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Chapter 5 SUMMARY OF FINDINGS, CONCLUSIONS, AND RECOMMENDATIONS

This chapter presents the summary of the findings of the study and the conclusions and recommendations that are derived from the findings. Summary of Findings This section summarizes the main research findings of the study. The primary question are: Is there any significant relationship between the demographic profiles of the respondents and the problems encountered in their social interactions at District II of Oriental Mindoro and is there any significant difference between and among the problems encountered in the social interactions of the respondents in District II of Oriental Mindoro in the Implications of language barrier to the social interaction among indigenous communities in 2nd district of Oriental Mindoro” As for the number of respondents, the Tagalog dialect people have the largest number of (400) respondents, second are Buhid with total number of (160), and third are the Hanunuo with total number of (124) and the last was Tadyawan with the number of (112). Furthermore, it shows that for the demographic profile in terms of sex the indigenous people which consisted of 396 respondents is composed of 207 female with the percentage of 52.00 while the remaining 189 is male with the percentage of 48.00 while in terms of age, the respondents aging from 18-23 has the highest number that comprise of 163 with the percentage of 41.00

among the 396 respondents next is the respondents ages between 24-30 that comprise of 147 with the percentage of 37.00 and the respondents ages 31above had the percentage 22.00. In terms of educational background it reveals that 396 respondents is composed of 78 respondents who finishes Elementary degree with the percentage of 20.00 , next is the respondents who finishes High School degree that composed of 197 with the percentage of 50.00 and the remaining 121 respondents are those who are college degree respondents with the percentage of 31.00. There are different Mangyan tribes which include the respondents of the study. Showing that Buhid Mangyans live in the municipalities of Roxas, Bansud, Bongabong and some parts of Mansalay in Oriental Mindoro has the highest number composed of 160 with the percentage of 40.00, Buhid are known as pot makers. Followed by 124 respondents came from Hanunuo with the percentage of 31.00. To Hanunuo, clothing is one of the most important criteria in distinguishing the Mangyan from the damuong. Next to that, is Tadyawan mostly live in the municipalities of Naujan, Victoria, Socorro, Pola, Gloria, Pinamalayan, and Bansud that comprised of 112 with the percentage of 28.00. Each area has different livelihood groups, one reason why Buhid has the highest number because they live in the area covered by this study. Based on the analysis and interpretation gathered frequency and percentage distribution in terms of sex of the Tagalog dialect people shows that the 400 tagalog dialect respondents is composed of 213 female with the percentage of

53% while the remaining 187 is male with the percentage of

47.00. It seems that the female has a larger group compared to the male in this study. The respondents aging from 18-23 has the highest number that comprise of 184 with the percentage of 46.00 among the 400 respondents next is the respondents ages between 24-30 that comprise of 139 with the percentage of 35.00 and the respondents ages 31-above had the percentage 19.00.In terms of educational background it reveals that 400 respondents is composed of

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respondents who finishes Elementary degree with the percentage of 21.00 , next is the respondents who finishes High School degree that composed of 178 with the percentage of 45.00 and the remaining 137 respondents are those who are college degree respondents with the percentage of 34. 00. In addition, the mean distribution on the implications of language barrier to the social interaction of the indigenous people in terms of verbal communication has the overall mean of 3.52 which is described as often it implies that the language barrier is frequently affected the verbal communication and social interaction activities of the indigenous people . In the mean distribution on the implications of language barrier to the social interaction of the indigenous people in terms of non-verbal communication the highest mean range is 3.54 which is described as often it indicates that the respondents often experience the statements in the instrument use by the researchers. The mean distribution on the implications of language barrier to the social interaction of the indigenous people in terms of barter has a total mean of 3.51 that is described as often. Last is the mean distribution on the implications of language barrier to the social interaction of the indigenous people in terms of education has a total of 3.59 that

is described as often and in the highest mean range is 3.66 (often). The highest overall mean among the implications of language barrier to the social interaction of the indigenous people is in terms of education having 3.59 (often). Furthermore, the mean distribution on the implications of language barrier to the social interaction of the tagalog dialect people in terms of verbal communication has the overall mean of 3.62 which is described as often it implies that the language barrier is frequently affected the verbal communication and social interaction activities of the indigenous people . In the mean distribution on the implications of language barrier to the social interaction of the tagalog dialect people in terms of non-verbal communication the highest mean range is 2.76 which is described as sometimes it indicates that the respondents sometimes experience the statements in the instrument use by the researchers and the language barrier is sometimes affect the communication.. The mean distribution on the implications of language barrier to the social interaction of the tagalog dialect people in terms of barter has a total mean of 2.43 that is described as seldom it implies that the language barrier is did not affect the communication.. Last is the mean distribution on the implications of language barrier to the social interaction of the tagalog dialect people in terms of education has a total of 2.14 that is described as seldom it indicates that the respondents did not experience the statements present in the instruments prepared by the researchers and in the highest mean range is 3.60 (often). The highest overall mean among the implications of language barrier to the social interaction of the tagalog dialect people is in terms of verbal communication having 3.62 (often).

In addition, based on the result, it revealed that there is no significant relationship existing between the demographic profiles of the respondents and the problems encountered in their social interactions. Also, based on the computed result, in the first variable there is no significant difference existing between and among the problems encountered in the social interactions of the respondents in the first variable but in the next three variables, it signifies that there is a great difference in the problems encountered in the social interactions of the respondents.

Conclusions Based on the summary of findings presented, the following conclusions were drawn: 1. Most of the indigenous respondents and tagalog dialect respondents who used android phones in District II of Oriental Mindoro are female. In connection with that most of the respondents of this study belong to teenagers and young adults their ages indicate that they are millennials. 2. There is no significant relationship existing between the demographic profiles of the respondents and the problems encountered in their social interactions. 3. There is no significant difference between and among the problems encountered in the social interactions of the respondents in the first variable but in the next three variables, there is significant difference between and among the problems encountered in the social interactions of the respondents.

Recommendations In view of the foregoing and findings and conclusions, the following are hereby recommended: 1. There are Mangyans who are experiencing difficulty in communicating with their fellow Mangyans who have other dialect. In that case, the National Commission of Indigenous people (NCIP) should provide materials that can educate Mangyans with the language of different tribes. 2. There are Mangyans who have bad experience in product dealing transactions with the lowlander’s people. Thus, the Municipalities in District II of Oriental Mindoro where the Mangyans are settling should reinforce the organizations that are securing the rights of Mangyans, especially in terms of product dealing transactions. 3. There are young Mangyans who can’t speak their mother-tongue language for some personal reasons. For that matter, the National Commission of Indigenous people (NCIP) must encourage the Mangyans to maintain their language and teach their children to learn their own mother-tongue language even at young age. 4. The Municipalities in District II of Oriental Mindoro should provide some materials that could educate even simple Mangyan words those tourist and business traders in different Mangyan language that can help them in communicating with the Mangyans for their different purposes. 5. The findings of this study will serve as a reference for further research. They may focus on identifying more barriers in social interactions of Mangyans and

other people who are settling in same Municipalities in District II of Oriental Mindoro. In addition, extent all other tribes in entire province of Oriental and Occidental Mindoro as a more population or respondents of the study.