Survey shows how Baguio couples spend quality time together

By Redjie Cawis

BAGUIO CITY – Saying  I love you through phone calls and text messages  and  going  to malls regularly for shopping, dining  or other activities are among the  high points of a   survey   on  how couples spend quality time with each other and  with their children  in this city

Saint Louis University professor and statistician Zenaida Garambas said that they conducted a random survey among couples in Baguio City as part of the National Family Week Celebration this September.

But Garambas, who is also a member of the National Family Week Steering Committee, said couples nowadays are less expressive in showing their love to each other.

Many couples are not showy or do not show public display of affection like kissing  in public   when  saying goodbye when parting.

They also do not have  romantic  dinners   or activities just for the couples.

           

Association of Barangay Captain s president and city councilor Joel Alangsab said the survey does not capture the whole of Baguio City but only a few who were surveyed.

           

But even if this is the case, he said  couples need to be still romantic with their wives  or  husbands to have a better relationship with each other.

           

“Ang mga residente ditto sa Baguio at sa mga karatig lugar sa Cordillera ay hindi showy, we hide our feelings lalo na sa publiko pero hindi ibig sabihin na hindi nila mahal ang isa’t isa,” (Residents in Baguio and in the Cordillera are not showy , we hide our feelings  in public but it does not mean that we do not love each other),  Alangsab said.

           

On the other hand, sociologist Maria Aplaten explained that the Cordillerans are really not that expressive of how they love their partners. 

           

Cordillerans, she said, are by nature not expressive or display their affection in public but rather they show it  in action  through  the accomplishment for their families.