INITIAL DATA BASE FOR FAMILY NURSING PRACTICE

A. FAMILY STRUCTURE, CHARACTERISTICS AND DYNAMICS

Members of the household and relationship to the head of the family

HEAD OF THE FAMILY

Husband & Wife

Estanislao Amia Singco Lourdes Aldave Singco

Margie Aldave Singco Charlito Aldave Singco Edgar Aldave Singco Katherine Lie Aldave Singco

Felisa Ruiz Singco Marycor Tan Singco

Steven Charmaine Angel Zarah Mary Chrismond Abriel

Charles Margaret Chrishaine Tan Singco Joseph Tan Joseph Tan
Ruiz Singco Ruiz Singco Ruiz Singco Singco Singco

Grandchildren

Legend:
Male

Female

Deceased

Singco Household
 Demographic data

Estanislao Singco
AGE: 63 years old DIALECT: Visayan, Chavacano,
Tagalog
Male MARITAL Married
GENDER:
STATUS:
ORDINAL Grandfather
BIRTHDAY:
POSITION:
BIRTHPLACE NATIONALITY: Filipino
CURRENT Brgy. Putik, Zamboanga RELIGIOUS Roman Catholic
ADDRESS: City AFFILIATION:

Lourdes Aldave Singco

AGE: 60 years old DIALECT: Visayan, Chavacano,
Tagalog
Female MARITAL Married
GENDER:
STATUS:
ORDINAL Grandmother
BIRTHDAY:
POSITION:
BIRTHPLACE NATIONALITY: Filipino
CURRENT Brgy. Putik, Zamboanga RELIGIOUS Roman Catholic
ADDRESS: City AFFILIATION:

Margie Aldave Singco (deceased)

AGE: 47 years old DIALECT: Visayan, Chavacano,
Tagalog
Female MARITAL Single
GENDER:
STATUS:
ORDINAL Eldest daughter
BIRTHDAY:
POSITION:
BIRTHPLACE NATIONALITY: Filipino
CURRENT Brgy. Putik, Zamboanga RELIGIOUS Roman Catholic
ADDRESS: City AFFILIATION:

Charlito Aldave Singco

Visayan, Chavacano,
AGE: 45 years old DIALECT:
Tagalog
MARITAL
GENDER: Male Married
STATUS:
ORDINAL
BIRTHDAY: Eldest Son
POSITION:
BIRTHPLACE NATIONALITY: Filipino
CURRENT Brgy. Putik, Zamboanga RELIGIOUS
Roman Catholic
ADDRESS: City AFFILIATION:
 Edgar Aldave Singco
Visayan, Chavacano,
AGE: 43 years old DIALECT:
Tagalog, English
MARITAL
GENDER: Male Married
STATUS:
ORDINAL
BIRTHDAY: Youngest Son
POSITION:
BIRTHPLACE NATIONALITY: Filipino
CURRENT Brgy. Putik, Zamboanga RELIGIOUS
Roman Catholic
ADDRESS: City AFFILIATION:

Katherine Lie Aldave Singco

Visayan, Chavacano,
AGE: 26 years old DIALECT:
Tagalog, English
MARITAL
GENDER: Female Single
STATUS:
ORDINAL
BIRTHDAY: Youngest Daughter
POSITION:
BIRTHPLACE NATIONALITY: Filipino
CURRENT Brgy. Putik, Zamboanga RELIGIOUS
Roman Catholic
ADDRESS: City AFFILIATION:

Felisa Ruiz Singco

Visayan, Chavacano,
AGE: 36 years old DIALECT:
Tagalog, English
MARITAL
GENDER: Female Married
STATUS:
ORDINAL
BIRTHDAY: Daughter-in-Law
POSITION:
BIRTHPLACE NATIONALITY: Filipino
CURRENT Brgy. Putik, Zamboanga RELIGIOUS
Roman Catholic
ADDRESS: City AFFILIATION:

Marycor Bacalso Singco

Visayan, Chavacano,
AGE: 39 years old DIALECT:
Tagalog, English
MARITAL
GENDER: Female Married
STATUS:
ORDINAL
BIRTHDAY: Daughter-in-Law
POSITION:
BIRTHPLACE NATIONALITY: Filipino
CURRENT Brgy. Putik, Zamboanga RELIGIOUS
Roman Catholic
ADDRESS: City AFFILIATION:
 Zarah Mary Tan Singco
Visayan, Chavacano,
AGE: 18 years old DIALECT:
Tagalog, English
MARITAL
GENDER: Female Single
STATUS:
ORDINAL
BIRTHDAY: Daughter/Granddaughter
POSITION:
BIRTHPLACE NATIONALITY: Filipino
CURRENT Brgy. Putik, Zamboanga RELIGIOUS
Roman Catholic
ADDRESS: City AFFILIATION:

Chrismond Joseph Tan Singco

Visayan, Chavacano,
AGE: 15 years old DIALECT:
Tagalog, English
MARITAL
GENDER: Male Single
STATUS:
ORDINAL
BIRTHDAY: Son/Grandson
POSITION:
BIRTHPLACE NATIONALITY: Filipino
CURRENT Brgy. Putik, Zamboanga RELIGIOUS
Roman Catholic
ADDRESS: City AFFILIATION:

Steven Charles Ruiz Singco

Visayan, Chavacano,
AGE: 13 years old DIALECT:
Tagalog, English
MARITAL
GENDER: Male Single
STATUS:
ORDINAL
BIRTHDAY: Son/Grandson
POSITION:
BIRTHPLACE NATIONALITY: Filipino
CURRENT Brgy. Putik, Zamboanga RELIGIOUS
Roman Catholic
ADDRESS: City AFFILIATION:

Charmaine Margaret Ruiz Singco

Visayan, Chavacano,
AGE: 7 years old DIALECT:
Tagalog, English
MARITAL
GENDER: Female N/A
STATUS:
ORDINAL
BIRTHDAY: Daughter/Granddaughter
POSITION:
BIRTHPLACE NATIONALITY: Filipino
CURRENT Brgy. Putik, Zamboanga RELIGIOUS
Roman Catholic
ADDRESS: City AFFILIATION:
 Abriel Joseph Tan Singco
Visayan, Chavacano,
AGE: 6 years old DIALECT:
Tagalog, English
MARITAL
GENDER: Male N/A
STATUS:
ORDINAL
BIRTHDAY: Son/Grandson
POSITION:
BIRTHPLACE NATIONALITY: Filipino
CURRENT Brgy. Putik, Zamboanga RELIGIOUS
Roman Catholic
ADDRESS: City AFFILIATION:

Angel Chrishaine Ruiz Singco

Visayan, Chavacano,
AGE: 4 years old DIALECT:
Tagalog, English
MARITAL
GENDER: Female N/A
STATUS:
ORDINAL
BIRTHDAY: Daughter/Granddaughter
POSITION:
BIRTHPLACE NATIONALITY: Filipino
CURRENT Brgy. Putik, Zamboanga RELIGIOUS
Roman Catholic
ADDRESS: City AFFILIATION:
Type of Family Structure
The family of concern is of the following structure:
A. In terms of Membership: Extended family (wherein the Singco household does not only
comprise of a husband, wife and immediate children; but also includes married siblings and
their families and/or grandparents.)
B. In terms of Descent: The family is of bilateral descent since members are related from both
their fathers and mothers, and grandfathers and grandmothers.
C. In terms of Residence: All of the members live in a patrilocal residence, since the extended
family members – Felisa Ruiz Singco and Marycor Tan Singco – live with their husband’s or
groom’s parents.
D. In terms of Authority: Authority resides in the oldest female (grandmother) in the family –
Lourdes Aldave Singco, 60 years old – and is, for the most part, responsible for the financial
expenses and budgeting of the family. All decisions that are to be made have to be addressed
primarily to her and that she is accountable for the household policies in their family. The
breadwinners – Edgar Singco and Charlito Singco – often commute or has a commitment to
their part-time occupations. Hence, the grandmother takes hold of all authority. Thus, the
Singcos are a matricentric family.

Dominant Family Members in Terms of Decision-Making (especially in matters of health care.)

Lourdes Aldave
Singco
Most dominant

Edgar Aldave Singco

Second-in-charge

Charlit Aldave Singco Marycor Tan Singco

Katherine Lie Singco
Aids in decision- Relays the decisions
Last resort if the former
making made people are not physically
present

General Family Relationship/Dynamics

The family members are related by sanguinity. Members are dynamic in a way that each
interactions vary each day. And each member is believed to possess personalities different from
one another. This in turn can cause a clash in perceptions and beliefs, and would sometimes could
lead to a misunderstanding and worst, a feud among the family members. Each member has a
different pain and patience threshold since their coping mechanisms are diverse. Most of the time,
it is the younglings of the family who are involved in petty fights, yet there are certain instances
that even brothers and sisters who are of adolescent age become involved in such disputes. Stress
contributes most of the family’s misunderstandings, and thus drains energy and the will to work
from each member.
Decisions are to be made by the oldest members of the household, especially the grandmother
concerned.
 B. SOCIO-ECONOMIC AND CULTURAL CHARACTERISTICS
Income and Expenses
a. Occupation, place of work and income of each working member

NAME OF
OCCUPATION PLACE OF WORK INCOME
WORKING MEMBER
Estanislao Amia Singco tricycle driver Zamboanga City, PH Est. P400.00/day =
P2,400.00/week
Lourdes Aldave Singco fish butcher Zamboanga City, PH P30.00/hr =
P240.00/day=
P1,440.00/week
Charlito Aldave Singco part-time electrician Zamboanga City, PH P350.00/day=
P2,100.00/week
Edgar Aldave Singco BDO messenger Bangko de Oro, P300.00/day =
Zamboanga City, PH P1,800/week
Katherine Lie Aldave elementary public Vitali District School, P730.00/day=
Singco school teacher Tumitos Island, P5,110.00/week=
Zamboanga City, PH Est. P20,000.00/month
Felisa Ruiz Singco domestic helper Riyadh, Saudi Arabia Est. P460.50/day=
P2,760.00/week=
P11,000.00/month
Marycor Tan Singco housewife Zamboanga City, PH N/A
Note: Incomes may be subjected to change due to non-working holidays and personal reasons of not going to work.

b. Adequacy to meet basic necessities? Yes.

c. Who makes decisions about money and how it is spent?
The oldest female in the family makes decisions regarding money. The money or income
derived from each of the working member (for those with incomes ranging from P500 and
below per day, will offer 7% (0.7 x 1000 = P700.00) of their weekly income; for those with
incomes ranging from P500 and above per day, will offer 1.5% (1.5 x 1000 = P1, 500.00) of
their weekly income.) Excess remaining incomes from each working member will be for
practical safe-keeping in case of contingency expenses and personal consumption.)

Family monthly grand total is P35, 200.00. (if desirable circumstances are met such as perfect
attendance for work and the 8-hr working policy is observed. Except for part-time jobs, which
are good for 3 hours.)
Which would be allocated towards the following sectors:
 HEALTHCARE NEEDS (medications, immunizations, vitamins, supplements, etc.)
 Food and groceries for the entire extended family
 Payment for electricity and water bills
 Maintenance of housing facilities such as repairs and replacements
 Allowance for the non-working members in going to school (which also includes school
expenses which are not covered in the school subsidy)
 Feed for household pets (such a pigs and chickens)
 Educational attainment of each member
NAME OF FAMILY MEMBER AGE EDUCATIONAL ATTAINMENT
Estanislao Amia Singco 63 years old Elementary graduate
Lourdes Aldave Singco 60 years old Elementary graduate
Charlito Aldave Singco 45 years old College graduate, BS Electronics
(Zamboanga State Polytechnic College)
Edgar Aldave Singco 43 years old College graduate, BS Criminology
(ZAEC)
Felisa Ruiz Singco 40 years old College graduate, BS Hotel and
Restaurant Management
(ZAEC)
Marycor Bacalso Singco 38 years old College graduate, BS Housekeeping
(ZAEC)
Katherine Lie Aldave Singco 26 years old College graduate, BS Teacher
Education Major in Primary Education
(Western Mindanao State University)
Zarah Mary Tan Singco 18 years old Senior High School (SHS) graduate,
With Honors
(Zamboanga City High School Main)
Note: currently in college (WMSU) taking Education
Chrismond Joseph Singco 15 years old Elementary graduate
(Putik Central School)
Note: currently in Junior High (ZCHS Main); 4th year
Steven Charles Ruiz Singco 13 years old Elementary graduate
(Putik Central School)
Note: currently in Junior High (ZCHS Main); 2nd year
Charmaine Margaret Ruiz Singco 7 years old Elementary student, Grade 2
(Putik Central School)
Abriel Joseph Aldave Singco 6 years old Elementary student, Grade 1
(Putik Central School)
Angel Chrishaine Ruiz Singco 4 years old Daycare
(Morning Glory Daycare)

Ethnic background and religious affiliation

Family is dominantly Roman Catholic.

Significant Others
None.

Relationship of the family to the larger community

Family members take part in the activities of the larger community such as the Brigada Eskwela
in public schools such as Putik Central School and Zamboanga City High School (Main.)
C. HOME AND ENVIRONMENT
Housing
a. Adequacy of living space
The house is a little cramped for a family of thirteen. However, members are still able to
continue in with their activities of daily living without being significantly affected by the living
space. When it comes to their bedrooms, all of the family members share beds with one another
(except for Estanislao Singco.) Though their sleeping quarters are separated.
 For Lourdes Singco and Katherine Lie Singco, they share one bed.
 For Edgar Singco’s family, he and his wife share one bed then three of their children
share an up and down bed with two of the boys on the down portion and the eldest
daughter on the upper portion (with railing.)
 For Charlito Singco’s family, they all share one bed that is adjacent to a corner which
prevents risk of falling in relation to inadequate bedside railing.

b. Sleeping arrangement
All of the family members seem to be comfortable in their arrangements and can sleep
soundly with occasional sleeping interruptions. The sleeping quarters are conducive since they
do alleviate optimal air exchange (which would lead to optimal respiration) and that the room
temperature does not permit hypothermia for the family members.

c. Presence of breeding or resting sites of vectors of diseases

There are unused car tires in a distal location of the home of the Singco household. So,
mosquitoes are minimally present. Yet, there are no presence of roaches, flies and rodents.

d. Presence of accident hazards

None.

e. Food storage and cooking facilities

All food facilities are kept fresh and clean in a refrigerator. As for the cooking facilities,
the family prepares food through the usage of a --- that utilizes wood as a source of fuel.

f. Water supply
The source of the water supply is either from the local water distributor, or rainwater.
However, when it comes to potable drinking water, the family uses a mineral water dispenser.
The family incorporates a water storage policy through the refilling of large containers and
drums that would be used for cleaning, washing of laundry, bathing and any other uses.

g. Toilet facility
The toilet facility is of the flush type. It is owned by the household and is kept hygienic.
The toilet facility of the family is located in the back portion of their home, hidden in plain
view. And is used for personal necessities such as defecation and urination.

h. Garbage/refuse disposal
Garbage/refuse disposal is organized and situated only in one direction.

i. Drainage system
The type of drainage system the family employs is the closed type; it runs underground.

Kind of neighborhood
The kind of neighborhood the family is in is in a congestive type since houses are aligned with
one another, separated only by fences and demarcation walls.
 Social and health facilities available
 Zamboanga Peninsula Medical Center, Purtik, Zamboanga City
 Putik Health Center, Putik, Zamboanga City
 Oro Wonder Drug (pharmacy), Putik, Zamboanga City
 Joan’s Pharmacy, Putik, Zamboanga City

Communication and transportation facilities available

 Communication is done through cellphones.
 Transportation is enacted through a family-owned motorcycle and public utility vehicles.

D. HEALTH STATUS OF EACH FAMILY MEMBER

Medical and nursing history indicating current or past significant illnesses or beliefs and
practices conducive to health and illness
Nutritional assessment
Developmental assessment of infants, toddlers and preschoolers
Risk factor assessment indicating presence of major and contributing modifiable risk factors
for specific lifestyle diseases
Physical assessment indicating presence of illness state/s
Results of laboratory/diagnostic and other screening procedures supportive of assessment
findings

E. VALUES, HABITS, PRACTICES ON HEALTH PROMOTION, MAINTENANCE AND

DISEASE PREVENTION. EXAMPLES INCLUDE:
Immunization status of family members
Healthy lifestyle practices. Specify
 Zarah Mary Singco: Dancing occasionally depending on the mood; would jog
during vacation.
 Chrismond Joseph Singco: Jogging 5 times a week; playing outdoor games after
school.
 Charlito Singco: Stretching exercises done usually early in the morning, around 4
times a week.
Adequacy of:
a. rest and sleep
b. exercise/activities
c. use of protective measures
d. relaxation and other stress management activities
Use of promotive-preventive health services