Japan has the most care for their “Hikikomori” by looking on their status as a part of social norm, securing their welfare is the most anticipated action by Japanese Government. But Philippines has different way of treatment for “Tambay” since historically Filipinos are always deprived by opportunities. Who are these people called “Tambay”, does the Philippine Statistics Authority have data on “Tambay” throughout the country? What are their usual activities on daily basis?

Let’s do “tokhang” (knock on the door) by exploring the street of Philippines to find-out the status of “Tambay”. Is “Tambay” a lifestyle culture also of Philippines same as “Hikikomori” of Japan or they are threat to the security of the country?

The “Tambay” term usually coined as “Taombahay” or housebound same as “Hikikomori” who choose not to work or lost the motivation to find work. They should be inside the house but since Philippines has temperate climate so the side of street or small pathways become their hiding place. If Philippine climate same as Japan or South Korea then there will be no “Tambay” on the street, so the climate is one of the culprits that made them flooded the street.

Massive growth on population of  “Tambay” in the Philippine thus government lost track of their statistics. It should be a lifestyle for being  a “tambay”, but they grow in numbers that they flooded on every street of Philippines that becomes a threat to the Philippine Society. More of these “Tambay” are inclined to do drug addiction, robbery, street gambling and other criminal activities.

The evolution of “Tambay” started during the Spanish Era where there is no opportunity given to the Filipinos in terms of education and job. They end-up being farmers but without progress due to different calamities being experienced by Filipinos so some of them became demotivated and loss their self-esteem then eventually their cultural identity since Spain occupied Philippines for around 333 years. Most of the male adolescent spent time in “Batis” or creek and sometimes in “Lalao” (muddy area underneath the mangrove trees) to kill time by doing fishing or hunting “baboy ramo” or wild boar. At that time, they have no education since they are not belonged to “Peninsularis or Insulares” or having a Spanish Blood who have opportunity for education and job at that time. As the number of “Tambay” grew bigger through-out the decades since their social contact is usually on the side of the creek or river then they became threat to society so they build-up the group called “Tulisan” who robbed communities and sea pirates or “Piratang Dagat” who robbed other fishermen.

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