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CHAPTER I

INTRODUCTION

Background of the Study:Witnesses are a crucial support to the dispensation of justice in any civilized

society (Gana, S., 2000). They beco e the eyes and ears of the court as they provide

infor ation aidin! in the identification and arrest of suspects.

"n the process ho#ever, #itness ay e$perience and suffer fro threats and

harass ents #hich can affect their #ell%bein! and overall health. They e$perience a state

of disbelief and often feel nu b, deeply upset and trau atized. So e of the e$perience

physical sy pto s such as sha&es, sleeplessness and cryin! all the ti e. 'lthou!h so e

of these #itnesses ay not e$perience trau a, ental ba!!a!e occurs as little stresses of

everyday life build up.

While they carry out their s#orn duties to the state, the stress load they e$perience

ay be too uch to ta&e. They can e$perience depression, suffer fro ournin! that

they have never overco e, an$iety, post trau atic stresses, suicidal thou!hts and so e

other proble s that have not been treated. These stresses have the potential to ne!atively

affect an individual s psycholo!ical and physical health ( '*+).

The delayed reactions to these stresses anifest itself in the for of

psychoso atic sy pto s such as headaches, chronic usculos&eletal pain syndro es,

sto ach aches, heart palpitations and breathin! disturbances ( attilio et al, 200-). ivin!

#ith these stresses ay have an i pact on an individual s physical and psycholo!ical

health, affect activities of daily livin! and ay threaten the stability of personal

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The World *ealth +r!anization (W*+) defines uality of ife as an individual1s

perception of their position in life in the conte$t of the culture and value syste s in #hich

they live and in relation to their !oals, e$pectations, standards and concerns. "t is a broad

ran!in! concept affected in a co ple$ #ay by the person1s physical health, psycholo!ical

state, personal beliefs, social relationships and their relationship to salient features of

their environ ent.

Several studies focused on the /uality of life of people #ith health proble s such

as *" 3'" S, cancer, psychiatric disorder, de entia and any ore. To the best of the

researcher s &no#led!e, no study has been reported on assessin! the /uality of life of

individuals ad itted into the Witness rotection, Security and 4enefit ro!ra in 5e!ion

"6. Thus, the researcher feels the need to assess their /uality of life in relation to their

perspectives on health, current health conditions, and other relevant factors. This study

#ill also enable the readers to better understand the daily challen!es e$perienced by such

#itnesses.

Rev e! of Re"ated # terature

"n 789:, the World *ealth +r!anization defined health as bein! not only the

absence of disease and infir ity but also the presence of physical, ental and social #ell

; bein!. Since then, issues re!ardin! /uality of life beca e of !reat i portance in

research and health care practice. 's there #ere only five (<) articles re!ardin! /uality of

life listed in the =edline database, there had been an increase in the utilization of /uality

of life ( + ) evaluation since 78->.

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'ccordin! to a#ton (7887), + is a ulti%level concept reflectin! both acro%

societal and socio%de o!raphic influences and also icro concerns, such as individuals

e$periences, circu stances, health, social #ell%bein!, values, insi!hts, and psycholo!y. "t

therefore enco passes the objective and subjective di ensions of a person or a !roup of

people.

There #ere several literatures revie#ed on /uality of life. +ne of #hich is the

/ualitative study by =insuarez (2008). Si$ty%four (?9) participants #ere recruited fro

the three (>) dialysis units of @a boan!a Aity na ely, the @a boan!a Aity =edical

Aenter (@A=A), Western =indanao =edical Aenter (W==A) and the @a boan!aoctor s *ospital (@ *), usin! convenience sa plin!. The infor ation !athered #ere

su arized into several the es these areB 5eaction to ia!nosis Cno#led!e of the

isease and Treat ent, Dffects of isease and ialysis Treat ent in ife, Aopin!

Strate!ies, Stren!th to Aontinue ivin!, and lastly, the 'ssess ent of their uality of

ife. "t has been concluded that the uality of life of the dialysis patients in the > ajor

dialysis units in @a boan!a Aity are not lo# as confir ed by the + scores and the

results of the in%depth intervie#.

'nother /ualitative study by Te ps&i et. al (2072) ad inistered the convenience

sa plin! ethodolo!y to fifty%si$ (<?) first (7 st) to si$th (? th) year edical students in si$

(?) edical schools fro the different re!ions in 4razil. The lives of the edical students

#ere e$plored utilizin! focus !roup discussions (EG s). The EG s #ere centered ainly

on the factors affectin! their /uality of life durin! edical school as #ell as their dealin!s

#ith hardships durin! their trainin!. 5esults revealed a variety of hardships durin! the

stay in edical school. Eactors reported that have decreased their /uality of life included

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co petition, unprepared teachers, e$cessive activities, and edical school schedules that

de anded e$clusive dedication. The lac& of ti e for studyin! due to edical duties,

relationships, leisure and rest #ere considered the ain factors of influence. +n the

contrary, factors that increased /uality of life #ere !ood teachers, active learnin!

approaches, contact #ith patients, and efficient ti e ana!e ent. Students also reported

that eanin!ful relationships #ith fa ily e bers, friends, or teachers increased their

/uality of life.

' /ualitative research done by *anson et. al (2070) revie#ed the e$istin!

literature #hich inspected the functional i pact of cri e victi ization on the /uality of life %related edical, ental health, and e ployer costs, and health care utilization. The

revie# sho#ed that cri e victi ization influenced ultiple do ains such as parentin!

s&ills, reduced occupational functionin!, une ploy ent and inti ate relationships.

'nother research by Silva et. al (2072) done in 4razil ai ed to analyze the /uality

of life and ost%trau atic Stress isorder sy pto s of youn! adult in%patients #ho #ere

victi s of interpersonal firear violence. "nitially, one hundred forty%one (797)

individuals #ere included as respondents but only ninety%five (8<) finished the study.

Si ilar to the researcher s study, the W*+ + %45DE #as used to assess the overall

uality of ife of the respondents. +utco e of the study sho#ed that the trau as due to

interpersonal firear violence ay result in lo# /uality of life scores and hi!h

prevalence of ost%trau atic Stress isorder sy pto s.

Re$earch %ue$t on:

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What is the /uality of life of #itnesses under the Witness rotection, Security and

4enefit ro!ra in 5e!ion "6F

&enera" O'(ect ve:

To assess the /uality of life of #itnesses under the Witness rotection, Security

and 4enefit ro!ra (W S4 ) in @a boan!a Aity, 5e!ion "6.

S)ec f c O'(ect ve$ B

7. To assess the overall /uality of life of #itnesses under the Witness

rotection, Security and 4enefit ro!ra (W S4 ) in @a boan! Aity,

5e!ion "6 re!ardin! theirBa. hysical *ealth

b. sycholo!ical *ealthc. Social 5elationshipsd. Dnviron ent

2. To describe the life e$periences of #itnesses under the Witness rotection,

Security and 4enefit ro!ra (W S4 ) in @a boan!a Aity, 5e!ion "6.

S gn f cance of the Study:

This study ai ed to assess the physical health, psycholo!ical health, social

relationships and dealin!s #ith the environ ent of #itnesses #hich are i portant

do ains denotin! an individual s perception of /uality of life. The results of this study

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can help the W S4 i prove the /uality of life of #itnesses and be utilized as a database

for future studies.

Conce)tua" *ra+e!ork:

* gure ,- Conce)tua" *ra+e!ork

The conceptual fra e#or& sho#s the interplay of the four (9) uality of ife

constructs na ely physical health, psycholo!ical health, social relationships, and

environ ent alon! #ith the threats to life that contribute to a person s #ell%bein!. 'ny

influence on these constructs #ould either i prove or #orsen a person s day%to%day

functionin! #hich contributes to the /uality of life.

Sco)e and de" + tat on:

This study #as focused on deter inin! the /uality of life of #itnesses. The

respondents of the study #ere li ited to those #ho #ere ad itted into the Witness

rotection, Security and 4enefit ro!ra in 5e!ion "6. o /uestions #ere as&ed about

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hysical *ealthuality of ife of

Witnesses under theW S4 in @a boan!a

Aity, 5e!ion "6

sycholo!ical *ealth Social 5elationships

Dnviron ent

Threat to life

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their respective cases so as to ensure that the pro!ra #ill not be co pro ised because

of this research.

O)erat ona" Def n t on of Ter+$:

• Quality of Life: "ndividual1s perception of their life in the conte$t of the follo#in!B• Physical Health: refers to the person s condition in ter s of ener!y and

fati!ue, sleep, rest and #or& capacity.• Psychological Health: refers to the person s condition re!ardin! feelin!s,

spirituality, personal beliefs and concentration.• Social Relationship: refers to the person s support syste and relationship

to#ards others.• Environment: refers to the person s safety and security, financial resources and

freedo ,• Witness Protection, Security and Benefit Program WPSBP!: a pro!ra

established under 5epublic 'ct o. ?8:7 that see&s to encoura!e a person #ho

has #itnessed or has &no#led!e of the co ission of a cri e to testify before a

court or /uasi%judicial body, or before an investi!atin! authority, by protectin!

hi fro reprisals and fro econo ic dislocation.• Poor Q"L ; refers to the total ra# scores of the four (9) constructs

ran!in! fro 2<% <<• #oderate Q"L % refers to the total ra# scores of the four (9) constructs

ran!in! fro <?%:-• $ood Q"L % refers to the total ra# scores of the four (9) constructs

ran!in! fro :: %720

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CHAPTER II

.ETHODO#O&/

Re$earch De$ gn:

This is a descriptive cross%sectional study on the /uality of life of #itnesses

ad itted into the Witness rotection, Security and 4enefit ro!ra (W S4 ) in

@a boan!a Aity, 5e!ion "6.

Re$earch Sett ng:

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This study #as conducted at the +ffice of the 5e!ional rosecutor of the

epart ent of Hustice, the i ple entin! a!ency of the W S4 in 5e!ion "6, located at

the *all of Hustice in Sta. 4arbara, @a boan!a Aity.

The epart ent of Hustice ( +H) i ple ented a Witness rotection, Security and

4enefit ro!ra (W S4 ) pursuant to and consistent #ith the provisions of 5epublic 'ct

?8:7 other#ise &no#n as the IWitness rotection, Security and 4enefit 'ctJ created after

the Ddsa 5evolution durin! the presidency of Aorazon A. '/uino and enacted on 'pril

29, 7887. The +H ay call upon any depart ent, bureau, office or any other e$ecutive

a!ency to assist in the i ple entation of the W S4 and shall be under le!al duty and

obli!ation to render such assistance.

'ny person #ho has #itnessed or has &no#led!e or infor ation on the

co ission of a cri e and has testified or is testifyin! or about to testify before any

judicial or /uasi%judicial body, or before any investi!atin! authority, ay be ad itted into

the ro!ra provided that he or she eets the re/uire ents set forth under Section > of

5epublic 'ct ?8:7. ('ppendi$ ")

The Witness rotection, Security and 4enefit ro!ra in 5e!ion "6 covers the

rovince of @a boan!a del orte includin! the cities of ipolo! and apitan, rovince

of @a boan!a del Sur includin! a!adian Aity, rovince of Sibu!ay, 4asilan rovince

includin! "sabela and a itan Aities and @a boan!a Aity

Re$)ondent$:

art " ; uality of ife 'ssess ent

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"nclusion AriteriaB

7. Witnesses ad itted into the Witness rotection, Security and 4enefit

ro!ra (W S4 ) in 5e!ion "6.2. Those #illin! to participate in the study.

art "" ; "n% depth "ntervie#

"nclusion AriteriaB

7. articipants #ho too& the uality of ife 'ssess ent Survey

Sa+)"e De$ gn:

art "B 'ssess ent of uality of ife

' convenience sa plin! #as utilized. Witnesses #ho #ere present at the *all of

Hustice to clai their onthly allo#ance #ere ta&en as respondents.

art ""B "n depth "ntervie#

urposive sa plin! #as utilized in this part of the research. 'fter ad inistration

of the uality of ife /uestionnaires, participants for the in depth intervie# #ere

stratified accordin! to the uality of ife cate!ories (poor, oderate and !ood).

Re$earch In$tru+ent$:

uestionnaireB10

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The World *ealth +r!anization (W*+) initiated the develop ent of a /uality of

life assess ent due to the need for a !enuinely international easure of /uality of life

and a co it ent to the continued pro otion of a holistic approach to health and health

care. 4y callin! for /uality of life assess ents in health care, attention is focused on this

aspect of health, and resultin! interventions #ill pay increased attention to this aspect of

patients1 #ell%bein! (W*+ 788:).

The World *ealth +r!anization uality of ife ; 45DE (W*+ + %45DE)

/uestionnaire #hich assessed the uality of life of the respondents #as utilized in this

study. The W*+ + %45DE /uestionnaire has t#o (2) parts. The first part of the/uestionnaire contained the socio%de o!raphic profile of the respondents #hile the

second part consisted of a 2?%ite /uestionnaire #hich focused on an individual s o#n

vie# of their #ell%bein!. "t contained t#o (2) ite s fro the +verall uality of life and

General *ealth and t#enty%four (29) ite s distributed a on! four (9) do ainsB physical

(- ite s), psycholo!ical (? ite s), social relationship (> ite s) and environ ent (:

ite s).

"ntervie# Guide uestionnaireB

Eor the in depth intervie#, the researcher for ulated a set of !uide /uestions in an

open%ended free response for at ('ppendi$ *). This set of intervie# /uestionnaire

consisted of /uestions that focused on ho# the respondents describe their /uality of life

in ter s of their physical health, psycholo!ical health, social relationships and the

environ ent.

Data &ather ng Procedure:

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Witnesses under the Witness rotection, Security and 4enefit ro!ra #ho

visited the *all of Hustice to clai their onthly allo#ance under the pro!ra #ere

approached by the researcher to infor the of the study bein! underta&en on the

uality of ife of Witnesses under the said pro!ra . Those #ho a!reed to participate in

the study #ere as&ed to si!n an infor ed consent. Thereafter, a survey #as conducted

usin! the W*+ + %45DE /uestionnaires #hich #ere ad inistered privately in one of

the conference roo s in the *all of Hustice.

The /uestionnaires #ere self%ad inistered to respondents #ith sufficient ability

#hile researcher%assisted /uestionnaires #ere ad inistered on respondents #ho had

difficulty understandin! and ans#erin! the listed ite s. uestions #ere read out and the

participants #rote do#n their respective ans#ers on their /uestionnaires. So e

respondents raised so e points for clarifications re!ardin! the survey /uestions, all of

#hich #ere ans#ered by the researcher.

'fter ans#erin! the /uestionnaire, the scores #ere co puted and these #ere

interpreted and classified as poor + , oderate + and !ood + . +f the forty%t#o

(92) #itnesses under the Witness rotection, Security and 4enefit ro!ra in 5e!ion "6,

thirty (>0) a!reed to participate in the survey. Ksin! the purposive sa plin! ethod, ten

(70) out of the thirty (>0) respondents #ere chosen for the in%depth intervie# based on

their + results. 's there #ere only t#o (2) respondents #ith poor + and four (9)

#ith oderate + the researcher decide to include all of the as sa ples. The

re ainin! four (9) #ere ta&en fro the t#enty ; four (29) #ith !ood + usin! lottery

ethod.

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The in%depth intervie# #as scheduled dependin! on the respondents availability

and for security reasons the activity #as held privately in a conference roo in the *all

of Hustice. The intervie# #as carried out usin! a for ulated intervie# !uide

/uestionnaire. ' tape recorder #as used to docu ent the intervie# process. The recorded

intervie#s #ere transcribed and analyzed data #ere referred bac& to the participants for

confir ation to ensure accuracy of the !athered data.

Transcribed data #ere presented in detailed verbati and #ere translated in

Dn!lish to facilitate data processin! ('ppendi$ C). resentation of cases #as done

utilizin! a life story approach. Dach narrative #as e$a ined to identify ain the es and patterns in a !iven life story.

Data Ana"y$ $:

The results of the W*+ + %45DE /uestionnaire provided the uality of ife

scores. The ean score of ite s #ithin each do ain #as used to calculate the do ain

score. =ean scores #ere then ultiplied by 9 in order to a&e do ain scores co parable#ith the scores used in the W*+ + %700. ' ethod for the anual calculation of

individual score is sho#n in 'ppendi$ E.

5a# scores #ere converted after co putin! the do ain scores. The first

transfor ation ethod converts scores to ran!e 9%20, co parable #ith the W*+ + %

700. The second transfor ation ethod converts do ain scores to a 0%700 scale. '

ethod of convertin! ra# scores to transfor ed scores is sho#n in 'ppendi$ G.

The interpretation of + scores #as adapted fro the culturally validated

W*+ + %45DE by de e!a (200<). The cut%off for classifyin! + scores #ereB ::

and above for !ood + , <?%:- for oderate + and 29%<< for poor + . 'ccordin!13

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to the W*+ + Kser =anual (788:), the hi!her the overall score, the better the /uality

of life of an individual.

The atic analysis #as done usin! the ethod used by 'ronson (7889). 'fter data

collection, the entire intervie# #as recorded and transcribed #here patterns of

e$periences #ere listed fro direct /uotes or paraphrasin! of co on ideas. The ne$t

step #as done by reco!nizin! all data that related to the already classified patterns #hich

#ere e$pounded on. 'll of the tal& that fit under the specific pattern #ere identified and

placed #ith the correspondin! pattern, follo#ed by co binin! and catalo!uin! related

patterns into sub%the es. The es that e er!ed fro the infor ants1 stories #ere pieced

to!ether to for a co prehensive picture of their collective e$perience. Einally, a valid

ar!u ent for choosin! the the es #as built by readin! related literatures #here

infor ation #ere !ained by allo#in! inferences fro the intervie#s.

Eth ca" Con$ derat on:

Dach respondent #as infor ed of their voluntary participation in the study. "t #as

stated in the infor ed consent that they do not have to ans#er /uestions or ta&e part in

discussions or surveys that a&e the unco fortable. 'lso, it #as ade clear that

/uittin! anyti e durin! the course of the intervie# is allo#ed and #ill be respected.

Aonfidentiality #as considered as to the personal profile of the respondents or anythin!

that could lead to the identification of their identity. To !uarantee this, only pseudo na es

of the respondents #ere used and their #or&places #ere not entioned in this paper.

'lso, to avoid *a#thorne effect, the researcher did not introduce herself as the

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"nstead, the researcher plainly introduced herself as a !raduate of the 'teneo de

@a boan!a ; School of =edicine.

CHAPTER III

RESU#TS AND DISCUSSIONS

". uality of ife 'ssess ent

'. e o!raphic rofile

Table 7 sho#s the socio%de o!raphic profile of the respondents. Thirty (>0)

respondents participated in the survey. There is a fe ale predo inance a on! the

participants and ajority of the belon! to the >2 to 9> year ; old a!e !roup. The

youn!est is 7? years old #hile the oldest is << years old #ith a ean a!e of >>.7> years.

' lar!e nu ber of the respondents #ere arried and ost of the obtained a colle!e

education.

Table 7. Socio ;de o!raphic rofile of 5espondents ( L >0)

ariables (M)

Se$Ee ale=ale

7? (<>.>)79 (9?.?)

'!eN2020%>7>2%9>99%<<

2 (?.?)70 (>>.>)72 (90)? (20)

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Aivil StatusSin!le=arriedivin! as =arried

: (2?)7- (<?.?)< (7?.?)

Dducational 'ttain ent

Dle entary*i!h SchoolAolle!e

? (20)? (20)7: (?0)

4. +verall uality of ife Scores

The fi!ure belo# sho#s the nu ber of respondents belon!in! to the different

cate!ories of the uality of ife. +f the >0 respondents, 2 or ?.? M have poor + , 29

or :0M have oderate + #hile the re ainin! 9 or 7>.> M of the respondents have

!ood + .

Ei!ure 2. uality of ife Scores of Witnesses 4ased on e e!a s Score "nterpretation

:

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O oor + ; ?.?M O=oderate + ; :0M OGood + ; 7>.>M

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The four (9) uality of ife constructs na ely physical health, psycholo!ical

health, social relationships and the environ ent play an i portant role in an individual s

/uality of life but these are so eti es overloo&ed and ta&en for !ranted. "n the

succeedin! para!raphs, these four (9) constructs #ere discussed based on the inputs !iven

by the respondents.

". hysical *ealth

hysical health is a on! the four (9) do ains #hich co prise a person s /uality

of life. "t refers to the person s condition in ter s of the follo#in!B activities of daily

livin!, dependence on edicinal substances and edical aids, ener!y and fati!ue,

obility, pain and disco fort, sleep and rest and #or& capacity (W*+ 788:). Ero the

in%depth intervie# conducted, only t#o (2) facets #ere identified #hich includeB Wor&

Aapacity and Sleep and 5est.

Table 2. hysical *ealth o ain

Eacets 5esponses

Wor& Aapacity• Aapacity to #or& had been disrupted• Eear prevented the fro perfor in! their roles• 5espondents responsibilities #ere assu ed by

others

• Elashbac&s

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Sleep and 5est • Troublin! thou!hts• rea s 3 i!ht ares• Eeelin!s of restlessness• o# ener!y level

'. Wor& Aapacity"ndividuals portray various roles in #or& and fa ily life that is affected by a #ide

ran!e of choices and li itations. =ost of the respondents stated that their capacity to

#or& had been distressed since they beca e #itnesses. Their capacity to #or& effectively

and efficiently #as hindered by thou!hts that fre/uently bothered the . 'lso, fear

prevented the fro perfor in! their roles in the society and instead others assu ed theresponsibilities that #ere supposed to be theirs.

' respondent said %&es ma'am it had affected me( ) do not do thethings ) used to do *efore( ) do not go to the mar+et anymore( #yife and ) go to the mar+et one a ee+, *ut no it is her and

mother ho go to the mar+et and do grocery- ) stopped or+ing . fi/ing vehicles *ecause ) really cannot or+ *ecause there are lotsof things *othering my mind( 0he results of my or+ are not that

satisfactory1

'nother one also e$pressed, I &es it someho affected my or+( ) stopped or+ing *ecause ) as afraid( ) used to drive a tricycle,*ut since ) *ecame a itness, ) 2ust stopped- ) *ecame fearful that

) ould *e +illed anytime( Since ) stopped driving, ) 2ust stayed at home( ) loo+ after my children and it is my ife ho *ecame the*read inner *y doing laundry for others(1

+ne respondent said %&es, *eing a itness someho affected myor+ at school and at home( 0here as one instance hen mymother told me to *uy something at a store in to n, hen ) ent home ) reali3ed that ) did not *uy hat ) as told( )nstead, ) *ought something else( #y mother got mad at me( Sometimes ) cannot rela/ and ) am not at ease( ) al ays al+ around the houseand ) cannot finish my or+( 4or e/ample, ) am supposed to do thelaundry5 ) cannot finish that chore *ecause there are many thingsthat enter my mind( #y time is asted on a single chore only(1

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life and buildin! satisfyin! relationships. ositive and ne!ative feelin!s as #ell as

spirituality and reli!ion #ere identified in relation to /uality of life.

Table >. sycholo!ical *ealth o ain

Eacets 5esponses

ositive Eeelin!s

e!ative Eeelin!s

Spirituality and5eli!ion

• +pti is• *appiness

•

ac& of self ; #orth• Self ;bla e• Eear of the un&no#n• Eear of death• Eear of leavin! loved ones behind

• Spiritual beliefs• Guidin! principles and values• Source of stren!th and inspiration• Shield fro proble s

'. ositive Eeelin!s

+pti is hold t#o concepts that are closely related to each otherB the first is the

inclination to hope, #hile the second refers to the tendency to believe that #e live in the

best of all possible #orlds.

"t is possible to avoid or reduce the ne!ative psycholo!ical and physical

conse/uences after a !oal is not achieved. This is done throu!h a process of adaptive self%

re!ulation tar!eted at freein! oneself fro an unrealizable !oal and concentratin! efforts

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on ore attainable objectives (Wrosch et.al 200>). espite the trials in life, so e

respondents re ained to be positive and ade their o#n choices to#ards happiness.

'n opti istic respondent shared, %)'m happy today( ) feel great-)

live ith this clich75 % hen the going gets tough, then the tough gets going(1 6fter all, happiness is a choice- 6s much as ) could, ) 2ust don't let anyone or anything pull me do n( )'m 2ust a happy personand ) live my life the ay ) ant to( ) *elieve doc that life is a

2ourney through open fields of unlimited imagination 8 that is,everything in life is possi*le, *oth the good things and *ad things(

)t's 2ust a matter of ho a person ould deal ith those things( )'d li+e to say that my life is good, *ecause that's hat ) ant it to *eand *ecause ) ignore all of the *ad things that crosses my path( ) 2ust don't mind it( ) guess that's a ay to have a happy life(1

Tal&in! to another respondent re!ardin! the thin!s that a&e his life!ood, he ans#ered, %Being optimistic in life( Life is not al ays all a*out pro*lems( ) *elieve that if ) have a pro*lem no , it ill soon*e fi/ed( ) 2ust don't +no hen(1

ositive feelin!s e anate fro psycholo!ically healthy people. These feelin!s

a&e the a#are of their capabilities and the roles that they play. "t also allo#s the to

accept the selves and the people around the . So e respondents #ere very opti istic

considerin! the stresses and proble s they have encountered. They still ana!ed to loo&

at the bri!hter side of life and #or&ed efficiently to attain their specific !oals.

' respondent e$pressed, %) don't consider the rong things that happened to me as *ad( ) ta+e it as a learning e/perience( People

say that it is *etter if e learn from the mista+es of others, *ut hois that possi*le9 &ou +no , e have different e/periences fromeach other, the mista+es they had in their lives are not the sameith mine, it may *e similar, *ut it is not the same(1

'nother one disclosed , %) am happy today( ) feel light( 6ll ) can say is that ) am than+ful to every day that ) a+e up to, that ) and my family are alive( ) really don't +no if this life still has meaning *ut ) thin+ *eing alive ma+es my life good(1

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essi is affects a person s /uality of life. essi ists nurture little hope for the

future and are ore at ris& for depressive and an$iety disorders, #ith subse/uent

i pair ent of social functionin! and /uality of life ( an der elden et al ;;<! . The

ne!ative feelin!s that #ere seen a on! the respondents in this research #ere lac& of self%

#orth, fear and self ;bla e as supported by the /uotations belo#.

+ne respondent related his lac& of self% #orth, %Sometimes ) feel that those ho are physically ill are luc+y *ecause people pitythem( 6s for us, e don't have any physical illness that people may

see, *ut the effect on us is in the mind, it's li+e e are intraumati3ed or in shoc+( )t is *etter for those ho are sic+ *ecausethey can *e treated(1

The other respondents disclosed their fear of the un&no#n, fear of death and fear

of leavin! their loved ones behind.

' respondent said %) am someho afraid and orried *ecause ) don't +no hat might happen to me anytime- Because ) can't remove from my mind the fear( ) feel so an/ious(1

' respondent said, %) am really afraid to die( ) am afraid to leave

my parents *ehind(1

'nother one shared, %)f they do not li+e you, they ill really pi=ueon you( ) am afraid that they ill pi=ue on me and they might +ill me, my ife and +id ould *e such a pity( Right no my ife isreally having a hard time *ecause ) am not around, hat more if ) ill die( ) am afraid to die, not *ecause ) am afraid of death, *ut ) am afraid of hat might happen to my family if ) ill die(1

Self%bla e #as evident in one of the responses of the participants#herein one entioned, %#y life *ecame difficult hen ) *ecamea itness( We used to *e o+ay *efore( #ay*e it as *ad luc+( "r may*e it is 2ust me *ecause ) don't +no ho to handle pro*lems1and %) don't ant to *e ith them *ecause ) feel that they ill *ein danger *ecause of me(1

A. Spirituality and 5eli!ion

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Spiritual #ellness eans different thin!s to different people. Eor so e, it involves

havin! a set of beliefs, principles and values that !uide the and !ive purpose and

eanin! to their lives. "t also helps the !ain a sense of co pleteness #ithin the selves

and in their relationship #ith the people around the .

5eli!ion plays an i portant role in the life of any people. "t serves as a source

of stren!th and inspiration for so e, #hile others vie# it as their shield fro their

proble s. Dven those #ho are not very reli!ious by nature consider reli!ion to be

i portant.

' !ay respondent detailed, % ) must admit that ) am not veryreligious and ) don't attend mass every Sunday nor do ) read the Bi*le, *ut ) have this relationship ith $od hich is only *et eenme and Him hich ) guess led me to have a happy life(1

5eli!ion !ives people so ethin! to believe in. eople believe that it is fro

reli!ion that their stren!th co es fro . "t !ives the the yearnin! to !o out and #or&

every day and offer everythin! to the 'l i!hty Eather. They do these because they

believe there is a sense behind it all.

' youn! lady #ho believes in prayers verbalized, %) light candlesat 4ort Pilar( ) pray that He ould strengthen me and +eep me safeal ays, *ecause sometimes ) get paranoid( But every time ) thin+ of the Lord, ) *ecome o+ay(1

'nother respondent said, %) 2ust pray and my orries 2ust fadea ay( )t is from the Lord that ) get my strength(1

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"t is ost fascinatin! to &no# that relationships are not about thin!s but about

people. 5elationships are very i portant because they provide us #ith a sense of #ho #e

really are and #here #e fit in. They also !ive us support and co fort that allo#s us to

surpass daily challen!es in our lives. Social support is a co on the e #hich #as

identified by the respondents.

Table 9. Social 5elationships o ain

Eacets 5esponses

Social Support

• Ea ily and friends are the source of stren!th•

*elps overco e stress in life• rovides a feelin! of self ;#orth• Aonflict #ith fa ily• Withdra#al fro

'. Social Support

Social support refers to the e$periences of bein! valued, respected, cared about,

and loved by others #ho are present in one s life (Gurun!, 200?). "t is i portant to have a

stron! relationship #ith fa ily and friends because they are considered a critical help

durin! difficult ti es. The support !iven by fa ily and friends is an i portant factor in

successfully overco in! stresses in life. =oreover, social support durin! ti es of

proble s also helps in avoidin! ne!ative events as it provides a feelin! of self%#orth to

an individual, thus contributin! to #ell%bein!. Social support fro fa ily and friends

#ere considered i portant to the respondents as they are their source of stren!th and

e otional support.

+ne participant shared, %#y family, they are really the ones ho strengthen me( 0hey are the reason hy ) still go on life( 0hey arethe most important thing in my life- ) get that emotional support

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from my family( Sometimes, seeing them happy ma+es me happytoo(1

' respondent shared, %) have a good relationship ith every*ody,even in the or+ place5 ) al ays *ring out the happy me(1

Eor others, their circu stances turned into so ethin! beneficial. Ea ily

ties #ere stren!thened despite the proble s that arise.

'nother respondent ans#ered, %)'ve *ecome close to my family*ecause they are someho there to help me( ) had enough time to

spend ith them *ecause ) am al ays in the house(1

+n the contrary, the special social support needs of the respondents ay result in

conflict #ith or #ithdra#al by fa ily or friends #ho ay beco e annoyed #ith the ,

tired #ith the crisis, or be other#ise unprepared to help the cope #ith their distress

( olen%*oe&se a and avis 7888).

' respondent shared , %6t first, hen a family mem*er +ne a*out my situation, he *ecame scared that my ife, children and other

family mem*ers ould *e affected(1

'nother participant, #hen as&ed re!ardin! ho# people treated hians#ered, %)t's still the same( >othing's changed really( 0he ay ) treat them and the ay they treat me *efore is still the same( But there are days hen ) don't ant to *e ith them or ) 2ust ant to

stay a ay from them(1

5espondents #ho elicited ne!ative social reactions #ere those #ho are troubled

and #ere not actively copin! #ith their situation. They feel that they are responsible for

the occurrence of a condition or a situation #hich led the to have feelin!s of

vulnerability and frustration to#ards the selves and to others as confir ed by their

responses belo#. =ost of the respondents avoid socializin! #ith their peers because they

feel that they i!ht be bla ed if anythin! bad happens to the .

+ne participant #ho avoided his friends durin! ti es of iseryshared, I ) don't ant to tal+ to other people that time( )t seemed li+e

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therefore ti es of hi!h ris& to the ental #ell%bein! of the population and of the people

affected and their fa ilies (W*+ 200-).

'lthou!h so e of life s de ands are associated #ith poverty and the /uality of

life can be affected by it, the responses of the participants revealed that financial

resources did not !reatly affect their lives.

When as&ed about #hat a&es life difficult, a respondent replied,%Being poor and not a*le to finish school(1 He further added that %)t is really hard to *e poor( 0he poor *ecomes poorer and the lac+ of education also adds up(1

'nother respondent shared, %#ay*e for me it is the lac+ of moneythat ma+es life difficult( )f one has no money, there ould *e no

food( )t ould *e hard to provide every day's needs(1

'. hysical Safety and Security

The i ediate nei!hborhood in #hich one lives can have an i pact on a person s

life. ivin! in a !ood nei!hborhood and feelin! safe and secured #as said to be i portant

to the respondents.

+ne respondent shared , % ) am really concerned a*out my safety*ecause ) feel ) am really helpless if those people ill come *ac+

for me, ) am afraid they might +idnap me, rape me or even +ill me( ) am a very small lady and ) do not +no ho to protect myself physically, ) don't +no martial arts or hatever(1

'nother said , %&es, ) am still orried of my safety( ) can't really say that ) am in danger, *ut ) can't also say ) am safe1

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"n this section, three (>) case su aries #ere done depictin! the e$periences of a

typical #itness #ith poor, oderate and !ood uality of ife. The case su aries #ere

presented based on the co onalities !athered fro the survey and in% depth intervie#s.

Ca$e Su++ary ,: Poor %ua" ty of # fe

5ia is a 7?%year%old fe ale #ho is bothered by her apprehensions about any

thin!s. She is the eldest a on! three (>) siblin!s. She has a ten (70) year%old%brother #ho

is a fourth (9 th) !rader and a t#o (2) year% old%sister. She !re# up in a s all house ade

of i$ed aterials in one of the slu areas in the city. *er father is a construction #or&er

#ho earns ( 2<0.00) a day and her other is a ve!etable vendor in the public ar&et in

the street of =a!ay. With her parents li ited inco e, their basic daily needs #ere not

al#ays et. 4ecause of this, she helped by sellin! ice candy in her school and used the

earnin!s for her school re/uire ents and daily allo#ance.

's a second year hi!h school student in a public school, she said that she

so eti es feels asha ed of attendin! classes because she #as often teased by her

class ates as bein! too old to be a sopho ore student. She said that #hen her father had

an accident in the construction site three (>) years a!o, she #as forced to stop !oin! to

school because she needed to ta&e care of her father, her siblin!s and at the sa e ti e

help her other earn a livin! for their fa ily.

't a very youn! a!e of thirteen (7>), 5ia already assu ed the role of an adult. She

did not have ti e to play li&e the rest of the children in their nei!hborhood. These events

in her life ade her sad and vie#ed life as useless and eanin!less. There #ere ti es

#hen she /uestioned God #hy these thin!s had to happen to her fa ily and #hy !ood

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people e$perience such circu stances in life. She said that she really beca e sad and felt

that she carried the #orld on her shoulders.

Several onths after 5ia s father s accident, life #as beco in! !ood for her. '

little s#eetness #as added to her bitter life #hen her father recuperated and #ent bac& to

#or& as a construction #or&er. To her, this eant that there could be a !reater chance that

she could !o bac& to school, play #ith her friends and be #orry%free. Their life beca e

better co pared to the past years, but her e$periences in the past left a #ound in her heart

that could not easily be healed.

4ut fate is really playfulP just #hen thin!s #ere beco in! !ood for her, anune$pected event happened that ade her hate life a!ain. She #itnessed a cri e and #as

as&ed to testify before the court. 't a very youn!, these events #ere very trau atic for

her. There #ere ti es #hen she had flashbac&s of the cri e she #itnessed and #ould

often have ni!ht ares. She ad itted that it is really difficult to be a #itness since she is

al#ays filled #ith fears. *er o#n safety is al#ays priority that s #hy she avoided !oin!

to places #here the incident happened. She believes that she is no lon!er the sa e person

she used to be since she be!an hidin! hi self fro people.

*er #or&s at school and at ho e #ere also affected. She #as not able to

concentrate any ore and lost focus on #hat she does. She said that there #as one

instance #hen her father as&ed her to buy a lar!e%sized nail but #hen she arrived at ho e,

she realized that she #asn t able to buy #hat she #as told and instead bou!ht a s all%

sized nail. This caused her father to !et ad at her #hich ade her very sad.

5ia also beca e restless. She &ept #al&in! around the house and cannot finish her

#or&. She shared that one ti e #hen she #as doin! laundry her other cau!ht her

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starin! blan&ly in space. She #as not able to finish the chore as there #ere any thin!s

that crossed her ind. *er ti e #as #asted on a sin!le tas& only. These e otional and

psycholo!ical proble s she had #ere the results of the incidents that he #itnessed #hich

she considers unbelievable.

She said that her life beca e ore difficult #hen she beca e a #itness because

she believes that she is too youn! to !rasp all the stresses it brou!ht her. She said that

aybe it #as bad luc& that caused all these or aybe it #as just her #ho cannot handle

such proble s in life.

Ca$e 0: .oderate %ua" ty of # fe

'naliza, is a >-%year%old public school teacher, arried and #ith &ids. She had

been arried for the past ten (70) years to a ilitary soldier. *er first born is a !irl #ho is

already nine (8) years old, her second child is a boy #ho is five (<) years old and she is at

the o ent three (>) onths pre!nant. *er fa ily rents an apart ent in a subdivision

so e#here in the Dast coast of this city. 5aised by her adoptive parents #ho are both

public teachers as #ell, she felt !rateful #ith the thin!s that she has ; !reat parents,

lovin! husband, #onderful &ids and a decent job.

't the a!e of nineteen (78) she learned that she #as adopted by her aunt and

uncle, #hen her biolo!ical other left her. Knli&e other people #ho beca e an!ry upon

&no#in! that they #ere adopted, 'naliza did not share the sa e senti ent. "nstead she

#as !rateful of her adoptive parents for ta&in! care of her and !ivin! her a !ood life. She

shared that she could not i a!ine life #ithout her nanay and tatay .

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ife has its ups and do#ns. She described her /uality of life as fair because

nothin! in it is ever per anent. She shared that there #ere ti es #hen life #as really

!ood to her #hich ade her thin& that she ust have done so ethin! ri!ht to deserve

any blessin!s.

4ut life is not al#ays a bed of roses. There #ere also ti es #hen life see ed dar&

for her. She recalled that #hen she and her husband #ere startin! out at arried couples,

there #ere challen!es that #ere too hard for her to handle. 'ccordin! to 'naliza,

adjustin! to arried life #as hard. "t #as only #hen she !ot arried #hen she learned

about the differences she and her husband have. =onths after their #eddin! they startedfi!htin! over petty thin!s, she started to !et jealous over her husband s past lovers and

she &ept na!!in! hi until her husband burns out. 4ut believin! that nothin! in life is

per anent, a!ain, thin!s #ent s ooth for her.

' year a!o, 'naliza beca e a state #itness. She said that bein! a #itness

so eho# affected her life. "t #as hard for her to ana!e any responsibilities at a ti e.

There #as an instance #hen she had to ju!!le bet#een attendin! trials and havin! her

pre%natal chec&%up #hich #as scheduled at the sa e day. 'lso, there #ere ti es #hen

she needed to be absent fro her #or& every ti e she #as su oned to court.

She shared that she has fears and #orries but it never involved her bein! a state

#itness as she never received any threats fro anyone. She #orries a lot about her

pre!nancy and her health. 'lso, she often co plained of dealin! #ith the chan!es

acco panied by pre!nancy such as nausea and vo itin! that ade her lazy and lose

interest in the thin!s that she does.

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She considers the pro!ra as a bi! help to her because she &no#s that she is

protected. She is very fle$ible #hen it co es to thin!s or events that re/uire chan!es and

doesn t #ant co plain about petty issues as this #ill only ruin her ood.

'naliza is a very contented #o an, she defines /uality of life as the thin!s that

a&e a person life co plete. She believes that those people #ho have the sa e situation

as her should never lose hope and should al#ays believe that God is al#ays there to help

the .

Ca$e Su++ary 1: &ood %ua" ty of # fe

' ir is a >:%year old accountantP he is sin!le and proud to say that he is !ay. *e

ca e fro a pro inent fa ily in @a boan!a Aity and is an only son. *e finished his

colle!e de!ree and pursued a de!ree in 4usiness 'd inistration. *e is one of the

successful youn! professionals #or&in! in one of the ban&s in the Aity. *e had the best

of everythin! ; fa ily, friends and a #ell%paid job.

4ein! sin!le, he never felt lonely as he #as too busy #ith #or& to even thin& of

findin! hi self a partner and he has !ood friends #ho &eep hi co pany. *appiness,

accordin! to hi is a choice. *e believes that he is responsible for the thin!s that he

chooses and that it is just a atter of turnin! the ne!ativities in life into a positive one.

*e had a happy, #orry%free life, until that one ill%fated day #hen he #as betrayed

by his friend. *e joined an invest ent venture years a!o and his friend ran a#ay #ith all

the oney a ountin! to illions of pesos. *is friend ade it appear that it #as hi #ho

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too& the oney. *e #as accused because of the treacherous act of so e people. 4ut still

he fou!ht for truth.

This event had a !reat i pact on hi because his na e #as tainted by so eone

he trusted. urin! these troubled ti es, he received support fro his parents and friends.

espite bein! betrayed, he never !ave up on his other friends. *e still trusts the but this

ti e he #as cautious. Still the happy person that he is, he still spends ti e #ith the

%sin!in!, partyin! and havin! clean fun *e did not let the bad situation co e in bet#een

the #ay of his drea s.

espite all that he #ent throu!h he re ained to be than&ful for every blessin! thathe received. *e !oes to church to li!ht candles and as& for stren!th and !uidance fro

the ord.

' ir ana!es to stay happy even if he has proble s. *e described hi self as a

stron! person and believes in the sayin! that !oes I When the going gets tough, the tough

gets going1( *e described his /uality of life as !ood. 'nd that life is all about bein!

happy and free fro #orries. With a happy disposition in his face, he stressed that he has

to re ain !ood even if the #orld is cruel.

CHAPTER I2

SU..AR/3 CONC#USIONS AND RECO..ENDATIONS

Thirty (>0) #itnesses under the Witness rotection, Security and 4enefit ro!ra

in 5e!ion "6 #ere respondents of this study !athered throu!h convenience and purposive

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sa plin!. ata #ere !athered throu!h survey utilizin! the W*+ + %45DE

/uestionnaire and in%depth intervie# utilizin! an intervie# !uide /uestionnaire. This

study provided a /ualitative depiction of the /uality of life of #itnesses under the said

pro!ra . This study focused on assessin! the overall /uality of life of #itnesses by

deter inin! their physical health, psycholo!ical health, social relationships and

interaction #ith the environ ent as #ell as to describe their life e$periences.

The results of the study sho#ed that ajority of the respondents have oderate

uality of ife scores follo#ed by respondents #ith !ood and poor + scores. These

findin!s #ere confir ed by the results of the in%depth intervie#s done a on! the ten (70)selected participants #ho have !ood, oderate and poor overall + scores. Three (>)

case su aries #ere ade to describe the life e$periences of #itnesses fro each of the

cate!ories. "n conclusion, the /uality of life of #itnesses in the W S4 is not lo#

contrary to notions that individuals #ho e$perience stresses that pose threats to life have

a poor /uality of life. The results can be attributed to havin! a !ood e otional and

support syste . "t is reco ended that future studies on the /uality of life should be

assessed every 9 #ee&s after the initial assess ent to deter ine the chan!es in their

uality of ife. *o#ever, future studies involvin! respondents #ith security issues are

discoura!ed. "t #as difficult to e$tract stories fro the respondents since they are

interestin! topics that they are not allo#ed to share.

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PER.ISION #ETTER

Hanuary 27, 207>'tty. eter . =edalle+"A ; 5e!ional rosecutor +ffice of the 5e!ional rosecutor epart ent of Hustice, 5e!ion "6

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Cayo ay inii bitahan na lu aho& sa pa!%aaral na ito upan! asuri an! inyon! pisi&al at say&olohi&al na &alusu!an, panlipunan! relasyon at pa&i&itun!o sa &apali!iranna itinuturin! na ahala!an! aspeto na &u a&ata#an sa &alidad n! buhay n! isan!indibid#al.

#A/UNIN N& PA&SASA&A7A N& PA&5AARA# NA ITO

'n! pa!%aaral na ito ay na!lalayon! ala in an! &alidad n! pa u uhay o an!I uality of ifeJ n! !a testi!o na nabibilan! sa Wintess rotection, Security and4enefit ro!ra . 'n! !a testi!o ay ay !a pina!dadaanan sa &ani%&anilan! buhay naaarin! a&aape&to sa pisi&al at say&olohi&al na &alusu!an n! isan! indibid#al, sa !a!a#ain n! pan!%ara#%ara# na pa u uhay at !a banta sa &atata!an n! !a personal narelasyon.

'yon sa World *ealth +r!anization (W*+) an! Qualit y of Life ay tu utu&oy sa panana# n! isan! indibid#al sa &anilan! posisyon sa buhay sa &onte&sto n! &ultura at!a ba!ay na pinapahala!an na ay &au!nayan sa &anilan! !a layunin, pa antayan at

!a alalahanin.'n! pa!% aaral na ito ay isasa!a#a sa pa a a!itan n! pa!sa!ot n! survey

=uestionnaires at pa&i&ipa!panaya sa !a &alaho& sa isan! pribadon! lu!ar. 'n!ta!apa!sali&si& an! siya is on! a!%babaha!i n!a !a survey =uestionnaire forms naa!%isan! sasa!utan n! !a &alaho&. =aaari din! tu ulon! an! ta!asali&si& &un! ay!a hindi naiintindahan an! &alaho& sa !a tanon!. 'n! ta!apa!sali&si& an! syais on! a&i&ipa!panaya sa &alaho& !a it an! !a !abay na tanon!.

.&A HINDI .A&ANDAN& EPE6TO NA .AARIN& .AIDU#OT N& PA&5AARA# NA ITO

Walan! anu an! pan!anib an! posiblen! an!yari sa !a &alaho& sa pa!%aaralna ito. =aarin! an! ilan sa !a &alaho& ay a&araranas n! pa!%aalinlan!an haban!sinasa!utan an! survey /uestionnaire. 'n! pa!%aaral na ito ay hindi a&a&aape&to sa!a natatan!!ap na benepisyo o serbisyo n! !a &alaho& na nan!!a!alin! sa Witnessrotection, 4enefit and Security ro!ra .

BENEPIS/O N& PA&5AARA# NA ITO

'n! pa!% aaral na ito ay a&a&atulon! sa !a &alaho& na aintidihan! ai!i an!!a iba t% iban! aspeto na &u a&ata#an sa &alidad n! buhay n! isan! indibid#al. 'n! pa!%aaral na ito ay a&a&a!bi!ay n! i por asyon tun!&ol sa estado n! !a testi!o nana&a&aranas n! !a banta sa &ani%&anilan! buhay. Sa paraan! ito aiintidihan n! publican! &ala!ayan n! !a testi!o.

TU#ON& NA .ATATAN&&AP

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Walan! atatan!!ap na anu an! hala!a an! inyon! pa!laho& sa pa!%aaral na ito.'n! pa!%aaral na ito ay hindi rin hu ihin!i o nan!an!ailan!an n! anu an!

pa!&a&a!astusan n! &alaho&.

BO#UNTAR/ON& PA&SA#I

'n! lahat n! !a &alaho& sa pa!%aaral na ito ay hihin!an n! pahintulot sa pa a a!itan n! pa!la!da n! isan! &onsento atapos aipali#ana! sa &anila an! !alayunin at proseso n! nasabin! pa!%aaral.

PA&TITI7A#A 8CON*IDENTIA#IT/9

'n! !a &alaho& sa pa!%aaral na ito ay a&a&asi!uron! proprote&tahan an!&anilan! pa!&a&a&ilanlan. Tan!in! an! pseudo names , edad at &asarian la an! n! !alalaho& an! !a!a itin sa pa!% aaral na ito. 'n! !a i por asyon na a&u&uha sa pa!%aaral na ito ay !a!a itin la an! sa nasabin! pa!%aaral.

.&A I.POR.AS/ON TUN&6O# SA TA&APA&SA#I6SI6

an!alanB Cristina Carylle S. 'raojoDdadB 2? years oldCurso na ataposB octor of =edicineAellphone u berB 087-%-77%>877

Cun! ay !a &atanun!an po &ayo, hu#a! a!%atubilin! ite$t an! nu ero nana&ala!ay sa itaas.

APPENDI4 C

IN*OR.ED CONSENT

Aodena eB DdadB

CasarianB

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'&o ay pu apaya! na a!in! &alaho& sa binabala& na pa!%aaral n! ta!apa!sali&si&.

inapatunayan &o naB

7. aipali#ana! sa a&in an! layunin at proseso sa pa!sasa!a#a n! pa! ;aaral na ito.2. aipali#ana! sa a&in an! !a benepisyo na aarin! aidulot n! pa!%aaral na

ito.>. a!&aroon a&o n! pa!&a&ataon! a&apa!tanon! ! anu an! ba!ay na ay

&inala an sa isasa!a#an! pa!%aaral.9. asabihan a&o na aari &on! ba#iin an! a&in! nila!daan! pahintulot at iti!il an!

a&in! pa&i&ilaho& sa anu an! oras &o nais.

Calaho&B

an!alan a!da etsa

Testi!oB

an!alan a!da etsa

Ta!apa!sali&si&B

an!alan a!da etsa

APPENDI4 D

7HO%O#5BRE*

A'out /ou

4efore you be!in #e #ould li&e to as& you to ans#er a fe# !eneral /uestions aboutyourself by circlin! the correct ans#er or by fillin! in the space provided.

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7. What is your !ender =ale Ee ale

2. What is your date of birthF %%%%%3%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%ay =onth Rear

>. What is the hi!hest education you receivedF one at allDle entary School*i!h SchoolAolle!e

9. What is your arital statusF Sin!leSeparated

=arried

ivorcedivin! as =arriedWido#ed

<. 're you currently illF Res o?. "f so ethin! is #ron! #ith your health,

#hat do you thin& it isF "llness roble

APPENDI4 E

7HO5%O# BRE* %UESTIONNAIRE

The follo#in! /uestions as& ho# you feel about your /uality of life, health, or other areasof your life. " #ill read out each /uestion to you, alon! #ith the response options. P"ea$echoo$e the an$!er that a))ear$ +o$t a))ro)r ate- "f you are unsure about #hichresponse to !ive to a /uestion, the first response you thin& of is often the best one.

lease &eep in ind your standards, hopes, pleasures and concerns. We as& that you thin& about your life n the "a$t four !eek$-

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ery poor oor either poor nor

!ood Good ery!ood

7. *o# #ould you rate your/uality of lifeF 7 2 > 9 <

erydissatisfied issatisfied

either satisfied nor dissatisfied

Satisfied erysatisfied

2. *o# satisfiedare you #ithyour healthF

7 2 > 9 <

The fo""o! ng ue$t on$ a$k a'out ho! +uch you have e;)er enced certa n th ng$ nthe "a$t four !eek$-

otat all

'little

' oderatea ount

eryuch

'n

e$tre ea ount

>. To #hat e$tent do you feel that physical pain prevents you frodoin! #hat you need to doF

< 9 > 2 7

9. *o# uch do you need anyedical treat ent to function in

< 9 > 2 7

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72. *ave you enou!h oney toeet your needsF 7 2 > 9 <

7>. *o# available to you is theinfor ation that you need inyour day%to%day lifeF 7 2 > 9 <

79. To #hat e$tent do you have theopportunity for leisureactivitiesF 7 2 > 9 <

ery

pooroor either poor nor

!oodGood ery

!ood

7<. *o# #ell are you able to!et aroundF 7 2 > 9 <

erydissatisfied issatisfied

either satisfied nor dissatisfied

Satisfied erysatisfied

7?. *o# satisfied are

you #ith yoursleepF

7 2 > 9 <

7-. *o# satisfied areyou #ith yourability to perforyour daily livin!activitiesF

7 2 > 9 <

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7:. *o# satisfied areyou #ith yourcapacity for #or&F

7 2 > 9 <

78. *o# satisfied areyou #ith yourselfF 7 2 > 9 <

20. *o# satisfied areyou #ith your

personalrelationshipsF

7 2 > 9 <

27. *o# satisfied areyou #ith your se$lifeF

7 2 > 9 <

22. *o# satisfied areyou #ith the

support you !etfro your friendsF

7 2 > 9 <

2>. *o# satisfied areyou #ith theconditions of yourlivin! placeF

7 2 > 9 <

29. *o# satisfied areyou #ith youraccess to healthservicesF

7 2 > 9 <

2<. *o# satisfied areyou #ith yourtransportF

7 2 > 9 <

The fo""o! ng ue$t on refer$ to ho! often you have fe"t or e;)er enced certa nth ng$ n the "a$t four !eek$-

ever Seldo uiteoften

eryoften 'l#ays

2?. *o# often do you have ne!ativefeelin!s such as blue ood, despair,an$iety, depressionF

< 9 > 2 7

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APPENDI4 *

SCORIN& B/ DO.AINS

o ain D/uations for Ao putin! do ain scores

o ain 7 B hysical (?% >) (?% 9) 70 7< 7? 7- 7:

o ain 2B sycholo!ical < ? - 77 78 (?%2?)U

o ain >B Social 5elationships 20 27 22

o ain 9B Dnviron ent : 8 72 7> 79 2> 29 2<

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APPENDI4 &

TRANS*OR.ED SCORES

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APPENDI4 H

&UIDE %UESTIONS *OR IN DEPTH INTER2IE7

7. Aould you please describe to e your ood todayF2. *o# has your e$perience as a #itness to a cri e affected your daily activitiesF>. What are your concerns, fears and #orriesF9. *o# do you cope #ith thisF<. What is your source of stren!thF?. o you have any for of e otional supportF-. *o# are you !ettin! alon! #ith fa ily and friends as a result of this e$perienceF:. 4ein! a #itness, does it burden you and your fa ilyF *o#F8. Thin&in! about your life as a #hole, #hat is it that a&es your life !oodF70. What a&es it badF77. What is your o#n understandin! of I uality of ifeJF72. What essa!e #ould you li&e the people to &no# about #itnesses li&e youF

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APPENDI4 I

REPUB#IC ACT NO- <=>,.' 'AT 5+ " " G E+5 ' W"T DSS 5+TDAT"+ , SDAK5"TR ' 4D DE"T5+G5'= ' E+5 +T*D5 K5 +SDS.

Section 7. a e of 'ct. V This 'ct shall be &no#n as the DWitness Protection, Securityand Benefit 6ct(D

Sec. 2. " ple entation of ro!ra . V The epart ent of Hustice, hereinafter referred toas the epart ent, throu!h its Secretary, shall for ulate and i ple ent a Witnessrotection, Security and 4enefit ro!ra , hereinafter referred to as the ro!ra ,

pursuant to and consistent #ith the provisions of this 'ct.

The epart ent ay call upon any depart ent, bureau, office or any other e$ecutivea!ency to assist in the i ple entation of the ro!ra and the latter offices shall be under

le!al duty and obli!ation to render such assistance.Sec. >. 'd ission into the ro!ra . V 'ny person #ho has #itnessed or has &no#led!eor infor ation on the co ission of a cri e and has testified or is testifyin! or about totestify before any judicial or /uasijudicial body, or before any investi!atin! authority,ay be ad itted into the ro!ra B

rovided, ThatB

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(a) the offense in #hich his testi ony #ill be used is a !rave felony as defined under the 5evised enal Aode, or its e/uivalent under special la#sP

(b) his testi ony can be substantially corroborated in its aterial pointsP

(c) he or any e ber of his fa ily #ithin the second civil de!ree of consan!uinity or affinity is subjected to threats to his life or bodily injury or there is a li&elihoodthat he #ill be &illed, forced, inti idated, harassed or corrupted to prevent hifro testifyin!, or to testify falsely, or evasively, because or on account of histesti onyP and

(d) (d) he is not a la# enforce ent officer, even if he #ould be testifyin! a!ainst theother la# enforce ent officers. "n such a case, only the i ediate e bers of hisfa ily ay avail the selves of the protection provided for under this 'ct.

"f the epart ent, after e$a ination of said applicant and other relevant facts, isconvinced that the re/uire ents of this 'ct and its i ple entin! rules and re!ulations

have been co plied #ith, it shall ad it said applicant to the ro!ra , re/uire said#itness to e$ecute a s#orn state ent detailin! his &no#led!e or infor ation on theco ission of the cri e, and thereafter issue the proper certification. Eor purposes of this 'ct, any such person ad itted to the ro!ra shall be &no#n as the Witness.

Sec. 9. Witness in e!islative "nvesti!ations. V "n case of le!islative investi!ations in aidof le!islation, a #itness, #ith his e$press consent, ay be ad itted into the ro!raupon the reco endation of the le!islative co ittee #here his testi ony is needed#hen in its jud! ent there is pressin! necessity thereforB rovided, That suchreco endation is approved by the resident of the Senate or the Spea&er of the *ouseof 5epresentatives, as the case ay be.

Sec. <. =e orandu of '!ree ent With the erson to be rotected. V 4efore a personis provided protection under this 'ct, he shall first e$ecute a e orandu of a!ree ent#hich shall set forth his responsibilities includin!B

(a) to testify before and provide infor ation to all appropriate la# enforce entofficials concernin! all appropriate proceedin!s in connection #ith or arisin!fro the activities involved in the offense char!edP

(b) to avoid the co ission of the cri eP(c) to ta&e all necessary precautions to avoid detection by others of the facts

concernin! the protection provided hi under this 'ctP(d) to co ply #ith le!al obli!ations and civil jud! ents a!ainst hi P(e) to cooperate #ith respect to all reasonable re/uests of officers and e ployees of

the Govern ent #ho are providin! protection under this 'ctP and(f) to re!ularly infor the appropriate pro!ra official of his current activities and

address.

Sec. ?. 4reach of the =e orandu of '!ree ent. V Substantial breach of thee orandu of a!ree ent shall be a !round for the ter ination of the protection

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provided under this 'ctB rovided, ho#ever, That before ter inatin! such protection, theSecretary of Hustice shall send notice to the person involved of the ter ination of the

protection provided under this 'ct, statin! therein the reason for such ter ination.

Sec. -. Aonfidentiality of roceedin!s. V 'll proceedin!s involvin! application for

ad ission into the ro!ra and the action ta&en thereon shall be confidential in nature. o infor ation or docu ents !iven or sub itted in support thereof shall be releasede$cept upon #ritten order of the epart ent or the proper court. 'ny person #ho violatesthe confidentiality of said proceedin!s shall upon conviction be punished #ithi prison ent of not less than one (7) year but not ore than si$ (?) years and deprivationof the ri!ht to hold a public office or e ploy ent for a period of five (<) years.

Sec. :. 5i!hts and 4enefits. V The #itness shall have the follo#in! ri!hts and benefitsB

(a) To have a secure housin! facility until he has testified or until the threat,inti idation or harass ent disappears or is reduced to a ana!eable or tolerable

level. When the circu stances #arrant, the Witness shall be entitled to relocationand3or chan!e of personal identity at the e$pense of the ro!ra . This ri!ht ay be e$tended to any e ber of the fa ily of the Witness #ithin the second civilde!ree of consan!uinity or affinity.

(b) The epart ent shall, #henever practicable, assist the Witness in obtainin! aeans of livelihood. The Witness relocated pursuant to this 'ct shall be entitled toa financial assistance fro the ro!ra for his support and that of his fa ily insuch a ount and for such duration as the epart ent shall deter ine.

(c) "n no case shall the Witness be re oved fro or de oted in #or& because or onaccount of his absences due to his attendance before any judicial or /uasijudicial

body or investi!atin! authority, includin! le!islative investi!ations in aid of le!islation, in !oin! thereto and in co in! therefro B rovided, That hise ployer is notified throu!h a certification issued by the epart ent, #ithin a

period of thirty (>0) days fro the date #hen the Witness last reported for #or&Brovided, further, That in the case of prolon!ed transfer or per anent relocation,the e ployer shall have the option to re ove the Witness fro e ploy ent after securin! clearance fro the epart ent upon the reco endation of theepart ent of abor and D ploy ent. 'ny Witness #ho failed to report for #or& because of #itness duty shall be paid his e/uivalent salaries or #a!escorrespondin! to the nu ber of days of absence occasioned by the ro!ra . Eor

purposes of this 'ct, any fraction of a day shallconstitute a full day salary or #a!e. This provision shall be applicable to both !overn ent and privatee ployees.

(d) (d) To be provided #ith reasonable travelin! e$penses and subsistence allo#ance by the ro!ra in such a ount as the epart ent ay deter ine for hisattendance in the court, body or authority #here his testi ony is re/uired, as #ellas conferences and intervie#s #ith prosecutors or investi!atin! officers.

(e) To be provided #ith free edical treat ent, hospitalization and edicines for anyinjury or illness incurred or suffered by hi because of #itness duty in any

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private or public hospital, clinic, or at any such institution at the e$pense of thero!ra .

(f) "f a Witness is &illed, because of his participation in the ro!ra , his heirs shall be entitled to a burial benefit of not less than Ten thousand pesos ( 70,000.00)fro the ro!ra e$clusive of any other si ilar benefits he ay be entitled to

under other e$istin! la#s.(!) "n case of death or per anent incapacity, his inor or dependent children shall beentitled to free education, fro pri ary to colle!e level in any state, or privateschool, colle!e or university as ay be deter ined by the epart ent, as lon! asthey shall have /ualified thereto.

Sec. 8. Speedy *earin! or Trial. V "n any case #here a Witness ad itted into thero!ra shall testify, the judicial or /uasijudicial body, or investi!atin! authority shallassure a speedy hearin! or trial and shall endeavor to finish said proceedin! #ithin three(>) onths fro the filin! of the case.

Sec. 70. State Witness. V 'ny person #ho has participated in the co ission of a cri eand desires to be a #itness for the State, can apply and, if /ualified as deter ined in this'ct and by the epart ent, shall be ad itted into the ro!ra #henever the follo#in!circu stances are presentB

(a) the offense in #hich his testi ony #ill be used is a !rave felony as defined under the 5evised enal Aode or its e/uivalent under special la#sP

(b) there is absolute necessity for his testi onyP(c) there is no other direct evidence available for the proper prosecution of the

offense co ittedB(d) his testi ony can be substantially corroborated on its aterial pointsP he does not

appear to be ost !uiltyP and(e) (f) he has not at any ti e been convicted of any cri e involvin! oral turpitude.(f) 'n accused dischar!ed fro an infor ation or cri inal co plaint by the court in

order that he ay be a State Witness pursuant to Section 8 and 70 of 5ule 778 of the 5evised 5ules of Aourt ay upon his petition be ad itted to the ro!ra if heco plies #ith the other re/uire ents of this 'ct. othin! in this 'ct shall preventthe dischar!e of an accused, so that he can be used as a State Witness under 5ule778 of the 5evised 5ules of Aourt.

Sec. 77. S#orn State ent. V 4efore any person is ad itted into the ro!ra pursuant tone$t precedin! Section he shall e$ecute a s#orn state ent describin! in detail the anner in #hich the offense #as co itted and his participation therein. "f after saide$a ination of said person, his s#orn state ent and other relevant facts, the epart entis satisfied that the re/uire ents of this 'ct and its i ple entin! rules are co plied #ith,it ay ad it such person into the ro!ra and issue the correspondin! certification. "f his application for ad ission is denied, said s#orn state ent and any other testi ony!iven in support of said application shall not be ad issible in evidence, e$cept for i peach ent purposes.

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Sec. 72. Dffect of 'd ission of a State Witness into the ro!ra . V The certification of ad ission into the ro!ra by the epart ent shall be !iven full faith and credit by the

provincial or city prosecutor #ho is re/uired not to include the Witness in the cri inalco plaint or infor ation and if included therein, to petition the court for his dischar!e inorder that he can utilized as a State Witness. The Aourt shall order the dischar!e and

e$clusion of the said accused fro the infor ation. 'd ission into the ro!ra shallentitle such State Witness to i unity fro cri inal prosecution for the offense or offenses in #hich his testi ony #ill be !iven or used and all the ri!hts and benefits

provided under Section : hereof.

Sec. 7>. Eailure or 5efusal of the Witness to Testify. V 'ny Witness re!istered in thero!ra #ho fails or refuses to testify or to continue to testify #ithout just cause #henla#fully obli!ed to do so, shall be prosecuted for conte pt. "f he testifies falsely or evasively, he shall be liable to prosecution for perjury. "f a State Witness fails or refusesto testify, or testifies falsely or evasively, or violates any condition acco panyin! suchi unity #ithout just cause, as deter ined in a hearin! by the proper court, his

i unity shall be re oved and he shall be subject to conte pt or cri inal prosecution.=oreover, the enjoy ent of all ri!hts and benefits under this 'ct shall be dee edter inated. The Witness ay, ho#ever, pur!e hi self of the contu acious acts bytestifyin! at any appropriate sta!e of the proceedin!s.Sec. 79. Ao pelled Testi ony. V 'ny Witness ad itted into the ro!ra pursuant toSections > and 70 of this 'ct cannot refuse to testify or !ive evidence or produce boo&s,docu ents, records or #ritin!s necessary for the prosecution of the offense or offensesfor #hich he has been ad itted into the ro!ra on the !round of the constitutional ri!hta!ainst selfincri ination but he shall enjoy i unity fro cri inal prosecution andcannot be subjected to any penalty or forfeiture for any transaction, atter or thin!concernin! his co pelled testi ony or boo&s, docu ents, records and #ritin!s produced."n case of refusal of said Witness to testify or !ive evidence or produce boo&s,docu ents, records, or #ritin!s, on the !round of the ri!ht a!ainst selfincri ination, andthe state prosecutor or investi!ator believes that such evidence is absolutely necessary for a successful prosecution of the offense or offenses char!ed or under investi!ation, he,#ith the prior approval of the depart ent, shall file a petition #ith the appropriate courtfor the issuance of an order re/uirin! said Witness to testify, !ive evidence or produce the

boo&s, docu ents, records, and #ritin!s described, and the court shall issue the proper order. The court, upon otion of the state prosecutor or investi!ator, shall order the arrestand detention of the Witness in any jail conti!uous to the place of trial or investi!ationuntil such ti e that the Witness is #illin! to !ive such testi ony or produce suchdocu entary evidence.

Sec. 7<. erjury or Aonte pt. V o Witness shall be e$e pt fro prosecution for perjury or conte pt co itted #hile !ivin! testi ony or producin! evidence under co pulsion pursuant to this 'ct. The penalty ne$t hi!her in de!ree shall be i posed incase of conviction for perjury. The procedure prescribed under 5ule -7 of the 5ules of Aourt shall be follo#ed in conte pt proceedin!s but the penalty to be i posed shall not

be less than one (7) onth but not ore than one (7) year i prison ent.

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Sec. 7?. Aredibility of Witness. V "n all cri inal cases, the fact of the entitle ent of theWitness to the protection and benefits provided for in this 'ct shall not be ad issible inevidence to di inish or affect his credibility.

Sec. 7-. enalty for *arass ent of Witness. V 'ny person #ho harasses a Witness and

thereby hinders, delays, prevents or dissuades a Witness fro B(a) attendin! or testifyin! before any judicial or /uasijudicial body or investi!atin!authorityP

(b) reportin! to a la# enforce ent officer or jud!e the co ission or possibleco ission of an offense, or a violation of conditions or probation, parole, or release pendin! judicial proceedin!sP

(c) see&in! the arrest of another person in connection #ith the offenseP(d) causin! a cri inal prosecution, or a proceedin! for the revocation of a parole or

probationP or perfor in! and enjoyin! the ri!hts and benefits under this 'ct or atte pts to do so, shall be fined not ore than Three thousand pesos ( >,000.00)or suffer i prison ent of not less than si$ (?) onths but not ore than one (7)

year, or both, and he shall also suffer the penalty of perpetual dis/ualificationfro holdin! public office in case of a public officer.

Sec. 7:. 5ules and 5e!ulations. V The epart ent shall pro ul!ate such rules andre!ulations as ay be necessary to i ple ent the intent and purposes of this 'ct. Saidrules and re!ulations shall be published in t#o (2) ne#spapers of !eneral circulation.

Sec. 78. 5epealin! Alause. V 'll la#s, decrees, e$ecutive issuances, rules andre!ulations inconsistent #ith this 'ct are hereby repealed or odified accordin!ly.

Sec. 20. Eundin!. V The a ount of Ten illion pesos ( 70,000,000.00) is herebyauthorized to be appropriated out of any funds in the ational Treasury not other#iseappropriated to carry into effect the purpose of this 'ct. D$penses incurred in thei ple entation of the ro!ra ay be recovered as part of the cost or inde nityi posed upon the accused. Eurther ore, other fundin! sche es or sources, subject to theli itations of the la#, shall be allo#ed in furtherance hereof.

Sec. 27. Separability Alause. V The declaration of unconstitutionality or invalidity of any provision of this 'ct shall not affect the other provisions hereof.

Sec. 22. Dffectivity. V This 'ct shall ta&e effect after fifteen (7<) days follo#in! its publication in t#o (2) ne#spapers of !eneral circulation.

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APPENDI4 ?

TRANSCRIPTIONS 8*I#IPINO9

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"ntervie#erB Good afternoon. Than& you pu aya! &a a! paintervie#.

5espondentB Good afternoon din ate. +&ay lan! ate, #a! lan! a! video ha. Ho&e lan!

"ntervie#erB a, &a usta &a an n!ayonF Ca usta an! ood oF

5espondentB +&ay lan! ate. =asaya an a&o n!ayon. Galin! &asi a&o na!si ba &anina,so o&ay a&o.

"ntervie#erB 'h o&ay. iba n!a testi!o &a sa isan! cri en, na&aape&to ba ito sa dailyactivities o or un! !a !a#ain o sa ara#% ara#F

5espondentB +o, na&aape&to &ahit papaano yun! pa!i!in! #itness &o sa !a trabaho &osa es&#ela pati sa bahay. =insan inutusan a&o n! nanay &o na bu ili satindahan sa to#n, pa! u#i &o narealize &o na hinde &o nabili yun!

pinapabili niya. "ba pala yun! nabili &o. a!alit an! nanay &o sa a&in.=insan na an hinde a&o a&arela$ asyado, hinde a&o apa&ali. a&ada&o n! la&ad sa loob n! bahay, #ala a&o natatapos na trabaho. Cun#ari a!laba a&o, hinde &o yan natatapos &asi ara i pu apaso& sa uta& &o.

asasayan! an! oras &o sa isan! ba!ay lan!.

"ntervie#erB 4a&it o na an na&ali utan un! !a inuutos sayoF

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"ntervie#erB "n !eneral, ay !a ba!ay po ba na asasabi niyon! &adahilanan n! pa!&a&aroon nyo n! pan!it na pa u uhayF

5espondentB #ala a&o aicip ate. aran! o&ay an lahat.

"ntervie#erB Sa pa!&a&aintindi o, ano an! I uality of ifeJF

5espondentB ara sa a&in, u . Kn! bu ubuo or un! &u u&u pleto sa buhay o.aran! sa !a !a it ba ate, &un#ari sa ref, un! !a !ina it para abuoun! ref un yun! a!sasabi &un! ano yun! value nya ate.

"ntervie#erB Wo#, ay e$a ple &a pa ha. 4a!o tayo a! end, eron &a ban! !ustin!sabihin sa !a tao tun!&ol sa sit#asyon o as testi!oF

5espondentB =as#erte &ayo na #ala sa &ala!ayan &o. Wa! nyo isipin na por&et na!in!#itness a&o, paran! ala o yun cool na tin!nan. *inde &aya. Sye prehinde rin na an p#ede na hinde &o to !a#in, para sa a&in, eto &asi yun!ta a. Cun! p#ede lan! /uiet nalan! a&o, o& an yun. =ahirap, pero&a&ayanin.

"ntervie#erB ery positive &a tl!a. ice yan. Than& you.5espondentB *ehe. Welco e ate. Sala at din.

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"ntervie#erB Good ornin! Sir. Ca usta po &ayo n!ayonF

5espondentB Good ornin! din a a . B !ayon, eh o&ay na an a&o.

"ntervie#erB 'no po yun! o&ay ibi! sabihin n! o&ay sa inyoF5espondentB =asaya po a&o n!ayon. !ayon paran! an! !aan n! feelin! &o.

"ntervie#erB Good na an &un! !anun. So dba sir, tu esti!o &ayo, na&aape&to po ba itosa !a !a#ain nyo sa ara#% ara#F

5espondentB +o na&aape&to ito sa trabaho &ahit papaano. Tu i!il tala!a a&o sa pa!trabaho. Casi sye pre natata&ot a&o. 4u abyahe a&o nuon, na!a aneho n! tricycle, pero si ula n! na!in! #itness a&o, na!stop na unaa&o.

"ntervie#erB 4a&it na an &ayo na!stopF5espondentB atata&ot a&o &asi ba&a a aya patayin nalan! a&o bi!la. Si ula n!

na!stop a&o a!byahe nasa bahay nalan! a&o, a&o na una an! na!bantay sa!a ana& &o, tapos an! asa#a &o na an! na! hanapbuhay, na!labandera siyasa iban! !a tao.

"ntervie#erB =ay !a ta&ot po ba &ayo or un! !a inaalalaF

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5espondentB atata&ot po a&on! isipin na ba&a an!yari yun sa a&in o sa a&in! asa#a osa a&in! !a ana&. *an!!an! n!ayon inaalala &o pa rin an! &ali!tasan n!a&in! pa ilya. a sana ay hindi sila ada ay.

"ntervie#erB =ay !a !ina!a#a po ba &ayo para a&ayanan itoF

5espondentB 'ya# &on! pa!%usapan asyado an! !a nan!yari lalo na &un! di na an&ina&ailan!an. =as !usto &o pa na na&a&ali utan &o siya at hindi nanaaalala. 4inubuhos &o na lan! an! a&in! oras at panahon sa iban! ba!ay.a insan na!hahanap na lan! a&o nan! a!a!a#a para hindi lan!a&aalala.

"ntervie#erB 'no yun! na!bibi!ay sa inyo n! la&as para a!patuloy sa buhayF5espondentB 'n! pa ilya &o, sila tala!a an! na!papala&as n! loob &o. Sila an!

na!bibi!ay n! dahilan para a!patuloysa buhay. Sila an! pina&ai portanten! ba!ay sa a&in! buhay.

"ntervie#erB So sa &anila din ba &ayo &u u&uha n! e otional supportF5espondentB *indi na an a&o yun! tipo na ahili! ilahad sa iba &un! ay !u u!ulo saa&in. ero si!uro yun! e otional support na yan ay natatan!!ap &o ula saa&in! pa ilya. a insan a&ita &o lan! silan! asaya, natutu#a na rina&o.

"ntervie#erB Run! trato sa inyo n! fa ily and !a &aibi!an nyo, na!ba!o po ba si ulan! na!in! testi!o &ayoF

5espondentB +& lan! na an un! trato nila sa a&in. un! una, eron sa !a pa ilya &o,yun! !a na&a&ala , an! natata&ot din na ba&a ada ay an! asa#a sa&aun! ana& &o o yun! iba na in! !a pa ilya. ero hindi &o na an&inu&#ento sa !a tao. Caya &o&onti lan! an! na&a&aala at o& na ann!ayon an! pa&i&itun!o na in! sa isa t isa. a&ita &o un! !a tao ba nahinde tala!a a&o ii#an.

"ntervie#erB a!in! burden po ba ito sa inyoF aano poF5espondentB Siye pre, &ahit sino na an an! nasa lu!ar &o un an! arara da an. 'n!

una na an aaape&tohan ay an! !a tao na ahala!a sa buhay &o. *indilan! &asi buhay &o an! naiila!ay sa pan!anib eh, un! &ali!tasan n! iban!tao, lalo na an! pa ilya &o an! na!dada!da! din n! pa!%alala. a!u!uluhanlan! a&o lalo haban! inaalala &o an! !a ito.

"ntervie#erB Cun! titin!nan nyo un! life nyo in !eneral, ano yun! !a ba!ay nana!papabuti ditoF

5espondentB 'n! asasabi &o lan!. na!papasala at a&o &ada ara# na !u i!isin! a&o na buhay a&o at an! pa ilya &o. *indi &o ala &un! e iban! ibi! sabihin paan! buhay na ito, pero sa !a tulad &o si!uro yun na an! isan! ba!ay nana!papa!anda n! buhay na in.

"ntervie#erB Kn! !a ba!ay na an na na!papahirap sa inyoF

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5espondentB =ahirap pa rin an! buhay. i pa rin na!baba!o yun. areho pa rin hirap sa pera. *ahaha. Si!uro para sa a&in &a#alan n! pera an! na!papahirap saatin! lahat. Cun! #alan! pera, #alan! pa!&ain. =ahirap tustusan an! !a&e&ailan!anin sa pan!%ara#%ara#. Catulad n! sit#asyon &o, tatlo an! ana& &o, lahat yan na!% aaral na. =ala&i na an! !astos sa es&#ela, &asi ay

dala#an! hi!h school a&o tapos isan! ele entary. Celan!an &o tala!an!!u astos para sa baon pa nila, tapos &elan!an pa a! tabi n! pera para saara#% ara# na pa!&ain. =aproble a pa n!ayon &asi n!a hu into a&o sa

pa!trabaho, edi #ala a&on! &ita n!ayon. =ahirap tala!a pa! #alan! pera.

"ntervie#erB 'no an! pa!&a&aintindi o sa I uality of ifeJF5espondentB 'n! /uality of life para sa a&in ay yun! buhay &a at na&a&a&ain &a n!

tatlon! beses sa isan! ara#, aluso! &a at apayapa an! iyon! buhay.

"ntervie#erB 'no un! !sto nyon! ipahatid sa !a tao or dun sa !a &atulad nyoF5espondentB Sana aintindihan n! iban! tao na hindi ara i an! pipili n! !u a#a n!

ta a sa batas haban! sinusu!al an! sarilin! buhay niya pati na rin sa&anyan! pa ilya at !a ahal sa buhay. ero pa insan ay !a ta a nadapat lan! ipa!laban &ahit buhay an! &apalit.

"ntervie#erB ice na an nun. Than& you tala!a sa inyo sir 5espondentB Sala at din.

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"ntervie#erB Good ornin! a a .

5espondentB Good ornin! ta en doc.

"ntervie#erB =ay !a /uestions po a&o re!ardin! sa /uality of life. =!a si plen! tanon!lan! po to a a and #ala na an ri!ht or #ron! ans#ers po

5espondentB +&ay.

"ntervie#erB Ca usta po &ayo n!ayonF

5espondentB *inde asyadon! o&ay.

"ntervie#erB 4a&it na an yan nasabiF

5espondentB a!&asa&it &asi a&o ba!o% ba!o lan! tapos edyo nahilo a&o &anina.

"ntervie#erB *ala pasensya po a a . Sure &ayo icontinue lan! natin itoF

5espondentB +&ay lan! an a a .

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"ntervie#erB o& a a . So dba #itness &a n!ayon, na&a ape&to ba ito sa pa u uhayoF

5espondentB +o. =eron tala!a &ahit papaano. Casi buntis a&o n!ayon, a! t#o onths

na. =eron tala!a yan! !a ara# na nahihilo a&o tapos nasusu&a pa. Taposinsan tinata ad tala!a a&o pu unta dito sa *all of Hustice, pero &elan!anan tala!an! pu unta. =eron yun insan, ay schedule a&o for pre%natalchec& up, hinde a&o na&apunta &asi pinapunta n!a a&o dito sa opisina.

"ntervie#erB " see. =eron &an! !a fears o !a &ina&ata&utanF

5espondentB +o

"ntervie#erB 'no an yun! !a yun a a F

5espondentB =edyo ta&ot a&o &asi n!a buntis a&o, tapos &un! ano ano na yan! !a

naiisip &o. Tulad n! vita ins &o, yun! everyday na !astos &o, yun! !a na! papa#orry sa a&in. Casi aliit lan! an! s#eldo &o as saleslady, &elan!an &otala!a a! ipon para sa pa!bubuntis &o, sa !a da it n! bata and !atas.Tapos iniisip &o na a!ad un! !a a!i!in! !astos sa hospital pa!an!ana!ana& na a&o.

"ntervie#erB Run! pa!i!in! #itness nyo hinde ba yan na! papa%#orry sayoF

5espondentB *inde a&o na! #o%#orry. Wala na an a&o natatan!!ap na !a threats saiba.

"ntervie#erB +&ay &un! !anun.

5espondentB ero insan, &ahit hinde &o iniicip yun! !a !u u!ulo sa isip &o,lu alabas pa din ito sa pana!inip &o. a!i yan a&on! nanana!inip. aran!

ban!un!ot ba, pero hinde na an &laro. a! na!isin! na a&o, nahihirapan nayan a&o a&atulo! ulit, tapos pa&ira da &o pa!od na a&o sa u a!a.

"ntervie#erB ano &a na!cocope sa !a chan!es sa buahy o pati sa !a ni!ht ares nayanF

5espondentB asanay nalan! a&o. 'ya# &o na a!re&la o or ano. Cun#ari ayschedule yan a&o sa doctor tapos eron pa iban! dapat !a#in, &esa asira

pa ara# &o, a!pa chan!e nalan! a&o n! schedule.

"ntervie#erB Run! sa drea s o, ano !ina!a#a oF

5espondentB a! pre%pray a&o. Tapos na#a#ala lan! yun! !a #orries &o. Cay ordlan! yan a&o &u u&uha n! la&as n! loob.

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"ntervie#erB a! alun!&ot &a, &anino &a hu ihin!i n! supportF

5espondentB pa! !a !anyan! ba!ay, asa#a &o an! tu utulon! sa a&in. Casi ahaltala!a na in! an! isat isa. Run! paran! a!&aibi!an tala!a yan &a e.

ahat n! proble a &o ala nya, #ala a&on! tinata!o sa &anya &ahit aliliitna ba!ay. Sa tin!in &o yan yun! dahilan &un! ba&it na&a&ayanan &o an!!a proble a &o.

"ntervie#erB aano yun! relasyon o sa pa ilya o pati sa !a &aibi!an oF =eron ban! na!ba!o since na!in! part &a n! pro!ra F

5espondentB un! una, na! aa#ay &a e n! asa#a &o &asi ay !a &anya &anya&a en! iniisip, tapos hinde na!&a&asundo. ero nun! tu a!al na, na!in!o&ay na &a e. Sa !a &apitbahay na in!, hinde &o tala!a sila &ilala &asi

ba!on! lipat lan! &a e.

"ntervie#erB Si ula n! su ali &a sa pro!ra , na!in! pabi!at ba ito sayoF

5espondentB *inde. =ala&in! tulon! to sa a&in &asi ala &on! eron! tu utulon! atna!proprote&ta sa a&in. Cahit sino, &un! ala nilan! ay pu o%prote&ta sa&anila, sye pre a!i!in! o&ay an! pa&ira da . =ala&i an! tulon! na

bi!ay sa a in n! pro!ra , &asi tulad sa allo#ance na na&u&uha &o, da!da!na yun sa !a pan!%!astos na in! sa ara# ;ara#.

"ntervie#erB 's a #hole a a ano yun! !a ba!ay na na!pabuti sa buhay oF

5espondentBEa ily &o. &asi since bata pa a&o, #ala na yan a&on! nanay pati tatay. !ayon na eron na a&on! o#n fa ily, para sa a&in, un un! pina&ai portante sa buhay &o.

"ntervie#erB 'no na an yun! !a ba!ay na aituturin! o na asa a sa buhay oF

5espondentB ara sa a&in, #ala. Casi &ontento na a&o sa anon! eron a&o. Tapos bina!yan pa &a e ni ord n! ana&.

"ntervie#erB 4asta ay ti#ala lan! &ay ord, a!in! o& lan! na an yan, dibaF arasayo, ano an! uality of lifeF

5espondentB ara sa a&in, yan yun! &u u&u pleto sa isan! tao. a! na%feel o nanarratin! o na yun! !a !sto on! a%achieve sa buhay, afi%feel oyun! sense of co pleteness.

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"ntervie#erB =eron &a ban! !ston! iparatin! sa !a tao re!ardin! sa situation o bilan!#itnessF

5espondentB ara sa !a #itnesses na &atulad &o, #a! lan! &ayo a#alan n! pa! asa&asi prote&tado na an tayo. 'nd la!i lan! isipin na nandyan si ord &asitinutulun!an niya na an tala!a tayo. ara dun sa !a tao na hinde a#are sasit#asyon na in!, !sto &o lan! sabihin sa &anila na ahirap iton!

pina!dadaanan na in!. ero &un! an!yari an ito sa iba, dapat la!inilan! isipin yun! ta a. *inde dapat ada ot and ita!o yun! &atotohanan.Sa tin!in &o yun lan!.

"ntervie#erB Than& you so uch for your ti e.

5espondentB #elco e. o proble .

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"ntervie#erB Good ornin! Sir. Ca usta an an! ood nyo n!ayonF

5espondentB Good ornin! din. +& ln!, edyo ta&ot lan! na &ina&abahan &asi di &oala &un! anon! an!yayari sa a&in ano an! oras.

"ntervie#erB 4a&it nyo na an po nasabi yunF

5espondentB Casi d &o ba aalis sa uta& &o un! ata&ot. aran! hinde a&o apa&ali ba.

"ntervie#erB 'y !anun poF So un! pa!testi!o nyo na&aape&to po ba ito sa !a !a#ainnyo sa ara#% ara#F

5espondentB +o, a a na&aape&to tala!a. *inde &o na na!a!a#a yun! !a na!a!a#a&o nuon. *inde na a&o na a alen!&e. Casi once a #ee& an yan &a ena a alen!&e n! asa#a &o, n!ayon sila nalan! n! nanay nya an!na!papalen!&e pati a!% !rocery.

"ntervie#erB =ay trabaho po ba &ayo sirF Run! pa!i!in! #itness o na&aape&to ba ito satrabaho nyoF

5espondentB a!stop na una a&o sandal sa trabaho, sa pa! ayos n! !a sasa&yan. Casihinde &o tala!a &aya a!trabaho &asi ada in! !u u!ulo sa isip &o.

a!i!in! palpa& an! resulta n! trabaho &o.

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"ntervie#erB =ay !a &ina&ata&utan po ba &ayo, !a inaalala o !u u!ulo sa icip nyoF

5espondentB =ana!inip a&o insan ba. ero =alabo. Caya pa! !icin! &oata&ot nay an a&o a ba na ba&a bali&an a&o at !a pa ilya &o ba.Sana po atulun!an nyo a&o ba. 'ya# &o n! !anito. i &o na poabubuhay an! pa ilya &o. &aylan!nan &o a! hanapbuhay.

"ntervie#erB 4a&it o nasabi na hnde o na abubuhay an! pa ilya oF

5espondentB 'yo&o na a!trabaho. =ata&ot na a&o. Cun! a!trabaho a&o taposapatay a&o, na &a#a#a pa ilya &o. =ahirap ln! &a e ba.

"ntervie#erB =ay !ina!a#a &ayo para ala pasan yan! pina!daraana nyoF

5espondentB Gu a!a#a na ln! po a&o n! !a !a#ain! bahay. =insan na!tatani po n!!a !ulay sa li&od na bahay po a tapos ibenta yun.

"ntervie#erB 'no un! rason o para a!%continue sa buhayF5espondentB =!a taon! tu utulon! po sa a&in a . Kna is un! pa ilya &o at !a

&apatid &o.

"ntervie#erB So e otional support sa &nila dinF5espondentB =insan po sa &anila. =insan hu ihin!i a&o n! tulon! sa i a , jan lan!

alapit sa bahay na in. *u ihin!i po a&o n! payo.

"ntervie#erB aano na an yun! pa&i&itun!o o sa pa ilya o at sa iban! taoF5espondentB a!in! close po a&o sa pa ilya &o &asi &ahit papaano anjan po cla

tu utulon! sa a&in na!in! as alapit a&o sa pa ilya &o po a . =asnabibi!yan &o sila n! oras &c po sa bahay na ln! po a&o.

"ntervie#erB na!&aroon to n! epe&to sa buhay o un! na!in! additional na proble aF5espondentB =ala&in! epe&to po sa a&in at sa pa ilya &o. =insan un! !a ana& &o

natata&ot na din lu abas at na! aabsent na ln! po sa is&ul. 'sa#a &o na ln! po insan an! na!hahanap buhay sa a in. =insan sa isan! ara# #ala na po & i a&ain.&aylan!nan &o pa a!trabaho na &aso ta&ot po a&o.

"ntervie#erB Try nyo po icipin yun! buhay nyo as a #hole, ano un! !a ba!ay nana!pabuti dito o un! na!pa!inha#aF

5espondentB a ilya, trabaho tsa&a un! ala o ba na safe &a.

"ntervie#erB Run! !a ba!ay na na!pasa a sa buhay nyoF5espondentB a!in! ahirap ln! an! buhay &o a nun! na!in! #itness a&o. ati o&

an po & i. =inalas ba &asi. + si!uro nasa a&in lan! &asi hinde tala!a a&oarunon! a!ha#a& n! proble ba.

"ntervie#erB Sa pa!&a&aintindi nyo po ano an! /uality of lifeF

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5espondentB para sa a&in yan yun! asuportahan &o an! pa ilya &o at asaya poabuhay. Kn! tipon! ala o #ala &an! &asalanan. a&a!ala# &a n!aayos at #alan! &ina&ata&utan.

"ntervie#erB 'no un! !sto nyon! ipahatid sa !a tao or dun sa !a &atulad nyoF

5espondentB *u ihin!i po a&o n! tulon! at pa! una#a. Sana bi!yan po tl!a & i n! pansin at sana dip o a! sasa#a un! opis na a!tulon! sa a in at sa pa ilya po na in!.

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"ntervie#erB Good ornin! sir. Than& you po for allo#in! e to have this intervie# #ithyou.

5espondentB Good ornin! din po do&tora. Walan! anu an po.

"ntervie#erB Ca usta na an po an! ood niyo n!ayon! ara#F5espondentB =ood poF K , edyo o&ay po.

"ntervie#erB #ede nyo po ban! i%e$plain po &un! ano po yun! I edyo o&ayJ sa inyoF5espondentB u , edyo o&ay po, eanin! hinde po a&o asaya, hinde rin po

alun!&ot. Run! paran! neutral lan! po docc.

"ntervie#erB " see. So yun! pa!i!in! testi!o nyo po ba, na&aape&to po ba ito sa daily

activities ninyo or un! !a !a#ain nyo sa ara#% ara#F5espondentB opo. Cc dati po nor al po an! pa u uhay &o.

"ntervie#erB ano po an! ibi! sabihin nyo n! nor alF5espondentB Run po ban! #ala a&on! iniisip na p#eden! asa an! an!yari sa a&in.

ati #ala po a&on! #orries na apaha a& a&o, pero n!ayon edyo na!%iin!at na, lalo na sa public places. Capa! na!in! testi!o po &asi tala!an!a!a!alit yun! &abilan! party.

"ntervie#erB asabi nyo po dba na na! iin!at &ayo n!ayon, eron po ba &ayon! !aconcerns, ta&ot o pan!an!a baF 'no po an! !a itoF5espondentB ay opo, natata&ot din po a&o. Sye pre hinde po aii#asan un! scenario na

yun! !alit n! suspect or n! pa ilya apunta po sa a&in, as alala po ba&aada ay pa po pa ilya &o.

"ntervie#erB So pano po &ayo na&a&a cope o paano nyo po na&a&ayanan itoF5espondentB nun! una po, hinde &o po ala an! !a!a#in, insan na#alan na po a&o n!

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5espondentB =ahirap an! sit#asyon na &ailan!an on! piliin &un! an! safety o o an!&apa&anan n! iba. ero &elan!an po tala!an! a!decision. 4uti nalan!

pareho &o iton! pinili.

"ntervie#erB un lan! po sir !a &atanun!an &o. Sala at tl!a.

5espondentB #elco e and sala at din

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"ntervie#erB Good afternoon. Than& you dahil pu aya! &a a!pa intervie#. Ca usta &an!ayonF

5espondentB Good afternoon. Welco e po. =edyo proble atic. 4i!la &asi na!&aroon n! proble a.

"ntervie#erB +&ay lan! po ba &un! tanon!in &ita tun!&ol ditoF5espondentB =as o&ay po sana &un! hinde nalan! po natin pa! usapan a a &asi every

ti e po na naiisip &o ito as hinde po a&o napapa&ali.

"ntervie#erB asensya na po.5espondentB +& lan! a . asensya din po. Sana po naiintindihan niyo a&o.

"ntervie#erB Sa ne$t /uestion na po tayo.5espondentB +&ay.

"ntervie#erB "ton! pa!i!in! #itness nyo, na&aape&to ba to sa !a daily activities oF5espondentB ati oo. aalala &o hinde a&o basta a&apunta &un! saan saan &asi tl!an!ay bantay n!a a&o, &asi ay &aso din sina pa sa a&in tapos #itness dina&o. =insan un! asa#a &o an!an!a& sa General *ospital tapos&o pli&ado pa yun! &aso nya, an! hirap tala!a nun! panahon na yun &asin!a hinde na an a&o an! p#eden! a!in! runner para bu ili n! !a!a it nya pati !a !a ot nya. Wala din tala!an! iban! aasahan nun!

panahon na yun &asi an! nanay at tatay &o atanda na, d na nila &ayaasi&asuhin yun! asa#a &o. 'n! nan!yari an! !a tao sa #itness protectionan! tu ulon!. ero a&o nandun din a&o sa hospital, &asa a din n! !a

bantay, so hinde tala!a a&o a&a&ilos n! aayos.

"ntervie#erB =eron &a ban! !a &ina&ata&utan o !a #orriesF5espondentB Sye pre un! safety &o po at n! asa#a &o pati un! baby na in &asi n!ayon

#ala a&o sa tabi nya. Casi nasa loob an a&o n! preso.

"ntervie#erB Cahit nasa loob &ayo natata&ot &a pa rin sa safety oF5espondentB +o. =a!ulo a a sa loob tapos ara i pa dyan na iba an! ta&bo n! uta&.

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"ntervie#erB 'non! ibi! sabihin n! iba an! uta&F5espondentB a! aya# nila sayo, itrippin! &a tl!a nila. a&a&ata&ot &asi ba&a ay

a!trippin! sa a&in, tapos ba&a apatay a&o, &a#a#a na an an! asa#a &o pati baby na in. !ayon pa lan! n!a nahihirapan na siya dahil #ala a&o,ano nalan! &un! a atay a&o. Ta&ot a&o a atay hnde dahil yun! sabihin

natin na na&a&ata&ot ito, ta&ot a&o sa an!yayari sa pa ilya &o pa!na atay a&o.

"ntervie#erB So pano o to nalala pasanF5espondentB hinde &o na tala!a ala paano. Aontinue lan! a&o sa life &o, !o #ith the

flo# lan!. binabale#ala &o lan! an! proble a. =insan !anun c!uro yun!adalin! solusyon, yun! i#asan an! proble a. ero sa totoo lan! hinde &ona to asasabi na proble a, paran! parte na to n! buhay &o na nandito a&osa preso. Sanayan lan! tala!a.

"ntervie#erB Saan &a &u u&uha n! la&as para a! patuloy sa buhayF

5espondentB Sa asa#a &o at sa ana& na in. Eirst baby &asi na in! yun tapos lala&e pa.iba tala!a pa! lala&e yun! pan!anay.

"ntervie#erB Canino &a &u u&uha n! e otional supportF5espondentB Sa asa#a &o pa rin. a&i&ini! lan! yun, insan na! bibi!ay n! !a advise.

*inde &o tl!a ala ano an!yari sa a&in &un! #ala siya. 4uti n!a hinde nyaa&o inii#an.

"ntervie#erB Si ula nun! nan!yari ito sayo, eron ban! na!ba!o sa pa&i&itun!o o sa pa ilya o o sa !a tao sa pali!id oF ano na an un! pa&i&itun!o nilasayoF

5espondentB un! na&ulon! a&o an! pa ilya &o !rabe an! suporta sa a&in, to the pointna na&o&onsensya na a&o, &asi &ahit ay &asalanan a&o, nanjan pa din sila.Run na in! !a &apitbahay na in! !a chis osa, an! la&as n! !a looba!bisya n! tao, a&ala o &un! sino sila !a alilinis at #alan!

&asalanan. Sabi &o sa asa#a &o #a! na din nya pansinin !a naririni! nya,&asi nun! ti e nay un buntis sya nun at ba&a a&asa a yun sa &anya.

"ntervie#erB a!dala ba n! proble a sayo or sa pa ilya o yun! sit#asyon o n!ayonFaanoF

5espondentB +o sobra, &asi hinde lan! an a&o #itness dito. =ay &asalanan din a&o.Galit na sa a&in yun! na! &aso sa a&in, tapos !alit din si!uro yun! !a&asa a &o sa a&in.

"ntervie#erB Cun! titin!nan o an! buhay o in !eneral, ano yun! !a ba!ay nana!pa!aan dito or un! !a ba!ay na na!dulot n! abuti sa buhay oF

5espondentB 'side sa fa ily &o, #ala na a&on! iban! aisip.

"ntervie#erB 'no na an un! !a ba!ay na asasabi on! asa a na na!papabi!at sa buhay oF

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5espondentB Run! pa!i!in! ahirap at #alan! natapos. =ahirap tala!a &asin! a!in!ahirap. =ahirap &a na n!a as na!i!in! ahirap &a pa. Tapos hinde pana&atapos a! aral.

"ntervie#erB 'no an! pa!&a&aintindi o sa uality of ifeF

5espondentB Run! abuhay n! aayos, ay a&ain ara#%ara#, ay aayos na bahay&asa a an! pa ilya at yun! alayo sa proble a. Tin!in &o #ala a&o nun.(lau!hs)

"ntervie#erB 'no un! essa!e na !usto o sabihin sa !a tao tun!&ol sa &ala!ayan on!ayonF

5espondentB Sa lahat n! ba!ay la!i tala!a isipin &un! ano yun! ta a, hinde dahil!ina!a#a ito n! ara in! tao, ibi! sabihin ta a na ito. Casi nasa hulitala!a an! pa!sisi. Sana dun sa !a taon! !rabe a!bisya, sana ala in niyouna an! !a nan!yari. Casi a&o pa! a&ita a&o n! iban! tao na ay

posas pa! pu upunta sa opisina, !rabe sila a&atin!in. Sana i&a# a ahinde &a nata&ot sa a&in.

"ntervie#erB *inde na an sir. Sala at sa ti e o.5espondentB #elco e and than& you din.

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" TD5 "DW 7"ntervie#erB Good afternoon. Than& you for allo#in! e to have this intervie# #ith you.

5espondentBGood afternoon also. "t s o& as lon! as you #on t docu ent it on videotape.(jo&in!ly)

"ntervie#erB So ho# are you no#F *o# is your oodF

5espondentB " a o&ay. " a happy no# because " just ca e fro church so " feel o&ay.

"ntervie#erB +&. So, has your e$perience as a #itness to a cri e affected your dailyactivitiesF *o#F

5espondentB Res, bein! a #itness so eho# affected y #or& at school and at ho e.There #as one instance #hen y other told e to buy so ethin! at a storein to#n, #hen " #ent ho e " realized that " did not buy #hat " #as told."nstead, " bou!ht so ethin! else. =y other !ot ad at e. So eti es "can not rela$ and " a not at ease. " al#ays #al& around the house and " cannot finish y #or&. Eor e$a ple, " a supposed to do the laundryP " can not

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finish that chore because there are any thin!s that enters y ind. =yti e is #asted on a sin!le chore only.

"ntervie#erB Why did you for!et #hat you #ere as&ed to doF

5espondentB because the events &eep playin! on y ind that s #hy " can notconcentrate. So eti es " have blan& stares. So eti es at school, " just have

blan& stares and " do not classes any ore because " have beca e lazy until "eventually stopped !oin! to school.

"ntervie#erB So you are no# out of schoolF

5espondentB Res ate . e$t year " plannin! to !o bac& to school. 5i!ht no# " feel lazy.

"ntervie#erB o you have any fears or #orries that bother youF5espondentB Res ate( " a afraid that the other party #ould co e bac& for e because

before the other party #ould threaten e and that is scary. "t is not y faultthat " #itnessed so ethin!. "t is very ind bo!!lin!.

"ntervie#erB So #hat do you do to cope upF

5espondentB rayers. " li!ht candles at Eort ilar. " pray that *e #ould stren!then e and&eep e safe al#ays, because so eti es " !et paranoid. 4ut every ti e "thin& of the ord, " beco e o&ay.

"ntervie#erB So #here do you !et your stren!th to !o on #ith life.

5espondentB Ero the ord ate and fro y fa ily, that is y other and youn!er siblin!. " don t have a father any ore, so " al#ays put in ind that " a theonly one y other could rely on. "t is o&ay if #e are rich, but #e are only

poor.

"ntervie#erB Where do you !et e otional supportF

5espondentB Ero y other and y siblin!. So eti es fro friends, but " do not tell

the everythin! because any are just nosy. 5i!htF (lau!hs)

"ntervie#erB Rou have a point. With re!ards to your relationship #ith your fa ily andfriends, has anythin! chan!ed since you entered the pro!ra F

5espondentB it #as just the sa e. othin! s chan!ed. They are still !ood to e. othin! s chan!ed really.

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"ntervie#erB *avin! e$perienced this, could you say that this has caused you sufferin! or difficultiesF *o#F

5espondentB ot that uch difficulty. Eor e, it #as not uch. So eti es " #onder #hy

this has happened to e. 4ut " can t do anythin! any ore.

"ntervie#erB oo&in! at life as a #hole, #hat are the thin!s that a&e your life !oodF

5espondentB Cno#in! that ", y other and siblin! could eat, that is already fine #ithe. " al#ays thin& that there are others #ho have #orse proble s than ine.

"ntervie#erB 's a #hole, are there thin!s that you could say that a&es your life badF

5espondentB " can t thin& of anythin!. "t see s li&e there is none.

"ntervie#erB "n your o#n understandin!, #hat is I uality of ifeJ

5espondentB Eor e, it is the factors that co plete one s life. Ta&e for e$a ple therefri!erator, the thin!s used to a&e the refri!erator a !ood one defines its#hole #orth or value.

"ntervie#erB Wo#, you still have an e$a ple. 4efore #e end, #hat #ould you li&e othersto &no# re!ardin! your situation as a #itnessF

5espondentB They are very luc&y because they are not in y shoes. o not thin& that it

bein! a #itness is cool, because it is not. +f course, " could not refuse to dothis, because " &no# this is the ri!ht thin! to do. "f " could only &eep /uiet,that #ould be !reat. "t is difficult, but " &no# " #ill surpass this.

"ntervie#erB you are very positive. That s niceQ Than& you.

5espondentB Olau!hsO Welco e ate( Than& you also.

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"ntervie#erB Good ornin! Sir. *o# are you todayF5espondentB Good ornin! too =a a . Today, " o&ay.

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"ntervie#erB What do you ean by o&ayF5espondentB " a happy today. " feel li!ht.

"ntervie#erB Well then, !ood. Rou are #itness, ri!htF *as this affected your activities of daily livin!F

5espondentB 't first, " can t rela$ that uch. The events co e bac& repeatedly on yind. 4ut that so eho# helped e because " !ot used to re e berin! ituntil " ca e to a point #hen " i!nore it.

"ntervie#erB o you have any fears or #orriesF5espondentB " a afraid that #hat " sa# #ould happen to e, y #ife and y children.

Kntil no# " still thin& of y fa ily s safety that they #ill not be dra!!edinto this.

"ntervie#erB "s there anythin! you do to surpass thisF What are theseF5espondentB " have to. " d prefer to for!et and not re e ber any ore. " spend y ti e

on other thin!s. So eti es " find thin!s that " can #or& on just so " #on tre e ber.

"ntervie#erB What are these thin!sF5espondentB ideo&e and beer. "t a&es e for!et thin!s #hen " drin& and enjoy.

"ntervie#erB Who or #hat !ives you stren!th to continue #ith lifeF5espondentB =y fa ily. They are really the ones #ho stren!then e. They are the reason

#hy " still live life. They are the ost i portant thin! in y life

"ntervie#erB So is it also fro the #here you !et e otional supportF5espondentB " a not the type #ho loves to share thin!s that bother e. 4ut aybe " !et

that e otional support fro y fa ily. So eti es, seein! the happya&es e happy too.

"ntervie#erB The #ay your fa ily treats you, has it chan!ed since you beca e a #itnessF5espondentB "t s o&ay % the #ay they treat e. 't first, #hen a fa ily e ber &ne#

about y situation, he beca e scared that y #ife, children and other fa ily e bers #ould be affected. 4ut " really don t tell everyone aboutthis, that s #hy only a fe# people &no# and their treat ent to e is !ood.4ecause of this " have &no#n the people #ho #ill not leave e.

"ntervie#erB *as this beco e a burden to youF *o#F5espondentB of course. 'nyone #ho #ould be in y place #ould also feel the sa e #ay.

The first people #ho #ould really be affected are the people #ho are closeto y heart. "t is not only y life that is in dan!er but also theirs #hicha&es e #orry even ore. "t just confuses e every ti e " thin& aboutthe .

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"ntervie#erB oo&in! in your life as a #hole, #hat are the thin!s that ade it !oodF

5espondentB 'll " can say is that " a than&ful to every day that " #a&e up to, that " andy fa ily are alive. " really don t &no# if this life still has eanin! but "thin& bein! alive a&es y life !ood.

"ntervie#erB *o# about the thin!s that a&es it bad or difficultF5espondentB ife is still difficult. That #ill never chan!e. "t is still oney atters.

( au!hs). =aybe for e it is the lac& of oney that a&es life difficult. "f one has no oney, there #ould be no food. "t #ould be hard to provideevery day s needs.

"ntervie#erB *o# do you understand I uality of ifeJF

5espondentB Eor e, /uality of life is bein! alive and able to eat > eals a day. "t is bein!healthy and at peace.

"ntervie#erB o you have any essa!e to others re!ardin! your situation no#F5espondentB " hope they #ill understand that not everyone #ill choose to do #hat is ri!ht

at the e$pense of one s life and fa ily. 4ut so eti es there are really ri!htthin!s that should be fou!ht for even if it puts one s life at sta&e.

"ntervie#erB That s very nice. Than& you very uch.5espondentB Than&s as #ell.

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"ntervie#erB Good ornin! a a .

5espondentB Good ornin! also

"ntervie#erB " have /uestions for you re!ardin! /uality of life. These are si ple/uestions and there is no ri!ht or #ron! ans#ers.

5espondentB +&ay.

"ntervie#erB *o# are you todayF

5espondentB ot o&ay.

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"ntervie#erB Why did you say soF

5espondentB " !ot sic& recently and " feel dizzy.

"ntervie#erB " very sorry. 're you sure you #ant to !o on #ith this intervie#F

5espondentB "t s o&ay.

"ntervie#erB +&ay a a . 's a #itness, did it have an effect on your daily activitiesF

5espondentB Res. "t had so eho#. 4ecause no# " a 2 onths pre!nant and there aredays that " feel dizzy and #ant to vo it. So eti es " feel very lazy to co ehere in the office. 4ut " need to. There #as a ti e #hen " had a pre%natalschedule. " #asn t able to !o because " have an appoint ent here.

"ntervie#erB " see. o you have any fears or #orriesF

5espondentB Res.

"ntervie#erB #hat are thoseF

5espondentB " a afraid because " a pre!nant and " tend to thin& too uch. i&e yvita ins, y daily e$penses. These a&e e #orried.

"ntervie#erB oes bein! a #itness a&e you #orryF

5espondentB ot uch. " don t receive threats fro anyone.

"ntervie#erB "f that s the case, then !ood.

5espondentB 4ut " often have these drea s. " thin& those are ni!ht ares, but not al#ays.4ut those drea s are not clear.

"ntervie#erB *o# do you cope #ith the chan!es in your daily life and all theseni!ht aresF

5espondentB " just !ot used to it. " just don t #ant to co plain or #hatever. D$a ple,#hen it co es to y schedule, " d rather have y schedule chan!e than to

have y ood ruined.

"ntervie#erB So ho# about those ni!ht aresF

5evie#erB " just pray and then y #orries just fade a#ay. "t is fro the ord that " !ety stren!th.

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"ntervie#erB Eor e$a ple you are sad and you #ant to cry, #ho !ives you supportF

5espondentB When it co es to those thin!s, it is y husband #ho supports e.

"ntervie#erB *o# is your relationship #ith your fa ily and friendsF *as anythin!

chan!ed since you enrolled in the pro!ra F5espondentB 't first, y husband and " fi!ht. 4ut as ti e passed, #e beca e o&. With

re!ards to y nei!hbors, " don t really &no# the because #e just oved inour ne# place.

"ntervie#erB 4ein! a part of the pro!ra ,, has this beco e a proble to youF

5espondentB not. " consider this as a help because " &no# so eone is protectin! e.'nybody #ho &no#s that so eone is protectin! the #ould feel fine.

"ntervie#erB 's a #hole #hat are the thin!s that a&e your life !oodF

5espondentB y fa ily. 4ecause since " #as a child " don t have a other and father. o# that " have y o#n fa ily, " consider this i portant in y life.

"ntervie#erB *o# about the thin!s that a&e your life badF

5espondentB for e, there is none because " a very contented #ith #hat " have. lus #eare !iven a child by the ord.

"ntervie#erB 's lon! as you !ave faith in the ord everythin! #ill be o&ay, ri!htF So foryou a a #hat is uality of lifeF

5espondentB Eor e, it is the thin!s that a&e the life of the person co plete.

"ntervie#erB o you have other thin!s to say to others re!ardin! ypur situationF

5espondentB To all the #itnesses li&e e, don t ever lose hope because #e are protected.'nd al#ays thin& of God because *e #ill help us. Eor those people #hoaren t a#are of our situation, " #ould li&e to tell the that bein! in thissituation is hard. "f for e$a ple this happened to others, they should al#ays

thin& of the ri!ht thin!. They should not be selfish to hide the truth. " thin&that s all.

"ntervie#erB Than& you so uch for your ti e.

5espondentB #elco e. o proble

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"ntervie#erB Good ornin! Sir. *o# is your ood todayF

5espondentB Good ornin!. " a &ind of o&ay. " a so eho# afraid and #orried because " don t &no# #hat i!ht happen to e anyti e.

"ntervie#erB Why did you say thatF

5espondentB 4ecause " can t re ove fro y ind the fear. " feel so an$ious.

"ntervie#erB "s that soF 4ein! a #itness, has this affect your daily activitiesF5espondentB "t had a bi! effect a a . " cannot perfor so e thin!s that " used to

before. Dven to !o out of the house a&es e afraid.

"ntervie#erB What are the thin!s that you can t do no#F

5espondentB Go to the ar&et. *an! out #ith friends. " really love to drin& and han! out#ith friends.

"ntervie#erB o you have any fears or #orries that bother youF

5espondentB So eti es " drea . 4ut they are not clear. That s #hy #hen " #a&e up " beco e afraid that they #ill !o after e and y fa ily. " hope that youcould help e. " don t #ant this. " cannot provide for y fa ily any ore. "really need to #or&.

"ntervie#erB Why did you say that you cannot provide for your fa ily any oreF

5espondentB " don t #ant to #or& any ore. " a already afraid. What if " #or& and " !et&illed, y fa ily #ould be a pity. We are just poor.

"ntervie#erB o you do anythin! to copeF5espondentB " do household chores. So eti es " plant ve!etables at our bac&yard and

sell the .

"ntervie#erB What are your reasons to !o on #ith lifeF5espondentB The help " !et fro y fa ily and y siblin!s.

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5espondentB So eti es " see& their help. So eti es " as&ed help fro the )mam #hostays in front of our house. " as& for advice.

"ntervie#erB So ho# is your relationship #ith your fa ily and other people since you ve beco e a #itnessF

5espondentB " ve beco e close to y fa ily because they are so eho# there to help e." beca e close to the a a . " had enou!h ti e to spend #ith the because " a al#ays in the house.

"ntervie#erB *as this e$perience beco e a burden to youF *o#F5espondentB "t had a !reat effect on e and y fa ily. So eti es even y children are

afraid to !o to school. "t is only y #ife #ho #or&s for us. There are ti es#hen #e do not have food to eat and " realized " already need to #or& but "a afraid.

"ntervie#erB Try to thin& of your life as a #hole, #hat are the thin!s that a&es your life

!oodF5espondentB =y fa ily and #or& and &no#in! that " a safe.

"ntervie#erB *o# about the thin!s that a&es your life badF5espondentB =y life beca e difficult #hen " beca e a #itness. We used to be o&ay

before. =aybe it #as bad luc&. +r aybe it is just e because " don t &no#ho# to handle proble s.

"ntervie#erB What is /uality of life for youF5espondentB Eor e, bein! able to support y fa ily and have a happy life. "t is &no#in!

that " did not do anythin! bad to others and " can ove around #ithout fears.

"ntervie#erB What is it that you #ant people to &no# re!ardin! your situationF5espondentB " a as&in! that they try to understand us. " hope the office #ill not !et tired

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"ntervie#erB Good ornin! sir. Than& you for allo#in! e to have this intervie# #ithyou.

5espondentB Good ornin! doc. Rou are #elco e.

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"ntervie#erB *o# is your ood todayF 5espondentB =oodF "t s sort of o&ay.

"ntervie#erB Aould you please e$plain to e #hat I"t s sort of o&ayJ eansF5espondentB K , sort of o&ay eans, " a neither happy nor sad. "t s li&e a neutral

thin! doc.

"ntervie#erB " see. So, bein! a #itness, has this affect your daily activities or the thin!sthat you do everydayF

5espondentB Res, because before " used to live a nor al life.

"ntervie#erB What do you ean by nor alF5espondentB " don t thin& of anythin! bad that i!ht happen to e. 4efore " don t have

#orries such s !ettin! cau!ht in a bad situation, but no# " ta&e e$tra careespecially in public places. +nce you testify so ethin! surely the other

party #ill !et ad.

"ntervie#erB Rou have entioned that you are a lot ore careful no#, do you have anyconcerns, #orries or fearsF What are theseF5espondentB Res, " a also afraid. +f course #e can t al#ays avoid scenarios #herein the

other party beco es ad and #ould !o after e of y fa ily. "t #ould be#orst if it is y fa ily that they #ill run after.

"ntervie#erB So ho# do you cope #ith thisF5espondentB 't first " really didn t &no# #hat to do. So eti es " a already losin!

hope. "t s as if all proble s are happenin! to e. "t is really prayers thathelped e and y fa ily. "t s a different feelin! &no#in! that " have yfa ily, it s li&e it s o&ay to have proble s all the ti e as lon! as " &no#they are there to help e.

"ntervie#erB Where do you !et the stren!th to !o on #ith lifeF5espondentB God, of course. Dven if so eti es y ind is confused, " a still an

opti istic person. Eor e there is no other thin! to do but to ove or justlive.

"ntervie#erB D otional support, #here do you !et thisF5espondentB Ero y #ife. 4ut there are ti es #hen #e are not in !ood ter s, " thin&

that is nor al. Whenever #e fi!ht, i !o to y friends. Hust tal&in! to thereally helps. 4ut so eti es it is not o&ay because they are not supposed to&no# y real situation.

"ntervie#erB *o# is your relationship #ith your fa ily and friendsF *as anythin! chan!esince you ve beco e a #itnessF

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"ntervie#erB *as your situation affected your relationship #ith your fa ily, friends orother peopleF

5espondentB 't first yes because " beco e paranoid. So eti es " don t !o to schoolany ore and " don t #ant to tal& to other people that ti e. "t see ed li&e "have a #orl of y o#n. " beca e distant and " don t !o out #ith y friends..

"ntervie#erB *as this beco e difficult for you or your fa ilyF

5espondentB for y part yes. 's ti e passed by " beca e #orried because " beco e paranoid every ti e " thin& ho# people could do such thin!s. 'nother thin!is, y studies are affected. " had to chan!e to another school institution to beassured of y safety. =y fa ily is also affected because they are also#orried about e% that the sa e incident " #itnessed #ould also happen toe or the other party #ould threaten e because " #itnessed the incident.

"ntervie#erB oo&in! at your life as a #hole, #hat a&es it !ood or #hat a&es it easyfor youF

5espondentB " thin& it is y outloo& in life. Dven if " !et paranoid so eti es, " al#aysthin& that everythin! #ill be o&ay and " #ill not be har ed.

"ntervie#erB *o# about the thin!s that a&e your life bad or difficultF

5espondentB " thin& none.

"ntervie#erB Eor you, #hat is /uality of lifeF

5espondentB "t is leavin! a happy life and fearin! God.

"ntervie#erB What do you #ant to tell others re!ardin! your situationF

5espondentB it is difficult to be in a situation #here one has to choose bet#een one ssafety or the #elfare of others. 4ut still a choice has to be ade, !ood thin!" chose both.

"ntervie#erB That s all sir. Than& you.

5espondentB #elco e and than& you also.

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"ntervie#erB Good ornin! Sir. " d li&e to than& you for allo#in! e to conduct this

intervie# #ith you.5espondentB Good ornin! too ocQ Rou re #elco e. Rou could call e a a .(lau!hs)

"ntervie#erB +&ay sir3 a a (lau!hs), ho# s your ood todayF

5espondentB " happy today. " feel !reat.

"ntervie#erB *o# do you ana!e to stay happyF

5espondentB " live #ith this clichYP I#hen the !oin! !ets tou!h, then the tou!h !ets!oin!.J 'fter all, happiness is a choice.

"ntervie#erB +h " see. 4ut didn t your e$perience as a #itness affected your dailyactivitiesF

5espondentB i&e #hat " said, it #as tou!h at first. 't first " #as #orried about y safety but in the lon! run " !ot used to it.

"ntervie#erB What are your concerns, fears and #orriesF

5espondentB AoncernsF erhaps the ti e " spend durin! court hearin!s ; it eans bein!absent fro y #or&. " don t fear anythin!. " a not afraid of threats or #hatsoever.

"ntervie#erB *o# do you cope #ith thisF

5espondentB " avoid the topics that i!ht cause e to re e ber. i&e no#, " d li&e toavoid it, but " believe " ust ans#er your /uestions. Hust &iddin!. (lau!hs).4ein! happy. " try to stay happy. " believe that happiness is a choice. 'such as " could, " just don t let anyone or anythin! pull e do#n. " just a

happy person and " live y life the #ay " #ant to.

"ntervie#erB What &eeps you !oin! or #hat is your source of stren!thF

5espondentB The love of y parents and friends. " ust ad it that " not reli!ious and "don t attend ass every Sunday nor do " read the 4ible, but " have thisrelationship #ith God #hich is only bet#een e and *i #hich " !uess led

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e to have a happy life. *avin! a happy life &eeps e livin! in this a azin!#orld.

"ntervie#erB o you have so e for of e otional supportF

5espondentB Res. " have a best friend. " tell her thin!s that " not co fortable tellin! y parents or #hoever else.

"ntervie#erB *o# are you !ettin! alon! #ith fa ily and friends as a result of thise$perienceF

5espondentB " have a !ood relationship #ith everybody, even in the #or& placeP " al#ays brin! out the happy e.

"ntervie#erB So bein! a #itness doesn t burden you and your fa ilyF

5espondentB ot at all octora. " live alone. =y fa ily s out of the country already and" sure they are safe there. " thin& it is y fa ily #ho is really #orriedabout e.

"ntervie#erB "t see s to e that bein! a #itness hasn t affected you that uchF ' "ri!htF 'nd you also said that you are happy #ith your life, So #hat is it thata&es your life !oodF

5espondentB *avin! a happy fa ily, havin! y o#n house, stable job and of course ahealthy se$ life doctoraQ (lau!hs)

"ntervie#erB Rou really have a !ood sense of hu or (lau!hs). +n the other hand, #hat isit that a&es your life badF

5espondentB There is nothin! ajor that a&es y life bad or sad. =aybe so eti es "issin! y fa ily ; y parents and sister. " a alone but not e pty.

"ntervie#erB Sir, could you please e$plain to e the phrase you said Isin!le but note ptyJF

5espondentB Well so e of y friends thin& that " have a sad life due to the fact that " livealone. 4ut " actually a not sad. " happy to be livin! aloneQ " ean "

enjoy y job, y salary. " pay y o#n bills, " don t have curfe#, " have acarin! fa ily and " have real friends. These thin!s and people fill e up#ith happiness.

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"ntervie#erB What is your understandin! of I uality of ifeJF

5espondentB " believe doc that life is a journey throu!h open fields of unli itedi a!ination ; that is, everythin! in life is possible, both the !ood thin!s and

bad thin!s. "t s just a atter of ho# a person #ould deal #ith those thin!s." d li&e to say that y life is !ood, because that s #hat " #ant it to be andi!norin! all of those bad thin!s that crosses y path. " just don t ind it. "!uess that s a #ay to have a happy life.

"ntervie#erB " have learned a lot of positive thin!s fro you sir, lastly, #hat essa!e#ould you li&e the people to &no# about #itnesses li&e youF

5espondentB Well not all #itnesses are stron! li&e e. I char1 Q "t just so happened that "don t have y o#n fa ily (as in #ife and children) and y parents arealready abroad that s #hy " not scared that the other party #ill !o after the . " not scared of deathP " just scared that there #ould be no se$ after deathQ (lau!hs)

"ntervie#erB Than& you very uch sir for your ti e.

5espondentB o proble ada Q Rou re very uch #elco eQ Good luc&Q

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"ntervie#erB Good afternoon Sir. Than& you for allo#in! e to have this intervie# #ithyou. *o# are you todayF

5espondentB Good afternoon. Welco e. Cind of proble atic. " a recently havin! proble s.

"ntervie#erB "s it o&ay if " as& you about thisF5espondentB " thin& it #ould be better if #e just don t tal& about it a a because

everyti e " thin& about it " just don t feel at ease.

"ntervie#erB " sorry.5espondentB "t s o&ay. " sorry also. " hope you understand e.

"ntervie#erB " ll proceed to the ne$t /uestion.5espondentB +&ay."ntervie#erB 4ein! a #itness, has this affected your daily activitiesF

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5espondentB Res, before. " can still re e ber " cannot !o any#here because " al#ayshave security #ho !oes #ith e. " #as accused of so ethin! and at thesa e ti e " a a #itness. There #as this ti e, #hen y #ife #as pre!nant

; and it #as a co plicated pre!nancy, she #as about to !ive birth at General*ospital and that event is very hard for e because " can t even be around to

buy the thin!s she #ould be needin! and her edicines. That ti e there #asreally no one " could rely on because y other and father are already oldand they really cannot attend to the needs of y #ife. What happened #as it#as the people fro the #itness protection #ho helped us. 4ut all thoseti es " a at the hospital to!ether #ith the security, that s #hy " reallycannot ove around.

"ntervie#erB o you fear anythin! or do you have any #orriesF5espondentB +f course y safety, y #ife s and our baby sP because " a not al#ays at

their side because " a in prison.

"ntervie#erB Rou ean to say even "f you are in prison you still #orry about your safetyF5espondentB Res. ife in prison is very co plicated and there are other people inside #hothin& differently.

"ntervie#erB What do you ean differentlyF5espondentB "f they do not li&e you, they #ill really pic& on you. " a afraid that they

#ill pic& on e and they i!ht &ill e, y #ife and &id #ould be such a pity. 5i!ht no# y #ife is really havin! a hard ti e because " a notaround, #hat ore if " #ill die. " a afraid to die, not because " a afraid of death, but " a afraid of #hat i!ht happen to y fa ily if " #ill die.

"ntervie#erB So ho# do you !et throu!h #ith thisF5espondentB " really don t &no# ho#. " just !o on #ith y lifeP " just !o #ith the flo#. "

just disre!ard y proble s. So eti es " thin& that is the best solution, to just avoid the proble . 4ut " really can t say that " consider this a proble ," believe this is just a part of life that " a here in prison. "t s just a atter of !ettin! used to it.

"ntervie#erB Who do you !et stren!th fro F5espondentB Ero y #ife and y child. "t so happened that y child is a boy. "t is

really a different feelin! if your first born is a boy.

"ntervie#erB *o# about e otional supportF5espondentB Still fro y #ife. She just listens but so eti es she !ivesadvice. " really don t &no# #hat to do if she s not around. "t s a !ood thin!that she doesn t leave e.

"ntervie#erB Since this happened, #ere there any chan!es in the #ay your fa ily or the people around you treats youF

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5espondentB When " #as i prisoned it #as y fa ily #ho really supported e. "t ca eto the point that y conscience is &illin! e because despite of #hat " did,they are still there for e. 's for y nei!hbors, they really pry into y lifeand they jud!e e ri!ht a#ay. "t s as if they are clean, #ithout sin. " advisedy #ife not to pay attention to #hat she is hearin! because that ti e she is

pre!nant and it i!ht be bad for her.

"ntervie#erB id this e$perience beco e a proble to you or your fa ilyF *o#F5espondentB Res, very. 4ecause " a not just a #itness, " a also a suspect. The people

#ho filed a case a!ainst e are ad and " thin& y co panions are alsoad at e.

"ntervie#erB oo&in! at your life in !eneral, #hat is it that ade your life easy or !ood5espondentB 'side fro y fa ily, " can t thin& of any.

"ntervie#erB What are the thin!s that ade it badF

5espondentB 4ein! poor and not able to finish school. "t is really hard to be poor. The poor beco es poorer and lac& of education also adds up.

"ntervie#erB *o# do you understand uality of ifeF5espondentB To live a !ood life, able to eat every day, a !ood life #ith fa ilyP a#ay fro

all the proble s, " thin& " don t have that (lau!hs)

"ntervie#erB o you have any essa!e to the people re!ardin! your situation ri!ht no#F5espondentB "n everythin! it is al#ays i portant to thin& of #hat is ri!ht, not just

because any people are doin! it eans it is already the ri!ht thin! to do because re!ret al#ays co es last. To those people #ho love to jud!e, " hopethey try to &no# the real story, because so eti es, people see e #ithhandcuffs #henever " co e here and they !ive e these stares. " hope "didn t scare you a a .

"ntervie#erB +f course not. Than&s for your ti e.5espondentB Welco e and than& you too.

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"ntervie#erB Good afternoon a a . Than& you for allo#in! e to conduct thisintervie# #ith you.

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"ntervie#erB Rou play co puter !a esF

5espondentB Res, co puter !a es are not for !uys only (lau!hs)

"ntervie#erB on t you thin& co puter is the reason #hy you have been failin! your

e$a sF5espondentB " really can t say.

"ntervie#erB Rou ve said that co puter a&es you for!etP #here else do you !et yourstren!thF

5espondentB Ero y parents. " believe that fa ily is really i portant ore thananythin! else.

"ntervie#erB Since you beca e a #itness, has anythin! chan!ed #ith re!ards to yourrelationship #ith your friends or fa ilyF

5espondentB They treated e very nicely. 4ut " thin& " a the one #ho stays a#ay frothe .

"ntervie#erB Why is that soF

5espondentB =aybe because " don t #ant the to be associated #ith e, because " don t#ant the to be part of this proble too.

"ntervie#erB 4ein! a #itness, has this beco e a burden to youF5espondentB Res, because li&e " said " started to avoid people and " a failin! y

subjects. 4ut even if " a li&e this, even if people thin& that " a not thesa e person as before, " don t believe the . " &no# yself better than the ,and they do not &no# #hat " a !oin! throu!h.

"ntervie#erB With all these thin!s that happened in your life, do you consider any !ood initF

5espondentB Res of course. ife itself a&es y life !ood.

"ntervie#erB What do you ean by thatF

5espondentB 4ein! alive a&es y life !ood because " a really afraid to die. " a afraidthat to leave y parents behind.

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5espondentB one. " a contented #ith #hat " have and " accept #hat " do not have. " believe that everythin! happens for a reason.

"ntervie#erB Eor you #hat is /uality of lifeF

5espondentB " thin& it is havin! a peaceful life and a rela$ed ind, " thin& that s it.

"ntervie#erB astly, do you have any essa!e to those people #ho i!ht not &no# aboutyour situationF

5espondentB roble s are part of everyday life, " don t &no# of any person #ho doesn thave any proble s. eople have proble s, it just doesn t sho#, aybe it hasso ethin! to do #ith ho# they carry their lives. "t is really i portant toreally be positive in life.

"ntervie#erB Than& you very uch a a .5espondentB Welco e and than& you also.

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"ntervie#erB Good afternoon a a . Than& you for the ti e you have !iven e for thisintervie#.

5espondentB Rou re #elco e a a .

"ntervie#erB So ho# are you feelin! todayF

5espondentB " feel !ood today.

"ntervie#erB Aould you tell e ore about itF

5espondentB " feel !ood in the sense that " a happy because y health is already o&ay.

"ntervie#erB o you ind tellin! e about itF

5espondentB ot at all. " just had an operation a onth a!o because y appendi$ #asre oved. o# " have already recovered that s #hy " feel !ood.

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"ntervie#erB So you are a #itness to a cri e ri!htF

5espondentB " a a victi and at the sa e ti e a #itness.

"ntervie#erB " see. So has this beco e hard for you, bein! a victi and #itness at the

sa e ti eF5espondentB Res it #as really hard for e because #hat happened to e #as very

trau atic. " a a &ind of person #ho has a bitions in life and " really #anty fa ily to have a !ood life. " tried to find a decent job abroad that s #hy "e$erted so uch ti e, effort and oney on it. 4ut #hat happened #as " #asfooled and instead of havin! a decent job, " ended up havin! the job no#o an #ould ever #ant.

"ntervie#erB *as this e$perience brou!ht you #orries or fearsF

5espondentB Res. That e$perience ade be distrustful of others. o#, " don t ri!ht a#ay believe other people especially if " really don t &no# the . " a afraid thatif " #ill trust others, all they #ill do is just fool e and step on y drea s.

"ntervie#erB 's a #itness, do you have #orries or concernsF

5espondentB Res. " a really concerned about y safety because " feel " a reallyhelpless if those people #ill co e bac& for e, " a afraid they i!ht&idnap e, rape e or even &ill e. " a a very s all lady and " do not&no# ho# to protect yself physically, " don t &no# artial arts or #hatever. (lau!hs)

"ntervie#erB So #hat do you do to cope up #ith thisF

5espondentB " too& up enhance ent courses. " spent y days studyin! and !oin! toschool instead of doin! nothin!, #hich #ould only cause e to #orry aboutthe bad e$perience. 'nd " &no# that if " #ill finish this course, " #ill be ableto find a decent job.

"ntervie#erB Rou see li&e a stron! lady, #here do you !et your stren!thF

5espondentB " thin& y stren!th co es fro y desire or perseverance to succeed.That s #hat &eeps e !oin! aside fro the fact that " a doin! this for y

parents.

"ntervie#erB id you ever brea&do#n because of thisF

5espondentB Res, " used to cry a lot before. 'nd " #as really sad that " don t eat and "don t socialize any ore.

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"ntervie#erB "n your o#n understandin!, #hat is /uality of lifeF

5espondentB " thin& bein! happy and havin! nothin! to #orry.

"ntervie#erB o you #ant to add anythin! to thatF

5espondentB " thin& that s all.

"ntervie#erB 4efore #e end, is there anythin! that you #ould li&e to tell the peoplere!ardin! your situation, li&e a essa!e to the F

5espondentB =y sister al#ays tells e this, to re ain !ood even if the #orld is cruel toyou. " live #ith this sayin! that she told e. 4ecause if " beco e bad just because the

people around e is bad, #hen #ould !oodness co e inF

"ntervie#erB That s very inspirin!.

5espondentB Than& you

"ntervie#erB That s all for this intervie# a a . " hope you retain that s#eetness in you.

5espondentB (s iles) Welco e.

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