From my recent article— "Talacsan: Takes on the Citizen"— focuses on the appreciation and issues of the common people living inside the chosen community. Now as we continue to gather information for what this may be consider as the sequel, after we have listened to the citizens, this time we are reaching out for the point of views of the local officials in the community.
Figure 1. The interview result.
Courteously inviting the citizen and the local officials for an immediate interview is anxiously hard and challenging on different ways. For the Citizen— I had to reach out people who I don't really know that much personally, and it has to be at least 8-10 people, that many and I had to compile their ideas and opinions equally in order for me to do my written work. Meanwhile, on the Local Officials— I only need 2 people. Although it might seem quite easy and way faster to be done, if you think about it again it isn't. For they are the ones who serve people 24/7, meaning that they're working most of the time, of any day. I invited at least 6 local officials in the community and only 2 of them fortunately responded.
Unlike the recent interview for the citizen through the google form, this time around I conducted the interview via messenger chat. Because this cannot be applicable anymore in the form of survey, the main goal now is the perception of views of people who are in the position of seeing things differently from the other group.
Figure 2. The San Rafael River Adventure located at Brgy. Talacsan, San Rafael, Bulacan.
Respondent No. 1, is a 51 years old man living in the Talacsan for 51 years, as well. He is now the full time Barangay Secretary fulfilling his duties. San Rafael River Adventure is what he is most proud of in the community along with the other private rental resorts that can easily be located here. Respondent No. 2, on the other hand, is a 41 years old woman living in the Talacsan for about 19 years now. She is a part of the BHW (Barangay Health Worker) actively serving the community, especially during the widespread of the pandemic. When asked about the good quality that the community has, it is the lands that she immediately answered. The lands in the province of Talacsan are known for either being a good investment or a wise choice to start farming. Both of them lives with their family.
Figure 3. A representation of "Bayanihan" in the culture of the Filipinos.
Going to the main agenda of pointing the issue inside the community that they would like to address, the respondents surprisingly almost answered the same— the hope to maintain the bayanihan. The word "bayanihan" is a filipino term for unity and cooperation. Derived from the root word 'bayan' that literally means town, nation, or community. Bayanihan is an act of working together to sucessfully achieve an objective for the common good.
Talacsan is an interesting place to either live or visit, because it is peaceful and it remains that way after already surpassing different generations. Not once have I ever had a doubt on the province where I grew up. But at some point, handling the spirit of a place will be successful if everyone inside cooperate. The community lacks on something but with right solution, keeping up with advancement, and new form of ideas for relational activities— the community might once again behold the spirit of Bayanihan.
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