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| Personal Name | De Los, Reyes, Natalie Joyce Estrada |
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| Resource Title | A study of everyday strategies and experiences of Marikenyo Mothers in Food Work and Resileince of Ensure Household-based Food Security During the COVID 19 Pandemic |
| Date Issued | June 2025 |
| Abstract | This study analyzes the everyday strategies and lived experiences of Marikenyo mothers in ensuring household-based food security during the COVID-19 pandemic. Conducted in the flood-prone and economically vulnerable barangays of Dela Peña, Tumana, Malanday, and Nangka in Marikina City, Philippines, this research centers on maternal food work or foodwork as an essential, though often invisible, form of care labor and resilience. The study asks, How did mothers ensure household-based food security during the COVID-19 pandemic? The study also addresses two specific questions: (1) How did the COVID-19 pandemic affect mothers in their roles related to food security? (2) What were the beliefs and practices of mothers to ensure food security in the household during the pandemic? The objectives of this study are to describe the daily narratives of mothers securing food during the COVID-19 crisis, to examine their everyday strategies and challenges, and to analyze the broader impact of the pandemic on maternal food work. With a qualitative methodology, the study uses unstructured narrative interviews with twelve mothers who met specific socioeconomic criteria, including low income, dependent children, and residence in flood-prone urban areas. Findings reveal that Marikenyo mothers emerged as primary survival strategists in the face of compounding crises including pandemic lockdowns and Typhoon Ulysses. Their coping mechanisms ranged from budget adjustments and creative food preparation to meal skipping and community-based mutual support. These practices were shaped by deeply held maternal beliefs, a sense of moral responsibility, and emotional resilience. Framed by feminist theory on domesticity, this study underscores the need to recognize maternal food work as both labor and leadership. It contributes to ongoing discussions on gender, care, and food security by illuminating the role of mothers in sustaining households an |
| Degree Course | Master of Arts in Women and Development |
| Language | English |
| Keyword | maternal food work, food security, Marikina City, COVID-19 pandemic, care labor, feminist ethics of care, gender and disaster, household resilience, poor, everyday strategies |
| Material Type | Thesis/Dissertation |
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Access Permission : Open Access