Tunog lata: A musical screenplay that struggles of homeless kids expressed through music

Date of Publication

12-2019

Document Type

Bachelor's Thesis

Degree Name

Bachelor of Arts Major in Communication Arts

Subject Categories

Music

College

College of Liberal Arts

Department/Unit

Communication

Thesis Adviser

Clodualdo A. del Mundo, Jr.

Abstract/Summary

There are about 4.5 million homeless people in the Philippines of a population of about 106 million, according to the statistics office.About 3 million homeless are in Manila, possibly the most in any city int he world, charities estimate. From the 106 million homeless people in Manila, 1.2 million are children and more than 70,000 rambles in the nation's capital, Metro Manila (Chandran "Manila's Homeless Set..").
the usual image is them sleeping in their wooden carts, below the bridges and flyover, and in covered sidewalks and pavements. There are also other homeless that are seen less in the streets. They live in cemeteries, abandoned structures and shanties in the clogged waterways of the city.
Apart from structural and individualistic factors that push them to homelessness, they opt to stay in the city because the plance provides them a means to survive on a daily basis. In Metro Manila, majority of homeless interviewed cited economic reasons in staying in the city. These are odd jobs like vending, car park attendants, pedicab drivers, recycling scavenged materials, helpers in public markets, and many sort of ephemeral jobs combined sometimes with begging for food and loose change. Daily cash income ranges from a hundred to P300 a day but it can go as high as P500 to P600 (Chandran).

Abstract Format

html

Language

English

Format

Print

Shelf Location

Archives, The Learning Commons, 12F, Henry Sy Sr. Hall

Keywords

Homeless children; Motion picture plays

Embargo Period

8-4-2026

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