Final Breath

JUGGLING BETWEEN WORK AND STUDIES: THE EXPERIENCES OF
WORKING STUDENTS
Title
A Thesis
Presented to
the Faculty of
Tabunoc National High School
S.Y 2022-2023
In Partial Fulfillment
of the Requirements for the Subject
Practical Research 1
Clarson Marc Gimenez

Hanif Hmusa
Nea Fhe Alolor
Amerhosin Casan
Angel Mae Parba
John Daryl Abales
Ann Resonable
Christine Mae Alcoy
May 2023
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APPROVAL SHEET
This thesis entitled: Juggling Between Work And Studies: The Experiences of
Working Students, prepared and submitted by Clarson Marc Gimenez, Hanif Hmusa,
Nea Fhe Alolor, Amerhosin Casan, Angel Mae Parba, John Daryl Abales, Ann
Resonable and Christine Mae Alcoy in partial fulfillment of the requirements for the
Subject Practical Research 1 has been examined and is recommended for acceptance
and approval for Oral Examination.
RESEARCH ADVISER
Bernard Evangelicom V. Jamon

________________________________Adviser_______________________________
APPROVED by the Adviser during Oral examination with the grade of PASSED

Adviser
ACCEPTED AND APPROVED in partial fulfillment of the requirements for the

Subject Practical Research 1
Pre-Oral Examination:
Date of Pre-Oral Examination:
Oral Examination:
Date of Oral Examination:
Jonnabel O. Bendebel
School Head
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Abstract
Students have to work and study at the same time to make a living and achieve
their dreams. This research gives a voice to students who, as working students,
struggle a lot with their daily lives. The study used a qualitative approach among
(10) students who were working while studying in Talisay City, Cebu. These working
students were selected on the basis of their experience and served as primary
informants. Using structured interviews and naturalistic observations in local
dialects, the researchers were able to freely list their word for word accounts and was
is being used as main narratives. (1) Having good time management
despite hectic schedules; (2) Benefiting from studying while working; (3) Finding
relevance to the current job; (4) Overcome inferiority complex; (5)
Fatigue while working; (6) Spending the salary for educational and personal. It is
concluded that working students are doing whatever it takes to complete their
education. Dealing with adversity is a working student's natural enemy. However, this
does not prevent them from pursuing their life goals and ambitions. Overcoming
challenges is the result of their own work, which can make them more independent,
resilient and responsible individuals. For further research, researchers can conduct
further research on the life experiences of working students not only in Cebu but also
in other cities.
Number of words : 216
Keywords : Working students, lived experience, strengths and

weaknesses, struggles of working students
Date of completion : June 2023

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Acknowledgement
The researchers expresses their sincere gratitude to the participants of the study
who shed light about the experiences of a working student.
We would also like to thank the booksand websites that were referenced in
enriching this research.
We will never forget the contributions of our classmates, friends and teachers
especially Mr. Bernard Evangelicom V. Jamon who helped us realize the wonders of
teaching.
Finally, we would like to thank the Almighty God/Allah for giving us strength,
knowledge, and wisdom for us to be able to finish this work.

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DEDICATION
This research has been a source of inspiration for us, our beloved parents who
have empowered us when we thought of giving up, and has given us continued moral,
spiritual, emotional and financial support.
To my brothers, sisters, relatives, mentors, friends and classmates who have
shared words of advice and encouragement as we pursued to finish this study.
And finally, we have dedicated this book to Almighty God/Allah. Thank you
for the guidance, strength, power of mind, protection and skills, and for giving us
healthy lives.
From Hanif, I’d like to dedicate this research to my family, friends and classmates
and to a special someone, Nea Fhe. She’s my motivation that inspires me to do my
part as a group member. Ironically, we’re in the same group. Especially to my family
who gave me financial assistance.
From Casan, I like to dedicate this research to my friends and family especially to
my beloved Family who help me during our financial struggles in printing our Practical
Research Output.
From Resonable, dedicating this research to my family, classmates and friends so
that this can serve as an eye opening on what really is a Working Student.
From Parba, I like to dedicate this research to my family, classmates and friends. I
hope this research can serve as a reference material for future uses.
From Alcoy, I want to dedicate this research to my wonderful family, classmates
friends and to my beloved someone. Especially to my family, who cheers me up and
continue to inspire me to continue.
From Alolor, I dedicate our phenomenological research to my family, friends and
classmates. My family is a major contributor towards this research for they assist in my
financial needs and for motivating me to push onwards.
From Abales, I wholeheartedly dedicate this research to my Family. My family
helped me big time in making our research for they are the real inspiration to me that’s
why I work so hard in our practical research to give it back to them and for giving me
financial assistance when I need one.

Table of Contents
Page
TITLE PAGE…………………………………………………..………………………i
APPROVAL SHEET…………………………………………….…………………...ii
ABSTRACT…………………………………………………………………………...iii
ACKNOWLEDGEMENT……………………………………….………………….…iv
DEDICATION…………………………………………………….………………..….v
TABLE OF CONTENTS…………………………………………….……….………vi
LIST OF FIGURES…………………………………………….…………….………vii
Chapter 1 Introduction
Rationale of the Study………………………………….…………….……….1
Statements of the Problem……………………………….…………….…….4
Scope and Delimitation ……………………………….….……….……….…5
Significance of the Study………………………………….……………….…6
Definition of Terms…………………………………………….……………....7
Chapter 2 Review of Related Literature and Studies…………….……….…..8
Chapter 3 Research Methodology

Research Design…………………………………………….……..….…..….17
Participants………………………………………………….……..….….…....17
Sampling Method…………………………………………….….….….…..….17
Research Environmental/Locale…………………………….……..….….....18
Research Procedure ……………………………………………….…..….....21
Gathering of Data……………………………………………….………….….21
Treatment of Data……………………………………….……..…..………….23
Ethical Considerations……………………………………….….….….……..24
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Chapter 4 Findings and Analysis…………………………………………..….…25
Chapter 5 Summary of Findings, Conclusion and Recommendations……….38
Appendices………………………………………………………….…..…………..41
Appendix A - Request Letter to Conduct Study………….….…….……....42

Appendix B - Interview Guide Questions…………………….……….....…43
Appendix C - Curriculum Vitae…………………………………….….….....44
Appendix D - Publishable Format………………………………….….....…52
References…………………………………………………………………………..98
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List of Figures
Table Title Page
Figure 1 Location Map of Talisay, Cebu 19
Figure 2 Talisay City Hall 20
Chapter 1
INTRODUCTION
Rationale Of The Study
Students have to work and at the same time study to support themselves in order
to fulfill their dreams (Pregoner et al. 2020). Working while studying is basically
dictated by the budget requirements. They work to cover setbacks in different kinds of
understudies. To increase the salary, improving the understanding of the studies, in
achieving their future goals. Based on the study of Pregoner et al. (2020) Students
working and studying often do poorly and are unable to complete their studies in record
time due to fatigue, stress, absenteeism, and missed deadlines. Schooling and working
has been shown to reduce the amount of time spent studying and negatively impact
academicperformance (Tetteh 2019). Quality time management is an essential tool for
improving academic performance and reducing depression, anxiety and stress among
working students. However, Pregoner et al. (2020) suggested that very working
students should investigate their time management to improve their performance both
at work and in academics.
The COVID-19 pandemic has devastated employment worldwide, especially, that
of non-regular workers. In the Labor Force Survey (January 2019 to May 2020),
Pedroso et al. (2022) investigate the status of employment of working students. They
investigated changes in the employment situation of students. The number of working
students reported in the labour force survey has declined since March 2020, falling by
780,000(46%) in April. 37% of students at universities surveyed about how they were
living expressed anxiety disorders about living costs and tuition fees, and more
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students said they were worried regarding both their low-evaluated health and their
financial vulnerability.Almost half of working students lost their jobs during pandemic in
Japan, Ghana, United States of America, Spain, Germany, Ethiopia.
The Pandemic has brought dramatic changes to various institutions around the
world (Pedroso 2021). It facilitated the implementation of new normal learning through
alternative learning modalities. Working students shown to face challenges during the
pandemic because they perceive their emotional and physical limitations. A study by
Antipolo, J. (2021) found that working students are more likely than non-working
students to experience financial hardship due to the pandemic, including loss of salary
from family members, loss of salary from on- and off-campus employment, and
increased living and technical costs.
There are currently about 216,000 working students on the Philippines juggling in
their schools and work. According to the data Commission on Higher Education (CHED
2019) about 8% of all university students in the Philippines is a working student. The
reason students work is due to family needs and to meet quick necessities to help
them study in need and their future goals (Tetteh et al. 2019) Only half of the employed
students can finish college, as many cannot concentrate on their studies, while others
have poor health, and other give up because of financial problem (CHED).
Working students in the Philippines can also become financially independent
through working despite financial problems. To determine the job options of working
students in the Philippines, I. e , online jobs paid corporate internships, fast food crews,
school jobs (Pedroso et al. 2022) It allows a working student to share responsibility for
paying exam fees, giving them a sense of financial independence, account monitoring
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skills. Filipino students struggle because they must maintain academic performance in
order to avoid receiving a failing grade and achieve the standards in their work in order
to keep their jobs.One of the researchers, who also happened to be a working student
in Talisay City. She has been in a predicament in balancing work and study. According
to her, time is her greatest ally and enemy at the same time. As a working student
herself, She knows the importance on how to manage time properly. Despite knowing
the consequences as a working student, she still pursues education for it is one of the
most important things that a human being can possess. Hence, the researcher would
wish to further investigate other working students experiences.
Thus, the purpose of the study is to explore and interpret the lived experiences of
the Working students living in Talisay City, Cebu.

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Statement of the Problem
The purpose of this study was to explore and interpret the lived experience of
working students in Talisay City.
This study specifically seeks to answer the following questions:
1. What are the lived experiences of working students?
2. Based on experience on participants, what themes can be generated?
3. Based on the findings, what can be recommended?

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Scope and Delimitation
The study was to explore the different experiences of the working students. The
study were focused on the working students in Talisay City, Cebu. The interview of this
study was limited to the 10 female and male working students. To gather the data,
each will be interviewed. During march to May of 2023 in the whole Talisay City. The
researchers may experience challenges in terms of financial problems, shyness, and
will be asked for snacks.

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Significance of the Study
Themes that were garnered from Juggling Between Work and Studies: The

Experiences Of Working Students will be instrumental to the following :
1.)The Teachers - This study can benefit the teacher to gain insights about the life or
the experiences of a working students.
2.)Department Of Education (DepEd) - It can benefit the DepEd because it can gain
insights about the situation or hardship of being a working student. And so that, they
can take action about this. It could also help the DepEd to get some reference about
the experiences of working students.
3.)Students - The study will benefit to the students for them to have a perception and
perspective on what it’s like to be a working student.
4.) Parents and Guardians - This study will give the parents and guardians the
opportunity to guide their working students with the problems regarding in school.
5.)Future researchers- The themes, findings and recommendations in this study can
serve as a reference for future researcher for further studies on working students.
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Definition of Terms
To give a more detailed and to specify this study, the following terms are defined
operationally:
Juggling - the manipulation of one object or many objects at the same time
Student - a person who is studying at a school or college.
Talisay City - is a 3rd class component city in the province of Cebu, Philippines.
Work - activity involving mental or physical effort done in order to achieve a

purpose or result.
Working Student - students who are working or having a part-time job while
studying.
Chapter 2
Review Of Related Literature
The trend of students who also work part-time is growing every day. Students at
universities sometimes work part-time jobs due to budgetary constraints and
experience needs.They are ordinary people who do not have professional or high-
paying jobs. Some of them work in libraries, cafeterias, staff rooms, and some school
offices. Working students are generally forced to work because they cannot afford to
attend college or even maintain their family income.
According to the study of Rockika (2017), young people in England reported that
27% studentsat the adolescence age undertake both studying and having a part-time
job. However, Rockika (2017) didn’t conduct any studies about adolescent age who
are working and studying in other countries.
According to the study by Gyambrah et al. (2017), it is found that there is higher
stress levels in part-time students. This can affect their commitment to learning and
lead to a stressful academic experience. However, they only conducted studies on the
psychological effects and not pertaining the physical toll on which part time students
may experience.
In the study of Naylor (2021), many teenagers want to work when they turn 16.
Each of them has their own reasons why they really want to work while studying, and
most of the students' reasons are that they like to help their parents, others want to
experience a job, and others want to work so that they have money to spend and pay
the school fees— working while studying has both positive and negative effects on
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students. The negative effects are that the students are getting less sleep, having
difficulty spending time with friends and family, and get stressed at work and with the
things to do at school. The positive effects are that the student can manage their time
wisely, become independent person, and learn something not just at school but also at
work. However, Naylor (2021) didn’t conclude on his studies ages 17 and above
wanting to work.
For James (2022), many students work a part-time job, and some of them want
to help their parents and make some extra money to spend, but there is a negative
impact on their academic performance at school while they are working, including low
grades, poor participation in class activities, lack of time for studying, among others.
Studying while having a part-time job is very difficult because it can also affect negative
impacts on their health, such as headaches, sleeping difficulties, exhaustion, etc.
Working while studying takes away their free time, and they can't do exercise, or spend
time with their friends, family, and pets. Some students who are working can balance
their time wisely, but some can't, and those are the students who can easily have a
negative impact on their academic performance or their health. However, James
(2022) did not mention on his study the positive impact of a working student.
Barbanchon et al. (2021), mentioned that most students must work to pay their
tuition and other school fees. Working while studying can be stressful. Working
students need to be aware that they can't concentrate on their studies and don't have
much time to finish their homework, and this could have an impact on their grades.
Working during the day and studying at night can make them feel tired and lack sleep,
and there is a possibility that they will get sick. Studying, working, and family life
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without having a negative impact on their studies is extremely difficult. Some negative
impacts are lower grades in school, increased stress, may not have time to complete
their schoolwork, and others. However, they did not conclude on his research the
benefits of working and studying.
Based on the research by Mayan (2018), she examines how working while
studying affects Spanish students' performance in upper secondary school. It creates
the students' grade performance as passing, repeating, or dropping out, using their
educational and employment histories. From the first year a student enrolls to the year
they graduate, evaluating the impact of working while studying. Working while taking
classes, significantly lowers the likelihood of passing and raises the risk of failing the
first year of upper secondary school or repeating. Underestimating the negative impact
of working would result from failing to account for selection into working while studying.
However, Mayan (2018) did not conclude on his research how working while studying
can affect those who are in Tertiary level students.
For Ali (2017), students with part-time jobs have less time to study. Working part-
time allows students to gain experience and improve their skills in preparation for
future employment. Working students feel tired after working, which results in their not
having enough time to study after work hours. Many students work longer hours than
they are entitled to work. Moreover, some students have study plans to know how to
manage time, such as what time to study and when to work. However, Ali (2017) did
not elaborate the psychological and physical toll that this working students have
experienced. And also not concluding the the benefits of juggling work and study.
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Based on the study of Chiliba et al. (2020), the study looked at how working while
going to school at a college or university affected educational mismatches in the job
market in Zambia. In the study, extended ordered probability regression models that
take self-selection and sample-selection bias into account were estimated using data
from the 2018 School to Work Transition Survey. The research indicated that working
while studying significantly decreased the likelihood of being under educated for the
job but significantly increased the likelihood of being over educated for the job,
suggesting that additional support to enable youth to get exposure to the proper
amounts and types of work during college or university studies could potentially
increase productivity by ensuring job matching. The potential negative impacts of
integrating learning and employment should be taken into account by those planning
strands for developing workplace skills. They did not conclude that the mismatching in
the job also happens in the other nation. How will this affect a certain country besides
Zambia.
Amor et al. (2020), studied the impact of working while a student on academic
students' academic performance at Best link College of the Philippines, focusing on the
various elements that affect their performance in class. Descriptive approach was
employed to describe various explanations for why students work while they learn.
Working students typically experience scheduling issues because their work and
school schedules do not align. As a result, other factors like distance, financial
problems, the physical environment, and the psychological environment also have an
impact on how well students do. While working to support themselves financially and
attending school to enhance their lives, students struggle to strike a balance. Students
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have control over their sleep; therefore, students are more likely to sacrifice sleep so
as to maintain balance when they are subjected to increasing demands or have a low
work-life balance. However, this study has only provided a limited amount of research
on the factors that influence college students' ability to maintain a healthy balance
between their responsibilities at work and at school.
Based on the study by Vernet (2019), students become anxious and perverse
when they cannot take a break. Students' internal and physical capacities are put
under a great deal of stress when they've got to work and study simultaneously.
Students are certain to suffer significant health problems as a result of this way of life.
Sleep deprivation may affect future health issues. Young and enthusiastic students
believe they can climb trees without considering the impacts of their actions. In
addition, students struggle to keep up with the quantum of information presented at the
university, fail to complete all assignments, and accordingly fall behind in the class.
One side will suffer because students who work while studying will never be able to
balance these two conditioning perfectly. Students won't attempt to write essays or
complete other educational tasks correctly, wasting an opportunity to acquire high
quality knowledge. In fact, students can engage in both of this conditioning
contemporaneously, but doing so will have a significant negative impact on their health
and will have long-term impacts on them. This is somewhat advantageous because the
student has the best understanding of the content and relevance of their part-time job
to their studies. However, there could also be drawbacks to letting students make this
classification decision for themselves.

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According to Kremers (2021), some students could also be unsure whether their
jobs actually count as being related to the academic strands because they share some
similarities with their studies. Students who worked fewer or no hours were expected to
be less stressed than people who worked a lot. In addition to academic performance, it
was anticipated that a student's hours worked would have a negative impact on their
academic involvement. This was due to the assumption that students who work long
hours have less time to devote to their studies and are less present on campus. But
Kremers (2021) did not generalize those students who have good time management
while juggling both work and study. Being irresponsible resonates to these justification.
According to Dowd (2017), working while studying is a hindrance to a working
student. Students work for a variety of reasons, including the desire to be financially
independent, to assist their families financially, to save money for college, or to save
money for themselves. Working too many hours could affect your academic
performance in school. Studies found that there were advantages and disadvantages
to working while studying. The advantages are that it could sharpen your skills and
boost your self-confidence. Working experience allows you to narrow down the list of
possible careers in which you may be interested. While the disadvantage is that it
distracts them, there is little benefit for them as a student. By weighing carefully the
pros and cons of working while studying before applying for a job. It is better to prepare
since some students do thrive when working while studying. However, the research did
not mention how will this affect those working student who manage well enough in their
studies and work.

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According to Muluk (2017), co-curricular activities are some of the many part-time
employed students who have very little participation. Working students, both males,
and females worked 20-40 hours per week. Some students work to earn money, but
others work to spend their leisure time and improve their personal skills in activities
they enjoy. At some point, many part-timers find it difficult to manage their time for
academics. A part time job can result in advantages for themselves or disadvantages
for others, but it depends on how they will handle it. However, it does not mention
those students who have big participation towards co-curricular activities. How about
those working students who is working below 20-40 hours per week? Will it put them in
a favorable position to participate co-curricular activities.
According to Ashworth et al. (2017), empirical studies have failed to reach a
consensus about the impact of working while in school on work and educational
outcomes. Results varied according to the methodology used to address student
choices for employment (i.e., choice questions involving comparing students who
chose to work with those who chose to work). ) – Issues that usually confuse the
impact of working while in school. However, these studies did not reach a consensus.
Therefore, by not reaching a conclusion to a study it will uncertain on how will these
affect the working students.
Based on Anderson (2017), working while studying can be a character-building
experience forstudents because doing so teaches them about
responsibility,commitment,initiative, independence and accountability. These character
traits are valuable in many areas of life and can even help students who are applying
to a University. Students that work as a part-timer in a definite field such as (i.e

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cafeterias, fast food chains, clerk etc) can build as much character as more notable
academic undertakings, so it is important that students know how their job helped them
grow as a person. However, Anderson did not mention in these studies students who
are still not applying to a certain University.
According to Lessky and Unger (2022), student employment is widespread in
many European countries, raising questions about how working while studying affects
student retention. First and foremost, students who work long hours that is,
undergraduates are more likely to engage in temporary employment. However, little
attention has been paid to investigating the factors that predict students' decision to
engage in time-consuming work while in college, and little distinction has been made
between majors.
Base on the study of Landsteadt et al., (2017) more and more young people are
juggling struggling financially with both part-time andprecarious work and studiesor
being poor and still struggling to establish themselves in employment or
relationships. However, they did not conduct any studies about young adults who
juggles in studying while working.
According to Scherer et al., (2017), college curricula are designed to accommodate
student workload peaks and troughs, often requiring work-life balance to be managed
without institutional support. Non-cognitive Personal behavior, i.e student perceptions
of time management are also effective predictors of educational success. Poor time
management makes it difficult for students to plan their studies and usually leads to
anxiety and excitement during assessments at the end of the course. However they did
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not conduct any studies if this design would accommodate students who are in their
Senior year or students who are in Junior year.
Based on the study of Chantrea et al., (2017), students have different reasons for
working. Another common factor is that students who work will become financially
independent and cover daily expenses in their lives. However, they did not conduct any
studies how this would affect students academic performance.
A study of Giray et al., (2022) highlights the fact that many Filipino college
studentsare considering online education is beneficial during a pandemic.Offers a
range of amenities and eliminates the need to travel thereschool.A good number of
working students have the opposite viewopinion by acknowledging that they are
experiencing challenges transitioning to new learning structure by questiontechnology
and internet access, mental health, spending,time management. However, they did not
conduct any studies regarding about is online education is beneficial in other countries.
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Chapter 3
Research Methodology
Research Design
The study was making use of phenomenological studies. Data that were collected
during the interview are relevant only to working students in Talisay City, Cebu.
Participants
The participants of this study was ten (10) working students from all over Talisay
City, Cebu.
Sampling Method
Implementing with the use of purposive method. The participants of this study were
working students throughout in Talisay City, Cebu. The researchers was utilizing this
sampling method to ensure that every member of the participant had a chance to
be picked out.
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Research Environment
The research was conducted in the whole Talisay City, Cebu. Talisay was founded
in 1648 as an estate owned by the Augustinians. In 1849 it was converted into a
municipality. In the early 2000’s the municipality of Talisay was converted into a city
through Republic Act No. 8979.Talisay is now 3rd class component city in
the province of Cebu, Philippines. The city is currently governed by Mayor Gerald
Anthony Vargas Gullas Jr.
The age group with the highest population in Talisay City is 15 to 19, with 24,438
individuals. Those aged 15 up to 64, roughly, the economically active population and
actual or potential members of the work force, constitute a total of 65.18% (148,382).
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FIGURE 1
Location Map of Talisay, Cebu

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FIGURE 2
Talisay City Hall

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Research Procedure
After completing Chapters 1, 2 and 3. The researchers had begun the interview.
The researcher was preparing an interview after consulting with our practical
research adviser, Mr. Bernard Evangelicom V. Jamon. For possible minor mistakes in
regard to every statements and questions that were
formulated.The researchers was conducting interviews in Talisay City, Cebu.
The researchers would followed the steps to collect data. Next, the
researchers would send an inquiry letter to ten (10) working students, asking
permission to conduct an interview study about the experiences of a working student.
During the interview, the researchers had explained to the respondents
the significance of their responses to the study. The researcher would explained some
terms and deliberately because they are the subject of the study. The researchers had
then requested to the respondents to answer the interview questions.
Secondly, the researchers would record the interview and they had transcribed the
data that was collected. After the transcribing, the data had undergo coding and the
data that was obtained was examined and the researchers had interpreted the themes
that was collected throughout the study.
The theme that the researchers expected to be gathered throughout this interview,
is to shed light more about the different perspectives of each working students and
how they had confront their own challenges and what were their resolutions to the
matter that would help them pursue and continue their dreams.
After the respondents had answer the interview questions, the researchers had
collected and corresponded the data for interpretation. Based on the data collected,

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the researchers would devised and suggested conclusions and recommendations
about the study.
The researchers would present data to the judges in order to hear their
own insights, feedbacks and recommendations about the researchers topic.
Eventually, the researchers would submit the final manuscript to the subject
adviser, Mr. Bernard Evangelicom V. Jamon, for the archival of the manuscript.

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Treatment of Data
The researchers used the Colaizzi method for the treatment of data
1. Familiarization The researchers familiarizes the data by

reading all the answers of the participants
for several times.
2. Identifying significant statements The researchers identifies all the
statements in the answers of the
participants that have direct relevance to
the study.
3. Formulating Meanings The researchers generate meaning from
important statements.
4. Clustering Themes The researchers grouped identified
meanings to themes that have similarities.
5. Developing an exhaustive description The researchers writes a full description of

the study by including all the themes that
are generated.
6. Producing the fundamental structure The researchers condenses the in-depth
description.
7. Seeking verification of the fundamental The researchers take back the
structure fundamental structure statement to all the
participants and ask whether it captures
their experiences.
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Ethical Consideration
Participants personal data is sensitive and treated with the utmost
confidentiality.Disclosure of the confidential information of the The researchers
conducted the research in accordance with ethical standards. The researchers would
be held accountable if there’s any possible disclosure towards that information.
There would be no form of bribing from the researchers towards the participants
during data collection.
The participants identities are important. For that reason, the researchers would be
responsible if any information about their responses and the participant identities had
been leaked. Research participants are not coerced to provide any of their personal
information.
Chapter 4
FINDINGS AND ANALYSIS

This chapter includes the presentation, analysis and interpretation of the data that
are being collected from the interviews with the participants.
The researchers had examined the working student’s real life experiences and the
dreams and their ambitions towards in their future goals in life. After coding the
process, themes that are being generated are the following.
1. Having good time management despite hectic schedules.
The researchers come up with the theme because of how the working students did
a good job in balancing both work and study. They organized their time well enough
even they have packed itinerary.
These are evident through the following responses.
“Oo, kay akong time sa school kay every night then, pang morning ako hatagan ang
akong business sa braces og time.”(Yes, because my time at school is every night
then, in morning, I will give time to my work).
-Participant A
“Yes, of course! Kay kuan if working ko kay kuan mana syncronoze raman mi no?
Online, face-to-face. Mabalance rana nako.”(Yes, of course! If I’m a working student,

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the schedule differ because it’ll change from face-to-face, online class. That’s why I
can balance it well enough).
-Participant C
“Naa raman siguro, ma-manage raman siguro kay dali raman ang STEM”(Maybe there
is, it's manageable because STEM is easy).
-Participant D
“I think yes, mas may ko mo manage og time maka-ingon ko na may ko mo manage
og time because bisan paman og kapoy tiring kaau akong trabaho, hectic akong
schedule but na maintain man nako ang good grades, mao nang maka ingon ko na
okay ra gihapon.” (I think yes, I believe I have a good time management and I can say
that I’m really good at managing my time it’s because even if I’m tired with my work,
my schedule is hectic, but I still maintain my good grades and perform well in my class.
That’s why I can say it’s okay ).
-Participant E
The researchers implied that despite while working and studying they still managed to
juggle between hectic schedules. Having self-determination to accomplish tasked that
are assigned and being efficient and effective to perform as a student can help them
propel in academically manner while working. As commented by one of the
participants, “I think yes, I believe I have a good time management and I can say that
I’m really good at managing my time it’s because even if I’m tired with my work, my
schedule is hectic, but I still maintain my good grades and perform well in my class.
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That’s why I can say it’s okay (P E)”. This means that the participant had productively
managed her time while working and studying.
According to (Sayari et al., 2017), the students must schedule their time effectively
to catch up on lessons, assignments, projects, and other school requirements.
However, they must continue to perform well at work in order to keep their
employment, as losing them would have a severe effect on their academic
achievement. Every person's ability to manage time is essential.
Regardless of one's position in life, time management and utilization are equally
important attending classes on time and meeting project and completing projects and
assignments before the due dates are crucial obligations for students who want to
raise their grade point averages. While people in offices, colleges, and other facilities
value time differently, employees and students should observe and follow standard
time (Sayari et al., 2017). As a result, the working-students’ success in balancing their
work-study will make an impact on their engagement and well-being as a student
(Calderwood & Gabriel, 2017).
2. Benefiting from studying while working
The researchers come up with the theme based on the responses of the
participants as how they find importance of being employed while schooling. It helps
them to be more responsible and independent for themselves.
“Oo, para di nako magsalig sa akong ginikanan.”(Yes. For me, not to rely to parents).
-Participant F
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“Naa gyod nay binipisyo except, sa makatabang sa skwela maka, maka tabang pod ni
siya sa mga gasto nako mga mapalit, ra og mga naa koy tarong makaon kada adlaw
ba.”(It has benefits in addition to helping me study, it can also help me spend on what I
want to buy and have something to eat on a daily basis.)
-Participant G
“Maka benepisyo ni siya kay maka kaon kog tarong niya makatabang ko sa pamilya og
maka skwela sad ko.”(It is beneficial because I can eat well, I can help my parents and
I can study too).
-Participant H
“Ahm..sa akong kuan is murag naa siyay benefits kay sa akong kuwaon nga korso is,
business administration so about siya sa business so karon nga sa senior high ko naa
nakoy experience sa kanang business.”(Ahm.. to me, it seems like it has benefits
because my course is business administration, so it’s about business. So now that I
am in senior high, I have experienced in that business.)
-Participant I
The researchers implicated that whilst being employed can help cultivate the
responsibilities of individual specifically, the working students. Juggling work and study
can help them to be self-sufficient and being able to maintain good time management
skills. As one of the participants commented “It is beneficial because I can eat well, I
can help my parents and I can study too (P G).” The experience that can be obtained
can help them to be self-independent and having an overall satisfaction in their way of
life.
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Accordingly, Sanchez-Gelabert et al. (2017) mentions that adults who work and
study concurrently gain industry-related skills at their respective workplaces, which
cannot be solely obtained at university. With these advantages, students who work and
study at the same time is reaping benefits while employed.
As stated by Caldwell (2017), some significant benefits that work provides to
working students are relating to working experience, time management skills, freedom
from debt, and better academic performance. The extra income stream is one of the
benefits of working while studying. Further, it also enhances and establishes the skills
of working students during their part-time job that may have actual impacts in their later
careers.Thus, those who have a positive attitude towards money will actively seek out
money management knowledge as a way to enhance their skill set (Sundarasen et al.,
2017).
3. Finding relevance to the current job
The researchers come up with the theme as how they discover their present job to
be significant to their future goals. And by being exposed to work that can helped them
gained difference kinds of experiences.
These are evident through the following experiences.
“Oo na, for example nana koy experience unsa magtrabaho niya di lalim ba.” (Yes, for
example, I already have experienced on how to work and it’s easy).
-Participant B
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“Yes, kay bisan nag work ko kay murag gani ko makabalo gani ko sa situation like ay
kinahanglan dyud diay kog kuan kanang ganing murag na train ko sa akong
kaugalingon kabalo nako unsay mga responsibilities sa kuan…. mao na.”(Yes, even
though I’m working, I just thought I know things what is needed and by training myself
to know the responsibilities).
-Participant C
“Yes, tungod anang settings sa akong life is naka ingon ko na need dyud diay nako na
need dyud ko motrabaho tarongon ko ni bisan lisod ni siya murag nahulog nani siya na
guide nako na mag tinarong ko kay dili diay lalim ang kanang moskwela ka na ingon
ani para dili sad nako gusto ba na maagi.an sad ni sa akong igsuon mao nang ako
mismo tarongon sad nako akong kaugalingon.”(Yes, because the situation in my life.
That’s why I say that I really needed to find work. I should do it properly even if it’s
difficult this could serve as a lesson that I must study hard because it’s not that easy
being a working student. And I don’t want this to happen to my siblings that’s why I
must handle myself properly).
-Participant E
“Oo magamit dyud na siya nako kay ang helper man gud course man gud na siya sa
balay. So, in the future magamit sad na siya nako. Dili ra kaayo helper ra ha? Naa
rasad koy mga experiences for the future”. (Yes, it could be of use. Being a helper, it is
already a course itself. So, in the future I can use it to my benefit. Not just being a
helper, but I could use my experiences for the future).

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-Participant F
The responses implicates that finding significance in their current job will greatly
benefit them in the future. As one of the participants commented, “Yes, it could be of
use. Being a helper, it is already a course itself. So, in the future I can use it to my
benefit. Not just being a helper, but I could use my experiences for the future (P F)”.
According to O’Shea (2020) students increasingly recognize undertaking work
experience as a good strategy for obtaining employment after graduation. The growing
number of working students can be attributed partly to changes in the student
population with regard to social-demographic and socioeconomic characteristics.
For instance, Duckworth (2018), there might be personality attributes such as
ambition, grit, or perseverance that predispose individuals to work during college and
also lead to superior jobs after college with higher wages, creating a spurious
correlation between working in college and higher post-college. Possessing and honing
qualities being mentioned above can help pave the way in ensuring a successful
future.
4. Overcoming inferiority complex
The researchers come up with the theme as how most of the participants triumph
over differences from their classmates in spite of being a working student.
“Dili. Kay kasagaran sa akong mga classmates kay working students.”(No, I don’t feel
lesser because most of my classmates are working students).

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-Participant A
“Dili raman, kay nindot raman sad ako grades so dili ko kakuan nga lahi kos uban
estudyante.”(Not really, I don’t feel being lesser to them because I have good grades
so I can’t say that I’m different to other students).
-Participant D
“No, dili ko maka ingon ko inferior ko or the other way around superior ko, dili ko maka
ingon ana, kay it’s because ang classroom settings nga naa ko mga taw na naka
surround sa akoa, wala na ge pa feel sa akoa ila ge embrace og ila ge sabot akong
situation.”(No, I can't say that I'm lesser or the other way around that I'm greater to my
classmates, I can't say that, because it's because of the classroom settings that I have
people who surround me, they don't feel that way instead they embrace me and they
understand my situation).
-Participant E
“Para nako is dili kay kabalo manko sa kalisod sa mga every working student, so dili
gyod ko magpataas nga ako kuan sa ilaha.”(For me, nothing because I know the
hardships of every working. So, I never thought of being lesser to them).
-Participant I
The researchers implication is that by compensating the drawbacks as a working
student, it is through efforts and achievements. As commented by one of the
participants, “Not really, I don’t feel being lesser to them because I have good grades
so I can’t say that I’m different to other students (P-D)”. Overcoming indifference
towards the full time working students is the least of concern to them. But instead, they
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persevere and do things casually that help them gain the confidence to have the image
of being a normal student.
According to Abdalla, Z. (2020), that developing a healthy sense of superiority,
which includes feeling competent and capable in their talents, may help persons with
inferiority complexes overcome their poor self-esteem.
For instance, Friehe et al., indicates that if a person incorporates the object of
comparison into his system, the threat of others’ success will be significantly
reduced(Friehe et al., 2021). It is believed that by compensating can only be completed
by individuals with inferiority, that is, there is only self-compensation without
compensation for others.
One of the participants commented “Not really, I don’t feel being lesser to them
because I have good grades so I can’t say that I’m different to other students (P-D).”
As stated by Millard (2019), that students manifest significant developments in
confidence, a diversity of skills are improved, and students declare that they are more
motivated to succeed in their academic careers.
5. Facing fatigue while working
The researchers come up with the theme as how most of the participants felt tired
and worn down from their job while schooling and employed. And having difficulties to
pass their school activities on time.

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“Project nya naa sad kay trabaho di mabuhat dayun.”(Project and work because you
can't do on time).
-Participant B
“’Schedule, time, mga panghatag nga activities nya kapoy na ang lawas nya kapoy pud
ug answer’(Schedule, time, activities to be given, my body is tired and answering is
also tiring).
-Participant D
“Lisod og kakapoy kay dii gyod siya lalim”(It's hard, it's tiring because it's not easy).
-Participant G
“Lisod dyud uy, as working student bitaw kay maglisod sad kag balansi sa akong oras
kay siyempre online man sad dyud ko dayon lisod kaau ba kay kanang dili baya mag
depende akoang trabaho kanang usab usab baya na kada adlaw kay lahi lahi sad raba
na. “(It is difficult, as a working student. It was really difficult because I have difficulties
in balancing my time, I’m in online class and it doesn’t depend on my work because it’ll
change drastically).
-Participant F
The researchers implies is that being a working student can be an overwhelming
lifestyle. Working students tend to feel exhaustion, fatigues and burnt out. These can
heavily affect their psychological, physical well-being that can be detrimental to their
academic performance in school. This is apparent to one of the participants comments

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“Schedule, time, activities to be given, my body is tired and answering is also tiring (P-
D).” This suggested that the participant stress levels increases because of the higher
workload.
As stated by Benner & Curl (2018), employed students are at a higher risk of
burnout because combining employment with the student role diminishes their capacity
to efficiently manage time and energy to accomplish both employment and academic
tasks. Indeed, a combination of full-time studying and part-time working can cause a
damaging effect on the physical and mental health of students.
According to (Chin et al., 2017) empirical research involving the three components
of burnout (emotional exhaustion, cynicism, and low academic self-efficacy) were
linked to academic anxiety, emotional exhaustion and experience of negative effects
contribute to test anxiety, while the effects of cynicism on test anxiety were not clear; in
contrast, self-efficacy is considered an antecedent of test anxiety.
6. Spending the salary for educational and personal
The researchers come up with the theme as how most of them used their wage for
themselves and for school. And helped them compensate for their school expenses.
“Yes, para sa akong pagskwela kay siyempre mohatag akong ginikanan og mga
allowance nako pero kuwang pa so, akong braces makatabang rasad nako para sa
mga kulang sa school. “(Yes. For my schooling. Because sometimes, my parents will
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give allowances but it's still not enough. So, working as a brace installer will help me
compensate for my school expenses).
-Participant A
“Duha ra, for education and personal “(Only two, for education and personal).
-Participant B
“I usually do ipon or split it into 50-30-20, 50 kay save, 30 kay needs, nya 20 kay
wants”(I usually save up or split it into 50-30-20, 50 for saving, 30 for needs, then 20
for wants).
-Participant D
“To my beloved someone and akong parents sad.” (To my beloved someone and my
parents).
-Participant J
The researchers is that working students work for different reasons, meeting the
financial needs, for their personal use and to pay for school expenses. As commented
by one of the participants, “Yes. For my schooling. Because sometimes, my parents
will give allowances but it's still not enough. So, working as a brace installer will help
me compensate for my school expenses (P-A).” Working students employed
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benefit from the privilege of being one is to earn money and to compensate for
financial dilemmas.
As indicated by Remenick & Bergman (2021), students work for a variety of
reasons, including to meet financial needs like paying tuition and rent, to gain
experience related to career goals, and to earn spending money.
According to Alecia Puyu & Anuar (2017), students currently have to deal with
various challenges and conjectures. Among the most potent challenges they have to
face are financial challenges. Students now need money to cover their rising tuition
and living costs due to inflation in the country. This is due to the increasing cost of
spending, especially for students who have entered the workforce. Among the
expenses incurred by the students are shelter, transportation, n-use, books, notes, and
others. Financial management is of paramount importance for students to monitor their
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Chapter 5
SUMMARY OF FINDINGS, CONCLUSIONS AND RECOMMENDATIONS
This chapter contains the summary of findings, conclusions, and recommendations
of the study.
SUMMARY OF FINDINGS
The findings show that despite the hectic schedules of the working students, they
still managed to juggle work and study. This shows their grit and self-determination to
accomplish tasks that are given to them in showcasing their ability to manage time
effectively and efficiently.
The findings indicates that working students benefitted from studying and working
because they earn money independently and wanted to be independent by not relying
too much from their parents. Being responsible can help them to become self-
sufficient.
The findings also indicates that most of the working students benefitted and find
significance in their respective work. It helps them to gain different experiences on
fieldwork and can expose them them to work culture which can be an advantage for
them, because they are reaping benefits from work while studying which gives them a
head start to other students who aren’t employed.
The findings further show that working students compensate their shortcomings to
their fellow full time students is through effort and achievements they achieved. Being
compared to a normal student is the least of concern to them, because most of them
believed they are still just like any other students.

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Additionally, the findings also indicates that most of the working students faces
fatigue which can be detrimental to their academic and work performance. It affects
them physically, mentally, which can contribute to stress. They feel exhausted and can
lead them to become unproductive academically and in their work.
Finally, the finding shows that students work for a variety of reasons. Working
students mostly spend their salary in education and for their own personal use. They
employ themselves to compensate for the lack of financial assistance they received
and in order for them to meet the demands especially, towards their school expenses.
CONCLUSION
Based on the findings of this study, it is concluded that the working students
are doing everything they can just to finish their education. Facing adversities is
the nemesis of one working student. But this won’t hinder them into pursuing their
goals and ambitions in life, overcoming challenges is the fruit of their own labors
that can mold them to become a more independent, resilient and responsible
individuals.
RECOMMENDATIONS
In view of the findings of this study, the researchers recommended the
following:
1. Working students must never give up on their goals and ambitions in life.
2. The government must propose a law that students who work have the rights to
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Further study of the juggling between work and studies, the experiences of working
students, the following titles are proposed:
1. Challenges Encountered By Working Students that Affect their Academic
Performance
2. Psychological Effects Of Working While Studying
3. Working Students And Time Management

Appendices
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Appendix A
Request Letter to Conduct Study
April 07 2023
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Sir/Ma’am
The undersigned are Grade 11 Students of Tabunoc National High School. We are
conducting a study entitled : Juggling Between Work And Studies: The Experiences of
Working Students. The purpose of the study is to explore and interpret the lived
experiences of the Working students living in Talisay City, Cebu.
We would like to seek permission if you can spare your time to be interviewed by
us at your most convenient time, date, and place.
We ensure that the interview will only take few minutes and rest assured that your
identity and the information we can get from you will be kept with utmost confidentiality.
Respecfully,

Hanif Hmusa
Nea Fhe Alolor
Amerhosin Casan
Angel Mae Parba
John Daryl Abales
Ann Resonable
Christine Mae Alcoy
Noted by : Bernard Evangelicom V. Jamon

Teacher
_________________
Conforme
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Appendix B
Interview Guide Questions
The researchers will conduct interview among the working students. The following
are interview guide questions to be propounded to the participants:
1.) What kind of job do you have? Why did you land in that job? (Unsa nga trabaho ang
naa nimo? Nganong nakasulod ka sa maong trabaho?
2.) What are the particular obstacles that you encounter while studying and working at
the same time? (Unsa ang mga partikular nga babag nga imong masugatan samtang
nagtuon ug nagtrabaho sa samang higayon)
3.) Do you think you have a good time management in balancing both working and
studying? Why? (Sa imong hunahuna aduna ka bay maayong pagdumala sa oras sa
pagbalanse sa pagtrabaho ug pagtuon? Ngano man?)
4.) Have you ever been so tired to the point that you just want to quit the other and fully
commit to the work/study? (Kapoy na ba ka kaayo sa punto nga gusto nalang nimo
undangan ang usa ug mo fully commit sa trabaho/eskwela?)
5.) Do you often feel that your inferior to the full time students? Why? (Kanunay ba
nimong gibati nga ubos ka sa mga full time nga mga estudyante? Ngano man?)
6.) Do you think there’s some way of relevance in your current job that will lay some
foundations in your future? (Sa imong hunahuna adunay pipila ka paagi nga adunay
kalabotan sa imong trabaho karon nga magbutang pipila ka mga pundasyon sa imong
umaabot?)
7.) Do you think being a working student has its own perks? Why? (Sa imong
hunahuna ang usa ka nagtrabaho nga estudyante adunay kaugalingon nga mga
benepisyo? Ngano man?)
8.) Where do you often spend your salary as a working student? Is it for financing for
your educational needs or personal use? Why? (Asa ka kanunay mogasto sa imong
sweldo isip working student? Alang ba kini sa pagpondo para sa imong mga
panginahanglanon sa edukasyon o personal nga paggamit? Ngano man?)
9.) Have you experienced failing a subject? When? And how did you manage?
(Nasinati ba nimo ang pagkahagbong sa usa ka subject? Kanus-a? Ug giunsa nimo
pagdumala?)
10.) What persuades and who influences to work while studying? (Unsa ang nagdani
ug kinsa ang nag-impluwensya sa pagtrabaho samtang nagtuon?)
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Appendix C
Curriculum Vitae
Clarson Marc B. Gimenez

Name
A. Personal Data
Home Address : SMI, Nonoc Sto. Niño Street Tabunok, Talisay City, Cebu
Contact No. : 09273664481/09947911041
E-Mail Address : [email protected]
Date of Birth : January 1, 2000
Place of Birth : Cebu City
Citizenship : Filipino
Sex : Male
Status : Single
B. Educational Background
Secondary : University Of Visayas

(2018-2019)
Primary : Silvino Y. Du Sr. Memorial School, INC

(2012-2013)
C. Awards Received : N/A
D. Skills/Expertise : N/A
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Curriculum Vitae
Hanif S. Hmusa
Name
A. Personal Data
Home Address : Mananga 2 Tabunok Talisay City, Cebu

Contact No. : 09705324385
Date of Birth : September 15 2006
Place of Birth : Mananga 2 TabunokTalisay City,Cebu
Sex : Male
Status : Single
Secondary : Tabunoc National High School

(2021-2022)
Primary : Tabunoc CentralSchool

(2017-2018)
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Curriculum Vitae
Nea Fhe B. Alolor

Name
A. Personal Data
Home Address : Nonoc Crossing, Purok Makatarunganon Talisay City, Cebu

Contact No. : 09451294630
Date of Birth : January 16, 2006
Place of Birth : Talisay City, Cebu
Sex : Female
Status : Single

(2021-2022)
Primary : Tabunoc Central School

(2015-2016)
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Curriculum Vitae
Ana Mae A. Resonable

Name
A. Personal Data
Home Address : Oldog,Street Sitio Lemonville Cansojong Talisay City, Cebu

Contact No. : 09519654118
Date of Birth : November 22, 2005
Place of Birth : Barili, Cebu
Sex : Female
Status : Single
Secondary : Lamak National High School

(2021-2022)
Primary : Cenon Cariaca Mariñas Memorial Elementary School

(2015 - 2016)
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Curriculum Vitae
Christine A. Alcoy
Name
A. Personal Data
Home Address : Vista Grande Bienvinido St, Talisay, 6045 Cebu

Contact No. : 09094303637
Date of Birth : Marc 23, 2006
Place of Birth : Barili, Cebu
Sex : Female
Status : Single
Secondary : Malolos National High School

(2021-2022)
Primary : Tal-ot Elementary School

(2015-2016)
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Curriculum Vitae
Albert Casan
Name
A. Personal Data
Home Address : Tabunok, Talisay City, Cebu

Contact No. : 09073506196
Date of Birth : June 25, 2005
Place of Birth : Talisay City, Cebu
Sex : Male
Status : Single

(2021-2022)
Primary : Tabunoc Central School

(2016-2017)
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Curriculum Vitae
John Daryl Abales

Name
A. Personal Data
Home Address : Mananga 2 Tabunoc Talisay City, Cebu

Contact No. : N/A
Date of Birth : November 18, 2004
Place of Birth : Pagsabungan, Mandaue, Cebu
Sex : Male
Status : Single

(2021-2022)
Primary : Bogo Elementary School

(2015-2016)
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Curriculum Vitae
Angel Mae Layao

Name
A. Personal Data
Home Address : Holy Child Tabunok, Talisay City, Cebu

Contact No. : 09073228083
Date of Birth : December 12, 2005
Place of Birth : Tabunok, Talisay City, Cebu
Sex : Female
Status : Single

(2021-2022)
Primary : (Tabunoc Central School)
(2015-2016)
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Appendix D
Publishable Format
JUGGLING BETWEEN WORK AND STUDIES: THE EXPERIENCES OF WORKING

STUDENTS

Hanif Hmusa
Nea Fhe Alolor
Amerhosin Casan
Angel Mae Parba
John Daryl Abales
Ann Resonable
Christine Mae Alcoy
Adviser
ABSTRACT
Students have to work and study at the same time to make a living and achieve
their dreams. This research gives a voice to students who, as working students,
struggle a lot with their daily lives. The study used a qualitative approach among
(10) students who working while schooling in Talisay City, Cebu. These working
students were selected on the basis of their experience and served as primary
informants. Using candid interviews and naturalistic observations in local dialects, the
researchers was able to freely list their word for word accounts and was is being used
as main narratives. Participation in the study was voluntary and participants were
interviewed with full confidentially after obtaining their consent. Based on the findings
six themes were identified from the real-life experiences of the working
students. (1) Having good time management despite hectic schedules. (2)
Benefiting from studying while working. (3) Finding relevance to the current job. (4)
Overcome inferiority complex. (5) Fatigue while working. (6)
Spending the salary for educational and personal. It is concluded that working students
are doing whatever it takes to complete their education. Dealing with adversity is a
working student's natural enemy. However, this does not prevent them from pursuing
their life goals and ambitions. Overcoming challenges is the result of their own work,
which can make them more independent, resilient and responsible individuals. For
further research, researchers can conduct further research on the life experiences of
working students not only in Cebu but also in other cities.
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Number of words : 253
Keywords : Working students, lived experience, strengths and

weaknesses, struggles of working students
Date of completion : June 2023
A. INTRODUCTION
Students have to work and at the same time study to support themselves in
order to fulfill their dreams (Pregoner et al. 2020). Working while studying is
basically dictated by the budget requirements. They work to cover setbacks in
different kinds of understudies. To increase the salary, improving
the understanding of the studies, in achieving their future goals. Based on the
study of Pregoner et al. (2020) Students working and studying often do poorly
and are unable to complete their studies in record time due to fatigue, stress,
absenteeism, and missed deadlines. Schooling and working has been shown to
reduce the amount of time spent studying and negatively impact
academicperformance (Tetteh 2019). Quality time management is an essential
tool for improving academic performance and reducing depression, anxiety and
stress among working students. However, Pregoner et al. (2020) suggested that
very working students should investigate their time management to improve their
performance both at work and in academics.
The COVID-19 pandemic has devastated employment worldwide, especially,
that of non-regular workers. In the Labor Force Survey (January 2019 to May
2020), Pedroso et al. (2022) investigate the status of employment of working
students. They investigated changes in the employment situation of students.
The number of working students reported in the labour force survey has declined
since March 2020, falling by 780,000(46%) in April. According to a survey of
university students living conditions, 37% were concerned about living expenses
and tuition fees, and a higher percentage of students who were aware of
financial insecurity had poor self-rated health. Almost half of working students
lost their jobs during pandemic in Japan, Ghana, United States of America,
Spain, Germany, Ethiopia.
The Pandemic has brought dramatic changes to various institutions around
the world (Pedroso 2021). It facilitated the implementation of new normal
learning through alternative learning modalities. Working students shown to face
challenges during the pandemic because they perceive their emotional and
physical limitations. A study by Antipolo, J. (2021) found that working students
are more likely than non-working students to experience financial hardship due
to the pandemic, including loss of salary from family members, loss of salary
from on- and off-campus employment, and increased living and technical costs.
There are currently about 216,000 working students on the Philippines juggling
in their schools and work. According to the data Commission on Higher
Education (CHED 2019) about 8% of all university students in the Philippines is
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a working student. The reason students work is due to family needs and to meet
quick necessities to help them study in need and their future goals (Tetteh et al.
2019) Only half of the employed students can finish college, as many cannot
concentrate on their studies, while others have poor health, and other give up
because of financial problem (CHED).
Working students in the Philippines can also become financially independent
through working despite financial problems. To determine the job options of
working students in the Philippines, I. e , online jobs paid corporate internships,
fast food crews, school jobs (Pedroso et al. 2022) It allows a working student to
share responsibility for paying exam fees, giving them a sense of financial
independence, account monitoring skills. Filipino students are struggling
because they have to meet the standards in their work so that they will not lose
their job and maintain academic performance so that they will not get a failing
grade.
One of the researchers, who also happened to be a working student in
Talisay City. She has been in a predicament in balancing work and study.
According to her, time is her greatest ally and enemy at the same time. As a
working student herself, She knows the importance on how to manage time
properly. Despite knowing the consequences as a working student, she still
pursues education for it is one of the most important things that a human being
can possess. Hence, the researcher would wish to further investigate other
working students experiences.
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II. Short Literature Review
The phenomenon of being a part-time-worker student is increasing day by day.

Due to financial reasons and experience requirements, universitystudents join part-
time jobs.They are ordinary people who do not have professional or high-paying jobs.
Some of them work in libraries, cafeterias, staff rooms, and some school
offices. Working students are generally forced to work because they cannot afford to
attend college or even maintain their family income.
According to the study of Rockika (2017), young people in England reported that
27% studentsat the adolescence age undertake both studying and having a part-time
job. However, Rockika (2017) didn’t conduct any studies about adolescent age who
are working and studying in other countries.
According to the study by Gyambrah et al. (2017), it is found that there is higher
stress levels in part-time students. This can affect their commitment to learning and
lead to a stressful academic experience. However, they only conducted studies on the
psychological effects and not pertaining the physical toll on which part time students
may experience.
In the study of Naylor (2021), many teenagers want to work when they turn 16.
Each of them has their own reasons why they really want to work while studying, and
most of the students' reasons are that they like to help their parents, others want to
experience a job, and others want to work so that they have money to spend and pay
the school fees— working while studying has both positive and negative effects on
students. The negative effects are that the students are getting less sleep, having
difficulty spending time with friends and family, and get stressed at work and with the
things to do at school. The positive effects are that the student can manage their time
wisely, become independent person, and learn something not just at school but also at
work. However, Naylor (2021) didn’t conclude on his studies ages 17 and above
wanting to work.
For James (2022), many students work a part-time job, and some of them want
to help their parents and make some extra money to spend, but there is a negative
impact on their academic performance at school while they are working, including low
grades, poor participation in class activities, lack of time for studying, among others.
Studying while having a part-time job is very difficult because it can also affect negative
impacts on their health, such as headaches, sleeping difficulties, exhaustion, etc.
Working while studying takes away their free time, and they can't do exercise, or spend
time with their friends, family, and pets. Some students who are working can balance
their time wisely, but some can't, and those are the students who can easily have a
negative impact on their academic performance or their health. However, James
(2022) did not mention on his study the positive impact of a working student.
Barbanchon et al. (2021), mentioned that most students must work to pay their
tuition and other school fees. Working while studying can be stressful. Working
students need to be aware that they can't concentrate on their studies and don't have
much time to finish their homework, and this could have an impact on their grades.
Working during the day and studying at night can make them feel tired and lack sleep,
and there is a possibility that they will get sick. Studying, working, and family life
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without having a negative impact on their studies is extremely difficult. Some negative
impacts are lower grades in school, increased stress, may not have time to complete
their schoolwork, and others. However, they did not conclude on his research the
benefits of working and studying.
Based on the research by Mayan (2018), she examines how working while
studying affects Spanish students' performance in upper secondary school. It creates
the students' grade performance as passing, repeating, or dropping out, using their
educational and employment histories. From the first year a student enrolls to the year
they graduate, evaluating the impact of working while studying. Working while taking
classes, significantly lowers the likelihood of passing and raises the risk of failing the
first year of upper secondary school or repeating. Underestimating the negative impact
of working would result from failing to account for selection into working while studying.
However, Mayan (2018) did not conclude on his research how working while studying
can affect those who are in Tertiary level students.
For Ali (2017), students with part-time jobs have less time to study. Working part-
time allows students to gain experience and improve their skills in preparation for
future employment. Working students feel tired after working, which results in their not
having enough time to study after work hours. Many students work longer hours than
they are entitled to work. Moreover, some students have study plans to know how to
manage time, such as what time to study and when to work. However, Ali (2017) did
not elaborate the psychological and physical toll that this working students have
experienced. And also not concluding the the benefits of juggling work and study.
III. OBJECTIVE OF THIS STUDY
The purpose of this study is to explore and interpret the lived experience of working
students in Talisay City.
IV. METHODOLOGY
The study will make use of phenomenological studies. Data that will be collected

during the interview are relevant only to working students in Talisay City, Cebu. The
participants of this study will be ten (10) working students from all over Talisay City,
Cebu. Implementing with the use of purposive method. The participants of this study
will be working students throughout in Talisay City, Cebu.he researchers will be
utilizing this sampling method to ensure that every member of the participant will have
a chance to be pick out.
V. FINDINGS AND ANALYSIS
This chapter includes the presentation, analysis and interpretation of the data that
are being collected from the interviews with the participants.
The researchers had examined the working student’s real life experiences and the
dreams and their ambitions towards in their future goals in life. After coding the
process, themes that are being generated are the following.
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1. Having good time management despite hectic schedules.
The researchers come up with the theme because of how the working students did
a good job in balancing both work and study. They organized their time well enough
even they have packed itinerary.
“Oo, kay akong time sa school kay every night then, pang morning ako hatagan ang
akong business sa braces og time.”(Yes, because my time at school is every night
then, in morning, I will give time to my work).
-Participant A
“Yes, of course! Kay kuan if working ko kay kuan mana syncronoze raman mi no?
Online, face-to-face. Mabalance rana nako.”(Yes, of course! If I’m a working student,
the schedule differ because it’ll change from face-to-face, online class. That’s why I
can balance it well enough).
-Participant C
“Naa raman siguro, ma-manage raman siguro kay dali raman ang STEM”(Maybe there
is, it's manageable because STEM is easy).
-Participant D
“I think yes, mas may ko mo manage og time maka-ingon ko na may ko mo manage
og time because bisan paman og kapoy tiring kaau akong trabaho, hectic akong
schedule but na maintain man nako ang good grades, mao nang maka ingon ko na
okay ra gihapon.” (I think yes, I believe I have a good time management and I can say
that I’m really good at managing my time it’s because even if I’m tired with my work,
my schedule is hectic, but I still maintain my good grades and perform well in my class.
That’s why I can say it’s okay ).
-Participant E
The researchers implied that despite while working and studying they still managed
to juggle between hectic schedules. Having self-determination to accomplish tasked
that are assigned and being efficient and effective to perform as a student can help
them propel in academically manner while working. As commented by one of the
participants, “I think yes, I believe I have a good time management and I can say that
I’m really good at managing my time it’s because even if I’m tired with my work, my
schedule is hectic, but I still maintain my good grades and perform well in my class.
That’s why I can say it’s okay (P E)”. This means that the participant had productively
managed her time while working and studying.
According to (Sayari et al., 2017), the students must schedule their time effectively
to catch up on lessons, assignments, projects, and other school requirements. On the
other hand, they must maintain good work performance to keep their jobs, as losing
them would have a negative impact ontheir studies. Every person's ability to manage
time is essential.
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Regardless of one's position in life, time management and utilization are equally
important attending classes on time and meeting project and assignment deadlines are
critical responsibilities for students who want to improve their grades. While people in
offices, colleges, and other facilities value time differently, employees and students
should observe and follow standard time (Sayari et al., 2017). As a result, the working-
students’ success in balancing their work-study will make an impact on their
engagement and well-being as a student (Calderwood & Gabriel, 2017).
2. Benefiting from studying while working
The researchers come up with the theme based on the responses of the
participants as how they find importance of being employed while schooling. It helps
them to be more responsible and independent for themselves.
“Oo, para di nako magsalig sa akong ginikanan.”(Yes. For me, not to rely to parents).
-Participant F
“Naa gyod nay binipisyo except, sa makatabang sa skwela maka, maka tabang pod ni
siya sa mga gasto nako mga mapalit, ra og mga naa koy tarong makaon kada adlaw
ba.”(It has benefits in addition to helping me study, it can also help me spend on what I
want to buy and have something to eat on a daily basis.)
-Participant G
“Maka benepisyo ni siya kay maka kaon kog tarong niya makatabang ko sa pamilya og
maka skwela sad ko.”(It is beneficial because I can eat well, I can help my parents and
I can study too).
-Participant H
“Ahm..sa akong kuan is murag naa siyay benefits kay sa akong kuwaon nga korso is,
business administration so about siya sa business so karon nga sa senior high ko naa
nakoy experience sa kanang business.”(Ahm.. to me, it seems like it has benefits
because my course is business administration, so it’s about business. So now that I
am in senior high, I have experienced in that business.)
-Participant I
The researchers implicated that whilst being employed can help cultivate the
responsibilities of individual specifically, the working students. Juggling work and study
can help them to be self-sufficient and being able to maintain good time management
skills. As one of the participants commented “It is beneficial because I can eat well, I
can help my parents and I can study too (P G).” The experience that can be obtained
can help them to be self-independent and having an overall satisfaction in their way of
life.
Accordingly, Sanchez-Gelabert et al. (2017) mentions that adults who work and
study concurrently gain industry-related skills at their respective workplaces, which
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cannot be solely obtained at university. With these advantages, students who work and
study at the same time is reaping benefits while employed.
As stated by Caldwell (2017), some significant benefits that work provides to

working students are relating to working experience, time management skills, freedom
from debt, and better academic performance. The extra income stream is one of the
benefits of working while studying. Further, it also enhances and establishes the skills
of working students during their part-time job that may have actual impacts in their later
careers.Thus, those who have a positive attitude towards money will actively seek out
money management knowledge as a way to enhance their skill set (Sundarasen et al.,
2017).
3. Finding relevance to the current job
The researchers come up with the theme as how they discover their present job to
be significant to their future goals. And by being exposed to work that can helped them
gained difference kinds of experiences.
These are evident through the following experiences.
“Oo na, for example nana koy experience unsa magtrabaho niya di lalim ba.” (Yes, for
example, I already have experienced on how to work and it’s easy).
-Participant B
“Yes, kay bisan nag work ko kay murag gani ko makabalo gani ko sa situation like ay
kinahanglan dyud diay kog kuan kanang ganing murag na train ko sa akong
kaugalingon kabalo nako unsay mga responsibilities sa kuan…. mao na.”(Yes, even
though I’m working, I just thought I know things what is needed and by training myself
to know the responsibilities).
-Participant C
“Yes, tungod anang settings sa akong life is naka ingon ko na need dyud diay nako na
need dyud ko motrabaho tarongon ko ni bisan lisod ni siya murag nahulog nani siya na
guide nako na mag tinarong ko kay dili diay lalim ang kanang moskwela ka na ingon
ani para dili sad nako gusto ba na maagi.an sad ni sa akong igsuon mao nang ako
mismo tarongon sad nako akong kaugalingon.”(Yes, because the situation in my life.
That’s why I say that I really needed to find work. I should do it properly even if it’s
difficult this could serve as a lesson that I must study hard because it’s not that easy
being a working student. And I don’t want this to happen to my siblings that’s why I
must handle myself properly).
-Participant E
“Oo magamit dyud na siya nako kay ang helper man gud course man gud na siya sa
balay. So, in the future magamit sad na siya nako. Dili ra kaayo helper ra ha? Naa
rasad koy mga experiences for the future”. (Yes, it could be of use. Being a helper, it is
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already a course itself. So, in the future I can use it to my benefit. Not just being a
helper, but I could use my experiences for the future).
-Participant F
The responses implicates that finding significance in their current job will greatly
benefit them in the future. As one of the participants commented, “Yes, it could be of
use. Being a helper, it is already a course itself. So, in the future I can use it to my
benefit. Not just being a helper, but I could use my experiences for the future (P F)”.
According to O’Shea (2020) students increasingly recognize undertaking work

experience as a good strategy for obtaining employment after graduation. The growing
number of working students can be attributed partly to changes in the student
population with regard to social-demographic and socioeconomic characteristics.
For instance, Duckworth (2018), there might be personality attributes such as

ambition, grit, or perseverance that predispose individuals to work during college and
also lead to superior jobs after college with higher wages, creating a spurious
correlation between working in college and higher post-college. Possessing and honing
qualities being mentioned above can help pave the way in ensuring a successful
future.
4. Overcoming inferiority complex
The researchers come up with the theme as how most of the participants triumph
over differences from their classmates in spite of being a working student.
“Dili. Kay kasagaran sa akong mga classmates kay working students.”(No, I don’t feel
lesser because most of my classmates are working students).
-Participant A
“Dili raman, kay nindot raman sad ako grades so dili ko kakuan nga lahi kos uban
estudyante.”(Not really, I don’t feel being lesser to them because I have good grades
so I can’t say that I’m different to other students).
-Participant D
“No, dili ko maka ingon ko inferior ko or the other way around superior ko, dili ko maka
ingon ana, kay it’s because ang classroom settings nga naa ko mga taw na naka
surround sa akoa, wala na ge pa feel sa akoa ila ge embrace og ila ge sabot akong
situation.”(No, I can't say that I'm lesser or the other way around that I'm greater to my
classmates, I can't say that, because it's because of the classroom settings that I have
people who surround me, they don't feel that way instead they embrace me and they
understand my situation).
-Participant E
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“Para nako is dili kay kabalo manko sa kalisod sa mga every working student, so dili
gyod ko magpataas nga ako kuan sa ilaha.”(For me, nothing because I know the
hardships of every working. So, I never thought of being lesser to them).
-Participant I
The researchers implication is that by compensating the drawbacks as a working

student, it is through efforts and achievements. As commented by one of the
participants, “Not really, I don’t feel being lesser to them because I have good grades
so I can’t say that I’m different to other students (P-D)”. Overcoming indifference
towards the full time working students is the least of concern to them. But instead, they
persevere and do things casually that help them gain the confidence to have the image
of being a normal student.
As stated by Akdoğan & Çimşir (2019), the method of compensation is to make up

for their shortcomings and inferiority through efforts and achievements in some
aspects, to give full play to the individual subjective initiative.
For instance, Friehe et al., indicates that if a person incorporates the object of
comparison into his system, the threat of others’ success will be significantly
reduced(Friehe et al., 2021). It is believed that by compensating can only be completed
by individuals with inferiority, that is, there is only self-compensation without
compensation for others.
One of the participants commented “Not really, I don’t feel being lesser to them
because I have good grades so I can’t say that I’m different to other students (P-D).”
As stated by Millard (2019), that students manifest significant developments in
confidence, a diversity of skills are improved, and students declare that they are more
motivated to succeed in their academic careers.
5. Facing fatigue while working
The researchers come up with the theme as how most of the participants felt tired
and worn down from their job while schooling and employed. And having difficulties to
pass their school activities on time.
“Project nya naa sad kay trabaho di mabuhat dayun.”(Project and work because you
can't do on time).
-Participant B
“’Schedule, time, mga panghatag nga activities nya kapoy na ang lawas nya kapoy pud
ug answer’(Schedule, time, activities to be given, my body is tired and answering is
also tiring).
-Participant D
“Lisod og kakapoy kay dii gyod siya lalim”(It's hard, it's tiring because it's not easy).
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-Participant G
“Lisod dyud uy, as working student bitaw kay maglisod sad kag balansi sa akong oras
kay siyempre online man sad dyud ko dayon lisod kaau ba kay kanang dili baya mag
depende akoang trabaho kanang usab usab baya na kada adlaw kay lahi lahi sad raba
na. “(It is difficult, as a working student. It was really difficult because I have difficulties
in balancing my time, I’m in online class and it doesn’t depend on my work because it’ll
change drastically).
-Participant F
The researchers implies is that being a working student can be an overwhelming

lifestyle. Working students tend to feel exhaustion, fatigues and burnt out. These can
heavily affect their psychological, physical well-being that can be detrimental to their
academic performance in school. This is apparent to one of the participants comments
“Schedule, time, activities to be given, my body is tired and answering is also tiring (P-
D).” This suggested that the participant stress levels increases because of the higher
workload.
As stated by Benner & Curl (2018), employed students are at a higher risk of
burnout because combining employment with the student role diminishes their capacity
to efficiently manage time and energy to accomplish both employment and academic
tasks. Indeed, a combination of full-time studying and part-time working can cause a
damaging effect on the physical and mental health of students.
According to Bakshi et, al. (2019), heavy workload combined with long working
hours has already been proven to significantly contribute to a person's fatigue. This
means that increasing the students' workload tends to decrease their motivation to
learn andthus could increase their level of stress and frustration.
6. Spending the salary for educational and personal

The researchers come up with the theme as how most of them used their wage for
themselves and for school. And helped them compensate for their school expenses.
“Yes, para sa akong pagskwela kay siyempre mohatag akong ginikanan og mga
allowance nako pero kuwang pa so, akong braces makatabang rasad nako para sa
mga kulang sa school. “(Yes. For my schooling. Because sometimes, my parents will
give allowances but it's still not enough. So, working as a brace installer will help me
compensate for my school expenses).
-Participant A
“Duha ra, for education and personal “(Only two, for education and personal).
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-Participant B
“I usually do ipon or split it into 50-30-20, 50 kay save, 30 kay needs, nya 20 kay
wants”(I usually save up or split it into 50-30-20, 50 for saving, 30 for needs, then 20
for wants).
-Participant D
“To my beloved someone and akong parents sad.” (To my beloved someone and my
parents).
-Participant J
The researchers is that working students work for different reasons, meeting the
financial needs, for their personal use and to pay for school expenses. As commented
by one of the participants, “Yes. For my schooling. Because sometimes, my parents
will give allowances but it's still not enough. So, working as a brace installer will help
me compensate for my school expenses (P-A).” Working students employed
themselves in order to meet demands that they experienced. As a working student,the
benefit from the privilege of being one is to earn money and to compensate for
financial dilemmas.
As indicated by Remenick & Bergman (2021), students work for a variety of

reasons, including to meet financial needs like paying tuition and rent, to gain
experience related to career goals, and to earn spending money.
According to Alecia Puyu & Anuar (2017), students currently have to deal with
various challenges and conjectures. Among the most potent challenges they have to
face are financial challenges. Students now need money to cover their rising tuition
and living costs due to inflation in the country. This is due to the increasing cost of
spending, especially for students who have entered the workforce. Among the
expenses incurred by the students are shelter, transportation, n-use, books, notes, and
others. Financial management is of paramount importance for students to monitor their
spending patterns to prevent continued wastage.
VI. CONCLUSION
Based on the findings of this study, it is concluded that the working students
are doing everything they can just to finish their education. Facing adversities is
the nemesis of one working student. But this won’t hinder them into pursuing their
goals and ambitions in life, overcoming challenges is the fruit of their own labors
that can mold them to become a more independent, resilient and responsible
individuals.
VII. RECOMMENDATION
In view of the findings of this study, the researchers recommended the

following:
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1. Working students must never give up on their goals and ambitions in life.
2. The government must propose a law that students who work have the rights to
receive the basic employee benefits
Participant A
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Information about the Interview and the Interviewee
Date of the Interview: April 05, 2023

Place of the Interview: Talisay City
Duration of the Interview: 4:59
Interviewer: Albert Casan
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1 What kind of job do you Tig taod og braces, The participant said she
have? Why did you land tungod sa akong auntie got a work which is
in that job? (Unsa nga na dentist. (Brace braces installer because
trabaho ang naa nimo? installer. it’s because of of her aunt who worked
Nganong nakasulod ka my aunt who worked a dentist.
sa maong trabaho? dentist).
2 What are the particular Wala. (No.) The participant does not
obstacles that you have an obstacle to
encounter while studying overcame.
and working at the same
time? (Unsa ang mga
partikular nga babag
nga imong masugatan
samtang nagtuon ug
nagtrabaho sa samang
higayon)
3 Do you think you have a Oo, kay akong time sa The participant is
good time management school kay every night balancing her time and
in balancing both then, pang morning ako has a set of schedules
working and studying? hatagan ang akong to follow during night
Why? (Sa imong business sa braces og and morning.
hunahuna aduna ka bay time. (Yes, because my
maayong pagdumala sa time at school is every
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oras sa pagbalanse sa night then, in morning, I

pagtrabaho ug pagtuon? will give time to my
Ngano man?) work).
4 Have you ever been so Dili ko makapuyan kay The participant does not
tired to the point that you nag huna-huna man gud feel tired because she’s
just want to quit the ko nga para sa akong thinking for her future
other and fully commit to future then, makatabang and the future of her
the work/study? (Kapoy sad ko sa akong mga family.
na ba ka kaayo sa punto pamilya. (I will not be
nga gusto nalang nimo tired because I thought
undangan ang usa ug about my future and I
mo fully commit sa can also help my family
trabaho/eskwela?) at the same time).
5 Do you often feel that Dili. Kay kasagaran sa The participant did not
your inferior to the full akong mga classmates feel any inferiorities
time students? Why? kay working students. because most of her
(Kanunay ba nimong (No, because most of classmates are working
gibati nga ubos ka sa my classmates are stundets too.
mga full time nga mga working students).
estudyante? Ngano
man?)
6 Do you think there’s Oo. (Yes). The participant feel

some way of relevance some relevance on her
in your current job that current job that will help
will lay some her in the future.
foundations in your
future? (Sa imong
hunahuna adunay pipila
ka paagi nga adunay
kalabotan sa imong
trabaho karon nga
magbutang pipila ka
mga pundasyon sa
imong umaabot?
7 Do you think being a Yes. Kay siyempre ang The participant said that
working student has its akong pagtrabaho sa the income that she
own perks? Why? (Sa braces kay makatabang received from working
imong hunahuna ang nasad sa akong will help for her
usa ka nagtrabaho nga studying. (Yes, it’s educational needs.
estudyante adunay because my work in
kaugalingon nga mga installing braces can
benepisyo? Ngano help me for my studies).
man?)
8 Where do you often Yes, para sa akong The participant said that
spend your salary as a pagskwela kay siyempre the salary she received
working student? Is it for mohatag akong will be used for financing
financing for your ginikanan og mga her studies. Even
educational needs or allowance nako pero receiving some
personal use? Why? kuwang pa so, akong allowance from her
(Asa ka kanunay braces makatabang parents, it is still not
mogasto sa imong rasad nako para sa mga enough, so that’s why
sweldo isip working kulang sa school. (Yes. having a part time job
student? Alang ba kini For my schooling. surely helps.
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sa pagpondo para sa Because sometimes, my

imong mga parents will give
panginahanglanon sa allowances but it's still
edukasyon o personal not enough. So, working
nga paggamit? Ngano as a brace installer will
man?) help me compensate for
my school expenses).
9 Have you experienced Ay wala, wala. Ma The participant said she

failing a subject? When? control raman nako. (Oh got full control of her
And how did you no, nothing. I can control academics.
manage? (Nasinati ba it).
nimo ang pagkahagbong
sa usa ka subject?
Kanus-a? Ug giunsa
nimo pagdumala?)
10 What motivates and who Akong ginikanan. The participant’s

influences to work while Siyempre kay para motivation came from
studying? (Unsa ang makatabang sad ko nila. her parents.
nagdani ug kinsa ang (My parents. Of course,
nag-impluwensya sa because I want to help
pagtrabaho samtang them).
nagtuon?)
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Participant B
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1 What kind of job do you Dry fish vendor, kay The participant had
have? Why did you land tungod sa financial financial problems and
in that job? (Unsa nga problem ug bayronon sa school fees that’s why
trabaho ang naa nimo? skwelahan kay lisud she decided to become
Nganong nakasulod ka man ang college kay a dry fish vendor.
sa maong trabaho? layo nya plete pud (Dry
fish vendor because of
financial problems and
school fees. College is
difficult because it’s far
away and also for the
fare).
2 What are the particular Project nya naa sad kay The participant had a
obstacles that you trabaho di mabuhat hard time doing her
encounter while studying dayun (Project and work projects on time
and working at the same because you can't do on because of work.
time? (Unsa ang mga time).
partikular nga babag
nga imong masugatan
samtang nagtuon ug
higayon)
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3 Do you think you have a No, kay lisud siya kay The participant had a
good time management katulo ra sa usa ka hard time managing
in balancing both semana amo klase pero both her work and study
working and studying? lisud japun kay since she still got
Why? (Sa imong magtrabaho paka nya household chores to do
hunahuna aduna ka bay nig gabie kay naa pay after.
maayong pagdumala sa household chores (No,
oras sa pagbalanse sa because there are only
pagtrabaho ug pagtuon? three classes a week but
Ngano man?) it's still hard since after
the work, you still got
household chores to do).
4 Have you ever been so Oo, there are times nga The participant felt
tired to the point that you mag dungan ang school downhearted because of
just want to quit the works nya lisud na school works occurring
other and fully commit to kaayo kay magtrabaho at the same time while
the work/study? (Kapoy paka nya ipass pa nig still having a work to do.
na ba ka kaayo sa punto next day (Yes, there are
nga gusto nalang nimo times when the school
undangan ang usa ug works all occur at same
mo fully commit sa time and it is very
trabaho/eskwela?) difficult because you
have to work and still
need to pass it the next
day).
5 Do you often feel that Dili man (Not at all). The participant does not
your inferior to the full feel inferior to other
time students? Why? students.
(Kanunay ba nimong
gibati nga ubos ka sa
mga full time nga mga
estudyante? Ngano
man?)
6 Do you think there’s Oo na, for example nana The participant already
some way of relevance koy experience unsa have experienced
in your current job that magtrabaho niya di lalim working that she can
will lay some ba (Yes, for example, I use in the future.
foundations in your already have
future? (Sa imong experienced on how to
hunahuna adunay pipila work and it’s easy).
ka paagi nga adunay
kalabotan sa imong
trabaho karon nga
magbutang pipila ka
mga pundasyon sa
imong umaabot?
7 Do you think being a What if trabaho ka The participant believed
working student has its dayun naa moy projects that working has some
own perks? Why? (Sa like group activity tapos benefits in her group
imong hunahuna ang wala ka kay nagtrabaho projects or activities.
usa ka nagtrabaho nga ka so naa ra (What if
estudyante adunay you got work then you
kaugalingon nga mga still have projects like
benepisyo? Ngano group activity, then you
man?) still got job to do, so
there is).
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8 Where do you often Duha ra, for education The participant makes
spend your salary as a and personal (Only two, used of her salary for
working student? Is it for for education and educational and
financing for your personal). personal only.
educational needs or
personal use? Why?
(Asa ka kanunay
mogasto sa imong
sweldo isip working
student? Alang ba kini
sa pagpondo para sa
imong mga
panginahanglanon sa
edukasyon o personal
nga paggamit? Ngano
man?)
9 Have you experienced No (No). The participant did not

failing a subject? When? experienced failing a
And how did you subject.
manage? (Nasinati ba
sa usa ka subject?
Kanus-a? Ug giunsa
nimo pagdumala?)
10 What motivates and who Ako ra, kay need The participant
influences to work while manjud nakong money persuaded herself to
studying? (Unsa ang so ako ray nagpersuade work.
nagdani ug kinsa ang sako kaugalingon nga
nag-impluwensya sa magtrabaho (Only me,
pagtrabaho samtang because I need the
nagtuon?) money, so I'm the only
one who persuades
myself to work).
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Participant C
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1 What kind of job do you Dried Fish Vendor. Dili The participant is having
have? Why did you land ko kanang, ang college a hard time recuperating
in that job? (Unsa nga kuan gani, daghan the expenses because
trabaho ang naa nimo? kaykag gasto.onon then of college expenses and
Nganong nakasulod ka murag daghan man mig decided to work to
sa maong trabaho? mag igsuon so murag provide for herself.
akong parents dili ka
provide gani? Mao tong
nag working nalang ko
(Dried Fish Vendor, it’s
because college has
many expenses and
we’re quite a big family
considering the number
of my siblings. My
parents are having a
hard time financially
providing us, that’s why I
decided to work to
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provide for myself).

2 What are the particular Kuan about sa kuan The participant is having
obstacles that you nako dyud kanang a dilemma when it
encounter while studying bayronon namo sa comes to school
and working at the same skwelahan like kanang expenses and
time? (Unsa ang mga mga amot-amotan. (It’s contributions.
partikular nga babag about the expenses in
nga imong masugatan our school. For example
samtang nagtuon ug our school
nagtrabaho sa samang contributions).
higayon)
3 Do you think you have a Yes, of course! Kay The participant has a
good time management kuan if working ko kay judgement that she has
in balancing both kuan mana syncronoze a good time
working and studying? raman mi no? Online, management
Why? (Sa imong face-to-face. Mabalance considering she
hunahuna aduna ka bay rana nako. (Yes, of balances everything
maayong pagdumala sa course! If I’m a working well.
oras sa pagbalanse sa student, the schedule
pagtrabaho ug pagtuon? differ because it’ll
Ngano man?) change from face-to-
face, online class. That’s
why I can balance it well
enough).
4 Have you ever been so Naabot dyud ko sa time The participant came to
tired to the point that you na murag napressure a point of feeling
just want to quit the gani? Wala ko kabalo pressured, but continued
other and fully commit to kong padayon ba nako, anyways because she
the work/study? (Kapoy unsa akong pili.on dyud believe she can make it
na ba ka kaayo sa punto mag trabaho raba dyud work.
nga gusto nalang nimo or mag kuan mao tong
undangan ang usa ug ako ge pili dyud kay naa
mo fully commit sa rakoy time manage, then
trabaho/eskwela?) mas ge votoe ra nako
ang kuan murag ge
tunga ra nako akong
lawas. (There was a
time that I was really
pressured? I don’t know
if I should continue
working. What should I
choose is it working? Or
studying? That’s why I
choose the latter
because I believe I have
a good time
management. It’s just
like splitting my body in
half to in order to do
both things ).
5 Do you often feel that Yes, loading kayko The participant is

your inferior to the full karon (Yes, I’m loading undecided and can’t
time students? Why? right now). express his thoughts on
(Kanunay ba nimong this matter.
gibati nga ubos ka sa
mga full time nga mga
estudyante? Ngano
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man?)
6 Do you think there’s Yes, kay bisan nag work The participant find
ko kay murag gani ko some relevance on her
some way of relevance makabalo gani ko sa current job that will help
situation like ay her in the future.
in your current job that kinahanglan dyud diay
kog kuan kanang ganing
will lay some murag na train ko sa
akong kaugalingon
foundations in your kabalo nako unsay mga
responsibilities sa
future? (Sa imong kuan…. mao na (Yes,
even though I’m
hunahuna adunay pipila working, I just thought I
know things what is
ka paagi nga adunay needed and by training
myself to know the
kalabotan sa imong responsibilities).
trabaho karon nga
magbutang pipila ka
mga pundasyon sa
imong umaabot?)
7 Do you think being a Yes. Makaprovide ko og The participant felt that

working student has its butang para sa akong she can provide for
own perks? Why? (Sa self. (Yes, In order for herself independently
imong hunahuna ang me to provide things for like for her personal
usa ka nagtrabaho nga myself). needs.
estudyante adunay
kaugalingon nga mga
benepisyo? Ngano
man?)
8 Where do you often Myself, both (Myself, The participant finds the
spend your salary as a way to use the expenses
working student? Is it for both). for herself, only herself.
financing for your
educational needs or
personal use? Why?
(Asa ka kanunay
mogasto sa imong
sweldo isip working
sa pagpondo para sa
imong mga
panginahanglanon sa
nga paggamit? Ngano
man?)
9 Have you experienced Wala pa. (Not yet). The participant did not
failing a subject? When? experience failing a
And how did you subject.
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manage? (Nasinati ba
sa usa ka subject?
Kanus-a? Ug giunsa
nimo pagdumala?)
10 What motivates and who Kuan, akong friend. The participant was
influences to work while (Uh.. My friend). influenced and being
studying?(Unsa ang motivated by her/his
nagdani ug kinsa ang friend.
nag impluwensya sa
pagtrabaho samtang
nagtuon?)
Participant D
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Date of the Interview: April 05,2023

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1 What kind of job do you Bantay tindahan, kay The participant likes to
have? Why did you land way lingaw nya para work to have fun and to
in that job? (Unsa nga makakitag kwarta earn money at the same
trabaho ang naa nimo? (Taking care of the store time.
Nganong nakasulod ka because there is nothing
sa maong trabaho? to do but to find money).
2 What are the particular Schedule, time, mga The participant had a
obstacles that you panghatag nga activities hard time in managing
encounter while studying nya kapoy na ang lawas activities and eventually
and working at the same nya kapoy pud ug gets tired of it
time? (Unsa ang mga answer (Schedule, time, sometimes because of
partikular nga babag activities to be given, my work.
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nga imong masugatan body is tired and

samtang nagtuon ug answering is also tiring).
higayon)
3 Do you think you have a Naa raman siguro, ma- The participant had no
good time management manage raman siguro problem managing both
in balancing both kay dali raman ang working and study since
working and studying? STEM (Maybe there is, STEM is easy for him.
Why? (Sa imong it's manageable
hunahuna aduna ka bay because STEM is easy).
maayong pagdumala sa
oras sa pagbalanse sa
pagtrabaho ug pagtuon?
Ngano man?)
4 Have you ever been so Skwela jud unahon, pero The participant gets tired
tired to the point that you kapoyon mansad ko kay of work sometimes
just want to quit the dili man ko magtrabaho because its exhausting,
other and fully commit to kay kapoy, pero usahay but goes to work
the work/study? (Kapoy way lingaw magtrabaho because he doesn’t
na ba ka kaayo sa punto jud ko kay luoy man ako want to see his friend
nga gusto nalang nimo kauban siya ra usa mao alone.
undangan ang usa ug ako kuyogan (School
mo fully commit sa comes first, but I get
trabaho/eskwela?) tired sometimes of work
because it’s exhausting,
but sometimes when I’m
bored I go to work
because I feel sorry for
my friend of being alone
that’s why I join him).
5 Do you often feel that Dili raman, kay nindot The participant believes
your inferior to the full raman sad ako grades he’s not different to
time students? Why? so dili ko kakuan nga other students even
(Kanunay ba nimong lahi kos uban though he has high
gibati nga ubos ka sa estudyante (Not really, grades.
mga full time nga mga because I have good
estudyante? Ngano grades so I can’t say
man?) that I’m different to other
students).
6 Do you think there’s Ambot lang, kay wa pa The participant is

some way of relevance koy sure sako future uncertain about his
in your current job that mao nag STEM ko pero future yet.
will lay some wa pa ko kibaw kung
foundations in your makarelate sako trabaho
future? (Sa imong (I don’t know, because
hunahuna adunay pipila I'm not sure about my
ka paagi nga adunay future, that's why I'm
kalabotan sa imong doing STEM, but I'm not
trabaho karon nga sure if it can relate to my
magbutang pipila ka job).
mga pundasyon sa
imong umaabot?
7 Do you think being a Yes it has, kay makat-on The participant have
working student has its kag skills para inig learned some skills
own perks? Why? (Sa sooner or later nana kay throughout his time
imong hunahuna ang trabaho dili naka maihas working.
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usa ka nagtrabaho nga kay napractice naka

estudyante adunay mga ana (Yes it has, it's
kaugalingon nga mga because you can learn
benepisyo? Ngano skills to get better at
man?) work sooner or later,
because you've already
practiced them).
8 Where do you often I usually do ipon or split The participant divides
spend your salary as a it into 50-30-20, 50 kay his money for saving up,
working student? Is it for save, 30 kay needs, nya needs, and wants.
financing for your 20 kay wants (I usually
educational needs or save up or split it into
personal use? Why? 50-30-20, 50 for saving,
(Asa ka kanunay 30 for needs, then 20 for
mogasto sa imong wants).
sweldo isip working
sa pagpondo para sa
imong mga
panginahanglanon sa
nga paggamit? Ngano
man?)
9 Have you experienced Yes sauna katong grade The participant was not
failing a subject? When? 8 pako, karon tarung determined at school
And how did you naman ko niskwela before, but now he is.
manage? (Nasinati ba (Yes, before when I was
nimo ang pagkahagbong still in 8th grade, now I'm
sa usa ka subject? determind for school).
Kanus-a? Ug giunsa
nimo pagdumala?)
10 What motivates and who Walay nag persuade The participant has no
influences to work while nako but myself nalang one persuading him to
studying? (Unsa ang kay boring man nya finish school, but yet
nagdani ug kinsa ang nindot man magtrabaho he’s doing it for himself
nag-impluwensya sa para makapalit sa mga to satisfy his needs and
pagtrabaho samtang gusto (No one wants.
nagtuon?) persuaded me but
myself because even
though it's boring, it's
nice to work to buy what
you want).
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Participant E
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Interviewer: Ana Mae A. Resonable
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1 What kind of job do you I’m a baby sitter at the The participant is
have? Why did you land same time house juggling 2 (two) works
in that job? (Unsa nga keeper. Actually, dili and got left no option to
trabaho ang naa nimo? man dyud unta na akong choose that’s why she
Nganong nakasulod ka job na sudlan but grabbed that
sa maong trabaho? kanang tungod sa opportunity.
kanang wala kay lain
choices ba, mao nang
imo nalang e grab para
makaskwela ka. (I’m a
baby sitter and
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housekeeper at the
same time. Actually, it
was not my type of job
to do these things, but
I’ve left with no choice,
that’s why I grabbed the
opportunity in order for
me to go to school ).
2 What are the particular As a working student, The participant biggest

obstacles that you ang biggest challenge obstacle is meeting the
encounter while studying akong naagi-an kay ang expectation from his
and working at the same demand gani sa akong employer. This leads to
time? (Unsa ang mga amo? Naa moy her being in a
partikular nga babag groupings, naa moy predicament when it
nga imong masugatan trabaho.on sa comes to school
samtang nagtuon ug eskwelahan. Then labi activities or missing out
nagtrabaho sa samang na kong baby sitter ka, school works.
higayon) demanding man gud
kaau kong baby sitter ka
kay dapat imong
atimanon ang bata,
limited ra akong oras
then dili naka maka
participate sa trabaho.on
nimo sa skwelahan kay
na focus naman ko sa
bata. (As a working
student, the biggest
challenge that I
experienced is that the
demand of my employer.
Example, I have a
groupings, we have a
group project in regards
to our school. Then, as a
babysitter, it is very
demanding because you
need to take care the
child. My time is very
limited hence, I can’t
participate when it
comes to our school
activities it’s because I
do my job as a
babysitter and didn’t
have time to spare ).
3 Do you think you have a I think yes, mas may ko The participant believes
good time management mo manage og time she has a good time
in balancing both maka-ingon ko na may management because
working and studying? ko mo manage og time she’s still able to
Why? (Sa imong because bisan paman maintain having a good
hunahuna aduna ka bay og kapoy tiring kaau grades.
maayong pagdumala sa akong trabaho, hectic
oras sa pagbalanse sa akong schedule but na
pagtrabaho ug pagtuon? maintain man nako ang
Ngano man?) good grades, mao nang
maka ingon ko na okay
ra gihapon. (I think yes, I
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belive I have a good

time management and I
can say that I’m really
good at managing my
time it’s because even if
I’m tired with my work,
my schedule is hectic,
but I still maintain my
goiod grades and
perform well in my class.
That’s why I can say it’s
okay ).
4 Have you ever been so Yes, moabot man dyud The participant came to
tired to the point that you ka sa point na kapoyon a point of giving up but
just want to quit the ka, like labi na kong her tenacity and her
other and fully commit to masakit ka niya ingon strong pursuit to reach
the work/study? (Kapoy ana imong situation her goals is what kept
na ba ka kaayo sa punto workking student, at the her going.
nga gusto nalang nimo same time kailangan
undangan ang usa ug sad nimo e fullfill sad
mo fully commit sa ang imong trabaho as a
trabaho/eskwela?) student og trabahante
ka nga kanang kapoy
dyud siya as in kapoy
pero dili man pwede
kapoyon kay naa man
koy pangandoy gud.
(Yes, I’ve come to a
point that it’s very tiring.
Especially when I get
sick, and then your in
that situation, being a
working student at the
same time. You need to
do your job as student
and as a worker. It’s
very tiring as in, tiring
but I don’t give up
because I still have
goals to reach).
5 Do you often feel that No, dili ko maka ingon The participant does not
your inferior to the full ko inferior ko or the feel inferior nor superior
time students? Why? other way around to his/her classmates.
(Kanunay ba nimong superior ko, dili ko maka Instead, her/his
gibati nga ubos ka sa ingon ana, kay it’s classmates embraced
mga full time nga mga because ang classroom and understood her
estudyante? Ngano settings nga naa ko mga situation.
man?) taw na naka surround sa
akoa, wala na ge pa feel
sa akoa ila ge embrace
og ila ge sabot akong
situation. (No, I can't say
that I'm inferior or the
other way around that
I'm superior, I can't say
that, because it's
because of the
classroom settings that I
have people who
surround me, they don't
feel that way instead
they embrace me and
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they understand my
situation).
6 Do you think there’s Yes, tungod anang The participant came to

some way of relevance settings sa akong life is a realization that she
in your current job that naka ingon ko na need must need to take a
will lay some dyud diay nako na need rational move because
foundations in your dyud ko motrabaho this will serve as her
future? (Sa imong tarongon ko ni bisan guide in her future
hunahuna adunay pipila lisod ni siya murag endeavors and that the
ka paagi nga adunay nahulog nani siya na participant does not like
kalabotan sa imong guide nako na mag her siblings will go
trabaho karon nga tinarong ko kay dili diay through the same as
magbutang pipila ka lalim ang kanang what she had
mga pundasyon sa moskwela ka na ingon experienced.
imong umaabot?) ani para dili sad nako
gusto ba na maagi.an
sad ni sa akong igsuon
mao nang ako mismo
tarongon sad nako
akong kaugalingon.
(Yes, because the
situation in my life.
That’s why I say that I
really needed to find
work. I should do it
properly even if it’s
difficult this could serve
as a lesson that I must
study hard because it’s
not that easy being a
working student. And I
don’t want this to
happen to my siblings
that’s why I must handle
myself properly).
7 Do you think being a Yes, naa siyay perks The participant thinks
working student has its labi na sa financial that working while
own perks? Why? (Sa stability. Maka ingon studying has perks
imong hunahuna ang dyud ta sa financial because she can
usa ka nagtrabaho nga stability kay ngano, support herself
estudyante adunay daghan raba mga financially without
kaugalingon nga mga bayronon dili raba sa relying much to her
benepisyo? Ngano tanang panahon parents and she can buy
man?) makahatag atong the necessary
ginikanan mas nindot necessities to
manang naa kay extra accommodate herself.
income mapalit nimo
ang needs sa school at
the same time sa imong
basic needs sa imong
kaugalingon makapalit
ka sa imong
kaugalingon. (Yes, it has
some perks. Especially
when it comes to
financial stability. I can
say that being financially
stable, there’s a lot of
expenses and
contributions in school.
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Not everyday our

parents can compromise
that for us. It’ll be best if
I have extra income, I
can buy all the
necessities for myself
and for financing my
school expenses).
8 Where do you often For me, balancing. Dili The participant believes
spend your salary as a tanan sa panahon mo that balancing how she
working student? Is it for spend ko sa akong will use her salary in
financing for your personal needs. Dapat things like school
educational needs or ako dyud siyang e expenses and for her
personal use? Why? balance mo gasto ko sa own personal use. And
(Asa ka kanunay akong educational that thinking things
mogasto sa imong needs but ako pud siya ahead of time can be
sweldo isip working tagaan og time para sa beneficial to an
student? Alang ba kini akong time para sa unprecedented
sa pagpondo para sa akong medical needs circumstance if
imong mga nako. mao nang every something will happen to
panginahanglanon sa month naa koy salary her. Specifically, being
edukasyon o personal ako dyud na siya sick.
nga paggamit? Ngano tunga.on kay kong mo
man?) storya ta sa kaon wala
raman problema kay
naa ramay kaon sa
balay, so akong buhaton
nalang ako e kuan sa
skwelahan og imoha sad
in the future dapat
advance thinker sad ka
ba, bisag unsay
mahitabo nimo diha
bisag naa pakay amo
dapat naa dyud kay
kwarta makuot diha kay
dili raba na sila mo
atiman nimo. (For me,
it’s balancing. Not
everyday I’ll spend for
my own personal use. It
must be balance, I
spend for myself, for my
educational needs and
lastly, for my medical
needs. That’s why every
month, when I receive
my salary I’ll always
divide my salary
because if were talking
about food, it is available
in my home. So, what I
did is I’ll just finance it to
my school and for future
purposes. I must be
think in advance
because what if you’ll
get sick? Even if I have
my employer, I still need
to set aside some
money because my
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employer will not take

care of me).
9 Have you experienced Wala, wala ko kasuway The participant did not
failing a subject? When? na naabot ko sa point na experience failing a
And how did you ni fail ko sa grade subject and she believes
manage? (Nasinati ba tungod lang anang that being a working
nimo ang pagkahagbong situation. Siguro kanang student is not an excuse
sa usa ka subject? mas naningkamot man why she would fail a
Kanus-a? Ug giunsa gud ko na to the point subject. It all comes
nimo pagdumala?) ako na e encourage down on how she
akong kaugalingon dili manage her time.
niy maoy hindrance na
mahimo kang working
student dili na rason na
mo ingon kag working
student man gud ko mao
nang nabagsak ko ana
na subject. Now, it’s a
big no-no kay ngano sa
imong man gud nang
kaugalinon how you
manage. (No, I didn’t
experienced it. I didn’t
reach to the point where
I failed a subject just
because of my situation
being a working student.
Maybe that's why I'm
trying harder to the point
that I'm encouraging
myself, that it's not a
hindrance to be a
working student, it's not
a reason for me to say
that I'm a working
student and that's why I
failed a subject. Now, it's
a big no-no because it's
up to you how you will
manage).
10 What motivates and who First and foremost, The participant find the
influences to work while family matter dyud na motivation to work from
studying? (Unsa ang siya. Makita man dyud the situation that her
nagdani ug kinsa ang nimo sa imong family na family was in and that
nag-impluwensya sa di na kaya sa imong she did not want to be a
pagtrabaho samtang mama og papa and also burden and she ended
nagtuon?) madala sa imong up making a bold move,
konsinsya nimo ba na finding work while
kanang dili ka gusto studying.
magpabug.at sa imong
ginikanan mo trabaho
koo kay di na nila kaya
and also ang imong
kaugalingon kay gusto
dyud na nimo siya
mahuman. (First and
foremost, it is a family
matter. I can see in my
family that my parents
are having a hard time
financially supporting
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and providing us. And

my conscience starts to
kick in that I must not be
a burden to my parents
and I decided to find
work and to finish my
studies).
Participant F
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Interviewer: Ana Mae A. Resonable
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1 What kind of job do you Helper ko, nakasud ko The participant said that
have? Why did you land in anang trabahoa tungod sa she’s a helper and that
that job? (Unsa nga akong ate kay ge refer ko she got that job because
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trabaho ang naa nimo? sa iyang mega. (I am a of the referral of her

Nganong nakasulod ka sa helper, I got that work from sister’s friend.
maong trabaho? my sister friend’s referral).
2 What are the particular Lisod dyud uy, as working The participant is having
obstacles that you student bitaw kay difficulties because as a
encounter while studying maglisod sad kag balansi working student, she’s
and working at the same sa akong oras kay having trouble in balancing
time? (Unsa ang mga siyempre online man sad her time.
partikular nga babag nga dyud ko dayon lisod kaau
imong masugatan ba kay kanang dili baya
samtang nagtuon ug mag depende akoang
nagtrabaho sa samang trabaho kanang usab usab
higayon) baya na kada adlaw kay
lahi lahi sad raba na. (It is
difficult, as a working
student. It was really
difficult because I have
difficulties in balancing my
time, I’m in online class
and it doesn’t depend on
my work because it’ll
change drastically.
3 Do you think you have a Oo naa man kanang The participant said
good time management in usahay sa gabie na kay sometimes when time is
balancing both working online man gud pwede ra convenient during the
and studying? Why? (Sa ma answeran inig gabie night, she can always
imong hunahuna aduna ka mga kuan kay amo e pass pass her modular or
bay maayong pagdumala among module bitaw kay school activities before the
sa oras sa pagbalanse sa kutob ra 11:59 gabie, so deadline which is 11:59
pagtrabaho ug pagtuon? makabalance pako pero and that she can
Ngano man?) dili dyud kaau ko kasud frequently miss her class
online kay trabaho baya. online because of her
(Yes, especially at night. work.
Our school works can still
be passed before the
deadline which is 11:59 in
the evening. So, I can
manage and I can’t enter
sometimes on my online
class because of my
work).
4 Have you ever been so Dili kay as of now man The participant said she
tired to the point that you gud magkadako na imong doesn’t feel tired because
just want to quit the other edad murag kay naa say she believes that as she
and fully commit to the time maka ingon ana ko grows older the more she
work/study? (Kapoy na ba pero sa pagka karon, need realize that money is very
ka kaayo sa punto nga man dyud kaau nang important.
gusto nalang nimo kwarta mao nang karon
undangan ang usa ug mo dili nalang dyud nako e
fully commit sa give up. (No. Because as
trabaho/eskwela?) of now, I’m growing older
and there was a time that I
can say and I really
needed the money and
that’s why I didn’t give up).
5 Do you often feel that your Wala, wala ko naka huna- The participant said it
inferior to the full time huna ana kay kong unsay doesn’t come to her mind
students? Why? (Kanunay makaya nako mao rasad why she would think that.
ba nimong gibati nga ubos akong buhaton. (No, that
ka sa mga full time nga didn’t cross my mind.
mga estudyante? Ngano What can I do is what I’ll
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man?) only do).
6 Do you think there’s some Oo magamit dyud na siya The participant said it
way of relevance in your nako kay ang helper man could be useful in her
current job that will lay gud course man gud na future endeavors because
some foundations in your siya sa balay. So, in the being a helper is a course
future? (Sa imong future magamit sad na itself and that she can
hunahuna adunay pipila siya nako. Dili ra kaayo apply this experience to
ka paagi nga adunay helper ra ha? Naa rasad her future.
kalabotan sa imong koy mga experiences for
trabaho karon nga the future. (Yes, it could
magbutang pipila ka mga be of use. Being a helper,
pundasyon sa imong it is already a course itself.
umaabot?) So, in the future I can use
it to my benefit. Not just
being a helper, but I could
use my experiences for
the future).
7 Do you think being a Oo, para di nako magsalig The particpant said it has
working student has its sa akong ginikanan. (Yes. its own perks so that she
own perks? Why? (Sa For me, not to rely to won’t rely much to her
imong hunahuna ang usa parents). parents.
ka nagtrabaho nga
estudyante adunay
kaugalingon nga mga
8 Where do you often spend Silbi kuan, akong The participant said the
your salary as a working tunga.on. Like naa pud salary she receive will be
student? Is it for financing koy akoa, naa pud akong split apart between her
for your educational needs mga parents, gaan pud parents and her.
or personal use? Why? nako sila. Tunga mi sa
(Asa ka kanunay mogasto akong sweldo. (Uh, I can
sa imong sweldo isip split it. I have mine and my
working student? Alang ba parents have theirs. I’ll
kini sa pagpondo para sa give them , I will split my
imong mga salary).
panginahanglanon sa
edukasyon o personal nga
paggamit? Ngano man?)
9 Have you experienced Oo nakasuway sad pero The participant said she
failing a subject? When? kuan basta naa rakoy free experienced failing a
And how did you manage? time siyempre naa dyuy subject but whenever she
(Nasinati ba nimo ang mga lackings basta naay had free time she will
pagkahagbong sa usa ka free time buhaton, e pass comply on what she’s
subject? Kanus-a? Ug dayon. (Yes, I’ve missing.
giunsa nimo pagdumala?) experienced it. But, only if
I have free time. For sure I
had some lackings but
with free time I can
comply).
10 What motivates and who Ang kalisod. (The The participant said that
influences to work while adversity). facing with adversity is
studying?(Unsa ang what motivates her to
nagdani ug kinsa ang nag work.
impluwensya sa
pagtrabaho samtang
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nagtuon?)
Participant G
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Interviewer: Nea Fhe B. Alolor
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1 What kind of job do you Driver. Kay naa may The participant said that
have? Why did you land in paabang nga e bike amo his neighbor has an e bike
that job? (Unsa nga silingan maoto nangabang for rent so he rented so he
trabaho ang naa nimo? lang sad ko aron naa koy can have some fare to go
Nganong nakasulod ka sa pangpliti skwelahan para to school and so he can
maong trabaho? naa sad koy pang gasto also have some money to
gasto nako ba para sa spend to his needs.
unsay kinahanglan nako.
(E-driver. Because there is
an e-bike for rent in my
neighbor, I just borrowed it
so that I can have a fare to
go to school and to have
more expenses for what I
need.)
2 What are the particular Lisod og kakapoy kay dii The participant is tired
obstacles that you gyod siya lalim and having a hard time.
encounter while studying (It's hard, it's tiring
and working at the same because it's not easy.)
time? (Unsa ang mga .
partikular nga babag nga
imong masugatan
samtang nagtuon ug
higayon)
3 Do you think you have a Balansi siya kay ang The participant said that
good time management in schedule sa akong klasi he can balance his
balancing both working halfday raba niya maka schedule in school
and studying? Why? (Sa drive ko kada bontag niya because its half day so he
imong hunahuna aduna ka taga hapon mo skwela ko. still can drive or work in
bay maayong pagdumala (It's balanced, because my morning and going to
sa oras sa pagbalanse sa schedule is just half day, school in afternoon.
pagtrabaho ug pagtuon? then in the morning, I can
Ngano man?) drive because my
schedule is still in
afternoon.)
4 Have you ever been so Kapoy jud siya kay dili He said that it’s really
tired to the point that you lalim nga ma working tiring because it’s not easy
just want to quit the other student nga sa punto nga to become a working
and fully commit to the ka ondangon ka pero di student and to the point
work/study? (Kapoy na ba jud ko mo ondang mo that he want to quit but he
ka kaayo sa punto nga reklamo ra pero di jud ko will not do it. He will just
gusto nalang nimo mo ondang. padayon ra complaint but he will not
undangan ang usa ug mo gihapon ba sa gibati. quit. Just keep on fighting
fully commit sa (It’s tiring because its not until the end.
trabaho/eskwela?) easy to become a working
student, and to the point
that I want to quit but I will
not, just complaining but
will not quit, just keep
going for the goods.)
5 Do you often feel that your Taga sahay sad kanila kay The participant said that
inferior to the full time lagi naa maypa sila naay sometimes, they are lucky
students? Why? (Kanunay ika aayo ba niya kami to have the ability to do
ba nimong gibati nga ubos wala man problema so while him have problems
ka sa mga full time nga mato drive ko e bike. so, that is why, he just
mga estudyante? Ngano (Sometimes, because drove e bike.
man?) some of them is capable
while us is problematic so
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that’s why I drive my e

bike)
6 Do you think there’s some Oo base sa akong The participant said he
way of relevance in your kakapoy kay anad nako sa just got used to being
current job that will lay in the future magamit ni tired.
some foundations in your nako akong pagka
future? (Sa imong experiensado sa trabaho
hunahuna adunay pipila og ka anad sa ka kapoy.
ka paagi nga adunay (Yes, based on my
kalabotan sa imong tiredness I got used to it
trabaho karon nga in the future, I'll be able to
magbutang pipila ka mga use my work experienced
pundasyon sa imong to get used to being tired.)
umaabot?)
7 Do you think being a Naa gyod nay binipisyo The participant said yes, it
working student has its except, sa makatabang sa can have benefits to us, it
own perks? Why? (Sa skwela maka, maka can help us to schooling
imong hunahuna ang usa tabang pod ni siya sa mga and spend to buy what he
ka nagtrabaho nga gasto nako mga mapalit, want, and can eat
estudyante adunay ra og mga naa koy tarong everyday.
kaugalingon nga mga makaon kada adlaw ba .
benepisyo? Ngano man?) (It has benefits in addition
to helping me study, it can
also help me spend on
what I want to buy and
have something to eat on
a daily basis.)
8 Where do you often spend Isip sa ka working student, The participant said that
your salary as a working importanti gyod na kaayo it’s important for the
student? Is it for financing nang, kahibaw ka mo working student to know
for your educational needs kupot sa kwarta, niya ang how to handle or care their
or personal use? Why? akong kwarta akong gi money on how to spend it.
(Asa ka kanunay mogasto gasto tarong sa pagskwela The participant spent his
sa imong sweldo isip og sa pagkaon sa taga money to school and
working student? Alang ba adlaw adlaw. foods.
kini sa pagpondo para sa (As a working student, it is
imong mga very important that you
panginahanglanon sa know how to handle your
edukasyon o personal nga money I spent my money
paggamit? Ngano man?) on schooling and food
every day.)
9 Have you experienced O kay naa may sahay nga The participant said Yes.
failing a subject? When? maka absent ko kay na Sometimes his money is
And how did you manage? short ko sa akong kwarta short or not enough and
(Nasinati ba nimo ang nga need kog mo drive so he need to work so he
pagkahagbong sa usa ka aron mo kaon, maoto can earn, and that’s the
subject? Kanus-a? Ug tungod sa sigi absent, reason why he missed
giunsa nimo pagdumala?) daghan ko ma miss nga some of the subjects and
activities, maotong that’s why he fail but the
hinongdan nganong ma teachers understand his
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hagbong ko pero situation for being working

makasabot raman ang student.
teachers sa akoa kay
kabalo man sila nga
working student.
(Yes, because there is a
reason that I can be
absent because I don’t
have enough money so I
need to drive my e bike to
earn some money. That is
the reason why I keep
being absent. I miss a lot
of activities, that is why I
failed some of my
subjects, but the teacher
understand me because
they know I’m a working
student.)
10 What motivates and who Akoang kaugalingon kay The participant’s

influences to work while ganahan kay ko motivation is none other
studying?(Unsa ang makahoman, aron maka than but himself
nagdani ug kinsa ang nag trabaho tag tarong, because,he want to finish
impluwensya sa kanang aircon ba atong and have an comfortable
pagtrabaho samtang trabahoan kay chill nata place to work and suitable
nagtuon?) kay aircon dili na e bike for him.
kay aircon.(Myself
because I want to finish
schooling so that I can
work to the place that
have aircon because its
chill and not like e bike.)
Participant H
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1 What kind of job do you Tindero diay ko sa sari- The participant said he’s a
have? Why did you land in sari store. Tungod sa salesman in his auntie’s
that job? (Unsa nga akong auntie kay store. He’s having
trabaho ang naa nimo? nagkalisod man gud ko difficulties about his
Nganong nakasulod ka sa eskwela mao nang ge studies, that’s why his
maong trabaho? tabangan ko sa akong auntie helped him.
auntie maong tinderohon
nalang ko sa iyang sari-
sari store. (I’m a salesman
in my auntie’s store. I was
having a difficult situation
with regards to my
education that’s why my
auntie helped me and
that’s why I became
salesman).
2 What are the particular Ah lisod dyud siya kay The participant said he’s
obstacles that you taga usahay kay ma kuan having difficulties because
encounter while studying makuwangan akong tulog sometimes he’s lacking in
and working at the same kay lage inig ka human sleep then going to
time? (Unsa ang mga nako sa pagtrabaho, school.He follows the
partikular nga babag nga eskwela ko, trabaho- same routine that takes
imong masugatan eskwela ra gyud siya. Mao toll on his sleep schedule.
samtang nagtuon ug tong lisod dyud kaayo
nagtrabaho sa samang pirmente nalang kong ge
higayon) duka. (It is very difficult
because sometimes I’m
lacked of sleep. After I
finished, working, I go to
school. Work-school only,
that’s why it’s difficult
because I always feel
sleepy).
3 Do you think you have a As a working student di The participant said he’s
good time management in kaau balance akong time not really good at
balancing both working kay kong naa miy project balancing his time
and studying? Why? (Sa maglisod kog himo kay management and that
imong hunahuna aduna ka lage among tindahan kay leads him to miss some
bay maayong pagdumala 24/7 kong maghimo kog school projects.
sa oras sa pagbalanse sa project wala dyud koy
pagtrabaho ug pagtuon? tulog og kong mag study
Ngano man?) ko magdala dala rag
notebook ba samtang
naninda. (As a working
student, I can’t really
balance my time if there’s
a project to do, I’m having
a hard time to make it
because the store that I’m
working is open 24/7 and if
I make a project I don’t
have sleep. And if I study
I only bring my notebook
while laying down).
4 Have you ever been so Oo, pirmente man dyud na The participant said it
tired to the point that you sa mga working student mostly applies to the
just want to quit the other pero larga gihapon kay working students but still,
and fully commit to the pagsulay raman ni sa persevering because he
work/study? (Kapoy na ba kinabuhi. (Yes, it’s really knows that it’s only a
ka kaayo sa punto nga hard for working students challenge in life.
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gusto nalang nimo but still fight because it’s

undangan ang usa ug mo just a test of life.)
fully commit sa
trabaho/eskwela?)
5 Do you often feel that your No, kay tarong maning ge The participant said he
inferior to the full time buhat nako. Bisag unsa doesn’t feel inferior
students? Why? (Kanunay panang e sulti nila nako, because he’s doing
ba nimong gibati nga ubos aw bahala sila. (No, what I justified and reasonable
ka sa mga full time nga did is justifiable and work and that he couldn’t
mga estudyante? Ngano reasonable. I couldn’t care care less what his
man?) less what they say about classmates talk/think
me). about him.
6 Do you think there’s some Oo, dako kaau nig tabang The participant said the
way of relevance in your ang pagtindero nako kay experienced he gets from
current job that will lay magamit ra gihapon ni working is a big help
some foundations in your nako puhon kay maka because after he
future? (Sa imong graduate raba ko tungod graduates from school, he
hunahuna adunay pipila ani.. Mao to. (Yes, it is a could apply it someday.
ka paagi nga adunay big help being a salesman
kalabotan sa imong because I can use it in the
trabaho karon nga future after I finish my
magbutang pipila ka mga studies).
pundasyon sa imong
umaabot?)
7 Do you think being a Maka benepisyo ni siya The participant said it’s
working student has its kay maka kaon kog tarong really beneficial because
own perks? Why? (Sa niya makatabang ko sa he can eat good and
imong hunahuna ang usa pamilya og maka skwela delicious foods, he can
ka nagtrabaho nga sad ko. (It is beneficial also help his family and
estudyante adunay because I can eat well, I that he can also go to
kaugalingon nga mga can help my parents and I school.
benepisyo? Ngano man?) can study too).
8 Where do you often spend Akong sweldo kay ge The participant said his
your salary as a working gamit nako akong sweldo salary will be used for his
student? Is it for financing sa akong pamilya og sa family and for his school.
for your educational needs pagskwela aron
or personal use? Why? makatabang ko sa pamilya
(Asa ka kanunay mogasto nako, makatarong sad kog
sa imong sweldo isip skwela. (I used my salary
working student? Alang ba for my family and for my
kini sa pagpondo para sa education and to also help
imong mga my family and I properly
panginahanglanon sa go to school).
9 Have you experienced Oo kay ma kuan man ko The participant said it’s
failing a subject? When? anang sa mga project, because of the school
And how did you manage? project kay lage dili projects that leads him to
(Nasinati ba nimo ang balance akong time kay failed a subject and that
pagkahagbong sa usa ka maglisod kog himo sa he’s really grateful for his
subject? Kanus-a? Ug project mao tong teachers that helped him
giunsa nimo pagdumala?) nahagbong ko pero and understood his
mahangyo raman gud ang situation.
mga maestro gud so dako
kaayo tog tabang. (Yes, it
is because of the projects.
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I can’t really balance my

time and I’m having
difficulties making
projects, that’s why I
failed. But I asked for
compromise from my
teachers and I’m grateful
for them for
understanding my
situation).
10 What motivates and who Akong auntie, kay aron The participant said his
influences to work while lage daw makatabang ko auntie is the one who
studying?(Unsa ang sa akong pamilya nako, influenced him to work. So
nagdani ug kinsa ang nag og makaskwela daw kog that he can help his family
impluwensya sa tarong kay dako man and his auntie has big
pagtrabaho samtang kaayo siyag salig nako ba expectations from him
nagtuon?) na makahuman ko kay because he’s a
kusog kaayo ko hardworking individual and
maningkamot, so mao to. his auntie believes he can
(My auntie, because she finish his studies.
said I could help my family
and I can go to school
properly and she had big
expectations for me to
finish school because I’m
an hardworking individual.
So that’s it).
Participant I
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Interviewer: Hanif S. Hmusa
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1 What kind of job do you Klasi sa akong trabaho is The participant worked at
have? Why did you land in maninda, naka sulod kog her father’s business as a
that job? (Unsa nga trabaho is ge hired ko sa seller.
trabaho ang naa nimo? akong papa as a tindira sa
Nganong nakasulod ka sa iyang tindahan naay
maong trabaho? sweldo everyday is 50 or
100.
(My work class is a seller,
I got a job and I was hired
by my father as a seller in
his store, the salary
everyday is 50 or 100.)
2 What are the particular Ahm..usahay maglisod The participant is having a

obstacles that you kay naa may uban nga, hard time in other subjects
encounter while studying subject nga lisod sabton but despite of that she still
and working at the same pero ma kaya raman siya abled to do working while
time? (Unsa ang mga trabaho og with pag klasi. studying.
partikular nga babag nga (Ahm.. sometimes it's
imong masugatan struggled because there
samtang nagtuon ug were other subjects that
nagtrabaho sa samang are difficult to understand
higayon) but it still, I was able to
cope with working while
studying.)
3 Do you think you have a Sa sitwasyon nako karon The participant thinks on
good time management in is maingon nako nga kuan her situation right now is
balancing both working ma handle nako siya she can handle it because
and studying? Why? (Sa tarong kay maka skwela she can go to school at
imong hunahuna aduna ka manko on time at the can earn money by
bay maayong pagdumala same time maka kwarta working in morning and
sa oras sa pagbalanse sa sad kog tarong kada going to school in the
pagtrabaho ug pagtuon? bontag manko mo tindira, afternoon.
Ngano man?) 8 ot 12 mo uli ko para mo
ready sa pag skwela .
(In my current situation,
because I can say that I
can handle it properly, I
can go to school on time
and at the same time, I
can get money every work
on the morning)
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4 Have you ever been so Actually na anad nakog The participant is already
tired to the point that you trabaho kay since pag experienced working since
just want to quit the other bata pa ko is gi todloan she was a kid, her father
and fully commit to the nako sa akong papa taught her how to handle
work/study? (Kapoy na ba unsaon pag handle sa pag or how to be a seller, so
ka kaayo sa punto nga tindira og unsaon pag there’s no points to quit
gusto nalang nimo nimo pag tonga sa oras, since she’s already have
undangan ang usa ug mo so, walay punto nga kuan experienced.
fully commit sa mo ondang ko og
trabaho/eskwela?) panindira or mo skwela so
makaya ra.
(Actually, I’ve been used
to working since I was
young because my dad
taught me how to handle
sales and how to divide
time. There is no point in
me stopping selling or
studying just to make it.)
5 Do you often feel that your Para nako is dili kay For the participant, she
inferior to the full time kabalo manko sa kalisod said NO, since she knows
students? Why? (Kanunay sa mga every working how hard being a working
ba nimong gibati nga ubos student, so dili gyod ko student and she will not
ka sa mga full time nga magpataas nga ako kuan act being an inferior to
mga estudyante? Ngano sa ilaha. other.
man?) (For me, nothing because
I know the hardships of
every working. So, I never
thought of being inferior to
them)
6 Do you think there’s some Oh, kay mao mani siyang The participant said yes,
way of relevance in your nag buhi sa ako, mao ning since the business is their
current job that will lay nagpa skwela sa akoa, livelihood and she will not
some foundations in your and, dili sad ko magsalig rely on her family so she
future? (Sa imong nga dawat limpyo langko need to work for herself to
hunahuna adunay pipila sa balay, so, need gyod earn some money.
ka paagi nga adunay nako mag trabaho sa
kalabotan sa imong akong ginikanan bisan
trabaho karon nga kana manlang 100 or 50
magbutang pipila ka mga pesos si ma kuan sa
pundasyon sa imong akong pag skwela.
umaabot?) (Yes, because It is the
why keeps me alive, and
this educates me. I will not
be just slacking of in our
house, I still need to work
for my parents even
though It’s just 50 to 100
pesos.)
7 Do you think being a Ahm..sa akong kuan is The participant said that it
working student has its murag naa siyay benefits can benefits for her since
own perks? Why? (Sa kay sa akong kuwaon nga the course she will
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imong hunahuna ang usa korso is, business pursued is business

ka nagtrabaho nga administration so about administration and now
estudyante adunay siya sa business so karon she have experienced.
kaugalingon nga mga nga sa senior high ko naa
benepisyo? Ngano man?) nakoy experience sa
kanang business.
(Ahm.. to me, it seems like
it has benefits because my
course is business
administration, so it’s
about business. So now
that I am in senior high, I
have experienced in that
business.)
8 Where do you often spend Sa karon is, wala pa kayko The participant hasn’t
your salary as a working nag hunahuna sa akong think about her future
student? Is it for financing future kay mao lagi adto since she still with her
for your educational needs ko nagpoyo sa akong family and so she spent
or personal use? Why? ginikanan then, sa katong her money to school
(Asa ka kanunay mogasto akong gi trabahoan is sa purposes and personal
sa imong sweldo isip ginikinan gihapon , so uses.
working student? Alang ba akong gastohon sa akoan
kini sa pagpondo para sa sweldo is school financial
imong mga like ani karon sa PR or sa
panginahanglanon sa other subject nga naay
edukasyon o personal nga gastohonon.
paggamit? Ngano man?) (Right now, I haven't
thought about my future
because I always live with
my parents then, the one I
worked with is still with my
parents. So, I will spend
my salary in school
financial like this now in
PR or other subject that
has to be spent.)
9 Have you experienced Actually is wala pako na The participant hadn’t still
failing a subject? When? hagbong sa usa ka experienced being failed in
And how did you manage? subject, but, past years a subjects, just line of 7
(Nasinati ba nimo ang naa koy line of 7, pero but its okay since it’s just a
pagkahagbong sa usa ka okay raman siya kay dili mistake. And now she is in
subject? Kanus-a? Ug siya hagbong jud sipyat ra senior, she still continue to
giunsa nimo pagdumala?) siya, karon nga senior study while working.
high is nagkuan bahalag
working ko ako siya gi
kuan nga, makapadayon
gihapon ko bisag way
hagbong.
(Actually, I have never a
failed a subject, but, past
years I had a line of 7, but
its okay because it’s not
failed, and I just missed,
something. Now that I’m a
99
senior high student, I'm

working hard. I'm going to
continue.)
10 What motivates and who Ahm..na inspirational ko The participant’s

influences to work while sa akong kuan, adto nako motivation is for her
studying?(Unsa ang nakuha akong inspiration parents since they are old
nagdani ug kinsa ang nag sa akong ginikinan kay sila now and they are still
impluwensya sa gud medjo naa nay ka working despite of their
pagtrabaho samtang edaran, naninda gihapon age. So she want to work
nagtuon?) sila, tungod sa akong while working at the same
ginikinan maong ganahan time to exercise herself.
ko mag trabaho while nag
tuon para ma exercise sad
nako akong self about
anang daghan
asikasohon.
(Ahm.. I was inspired by
my parents. I got my
inspiration from my
parents because they are
quite old,and they still
working. Because of my
parents I like to work while
studying so that I can
exercise my self.)
Participant J
Transcript

Interviewer: Hanif S. Hmusa
Profession field:
Number of children:
100
Age of children:
Sex of children:
Transcript:
1 What kind of job do you Akong trabaho kay tindiro The participant is working
have? Why did you land in sa sari-sari store, at sari-sari store owned by
that job? (Unsa nga nakasulod ko ato kay her sister,her sister hired
trabaho ang naa nimo? akong ate naa man siyay him to look for it because
Nganong nakasulod ka sa trabaho sa lain nga kuan, she have another job, so
maong trabaho? so maoto walay maka since there’s no one who
atiman sa iyang tindahan can take care of the store,
maong gi hired ko niya as her sister hired him and
tindiro. paid at same time.
(My job is a salesman at a
sari-sari store. I got into
this job because my sister
had a job with someone
else. So there was no one
to take care of the store so
she hired me as a
salesman.)
2 What are the particular Usahay maka encounter The participant sometimes
obstacles that you ko og late kay layo man encountered being late in
encounter while studying ang tindahan sa akong ate school since most of his
and working at the same niya ala 1:20PM ang out time is imbalanced.
time? (Unsa ang mga maong mag prepared
partikular nga babag nga pako skwela niya ma late
imong masugatan ko usahay.
samtang nagtuon ug (Sometimes I encountered
nagtrabaho sa samang being late because my
higayon) sister's store is far away
and I could leave at
1:20pm so I could still be
ready for school but I
would be late sometimes.)
3 Do you think you have a Oh, kay as of now wala The participant never
good time management in paman koy hagbong, og failed a subject and he has
balancing both working wala pasad koy problema no problem balancing in
and studying? Why? (Sa about sa balancing so his work and studies.
imong hunahuna aduna ka para nako balance nako
bay maayong pagdumala siya.
sa oras sa pagbalanse sa (Yes, as of now I haven’t
pagtrabaho ug pagtuon? failed in any subjects, and
Ngano man?) I have not had a problem
balancing in both working
and studying. So for me, I
think I just balance it.)
4 Have you ever been so Wala, kay para nako The participant was not
tired to the point that you makaya raman na, tired and still can still
just want to quit the other makaya ra nako, continue to work and
101
and fully commit to the (No, because for me, I can studying at the same time.
work/study? (Kapoy na ba handle it,,)
ka kaayo sa punto nga
gusto nalang nimo
undangan ang usa ug mo
fully commit sa
trabaho/eskwela?)
5 Do you often feel that your Dili, kay it doesn’t mean The participant doesn’t
inferior to the full time naa koy trabaho inferior think being inferior
students? Why? (Kanunay nako sa uban, studyanti because he’s still a
ba nimong gibati nga ubos raman pod ko. student like the others.
ka sa mga full time nga (No, because it doesn't
mga estudyante? Ngano mean that if I have a job I
man?) become inferior to others,
I'm just a student also)
6 Do you think there’s some Actually, magamit mansad The participant can use
way of relevance in your nako siya sa future, kay if his experienced as a
current job that will lay ever dili ko makakita working student in his
some foundations in your trabaho, at least naakoy future in case he will not
future? (Sa imong experience about being find a job, he has the
hunahuna adunay pipila businessmam. knowledge or experienced
ka paagi nga adunay (Actually, I can use it in in a work.
kalabotan sa imong the future, because if ever
trabaho karon nga I can't find a job, at least, I
magbutang pipila ka mga have experience about
pundasyon sa imong being a businessman.)
umaabot?)
7 Do you think being a Yes, kay maka gain The participant gained
working student has its manko og experience some experiences that is
own perks? Why? (Sa about sa business. relevant and more
imong hunahuna ang usa (Yes, because , I can gain knowledge about the
ka nagtrabaho nga experience about the businesses.
estudyante adunay business.)
kaugalingon nga mga
8 Where do you often spend Sa personal kay gamitin ni The participant spent his
your salary as a working nako sa personal needs, money on his personal
student? Is it for financing like pagkaon or treats my used like treating himself.
for your educational needs self.
or personal use? Why? (Personally, I will use it for
(Asa ka kanunay mogasto personal needs, like food
sa imong sweldo isip or treats my self.)
working student? Alang ba
kini sa pagpondo para sa
imong mga
panginahanglanon sa
9 Have you experienced Wala pa. The participant did not

failing a subject? When? (Not yet.) experience failing in any
102
And how did you manage? subjects yet.

(Nasinati ba nimo ang
pagkahagbong sa usa ka
subject? Kanus-a? Ug
giunsa nimo pagdumala?)
10 What motivates and who To my beloved someone The participant’s
influences to work while and akong parents sad. motivation is for her
studying?(Unsa ang (To my beloved someone beloved someone and his
nagdani ug kinsa ang nag and my parents.) family.
impluwensya sa
pagtrabaho samtang
nagtuon?)
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JUGGLING BETWEEN WORK AND STUDIES: THE EXPERIENCES OF

Clarson Marc Gimenez

and approval for Oral Examination.

Bernard Evangelicom V. Jamon

Bernard Evangelicom V. Jamon

ACCEPTED AND APPROVED in partial fulfillment of the requirements for the

Number of words : 216

Keywords : Working students, lived experience, strengths and

Date of completion : June 2023

who shed light about the experiences of a working student.

enriching this research.

knowledge, and wisdom for us to be able to finish this work.

This research has been a source of inspiration for us, our beloved parents who

spiritual, emotional and financial support.

To my brothers, sisters, relatives, mentors, friends and classmates who have

shared words of advice and encouragement as we pursued to finish this study.

for the guidance, strength, power of mind, protection and skills, and for giving us

and to a special someone, Nea Fhe. She’s my motivation that inspires me to do my

who gave me financial assistance.

From Alcoy, I want to dedicate this research to my wonderful family, classmates

friends and to my beloved someone. Especially to my family, who cheers me up and

continue to inspire me to continue.

From Alolor, I dedicate our phenomenological research to my family, friends and

financial needs and for motivating me to push onwards.

From Abales, I wholeheartedly dedicate this research to my Family. My family

financial assistance when I need one.

Chapter 2 Review of Related Literature and Studies…………….……….…..8

Chapter 3 Research Methodology

Chapter 5 Summary of Findings, Conclusion and Recommendations……….38

Appendix A - Request Letter to Conduct Study………….….…….……....42

Rationale Of The Study

dictated by the budget requirements. They work to cover setbacks in different kinds of

understudies. To increase the salary, improving the understanding of the studies, in

achieving their future goals. Based on the study of Pregoner et al. (2020) Students

academicperformance (Tetteh 2019). Quality time management is an essential tool for

at work and in academics.

The COVID-19 pandemic has devastated employment worldwide, especially, that

investigated changes in the employment situation of students. The number of working

Japan, Ghana, United States of America, Spain, Germany, Ethiopia.

increased living and technical costs.

Working students in the Philippines can also become financially independent

wish to further investigate other working students experiences.

the Working students living in Talisay City, Cebu.

working students in Talisay City.

This study specifically seeks to answer the following questions:

1. What are the lived experiences of working students?

2. Based on experience on participants, what themes can be generated?

3. Based on the findings, what can be recommended?

Scope and Delimitation

researchers may experience challenges in terms of financial problems, shyness, and

will be asked for snacks.

Significance of the Study

Themes that were garnered from Juggling Between Work and Studies: The

Student - a person who is studying at a school or college.

Work - activity involving mental or physical effort done in order to achieve a

Review Of Related Literature

universities sometimes work part-time jobs due to budgetary constraints and

attend college or even maintain their family income.

are working and studying in other countries.