TABLE 10. DISTRIBUTION OF RESPONDENTS ACCORDING TO ESTIMATE JOINT HOUSEHOLD MONTHLY INCOME JOINT HH MONTHLY INCOME 1 TUMAGA (f =28) 20K-25K 15K-20K 10K-15K 5K-10K 5K-0 TOTAL f 0 1 7 11 9 28 % 0 3.6 25 39.3 32.1 100 2 SAN ROQUE (f =25) f 0 0 15 5 5 25 % 0 0 60 20 20 100 3 STA MARIA (f =17) f 0 2 4 11 0 17 % 0 11.7 23.5 64.8 0 100 4 MERCEDES 5 PASONANCA (f =12) (f =7) f 1 2 1 4 4 12 % 8.3 16.7 8.3 33.3 33.3 100 f 0 0 2 3 2 7 % 0 0 28.6 42.8 28.6 100 TOTAL % (f =89) 1 5 29 34 20 89 1.2 5.6 32.5 38.2 22.5 100 Table 10 presents the distribution of respondents according to estimate joint household monthly income prior to the pandemic. Respondents have also mentioned in their responses that their income has gone down during the pandemic due to loss of employment or restrictions in earning. Thirty-four (34) or thirty-eight point two percent (38.2%) had a joint monthly earning of 5 to 10 thousand pesos; twenty-nine (29) or thirty-two point five percent (32.5%) earned a total of 12 to 15 thousand monthly, twenty or twenty-two point five percent (22.5%) were earning five thousand pesos or lower in a month, five (5) or five point six percent (5.6%). The above data indicates that more than half of the population of respondents have been earning between 5 to 15 thousand every month to sustain their living expenses. 79