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The Perception of the Senior High School Students on Bullying: A Qualitative Research Introduction: Bullying is unwanted, aggressive behavior among school aged children that involves a real or perceived power imbalance, the behavior is repeated or has a potential to be repeated overtime. Both kids who are bullied and who bully others have serious, lasting problems. According to the consolidated report of Department of Education (DepEd), bullying cases on elementary and high school of both private and public schools on 2014 rose by 21% or a total of 6,363 cases, compare with the 5,236 on 2013. This translates to 31 daily bullying cases from a divisor on 201 school days. The statistics was disclosed by Rep. Gerald Anthony Gullas Jr., a member of the House Committee on basic education. There are three types of bullying; the first one is the verbal bullying where children say or write mean things, the second one is the social bullying which involves hurting someone’s reputation or relationships, and the last one is the physical bullying which involves hurting a person’s body or possessions. It can affect everyone --- those who are bullied, those who bully and those who witness bullying. Bullying is linked to many negative outcomes including impacts on mental health, a substance use and suicide. It is important to talk to kids to determine whether bullying-- or something else--- is a concern.

In Jose T. Quiboloy Sr. National High School, bullying is strictly prohibited and has major sanctions to whom who commit one once. The children are protected by the school rules and regulations and are monitored all the time by the teachers and other staffs and supervisors. Problem Statement: The researchers attempt to know how often does bullying happen at school, what is the nature of bullying, and how does it affect the performance of the senior high school students in Jose T. Quiboloy Sr. National High School.