mga lain lain nga problema nga na harap
mo as a single teenage father sir?
P7: Syempre ang sa pagpadako sang bata eh. Hindi man sa ano
gina buligan man ko sang nanay ko. Pero, mas iba gid
padakoon ang kabataan kung buo ang pamilya eh. Way
sang mag badlong sa bata mo. May ara nga ng syempre
hindi mo ma tutukan ang bata mo kay ga trabaho ka man,
(..) kag dati budlayan man gihapon ko makapangita sang
trabaho kay syempre minor palang ko sato, kag hindi mo
balan, hindi ma disiplina ang kabataan mo kay syempre ikaw
ga trabaho ang ginikanan, ang iya nanay wala. Syempre ano
man paano mo na atubangon sang imo nga ginikanan man
nga, kay syempre mahuya mana sila sa bata mo nga
bakulon ang bata mo kay ti hindi- apo lang man na nila, te
magkaiba gid ang sitwasyon.
Researcher: Ok Sir so, paano mo na:: na solbar ang mga problema nga
ini?
P7: Sa ano na siya, uh: it uh: it’s a take time kumbaga. Sa
kalabaon sang panahon, kumbaga mag amat amat nga mag
hilom ang mga pilas kag mga naranasan mo nga mga
mapait. Madula siya sa imo sang kusa. Pero pag madula
siya, makasiling ka man nga nag strong ka bilang person,
daw amo bala sina. Kay syempre na lagpasan mo ang mga
problema nga (..) kumbaga sagad na sa imo nga problema.
Kag nagsikap gid ko ya, bisan ano gid ka budlay uh (..)
nagsikap gid ko kay gina-isip ko adlaw adlaw ang bata ko,
para ma pa nami ko man iya kinabuhi kag sang akon man.
Researcher: So sir, naghinulsol ka bala nga may bata ka sa edad nga to?
P7: Wala eh siyempre, hindi mo gid na hinulsulan kay kung
hinulsulan mo na, sayang ang bata mo diba. Ngaa
maghinulsol abi kay ginusto mo man na, hindi mo man na
siling nga eh nga hindi man na pwede nga ikaw lang ang
may gusto sina, hindi man din siya- hindi man pwede nga
siya lang may gusto sina, duha kamo may gusto sina pero
ngaa man abi hinulsulan mo pa diba? Sunod sina atubangon
mo nalang gid.
Researcher: So sir dali lang sir ha, balik ta anay satung una-una gid nga
question, ano ng pwede ng: mas deeper pagid nga daw ano
ka satung kung ano nabatyagan mo nga ikaw lang isa ang
mag alaga sa iya?

P7: Hindi actually: hindi man siling sang pag galawas- pag
gawas nila sina hindi man ka maka siling nga siya lang aw
ako lang isa kay syempre nag upod paman kami sina.
Researcher: Mm.
P7: Bago kami naghiwalay sang iya nga ginikanan, sang iya nga
nanay, daw 6: 6 years na na sila. Anum na sila ka tuig. Uh:
Sang u- pag balan ko nga may bata na ko, syempre na lipay,
may bata ko mo, sang nag panahon nga naghiwalay na kami
sang akon asawa, isip ko nga, papaano ko ni padakoon bata
ko nga ako lang.
Researcher: Ah ok.
P7: Pero: gina pa salig man ko sang akon ginikanan nagbulig
man sila nga sige, sige lang kay buligan ka namon, hambal
nila. Amo na nga dapat, uh dako gihapon ang pasalamat ko
sa ginikanan ko kay gi buligan nila ko.
Researcher: Sige sir, amo lang to tanan sir salamat gid.
P7: Sige ah.

PARTCIPANT #8 (MAY 16, 2023)

Researcher: So maayong hapon kuya, ara ko di subong para
interviewhon taka para sa amon study nga research study
nga about sa single teenage fathers. So ang una nga
pamangkot, ano ang nabatyagan mo sang nabalan mo nga
maging tatay ka na kag ano ang nabatyagan mo sang
nabalan mo nga ikaw lang isa?
P8: Sang nabalan ko nga maging tatay nako kag magka anak
nako, nalipay. (..) Kag kuan, (..) balan ko nga mabudlayan
gid ko sini, pero nalipay giyapon eh. Tapos may parte man
nga ng (..) ng:: nakulbaan bala haw. Pero sang naghalin
asawa ko, ay nasubuan gid ko (..) kay (..) gi bilin niya ko kag
ang bata namon.
Researcher: Ah ok. Paano ka naging: single kuy haw?
P8: Ah kuan, nag lakat sa lain nga bansa daw sa:: Dubai bala
to? Lakat siya to para ma ubra daw kuno. Nag Ofw siya.
Ambot lang diin pero satung damo damo muslim bala nga
lugar haw, tapos ng (..) sang duha na siya ka tuig to ambot
no tabo to, way way niya na kami gina padal-an kwarta sang
bata ko, way man way man (..) way man siya gihapon ga

sabat sa message ko, bigla lng nadula ba. Hasta subong

way ka contact contact sakon. (...) (Smiles) Nakakita guro
lain. (laughs)
Researcher: (laughs) Aw, ok. Next nga question is, ano ano ang mga
problema nga na harap mo as a single teenage father?
P8: Uh budlay mag uh:: damo sang ano (…) (Nagtulok sa
babaw)
Researcher: Sige lang kuy, isipa lang kung ano tung mga na harap mo.
P8: Arang kisa:: di ko ka pangita obra kay budlay budlay
mangita, tapos:: (..) kung maka kita ko, ma bilin bata ko kay
way may ga bantay. Pirme ko na gina problemahan gid ng
amo sina ba.
Researcher: So next is, paano mo na solbar tung mga problema nga to?
P8: Arang ano eh, (..) Kung mangita trabaho bisan ng mag
deliver sang manok, mag baligya gulay, mag panday mga
amo sina, uh ng piliton ko gid nga trabahuon to sila maski
budlay kag piliton ko man ang mga lain lain ko nga boss::
nga pa trabahuon ko para (..) para maka kuha ko sang
kwarta eh, para mabuhi ko man bata ko, kag kag siya lang
man gina isip ko habang ga trabaho ko ya. May Nanay man
o wala love ko na sya ya, di ko gid di ko gid na pag pabay-an
ya. (Smiles)
Researcher: Wow. Ok kuya so amo man lang to tanan, salamat sa pag
participate sang study nga ni.
P8: Aw amo lang to?
Researcher: Oo kuy.
P8: Sige.

PARTICIPANT #9 (MAY 18, 2023)

Researcher: Goodcafternoon po, ning interview nga ini kay para sa
research po namon. Bale ang research topic namon kay
about sa single teenage fathers.
P9: Okay, okay.
Researcher: Ma start nako sir, ang una ta nga pamangkot kay ano ang
nabatyagan mo sang na ba-an mo nga maging tatay ka?
P9: Ng like ng, ng, ng happy ng(prolonged “ng”) like ng kuan
bala ng kuan diba dati like busy ka sa mga barkada ng

lagaw lagaw kung diin tapos tung na bal-an ko nga , nga

may bata nako like ang gina isip ko nalang gid need ko bala
ng(suttering) ng, ng, mag focus sa family ko kay syempre
amona(nag ka bata nako)
Researcher: So gin dawat mo gid nga maging tatay ka na?
P9: Oo.
Researcher: Ti kay naging tatay ka na sir, ano tung na realize mo, kay
single ka diba. Ano tung na batyagan mo nga ikaw lang isa
mag padako sang bata mo?
P9: Ayy(taas boses) hindi man gid ako may ara man ang mama
ko amoto amona.
Researcher: Ti kay padakuon mo tung bata nga upod imo ginikanan pero
wala tung imo gid nga partner ano ang na batyagan mo gid?
P9: Syempre happy ang na batyagan ko, like hindi lang gid ko
like magsalig sa pamilya syempre dapat may ara ka man ,
may ara ka man ikabulig mo bala ng mismo nga akon gid
nga hulag.
Researcher: Ang sunod ko nga pamangkot kay ano nag mga lain lain mo
nga problema nga na atubang habang gina padako mmo
ang bata mo.
P9: Problema nga?
Researcher: Ng mga problema bala habang gina pa dako mo ang bata
mo haw.
P9: Ayy okay, ng like problema ko ng like may ara man time nga
ng waay gid bala ng mga gatas ng mga amo na bala haw ng
waay waay gid bala tapos, may ara man time nga waay ko
ubra amona may ara man time nga ga problema ko sa hindi
lang sa side nga kag damo pa.
Researcher: So paano mo na lagpasan tung mga problema nga to?
P9: Nalagpasan ko kay like ga kuan bala ko ga paningkamot
lang kay para, para nang makakita gid sang tawag sina ng
makakita ka sang, sang wait lang( deep thinking).
Nalagpasan ko to kay like ang problema problema nagid na
hindi ka gid mag titok lang sa problema , kay syempre i set
mo man bala nag isip mo nga need mo gid sang mga, need
mo gid sang mga bagay nga nga dapat gid nga himuon nga
like dapat himuon nga ang problema mag kuan bala haw
madula bala haw para malagpasan mo gid.

Researcher: So kung isipon ta gid sir nadula ning tanan nga problema
nga na agyan mo kay ara nag bata mo ?
P9: Oo, like kunwari halin ko sa mga obra amona tas nag mga
problema ko so like kung makkita ko ang bata ko madula
lang bala haw.
Researcher: May pahabol ko nga pamangkot sir, ang bata mo kay ara gid
sa imo no?
P9: Oo ara di.
Researcher: So amo lang gid to tanan sir, madamo gid nga salamat sa
pag sugot mo nga ikaw amon interviewhon para sa amon
nga research, salamat gid sa imo nga oras, kag maayo nga
udto lwat.
P9: Ayy sige sige salamat (answered in satisfactory voice).

PARTICIPANT #10 (MAY 19, 2023)

R: Okay so bago kami mag start ng i-explain anay namon ang
amon research. So ang amon na study po is gina mangkot
namon ang mga teenager na tatay kung ano ang mga
experiences niala, mga kabudlayan during sang time na
nagkabata sila sang minor pa ang ila na edad. So para sa
una namon na pamangakot saimo kuya is ano ang
nabatyagan mo sang nabal an mo na maging tatay ka?
P10: Sa akon una, mabudlayan kay number 1 ng ano mahatag
mo sa bata mo kay teenager ka pa, wala may nabal-an na
ubra amo na.
R: Ng kuya hiwalay ba kamo sang imo na partner?
P10: Hindi.
R: So ano man ang mga problema na naatubang mo?
P10: Problema? Ng damo man pero masolusyonan man ng
problema, hindi gid na maiwasan ang problema sainyo nga
duwa, ara gid na permi amo lang na
R: I mean satong nagkabata kana kuya ano nga mga problema
ang nautabng nyo sang imo na partner
P10: Naabot sa amon na problema kay ang kwarta, kung diin
mangita kwarta ba kay teenager kapa way kapa sang ubra

kag isa pa waay ka pa katapos skwela kay tungod bata

kappa, mabudlayan kagid mangita kwarta
R: So sa ka damo damo nga problema no namention mo pa na
nagka problema man kamo sang partner mo tapos may ara
man sang problema sa kwarta paano nyo man to gin
solusyonan kuy or paano nyo gi handle?
P10: Una una sa tanan ng salig lang sa ginoo na ang tanan na
problema dapat masolusyonan, pangamuyo lang sa ginoo
kag pagsalig lang sa sarili, amo na nga makaya ang
problema nga siling nga hindi kag wala may masolusyonan
na problema
R: Uhm ang bata nyo po nakabulig man sha para ng daw
medjo mag gaan gaan ang pakiramdam nyo like habang ga
atubang sa mga problema na gina atubang?
P10: Makabulig man ang bata lalo na sa tanan, ng okay ang
health sang bata, ng kada abot mo sa balay ara sha naga
sugata saimo, okay lang sa akon na Makita ang bata ko na
happy na wala may gina batyag amo lang na.
R: Hmm gano no so like nalipay ka gid na wala sha sang gina
batyag. So paano naman kung magkasakit bala sha haw
paano na sha bi. Ng kunware sa kwarta diin kamo naga
dalagan kung walang-wala gid?
P10: Di naman abi na maiwaan na ang bata magsakit, hmm ng
kuan lang ah naningkamot man kami na maabot gid sa time
na ang bata magsakit nga ng tatay bilang isa ka batang ama
bala haw nga ng gapangita man paraan para mahatag man
ang bulong para sa bata nga ma ayo sha nga madula iya
sakit, amo lang na.
R: Hmm may ara gali sang time na may ara sang sakit pero ga
prepare kamo na halimbawa na magkasakit sha may ara ta
na bulong, naisip nyo man pud na no?
P10: Para sa akon abi waay man ko ga isip sina, shempre gi
sulod ko man ang amo na nga problema itindigon ta bilang
bata pa ng tatay. Wala siling na gasalig ko sa iban shempre
gisulod ko na nga bata pa ng nangasawa na kag nakabata
na. na experience ko man na mangabudlay, kay di man
siling na pagpangasawa mo diretso ka nga boom. Dapat
may ara gid na nga struggle sa kinabuhi mo nga mag abot
tani ikaw maningkamot ka gid para masolusyonan na.

R: So gina solo mo pa ang problema no? hindi mo kayo gina

gusto na mangayo bulig sa pamilya, na mas gusto mo na
ikaw lang gid ang maningkamot. Pero ang family mo po wala
man nag hambal nga ay maghatag kami sang amo ni amo
na or gahatag man pero mas gusto mo lang gid na ikaw lang
?
P10: Ang akon abi isa pa pigado man ginikanan ko bal-an ko man
nga kung ano sila ti, ako bilang isang bata kayahon ko
nalang nga ako nalang mag kwan kay shempre bal-an ko
man ang ginikanan ko na kung ano sila kapigado. Kay kung
pigado ko mas pigado man sila, te naga paningkamot man
ko para ma solusyonan ko ang problema ko kay kung sila
hindi man gyapon na ma kwan, ako nalang bilang tatay.
R: Hmm, amo lang man to tanan kuya. Salamat gid.

APPENDIX E

CERTIFICATION

This is to certify that the undersigned has reviewed the Qualitative

Research entitled “Alone Together: Recognizing the Adversities Faced by Single

Teenage Fathers”, by Joshua Karol L. Estacio, Khristina O. Montilla, Anne Berryl

P. Velasco, Nia Zamuelle Lanaria, Althea Villanueva, and Hubby Bryan Decena,

senior high school students of the Science and Technology, Engineering and

Mathematics (STEM) in regard to its content, grammar, organization of

sentences, and other related requirements.

This certification is granted to meet the prerequisite for their Final

Manuscript Printing.

Issued this ____day of March 2018 at Koronadal National Comprehensive

High School (KNCHS) Rizal Street, Brgy. Zone IV, City of Koronadal, Province of

South Cotabato.

Estrelleta A. Laroscain

Critic reader

APPENDIX F

CURRICULUM VITAE

PERSONAL INFORMATION

NAME: Hubby Bryan P. Decena

AGE: 18
DATE OF BIRTH: December 19, 2004
ADRESS: Prk. Kahirup, Brgy. Zone II Koronadal
City, South Cotabato
Place of Birth: Koronadal City, South Cotabato
Mother: Rosalyn P. Decena
Father: Edgard Bryan I. Decena
Sibling(s): Eryca Gryz P. Decena, Kym Dart P.
Decena
Religion: Roman Catholic
Civil Status: Single
Nationality: Filipino

EDUCATIONAL ATTAINMENT

Senior High School: Koronadal National Comprehensive High School

(KNCHS-SHS)
Strand: Science and Technology, Engineering
Mathematics (STEM)

Koronadal National Comprehensive High School

Junior High School: (KNCHS-JHS)

Elementary: KORONADAL CENTRAL ELEMTARY SCHOOL-2

(Grade 3 Garde 6)
KORONADAL CENTRAL ELEMTARY SCHOOL-1
(Grade 1- Grade 2)
Nursery: Southern Cathedral of Faith (Nursery - Kinder 2)

PERSONAL INFORMATION

NAME: Joshua Karol Estacio

AGE: 16
DATE OF BIRTH: July 19, 2006
ADRESS: Maranon Village BLK. 7
Place of Birth: Koronadal City
Mother: Ruth L. Estacio
Father: Dennis G. Estacio
Sibling(s): None
Religion: Roman Catholic
Civil Status: Single
Nationality: Filipino
Dialect: Hiligaynon

EDUCATIONAL ATTAINMENT

Koronadal National Comprehensive High School

Senior High School:
(KNCHS-SHS)
Strand: Science and Technology, Engineering
Mathematics (STEM)

Junior High School: Koronadal National Comprehensive High School

(KNCHS-JHS STEM)

Elementary: Koronadal Central Elementary School (Grade 1 –

Grade 6)

Nursery:
Marbel Evangelical Learning Center

PERSONAL INFORMATION

NAME: Nia Zamuelle C. Lanaria

AGE: 17
DATE OF BIRTH: November 21, 2005
ADRESS: Prk. Masagana B, Brgy. Morales,
Koronadal City, South Cotabato
Place of Birth: Davao City
Mother: Christine C. Lanaria
Father: Isagani C. Lanaria
Sibling(s): Eishi Nicole C. Lanaria, U1 Miguel
Rafael C. Lanaria, Rich Amber C. Lanaria PAGE \* MERGEFORMAT 1
Department of Education
Republic of the Philippines
Region XII
City Schools Division of Koronadal
KORONADAL NATIONAL COMPREHENSIVE HIGH SCHOOL-SENIOR HIGH SCHOOL
City of Koronadal

EDUCATIONAL ATTAINMENT

Koronadal National Comprehensive High School

Senior High School:
(KNCHS-SHS)
Strand: Science and Technology, Engineering
Mathematics (STEM)

Junior High School:

Notre Dame of Banga Inc. (Junior High School)

Elementary: Morales Ramon Magsaysay Elementary School

(Grade 4 – Grade 6)
School (Grade 1 - Grade 6)
Tierra Monte Integrated School (Grade1 – Grade 3)

Nursery: Silangan Elementary School (Kinder 1 – Kinder 2)

PERSONAL INFORMATION

NAME: Khristina O. Montilla

AGE: 16
DATE OF BIRTH: July 5, 2006
ADRESS: Prk. Prosper Brgy. G.P.S. Koronadal
City, South Cotabato PAGE \* MERGEFORMAT 1
Department of Education
Republic of the Philippines
Region XII
City Schools Division of Koronadal
KORONADAL NATIONAL COMPREHENSIVE HIGH SCHOOL-SENIOR HIGH SCHOOL
City of Koronadal

EDUCATIONAL ATTAINMENT

Koronadal National Comprehensive High School

Senior High School: (KNCHS-SHS)

Strand: Science and Technology, Engineering
Mathematics (STEM)

Junior High School: Koronadal National Comprehensive High School

(Junior High School)

Elementary:
Marbel 1 Central Elementary school (Kinder –
Garde 6)

PERSONAL INFORMATION

NAME: Anne Berryl P. Velasco

AGE: 17
DATE OF BIRTH: November 07, 2005
ADRESS: Morrow Aquino, Brgy. Zone 2,
Koronadal City, South Cotabato
Place of Birth: Banga, South Cotabato
Mother: Leonila P. Velasco
Father: Ruben O. Velasco
Sibling(s): Janelle P. Velasco
Religion: Jehovah's Witnesses
Civil Status: Single
Nationality: Filipino

EDUCATIONAL ATTAINMENT

Koronadal National Comprehensive High School

Senior High School: (KNCHS-SHS)
Strand: Science and Technology, Engineering
Mathematics (STEM)

Junior High School:

Koronadal National Comprehensive High School
(KNCHS-JHS)

Elementary: Marbel 1 Central Elementary School (Grade 1 -

Grade 6)

Maligaya integrated school (Kinder

PAGE \* 1 - Kinder 2) 1
MERGEFORMAT
Department of Education
Republic of the Philippines
Region XII
City Schools Division of Koronadal
KORONADAL NATIONAL COMPREHENSIVE HIGH SCHOOL-SENIOR HIGH SCHOOL
City of Koronadal

Nursery:

PERSONAL INFORMATION

NAME: Althea Faye Z. Villanueva

AGE: 16
DATE OF BIRTH: October 21, 2006
ADRESS: Prk. Masagana B, Brgy. Morales,
Koronadal City, South Cotabato
Place of Birth: Koronadal City, South Cotabato
Prk. Masagana B, Brgy. Morales, Koronadal
City, South Cotabato
Mother: Juvy Z. Villanueva
Father: Rodelio Villanueva
Sibling(s): Alteir James Z. Villanueva
Religion: Roman Catholic
Civil Status: Single

EDUCATIONAL ATTAINMENT

Koronadal National Comprehensive High School

Senior High School: (KNCHS-SHS)
Strand: Science and Technology, Engineering
Mathematics (STEM)

Junior High School:

Koronadal National Comprehensive High School
(KNCHS-JHS)

Elementary: Morales Elementary School (Grade 1 - Grade 6)

Nursery: Twinklers Day Care Center (Nursery - Kinder 1)

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