Kinds of Community

A community is made up of different families that live and interact with one another in the same environment.

The Philippines is made up of many communities. There are communities that look alike and there are communities that are different. Your community may be different from others, but there are some things that communities all have in common.

Rural Communities

Only few people live in a rural community. Houses are built apart with light materials. People live a simple life. A barrio is an example of a rural community.

The rural community is far from a town or a city. There are no tall buildings or a big shopping mall, but there may be a small barangay hall or a chapel. Children may have to walk to another barrio to be able to go to school.

Kinds of Rural Communities

1. Farming Community – Farming communities are found in the plains of Central Luzon, Cotabato, Cagayan Valley, and La Trinidad, Benguet. Planting rice and vegetables is the main source of livelihood of the people in this kind of community.

2. Fishing Community – The Philippines is an archipelago, so there are lots of fishing communities in the country. A few of these communities are found in Pangasinan, Mindoro, Palawan, and Iloilo. Fisherfolk are engaged in buying and selling products from the sea.

Fisherfolk in a fish port

3. Mining Community – Most mining communities are found in the mountains. There are mining communities in Mindanao, Marinduque, Zambales, Romblon, Mindoro, and Mountain Province. People in these places are engaged in mining minerals such as gold, silver, marble, and chromite.

Miners

4. Home Industries – Communities for home industries are usually found in the provinces. Some home industries are found in Paete, Laguna where good wood carvers and embroiderers of clothes are found. They can also make beautiful slippers and hats. Weavers of bedsheets, pillowcases, tablecloths, and table napkins are in Benguet and Ilocos. The Yakan and T’boli peoples of Mindanao are best known for weaving cloth called t’nalak. Baliuag, Bulacan is known for buntal hats.