● ● ● ● It is embedded in our culture. It is recognized as an “obligation” of women. It provides comfort. (​Nagbibigay-ginhawa​) It protects the rights of families. To understand and appreciate the extent of care work that rural women do, they were asked to discuss and report in groups their daily activities. Based on the discussions, a typical day for rural women would have the following activities and schedule: ● Waking hours range from 2:00am to 5:00am. ● 4:00am to 5:00am would be the time when women prepare food for their family. Some would wake up as early as 2am to prepare food for their husbands who need to leave early for work. ● Various activities for the rest of the day include: feeding their children, preparing and bringing their children to school, washing of clothes, cleaning of the house, going to the market or finding food from nearby sources such as picking of fruits and vegetables, fetching of water, fetching of children from school, preparing food for lunch and supper, washing of dishes, getting and folding their laundry, and helping their children with their school work. In between these activities, they spend time working in the farms, feed animals or conduct other means of livelihood. ● 1:00pm to 2:00pm is their usual siesta or rest time. ● Sleeping time at night varies and ranges from 9:00pm to 12 midnight. ● Their day usually starts and ends with taking care of their husbands. Women from the IP sector shared that making coffee for their husbands is an important activity for them. It is one way of showing their affection. Shown below is an example of their actual daily schedule based on the output of one of the groups. It is presented in the vernacular and exact wording used in the group report. y ces needed/used m – 5:00am akulo ng tubig; Saing; a loob ng bahay; g banyo; kape kahoy, pera (bigas, ulam, kape, asukal) m – 6:00am a; ng anak; n ng anak; ng baon; a labas ng bahay; ng hayop kuryente, tubig, sabon, shampoo, pera (pambili ng tahop/damo) m – 7:30am ang bata sa eskwela; zing; zation n resource (oras) m – 8:00am ng pinggan sabon m – 11:00am anap-buhay (farm; igib ng tubig; ani ng sabon mais/mani) m – 12:00pm hanap ng iluluto n resource m – 1:00pm alian (paghain, pagpapakain ng bata at n resource hayop; paghugas) 16