Coping strategies of Mt. Pinatubo victims: The case of relocated families in Purok 1, 4 and 7 in Barangay Panapaan, Bacoor, Cavite

The researchers used the case study method using the in-depth interview and observation technique to gather salient data on the effects and coping strategies employed by 10 families affected by the eruption of Mount Pinatubo which evacuated to Bacoor, Cavite. Primary findings show that there was a significant effects on the social and economic condition of the families. Extended families and Nuclear families had no significant differences in coping with economic problems. As a result of the Pinatubo eruption, individual family members roles and responsibilities were also affected. The mothers were forced to acquire additional work to overcome shortages in the income of fathers. Older children are required to do baby sitting and other household tasks when parents are busy working.The researchers also found out that as the standard of living worsens, expenses in food consumption become more limited and there is an increased dependence on monetary aid on friends and relatives. Moreover, when family members are afflicted with diseases, faith healers are approached instead of doctors. It is during times of extreme necessity that the families approach doctors.There is no significant difference in the access of basic services between the nuclear and extended families. It is the time phase of disaster which directly influences the accessibility of these basic services. Migration patterns are influenced primarily by the destruction of property. The presence of kin is a major factor on the choice of relocation site by the families