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ABSTRACT
DARAUG, MARICEL P. MMG College of General Santos City, Inc.,
June, 2023. CYCLE EFFECTS OF EARLY MARRIED WOMEN OF
MANOBO-DULANGAN TRIBE IN SENATOR NINOY AQUINO,
SULTAN KUDARAT: BASIS FOR MARITAL PROGRAM
INTERVENTION
Adviser: ROLDAN AJERO CARPISANO, RSW, LPT, MSSW
This qualitative study was about the experiences of the (4) four
Manobo-Dulangan women ages 14 to 18 who is newly married and (4)
four aged 30 above who already experienced early married before to
know what are the cycle effects of early married Manobo- Dulangan.
These 8 participants in Senator Ninoy Aquino, Sultan Kudarat. They
were identified and referred by researchers’ friends using purposive
sampling method.
The conclusions of the study revealed from the major identified
result of an emergence of theme is the Objection on Early Marriage.
That from out of (8) eight respondents all of them no to early marriage,
not wanting their children to experience the hardship they experienced
and most of them want their children to pursue in schooling. As they
answer the question. As parent or mother will you recommend this
tradition to your daughters?
The researcher recommends to intensify the implementation in
all level of community about the new law on RA 115961 An Act
Prohibiting the Practice of Child Marriage and Imposing Penalties for
Violation Thereof, will be the great privilege for the next and
coming generations to save the lives of many young girls and children.
However, from the study revealed that the lowest identified
result of an emergence of theme is Doubts in Possible
Consequences for Implementing RA 115961. Out of (8) eight
respondents (3) three respondents got matched answer to the
question. What do you think will be the effects or impact of this law to
the tradition of Manobo-Dulangan tribe? As they answered it is not
good for their elders as it will affect their usual practiced. The rest of
the respondents cannot fully understand what was the question mean.
That need for them more elaborations through conducting awareness
and orientation about the RA 115961 to gain the fully understanding
how to balance the advantages and disadvantages that they may
replicate for the better life.