The Pedicab Drivers’ Daily Transgressions: Struggles for Provision and Care

Ferdinand Dagmang; Dalmacito Cordero Jr

The Pedicab Drivers’ Daily Transgressions

Struggles for Provision and Care

Authors

Ferdinand Dagmang Ateneo de Manila University and De La Salle University-Manila https://orcid.org/0000-0001-7966-7788
Dalmacito Cordero Jr De La Salle University-Manila

Keywords:

motivation, struggle, agency, structure, Gaudium et spes

Abstract

Through a series of interviews and direct observation of behavioral patterns and geographical setting, this paper presents three selected pedicab drivers’ personal struggles and other experiences in life. The gathered data/narratives are 1) examined using the sociological concepts of agency/motivation and structure and 2) further read in the light of Gaudium et spes’ understanding of the double effect of human creations. Learning about the pedicab drivers’ narratives gives a more informed view about human behavior in the face of structures that work more for some but less for others.

Author Biographies

Ferdinand Dagmang, Ateneo de Manila University and De La Salle University-Manila

Dr. Ferdinand D. Dagmang is a Professorial Lecturer at Ateneo de Manila University, De La Salle University, and Maryhill School of Theology.

Dalmacito Cordero Jr, De La Salle University-Manila

Dalmacito A. Cordero Jr. is a Theology faculty at De La Salle University, Manila and De La Salle-College of St. Benilde. He is the author of “Moral Decline in Teens: The Application of Contextual Theology” and “A Community-Based Sexual Ethics for Teens: Addressing Premarital Sex Using a Sociotheological Approach,” both published in the Asia-Pacific Social Science Review in 2013 and 2017 respectively. He earned his Bachelor of Arts degree major in Philosophy from Our Lady of Peace College Seminary and master’s degree in Theological Studies from San Sebastian College-Recoletos. He has defended his dissertation and is set to earn his Ph.D. in Applied Theology from De La Salle University, Manila in February 2018.

The Pedicab Drivers’ Daily Transgressions: Struggles for Provision and Care