Socio-Cultural and Political Challenges Faced by Sama Dilaut Community of Barangay Sanga-Sanga, Bongao, Tawi-Tawi

Joselito  Bagalanon,; Adjiril  DatuHalun,

Socio-Cultural and Political Challenges Faced by Sama Dilaut Community of Barangay Sanga-Sanga, Bongao, Tawi-Tawi

Discipline: Education

Abstract:

This study aimed to determine the socio-cultural and political challenges faced by Sama Dilaut at Barangay SangaSanga. Specifically, this study sought to answer the following questions: What is the role of barangay amidst the challenges of Sama Dilaut community on socio-cultural and political involvement? What are the socio-cultural and political challenges faced by Sama Dilaut at Barangay Sanga-Sanga and the socio-cultural implications of the challenges towards the local community? This study used a qualitative-descriptive research design and utilized a researcher-made questionnaire to be distributed among Sama Dilaut respondents and the community at Barangay Sanga-Sanga. This study found out that one of the problems encountered by Sama Dilaut at Tongkalang, Sanga-Sanga is the relocation taken by the local government officials in which they lose their original homeland. The majority of Sama Dilaut have common problems like registration on the election that some of them were being used and exploited their rights to vote since they are one of the disadvantage group of people. Family planning and birth registration are also common problems faced by Sama Dilaut particularly the latter is very important in the field of education. It was also found that these group of people have their fear of being abused as what they had observed and experienced before. The study concluded that Sama Dilaut should learn the importance of education that would help uplift their ways of living and promote open communication should be promoted for them to take up space in the community.

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