(We depend to our husband with his catch from the deep, it is
unclear. Our family will starve. I also have small store.)
Other participants added:
Dili na jud sir usa sa isa ka semana kay kada-adlaw gyud.
Example, akong onse. Onse gyud sir. For example muadto siya
ug dagat muoli diri. Pagkaugma muoli sila diri. Isa kilo ug
tunga. Mabuang ko ug hunahuna unsaon ni pagbudget. Lagi
ang pangutana. Unsaon man ni pagbahin ang usa ka kilo. 170
ang kilo unya ang bugas pa ang gasolina pagbalik ang iyaha
pang kuan mga pan pa o in any nga dal-on niya sa dagat. So
kulang jud.
(No sir, once a week, it is every day. Example, my eleven years old,
For example he goes to the sea and come home. Tomorrow he will
come home. One kilo and half. I will be crazy to thing how to budget.
How could I distribute the one kilo. 170 per kilo and then the rice, the
gasoline, when returning home his bread to bring on the sea. Really
not enough)
Difficulty in selling during pandemic period
On the early stage of pandemic, it has suspended various business and
academic institutions to prevent massive outbreaks (Tee et al., 2020). Suspension of
entrepreneurial capabilities decreases income of the community.
With the continuous spread of COVID-19 and constant strict measures employed
across the globe, the small scale fishing has received negative consequences (N. J.
Bennett et al., 2020) especially for women fisherfolks. They faced challenges in selling
their catch to the community.
And, one of the participants said that some difficulty in selling during
pandemic:
“Lisod jud. Muangay gyud sa panahon. Kung unsa ang mga
panghitabo, muoyon pud ang dagat. Unsa man ni oi. Okay pa
man tong wala pay COVID, makakuan pa man ta. Kanang mulockdown taga-Dominggo dili man mi kasuroy. Naapektuhan man
mi ato. Dili na mi managat inig ka Sabado kay inig ka Dominggo
dili naman mi mamaligya kay bawal man daw. Naa man gani mga
pulis dira daan”.
(Really difficult. It complements with the situation. Whatever the