Community Profile
BRGY. SUN VALLEY
BRGY. SUN VALLEY
Community Profile
INTRODUCTION
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Parañaque is the third largest city in the NCR region with a land area of 46.57 kilometers squared. The city is subdivided into 16 barangays, one of which is Barangay Sun Valley. This barangay was created under Presidential Decree No. 1326 dated April 13,1978. Situated at the heart of Parañaque, it has been awarded the most outstanding barangay among the 16 barangays in Parañaque in terms of budget allocation and budget transparency for the past two years. It is an urbanized community that consists of many factories, businesses and establishments that contribute the growth of the city.
Like other developing communities, Barangay Sun Valley also experiences certain problems such as the presence of informal settlers, fires, flooding due to typhoons, road congestion and pollution. This community profile aims to efficiently collect data in order to inform people of the current situation in the barangay which can assist in effective disaster mitigation and management of Villa Paraiso, Sun Valley, Paranaque. This being said, the local government as well as the barangay officials and employees can effectively work together to ensure the safety and well being of the people in the community.
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PHYSICAL CONDITION
Barangay Sun Valley has a total land area of 177.75 hectares and is situated in District 2 of Parañaque. This district contains 7 barangays excluding Barangay Sun Valley, and the remaining 8 barangays in the city lie in District 1. Barangay Sun Valley consists of 16 subdivisions and 14 neighborhoods or puroks such as Purok Camachile, Lower Sta. Ana Zone 1 to 6 and Villa Paraiso. As shown in the figure below, Barangay Sun Valley is bounded by Edison Avenue, Doña Soledad Avenue, and the Metro Manila Skyway. Barangay Merville lies on its west, Barangay Don Bosco is located at its south and Barangay San Martin De Porres lies on its east - all of which are other barangays present in District 2 of Parañaque. The landmarks found in Barangay Sun Valley are Sun Valley National High School, Our Lady of the Most Holy Rosary Parish and Barangay Sun Valley Health Center. 1. Other notable landmarks of the Barangay are the “Amaya Condominiums,” “Sienna Park,” and the “Layos Park Residences.” Based on Google Earth, the types of houses present are mostly made of concrete. The barangay is also home to a number of townhouses, as well as, medium rise buildings such as the condominium development project of DMCI homes. In the community of Villa Paraiso, Villas 1 and 2 covers 12,000 square meters of the total land area. Riverside with 6, Camachile with 8, and Bukidano with 7 hectares respectively. Lastly, Sta. Ana covers 100,000.
PROFILE OF THE PEOPLE
Population — The community of Sun Valley in Parañaque city has an estimated population of 38,688 people (as of 2010) divided among 16 subdivisions and 17 neighborhoods/puroks. There are total of 3,610 house located in different subdivisions with Sun Valley Subdivision (900) having the most number of houses and Road 32 (32) having the least. Meanwhile, there are 9,369 house located in small neighborhoods or puroks with Villa Paraiso (6,089) having the most number of households and Lower Sta. Ana Zone 4 (20) having the least. Specifically, there are 324 families in Villa 1, more than 300 families in Villa 2, 300 families in Riverside, 350 families in the Bukid area, 250 families in Sta. Ana, and 450 families in Camichile.
Age — Based on data gathered from an online document, Sun Valley has a population of 14,307 children, wherein 954 of which are under 1 year old and 13,353 are aged from 1 to 17. In percentage, 40% are children, 50% are young adults and 10% are senior citizens.
Sex Composition — The population of Sun Valley consists of 18,524 males and 20,114 females, having a distribution of 6.41. Therefore, there are about 60% females, 40% males, and 15% homosexuals.
Income — The income of the residents of Sun Valley is much lower compared to other subdivisions since majority of the occupation of its residents are low to average paying jobs. Those who are paid under the minimum wage are composed of 75% contractual workers while those who are paid in the minimum wage are 25% regular workers.
Occupation — The common occupations among the people in Sun Valley are construction workers (50%), security guards (25%), and street vendors (25%).
Educational Attainment — Most of those living in the barangay have attained at least a high school degree and some have also achieved college degrees. 50% graduated high school, 25% graduated elementary, and 25%graduated college.
Skills — The people of Sun Valley are highly skilled, which is the main reason behind the constant development, as well as industrial and economical progress of the barangay. Some specific skills of the people are business skills in their selling of goods and also in textile making and production. Residents are also skilled in the field of athletics due to the presence of basketball courts, tennis courts, and over four gymnasiums. Barangay Sun Valley also has many officials responsible in maintaining the order of the community, and a number of committees assigned to disaster preparedness and safety within the barangay. Because these are the ones who run the barangay, they set the rules and shape Sun Valley. They also make projects for its betterment and provide job opportunities to other members of the community. Those who are knowledgeable about construction skills have a percentage of 50%, service skills with 25%, and garments (like sewing and tailoring) with 25%.
Home Conditions (Toilet, Electricity, Water) — The conditions of each home in the community are important. This is to ensure good sanitation inside our respective houses. Meralco provides continuous supply of electric power. Because of this, we can do our household duties such as cooking. Water supply is also needed for cleaning and drinking. Without these, our work will not be efficient. Our home conditions make our lives easier and more comfortable. Regarding the home conditions in the Villa, 75% is complete and the remaining 25% is uncomfortable with their current situation.
Religion — There are 15 religious organizations, 7 parish youth organizations and 4 religious congregations that can be found in the community. In addition, there are also 7 Catholic churches/chapels and 10 Non-Catholic. From the given data, I would say that Barangay Sun Valley is diverse, especially when it comes to religion. The number of the different organizations and churches, both Catholic and Non-Catholic, that are present, is quite plenty compared to Barangay BF Homes. 50% are Catholic, 25% are Born Again Christians, and the remaining 25%are for other religios like Iglesia, Seventh Day, etc.
Place — 50% of the community members are that of Visayan origin, 25% from Samar, and 25% consists of others like Ilocano or Bicolano. The place of the community is an essential element in the lives of the people living there. Barangay Sun Valley is surrounded by factories. This may cause detrimental health concerns, since people may inhale toxic substances emitted by the production of the goods. The place is also is too crowded and prone to floods. There were constructions before (for the establishment of the elevated skyway) that could've caused clogging of drainage systems. Petty crimes may also happen in the area because there are many entrance and access points where criminals may enter.
Dialects — The Philippines has 8 major dialects: Bikol, Cebuano, Ilonggo, Ilocano, Kapampangan, Pangasinan, Tagalog and Waray. In Sun Valley, Parañaque, the people usually use the Tagalog dialect. A dialect is important because it gives a sense of belonging. Through this, it ties and connects people. Without it, communication will be difficult. If you are in this community and do not understand Tagalog, you will most probably have a hard time since if not most, all, of the people here speak this particular dialect. Aside from talking in Tagalog, 50% of the people in Sun Calley know how to speak Visaya, 25% for Waray, and 25% for Ilonggo or Bicolano.
SERVICE INSTITUTIONS
(Churches, Schools, Park, Recreational Halls, Stores, Health Center, Market, Cemetery, Public Library, etc)
Organizations, Religion Lifestyle is the interests, opinions, behaviors, and behavioral orientations of an individual, group, or culture. Barangay Sun Valley is home to several organizations of different kinds for all its residents. There are 15 religious organizations found in this community like the El Shaddai, Couples for Christ, Singles for Christ, and a lot more. Also, organizations like the Catholic Youth Ministry, Legion of Mary, Knights of the Altar, Chiro Youth Movement, Youth for Christ, Kids for Christ, and Passionist Youth Organization are also under the category of religious organizations; but, these are for the youth. There are also other non-religious organizations found in Sun Valley. As of now, there are 15 recognized civic organizations and 19 youth organizations. Aside from organizations, Religion plays a big role on the lifestyle of the residents. There are several Catholic Churches and Chapels like the Our Lady of the Most Holy Rosary Parish, Sto. Niño Chapel, Holy Family Chapel, Our Lady of Fatima Chapel, and others. Religion is accepted as a lifestyle since it affects how the residents of the barangay act.
Basically, the lifestyle of the people in that village is between traditional and modern. This is because majority of the residents there are considered middle class men. They are not very rich nor below or by the poverty line.
TRANSPORTATION
There are only 2 tricycle terminals and 1 taxi terminal present in the community. This can be a big disadvantage for them since there are many schools and markets in the place. If there is only a limited number of transportation services, the people may experience inconvenience. Also, if tricycles, taxis, and other private vehicles use the road all at the same time, traffic congestion will worsen.
The Sun Valley Tricycle Association is one of the main modes of transportation in the barangay. There are certain projects that the Barangay Captain made to ease convenience to the residents. One of it is providing jeepneys for elementary students. In this way, they can be brought to school everyday, without paying, since he is giving it for free.
LIFESTYLE
There are a lot of institutions that can be found in Barangay Sun Valley.
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Churches — There are seven Catholic Churches present in the community, namely Our Lady of the Most Holy Rosary Parish, Sto. Niño Chapel, Holy Family Chapel, Sacred Heart Chapel, Our Lady of Fatima Chapel, Sta. Cruz Chapel, and St. Joseph the Worker Chapel. The non-Catholic Churches include Sun Valley Christian Church, Jesus the Gospel Ministry International, Jesus is Lord Chapel, Jesus the Foundation Christian Fellowship, Jesus Christ the Savior Christian Fellowship, Jesus the Gospel, The Living Church, Baptist Church, Looking Unto Jesus Christian Church, and Chella Developmental School, Inc.
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Schools — The area is home to over thirteen schools. Seven of these offer private preparatory schools, four offer private elementary and high school, one offers both private preparatory and elementary school, and one offers all private preparatory, elementary and high school. The seven private preparatory schools include Mother of Divine Grace Learning Center, Sacred Heart School, Kids Play Camp Learning Center, STI Learning Center, Bicutan, Child’s Haven School, Little Moppet School, and Chella Developmental School Inc. The four schools that offer both private elementary and high school are Christian Harvest Academy, Great Christian Academy, Sun Valley Montessori School, and Jesus the Gospel Christian Academy. St. Francis Possenti Tutorial & Learning School offers both private preparatory and elementary school, and Gift of Advance Learning Montessori School offers private preparatory, elementary and high school. Moreover, there are two Alternative Learning System (ALS) Training Centers positioned in Sun Valley Drive and IPC Cul de Sac.
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Parks — Barangay Sun Valley contains many parks including Sun Valley Park/Sun Valley Kiosk, Countryside Phases 1, 3, and 5, Parkview, Moonville, Annex 41, Executive Heights, Lower Sta. Ana, Riverside, Villa Paraiso and IPC Sto. Niño. The area also has four main gymnasiums namely Avelino Tolentino Memorial Gym located in Sun Valley Subdivision, Marimar Village Gym, Montevilla Gym and Annex 41 Gym.
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Recreational Halls — Barangay Sun Valley has six multi-purpose recreational halls. These are located in Lower Sta. Ana, Montevilla Subdivision, Villa Paraiso, Sto. Niño de Cul de Sac, Manliclic Multi-Purpose Hall – Marimar Village 2 and Countryside Village Phase 1.
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Stores — There are five drugstores in the area, with four situated along Sun Valley Drive and one along the West Service Road. The drugstores located in Sun Valley Drive are Harlor Drugs, Botica Sun Valley, Signature Brands Corp. Pharmacy, and Class Drug. The drugstore located along the West Service Road is RVCJ Pharmacy
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Health Centers and Clinics — Barangay Sun Valley has only one main health center named Barangay Sun Valley Health Center. The clinics in the area are Pedia Clinic, Sun Dental Clinic, Sun Valley Dental Clinic, Dr. Bacani Dental Clinic, Dr. Preciosa Tanagon-Pintago Dental Clinic, Allan Julius Bugayon Dental Clinic, Victorio Y. Guzman Medical Clinic, Gerlanda Cruz Medical Clinic, Del Mundo Children’s and Medical Clinic, and Gerlando E. Cruz Medical Clinic. The clinic in Ramos Compound is Pintado Medical Clinic.
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Markets — The markets are located in Sun Valley Drive and IPC Cul De Sac. The groceries, minimarts, and department stores are MTG, A & B General Merchandise, Mini Stop Mini Mart, Barangay Sun Valley Multi-Purpose Store, Carmona Grocery, and Shoe Mart Bicutan’s Department Store.
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Cemeteries — There are two main cemeteries present in the area. These include Manila Memorial Park and Catholic Cemetery.
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Public Libraries — The public libraries are Barangay Sun Valley Library, Dr. Arcadio Santos National High School and Barangay Sun Valley Elementary School
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These all help satisfy the people’s needs and wants by providing them with service, making their work efficient. More specifically, the schools enable the youth to learn, the parks serve as a recreational place for kids to play, health centers, on the other hand, assist the sick. With the lack of the aforementioned service institutions, the community will not be productive
TEMPO OF LIFE
Barangay Sun Valley is like any other barangay. It has its own government, way of living, education system, organizations, and religion. Life is fast-paced since it is located in Metro Manila, where change is inevitable and one should keep up or else he/she will be left behind.
INFRASTRUCTURE
The basic physical and organizational structures and facilities (e.g., buildings, roads, and power supplies) needed for the operation of a society or enterprise. Infrastructures are the basic physical and organizational structures and facilities needed for the operation of a society or enterprise. Majority of the land space of the barangay is used as residential space. There are 15 different subdivisions and villages found within Sun Valley like the Moonville Subdivision and the Marimar Village 1 & 2. Aside from these subdivisions and villages, there are several parks, multi-purpose halls, playgrounds, gymnasiums located in the area for the residents to use for their physical activities. The needs of the people are very important and should be very prominent in the community. There are 17 different health centers, drugstores and clinics located in the area for the medical needs (not major needs that requires medical attention in a hospital) of the people. Education is another need. Daycare centers like the Camachile Day Care Center, T. Relucio Day Care Center, and others are made for the young kids. Private preparatory schools are found in various areas; there are 9 of these schools. Also, there are 6 private elementary schools, 5 private high schools, and 2 Alternative Learning System (ALS) Training Centers. Aside from these needs, there are several markets, talipapas, supermarkets, minimarts, and department stores are easily accessed throughout the barangay in order for the residents to buy their wants and needs. As derived from the data, there are 8 of these stores. Since Sun Valley is located alongside the South Luzon Expressway, there are 2 gasoline stations located in the area. Both of which are in the west service road. A postal station, public telephones, 2 tricycle terminals, and a taxi terminal may be found in the barangay.
The roads are well cemented and are in good condition across the entire city. The drainage systems are also well treated. This is because during rainy seasons, the village does not really experience flooding. The water subsides easily. Maynilad provides water to 100% of Sun Valley. Therefore, their water systems are also good. The waiting sheds, telephone system & cables and street lights around the entire village are maintained by the local government through the help of the Barangay Chairman.
TECHNOLOGY
As mentioned on the previous paragraphs, there are different infrastructures that may contain various technologies in them. Resources like the public telephones, different modes of transportation are included. Most of the electric wires used to distribute electricity to different infrastructures isn’t underground and is exposed; therefore, it may be dangerous when disasters happen. The fact that this barangay is located in Parañaque, Metro Manila may indicate that this area is Urban; thus, is technologically up-to-date (in Philippine standards).
LIVELIHOOD
The common sources of livelihood of the people in Sun Valley involve the field of sewing, manicure, massage, and part-time jobs. Others would also be construction workers, textile factory workers, entrepreneurs (sari-sari stores) and perishable produce vendors.
(Fishing, farming, sewing, etc)
RESOURCES
Since Sun Valley is an urban community, natural resources are not common. Although, human resources like workers and laborers are abundant. There are also many entrepreneurs in the area selling. Furthermore, Sun Valley is rich in capital resources because there are many factories and businesses around the area manufacturing different kinds of products. They mainly ask help from the non-government organizations or NGOs and other known forms of orgs.
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ECOLOGICAL ASPECTS
STRUCTURAL ASPECTS
FAMILY STRUCTURE
A family structure consist of a husband, a wife and kids.
The roles of a husband
and a wife is to work and to educate
their kids. They should work together as
a team in bringing the family into the world
and raising them up in the right path and to
provide for their family. The roles of the children
is to study and work hard for their family and
give respect as well. Give honor to their
parents who really worked hard for
them to receive good education and
who gave up everything to take
care of them.
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Each of the family members
are entitled to their own opinion
in various situation, they have a
say in what and what not to do.
A family is a family when all the
members are doing their
responsibilities.
A family is always close and
together on special events like
Christmas and New Years. To
strengthen their bond which other
families desire. They have an
advantage because they can get
through everything together,
as a family.
The whole Barangay Sun Valley
has a very close relationship with each
other no matter where they are located
in the Barangay. Based on my
observation, they really have a
good relationship with each other
because of that, their community
is stronger and more united
than any other.
POLITICAL STRUCTURE
COMPOSITION & ROLES
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For the whole Paranaque City, Mayor Edwin Olivarez, stands as the executive and administration function officer. He works hand in hand with Rico Golez, who is the Vice Mayor. He is in charged of the legislative function and acts as the presiding officer.
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In each district, there are 8 counselors who create ordinances and laws; they work closely with the Vice Mayor.
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In Barangay Sun Valley, the head is Daniel S. Santos. He assigned Barangay Kagawads to help him in his duties. There are 7 of them, namely, Edwin O. Budayao, Felipe B. Costas, Sr., Clodoveo P. Atienza, Rodolfo N. Cortez, Rolando U. Bitonio, Emelinda S. Garcia, and Gerardo N. Malolos.
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Congressman Eric Olivarez of District 1: Representative of District 1 to the National Congress
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Congressman Gustavo Tambunting: Representative of District 2 to the National Congress
POLITICAL STRUCTURE
DECISION-MAKING PROCESS
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Proposing a city ordinance (draft)
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At least 3 hearings will be held to be able to answer and raise concerns
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The final hearing and votation by the community members would determine the final decision whether or not the city ordinance will be passed or rejected.
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If the city ordinance passed, they will announce and release it to the public.
POLITICAL STRUCTURE
RELATIONSHIP OF FELLOW WORKERS, LEADERS AND MEMBERS
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There must be equal and fair share of services to the government officials and its constituents.
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In order to execute a low or ordinance, there must be partnership with another government employee.
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They must ensure that all ordinances passed will be fair to the people.
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They must work together in order for them to properly address the issues faced by the community.
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Everyone, as long as they are members of the Villa Paraiso community, is allowed to vote for their own leaders
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The barangay organizes programs, implements ordinances and maintains peace and order in the whole community.
RELIGION
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Composition
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Religion in the community is composed of different groups and different religions. There are more than one religion present in a community and they have their own practices and own churches. There are different councils and workers who serve their own purpose in the church. But, the community mostly consists of Catholics.
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Roles
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Aside from the priest and the nuns offering their time in the church and spreading the word of God to the people, there are also secretaries and treasures present to happily help in keeping the church in track. The secretaries are the ones who would help in organizing important events and they will be the ones taking note of everything happening in the church. The treasurers will be in charge of collecting the money, help in budgeting of projects, and keeping the church financially stable.
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Also, the Catholic Church have satellite chapels, provide free marriage, free baptism and confirmation, free catechism classes.
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Decision making process
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When the church makes a decision they will go through a process of voting and who ever has the majority will win its vote and a decision will be chosen.
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Also, the Church leaders are mostly the ones deciding in behalf of the church goers.
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Relationship of leaders and community
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The church is very close to its people since people of the community is loyal to their religion and shows their love and devotion it can clearly show that the relationship of the church with its people is a healthy and well taken care of relationship.
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The main curch leaders gives the information to the leaders of these satellite chapels. The leaders of the chapels disseminate the information to their community members.
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Role in the community
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The role of the Church council is to be able to spread the teachings of Christ. Its main role is to teach the youth and the elderly the love of God and the power of Christ. This is a big part of our community because this is what the people believe in and it must be well taken care of.
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EDUCATION
The role of all the teachers from DEPED is to be able to educate, teach good moral and to give brighter future to their students. To guide students what they really want to be and lead the students to the right path. The one in charge of the management of the facilities and rules in the school is The Local School Board with the assist of DEPED. The Local School Board is hiring good teachers and employees to assist or teach their students.
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Composition
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Mostly until highschool only (due to finance, scholarship, working students). Students maintain grades in order to continue.
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Decision Making Process
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All the decisions made under Education is made by DEPED through the careful observation by their employees in each school.
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DEPED Paranaque is working on improvement of their education which is to implement or apply K-12 program.
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The Mayor and Barangay Chairman is very supportive when it comes to education and they put up new schools if needed.
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There are rules to be followed. If the student will not comply, there will be certain consequences involved.
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Scholars have a role and duties in order to attain their scholarship.
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Relationship of Leaders and Members
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The Local School Board has a strong relationship with DEPED and the students is maintained since it is ensured that all the decisions made is fair, just and beneficial to everyone.
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The process is the same as how the religious leaders do it.
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Scholars suggest and give their opinions as well.
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Role in the community
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The Role of education in every community is very important. It prepares you for the future, develops your brain, and gives you an idea of what you might be interested in as a career later on.
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There are also projects organized by the leaders like cleaning drives in order to aid the students to have a better learning environment.
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ECONOMY
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Composition
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Economy is having a business in a certain area. To determine the economic stability of a certain area is its business ventures around the area. How successful ones business is will determine its economic state.
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The main problem is pollution in this community. They are able to somehow utilize this problem by earning trash from junk and collecting trash regularly.
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Roles
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In a business there is a Head or the owner which will take control over the operations of a Business. He will be the one to lead its employees to make their business prosper. Then there is an employee who will take assignments or tasks from the boss to help their business to a success.
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The people of Villa Paraiso fullfill their roles; going to school or work, etc.
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The men in the community mostly work as construction workers or in a factory. Meanwhile, the women work within their community as labanderas, taga-plantsa, mani-pedis.
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Most of the community members have more than one job.
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Decision-making process
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For every business to make a decision it must be voted by majority. The owner and the employee must have the same decision for them to work and strive better for the business sake.
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In small groups, the members discuss what matters they have at hand. They fix small problems internally (or amongst themselves). If it is a big problem, the barangay leaders will take action.
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Majority wins practice.
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Relationship of leaders and members
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If we see a business running through years and staying in business we can assume that the relationship of the leader and its members is a loyal and great one. A key to a good business and to make a business last long is loyalty and good decision making skills.
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Role in the community
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Economy plays a big role in the community. Business around the community helps the residents and themselves develop better and earn in the process. Businesses are put up to satisfy the needs of its residents and if those need are not met then we cannot develop. Businesses is the main source where people can get their resources and when people get their resources it helps them with their daily lives and jobs. Lastly it helps all because it gives a chance for a certain community to grow.
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DIFFERENT ORGANIZATIONS
(formal, informal, GOs, POs, NGOs, Association, etc.)
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List of Various Organizations in Sun Valley
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Barangay Sun Valley Day Care Parents Association
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Sun Valley Tennis Club
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Bantay Bayan Foundation, Inc. Sun Valley Chapter
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Pinagsararong Bicolnon
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Barangay Sun Valley Bantay Bata
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Barangay Sun Valley Patrol 117 Volunteers
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Kapatiran Samahan ng Mabubuting Samaritano – Sta. Ana
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Cul De Sac Sun Valley Association Paranaque Inc.
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Samahan ng mga Nanay – Cul de Sac
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Paranaque Ilonggo Association, Inc. Sun Valley Chapter
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Samahang Magkakapitbahay sa Bukid Area
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Guardians International Brotherhood Foundation, Inc.
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Green Ladies of Cherry East
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Sun Valley Gay Club
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Kayumnaggi Paranaque Inc.
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Sto. Nino Youth Club
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Sta. Ana Youth Movement
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Sta. Ana Youth Zone 3
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Manggahan Youth Organization
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Brotherhood Youth Organization
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Cherry East Youth Organization
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Cherry East Youth Achievement Club
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Sitio Bagong Pag-Asa Youth Organization
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Villa Paraiso II Youth Club
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Villa Paraiso Youth Organization
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Riverside Youth Organization
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Carnachile Youth Movement
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Moonville Youth Organization
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Annex 41 Youth Organization
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Ferrari Youth Club
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Cul de Sac Youth Organization
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Anak ng Palanyag
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Sapang Maligaya Youth Organization Bukid Area Youth Movement
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Role and Contribution to the Community
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Each organization has a contribution to the community. They either offer services to the residing people or make people's lives easier. Organizations make the community more developed, they also unite and broaden their connections with one another.
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Since education is also one of the main problems in the community, NGOs like Kayumanggi and many others provide free education for primary and secondary levels thorugh granting scholarships.
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These organization have their own set of leaders.
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Vision, Mission and Goals
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Vision Mission of each organization varies from one another they have specific goals from one another. Usually the organization's aim is to help develop and enhance the community, while their goal is to be useful to the residing residents and satisfy them with their services.
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Activities
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Organizations do activities to help justify their vision-mission, and to achieve their goals.
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Leaders and Members
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Every Organization has it’s respective leader, he then guides his members to fulfill and achieve their goal with great results. Members are required to give their full efforts to satisfy their desired results.
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Basis of Membership
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Usually members are interviewed based on their sent application and resume or a membership form.
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Other notes
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The government recuits people from this community for jobs. But, at times politics is involved. Especially during election period wherein these are "favors" so that the politician involved would get more popular.
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NORMATIVE ASPECTS
CONFLICT MANAGEMENT
Villa Paraiso, Sun Valley, Parañaque City has some common issues and problems lying in its vicinity such as narrow spaces, lack of sanitation and flash floods due to the trash clogging up the system and the lack of trees. Other than that, common issues like drugs and gambling are usually seen in the community.
Solutions to these issues include garbage collections twice a week and regular cleaning of the canals to address the pollution and flooding problems. Whereas for gambling, they organize a Sabong (cock fight) every Sunday and have baranga tanods (mediators) in order to keep the community peaceful and organized.
CULTURAL BELIEFS AND PRACTICES
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Fishing, farming or other type of occupation: Sun Valley is part of Parañaque city which caters to different kinds of occupation. Since it is within the vicinity of Parañaque city, it can provide people with job opportunities and different practices. People in this subdivision must provide their families. In the village itself there are job opportunities in the barangay. Usually, residents have backyard gardens or they place these plants in pots. Planting vegetables and herbal plants is also seen as a common thing. Also, as mentioned in the previous discussions, majority work as construction workers. Other occupations include stay-in yaya or driver.
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Fiesta: Parañaque is famous for its lively festivals, such as the caracol, a festival that revolves around boats. Parañaque is also known for the sunduan, a festival held every November during the Araw ng Parañaque (Parañaque Day) celebration. The city also stages cenaculo, a re-enactment of the passion of Christ, during Holy Week, the Pasko ng Pagkabuhay during Easter, and the Santacruzan, a procession reenacting the search of the True Cross of Christ, in May. Shortly thereafter, the colorful Flores De Mayo, a festival commemorating the discovery of the cross by Queen Elena (mother of St. Constantine) is held. Parañaque also celebrated a Sambalilo Hat Festival which is held every February 13 for the cityhood of Parañaque's anniversary held every year. (Source: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Para%C3%B1aque#Festivals) Meanwhile, within the community, they celebrate their own fiesta every year on the moth of October. Common months for fiestas within the barangay are May, June, and December wherein they usually hold basketball leagues and beauty pageants.
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Past time: There are many choices to spending people's past time in Sun Valley. Sun Valley has 14 parks/playgrounds that can accommodate to many children and families out there. There are also 3 public libraries in the vicinity. People can spend their past time in various of ways in the village. Also, people in the community usually play ball sports like basketball, drink alcoholic beverages, and surf the internet.
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Childbirth: There are 11 clinics in Sun Valley that can provide for childbirth. Since the village must accommodate to the amount of people when it comes to services like child birth. There are different practices also for childbirth. The usual ways they do childbirth is through the hospital, hilot, and lay-in.
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Child Rearing: There are different ways for child rearing opportunities in Sun Valley. In Sun Valley there are 7 present Parish Youth Organizations that can help children row in the church. Day care centers are present that are available for teaching children in many ways. Schools are important for a growing child so there are 20 schools ranging from preparatory to high school. Most children only attain education until high school. But, some are able to go to college and/or avail of scholarships.
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Baptism: Since the Philippines is a catholic country so baptism is a big practice and belief in our country. Sun Valley consist of many different catholic chapels. It has 7 Catholic Churches and chapels which can accommodate to Baptism and different catholic practices. A lot of residents are not baptized when they were babies due to financial problems. This results to late baptism.
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Marriage: Marriage can be done in different ways. It is either in the church of your religion or in the city hall. There are churches present in Sun Valley as stated in the previous paragraphs. Civil wedding can be done in its own city hall if a judge is present. Although a lot are married, most couples just simply live-in with each other since they can't afford to pay for a wedding ceremony.
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Courtship: Courtship in the Philippines has evolved from the courtship during the Spanish Period. It has modernized in Paranaque and in Sun Valley as well. Old traditions that involve courtship are no longer being applied. Filipinos, in general, have westernized and adopted the modern way of courtship. In this community, a lot of parents are conservative. But due to technological advancement, relationships are now made possible through social media even though some prefer the "traditional" way.
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Curing the Sick: Health centers and hospitals are places which cure diseases. The Barangay Sun Valley Health Center is a establishment that cure sick and ill people. But, sometimes it has low supply. So, some residents prefer to visit a "quack" doctor also due to financial problems.
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Death Rites: The funeral practices and burial customs of Paranaque and the entire Philippines applies and is practiced in Sun Valley as well. They grieve and honor the death of the departed. They also honor the dead by properly doing funerals. The barangay offers masses to the dead on a regular basis which may last until 40 days. They also commemorate the death anniversaries of their loved ones.
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Holidays: People in Paranaque and even in the entire Philippines enjoy the holidays especially Christmas. During Christmas, the people usually go to family reunions and watch the sky get lit up by fireworks. They also respect the dead during All Souls Day by going to the cemetery to pay respect and visit their dead relatives.
PROBLEMS AND SOLUTIONS ENCOUNTERED BY THE COMMUNITY
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Ecological Problems
Flooding: Flooding is a very common problem in the country due to the fact that we are located in the typhoon belt. Another factor is the trash management of the people. The barangay, at present, has an acceptable drainage system which is still functionable and in good condition. Also, the geographical landscape of the barangay is a good thing too because it is on a high area; thus, is less likely prone to flooding. The local government has made efforts like the “Standard Operating Procedure in Case of Flooding” wherein there are corresponding alerts and certain actions for the rescuers to do in order to avoid casualties or injuries once it floods.
Calamities: June 15, 2012 was the most recent recorded calamity which hit the barangay, a fire caused by a kitchen stove left open. There are no injuries or deaths which shows that the emergency response team effectively and efficiently did their jobs which is to save people.
Pollution/Global Warming: This problem happens worldwide; therefore, it is a problem of the community too. The community is surrounded by numerous factories and unavoidable informal settlers, the carbon footprint they emit truly adds to the worsening effects of global warming. But, there are efforts made by the people to make this situation worse. Like, the Barangay has six to ten wheeler dump trucks to properly collect the trash from each subdivision. Another suggestion would be having a recycling center or an MRF in the community to make other uses to the materials that were retrieved.
Other Problems
Disease countermeasures: There is an AIDS council, an Anti-Polio vaccine, and different health centers in order to ensure that the barangay is free and will prevent the spread of various diseases to the people.
Traffic: The traffic outside the community is the problem because the SLEX, it’s service roads, and the intersection is located in the area. The best thing to do is to collaborate with SLEX and/or Skyway to plan out a better traffic management scheme in the intersections. This may also decrease the number of accidents occurring in that area.
Overpopulation: The ratio of the number of households found in several subdivisions and villages is quite unreasonable. Some have over a thousand, while some only have fifty. To address these, the Sun Valley Health Center must offer services for the residents to have a concern regarding family planning, recording, reporting, and monitoring of households.
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ANALYSIS OF THE COMMUNITY AND SOCIAL REALITIES
Based on the information provided, we can observe that Barangay Sun Valley is an advantageous and competent residential area. It is a wide subdivision composed of many homeowners, both from the middle and lower class. It offers many service institutions such as churches, schools, parks, playgrounds, multi-purpose halls, factories, supermarkets, waiting sheds, and more. The education in the area is supported by DepEd, just like other communities. Barangay Sun Valley is a technological area because of the presence of televisions and radios in many houses. We observed that the usual businesses there are computer and internet cafes. Aside from Sun Valley being a “capable” community, it is also very cooperative. This is because many local government officials collaborate with each other. It is also a religious community because there are many fiestas being celebrated and churches present. The area is rich in human and capital resources, but not so much in natural resources due to its urban setting. The major problems Sun Valley faces are slight to severe chances of flooding, traffic along the west service road, and a high number of informal settlers residing in the subdivision. These problems can all be addressed by proper management and coordination with the local government and the barangay.
POLITICAL STRUCTURE
ROLE IN THE COMMUNITY
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IN SUMMARY...
Barangay Sun Valley, which can be located in Parañaque City, is a community that is filled with humble and hospitable people that attract visitors even from different areas, thus making the community develop and prosper. It is suitable to anyone planning to grow a family since it offers many facilities like markets, stores, schools, recreational areas, clinics and more, to attend to the needs of its residents. The people here live a very simple life, and are very religious. In fact, there are quite a lot of religious organizations and chapels in the area. Traffic in this neighborhood is common, but tolerable. Although roads may be broken and unstable, there are certain officials assigned to monitor the situation. This process is also the same when it comes to flooding and earthquakes. Crime in this community is not that evident, too. The people from the barangay does its job to avoid this. Also, since they are an urban area, natural resources are scarce. However, they are rich in human and capital resources. This will result to productivity and progress in the area.
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