Cases of Child Abuse in Barangay Bigte Norzagaray, Bulacan During Quarantine

Vol.3, No.1C

Abstract

According to Gosh, child abuse occurs when a parent or caretaker physically, emotionally, or sexually abuses, neglects or abandons a child. Children have been subject to abuse by their parents or other adults since presumably the beginning of time for many centuries, and laws field to protect children from abuse—child abuse, particularly regarding family problems, financial problems, and others that children can experience. Since the community quarantine was implemented, their responsibilities for child abuse cases increased. This research mainly aims to identify if child abuse cases have increased or decreased during quarantine.

The study will use the normative, descriptive method design for the investigation in collecting information about child abuse cases in Barangay Bigte, Norzagaray, Bulacan, during quarantine. The descriptive method design was used by the researchers to investigate and to find information.

This method involves gathering data and analyzing the variables rather than the person. There are four groups of respondents: the first is barangay officials, the second is parents, the third is the Department of Social Welfare and Development, and the last is the Philippine national police. To get the data, we will use the statement of the problem; the researchers used the sampling technique of the study. The research study adopts the purposive sampling technique in the consideration of respondents.

The main instrument is to gather information to answer the questionnaire's specific problems. The questionnaire is a research tool featuring questions to collect useful information from respondents. The questionnaires consist of four parts. Part 1 deals with the profile of respondents, part II the respondents' assessment, part 3 is the problem encountered, and part IV the researchers' suggestions.

The study concluded that based on the demographic of four groups of respondents, Barangay official, parent, DSWD, and PNP of Barangay Bigte, Norzagaray, Bulacan, tits implied that the majority of respondents are aged 26-33 years old, female, single and married, high school graduate. In the assessment, the respondents reported that the cases of child abuse during quarantine decreased in terms of the respondents. The respondents stated that the factors affecting the cases of child abuse during quarantine are lockdown, misunderstanding, and being a single parent. As the researcher suggested enhancing police visibility, the Sangguniang Kabataan implemented more activities, proper law enforcement training for barangay tanod, more frequent appearance of authorities in the community, conducted seminars and programs, and frequently did home visits. The study's findings showed that the cases of child abuse during quarantine decreased among respondents.