Be yourself; Everyone else is already taken.
— Oscar Wilde.
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Pandemia ka lang, I am Filipino
WHAT IS COVID-19?
COVID-19 is a disease caused by the newly discovered coronavirus, SARS-CoV-2, that started last December 2019 in Wuhan, China (Sauer, 2020). Fever, difficulty breathing, sore throat, head and body aches, loss of smell or taste, fatigue, diarrhea, nausea, and runny nose or congestion are the signs or symptoms experienced by a person with COVID-19 (CDC, 2020). Researchers have found that this virus can spread when a person infected by it coughs or sneezes and the droplets are passed to another person. As stated by Sauer, this disease is very serious and it can even lead to death.
COVID-19 IN THE PHILIPPINES
COVID-19 has caused a global pandemic reaching many countries all around the world and Philippines is no exception. The first case of COVID-19 was first confirmed by Department of Health (DoH) last March 2020. The total cases of COVID-19 in the Philippines have been rising continuously and reached around 419,000 cases. However, the active number of cases as of November 21, 2020 is 33,241. The total deaths recorded are over 8,000 while around 380,000 of people have recovered from the disease (WorldOMeter, 2020).
AWARENESS OF ONESELF
Even though I am only a student, I still need to be aware of my actions, feelings, and thoughts, and also of other people. In order for us to deal with the global pandemic caused by COVID-19, it is our obligation to be aware of what is happening around us. Having knowledge about the problem currently happening in our world is the first step in solving it. We can acquire this knowledge because it is present in different media like news in television, radio, or newspaper. We can also find information in social media as many of us can easily access the internet nowadays as long as we check first if it really is a fact.
CHANGING ENVIRONMENT
There have been various changes because of the pandemic that is currently happening in our country and all around the world. People were advised to stay at their own houses and avoid direct contact with one another, so they now interact in a different way. They are currently more isolated, and overall, things are done differently now, may it be with ordering food, shopping, doing work, and even education. We need to adjust to this “New Normal” everyday so we can continue to live our lives until this pandemic is over.
INITIATIVES OF A FILIPINO YOUTH
As a student and part of the youth, we are not yet considered as experts in different fields that are necessary in fighting COVID-19. Because of this, we only have limited options in helping to solve the problem our country is currently facing. But this should not be our excuse that will hinder us from joining the fight against the virus because there are various ways wherein we can contribute to our country. We are part of the generation that are considered as “Technology Literate” and we do not struggle in using the social media. We can use this platform to spread our knowledge about the COVID-19 and awareness on how we can battle it. As we follow the rules implemented in our country like wearing face mask and observing social distancing, we can also help to solve the problem by lessening the amount of people that might get infected. Let us keep in mind that being part of the youth should not stop us from helping our country to face the challenges caused by COVID-19.
COVID-19 has truly gave rise to a lot of problems in our country, but we should not just give up in our lives. A lot of problems have happened in the past, but we are still strong and it made us even tougher. Let us be resilient and get back up together from this obstacle. By working with everyone, we can make our country better just like what it used to be before the pandemic. With this mindset in fighting the COVID-19, I can safely say that “Pandemia ka lang, I am Filipino.”
References
CDC. (2020, May 13). Coronavirus Disease. Retrieved from Symptoms: https://www.cdc.gov/coronavirus/2019-ncov/symptoms-testing/symptoms.html
Pathak, N. (2020, September 29). Coronavirus and COVID-19: What You Should Know. Retrieved from WebMD: https://www.webmd.com/lung/coronavirus
Sauer, L. M. (2020, November 20). What Is Coronavirus? Retrieved from Johns Hopkins Medicine: https://www.hopkinsmedicine.org/health/conditions-and-diseases/coronavirus
WorldOMeter. (2020, November 22). Philippines Coronavirus Cases . Retrieved from WorldOMeter: https://www.worldometers.info/coronavirus/country/philippines/
W-I-L-S-O-N
Warm-hearted
As a warm-hearted person, I show kindness, sympathy, and affection to other people. I don’t have any room for anger, jealousy or insecurity. I try to maintain happy and peaceful relationships with everyone.
INTELLIGENT
As an intelligent person, I do my best to show an incredible amount of knowledge on a variety of subjects. I know that intelligence isn’t just limited to that. I also need to possess intelligence for handling difficult real-life situations.
Loving
As a loving person, I feel or show love or great care to other people. I love and accept them for who they are.
Serene
As a serene or calm person, I don’t feel nervousness, anger, or other strong emotions towards something or someone. I used all my five senses to observe people and situation. I have a plan and goals in my life and time and do not allow others to easily divert my focus from my goals.
Optimistic
As an optimistic person, I always try to look at the bright side of everything. It’s the way I respond to life situations. I make an effort to be happy. I tend to engage to more activities. I want other people to be happy too so I try to spread the positivities or good vibes.
Noble
As a noble person, I show fine personal qualities or high moral principles and ideals. I inspire confidence in and from others. I work with energy, purpose, and a plan. I invest available time in purposeful activities. I always care for my family with loving and respectful interactions. I build respectfully with all people as I interact with them in our community.
I want everyone to remember my name WILSON
W- Warm-hearted
I- Intelligent
L- Loving
S- Serene
O- Optimistic
N- Noble
Everything we Need to Know about Netiquette
The poster aims to remind everyone of netiquette or proper internet, social media, and browsing etiquette. Netiquette, or internet etiquette is defined as a set of rules for acceptable online behavior. It is important to be responsible while using technology and visiting different sites online. The poster serves as a personal reminder to everyone to point out if they are not displaying proper internet etiquette. Netiquette is a quality displayed by responsible and respectful netizens or internet citizens. Netizens refer to people who use the internet to participate in society and individuals who accept the responsibility of using the internet in productive and socially responsible ways. The poster will help prepare everyone for a future that have globally connected and technologically advanced society. We can protect everyone and help them to use technology and the Internet responsibly, safely, and in a way which gives them and others opportunities to connect and be successful.
Introduce Yourself (Example Post)
This is an example post, originally published as part of Blogging University. Enroll in one of our ten programs, and start your blog right.
You’re going to publish a post today. Don’t worry about how your blog looks. Don’t worry if you haven’t given it a name yet, or you’re feeling overwhelmed. Just click the “New Post” button, and tell us why you’re here.
Why do this?
- Because it gives new readers context. What are you about? Why should they read your blog?
- Because it will help you focus you own ideas about your blog and what you’d like to do with it.
The post can be short or long, a personal intro to your life or a bloggy mission statement, a manifesto for the future or a simple outline of your the types of things you hope to publish.
To help you get started, here are a few questions:
- Why are you blogging publicly, rather than keeping a personal journal?
- What topics do you think you’ll write about?
- Who would you love to connect with via your blog?
- If you blog successfully throughout the next year, what would you hope to have accomplished?
You’re not locked into any of this; one of the wonderful things about blogs is how they constantly evolve as we learn, grow, and interact with one another — but it’s good to know where and why you started, and articulating your goals may just give you a few other post ideas.
Can’t think how to get started? Just write the first thing that pops into your head. Anne Lamott, author of a book on writing we love, says that you need to give yourself permission to write a “crappy first draft”. Anne makes a great point — just start writing, and worry about editing it later.
When you’re ready to publish, give your post three to five tags that describe your blog’s focus — writing, photography, fiction, parenting, food, cars, movies, sports, whatever. These tags will help others who care about your topics find you in the Reader. Make sure one of the tags is “zerotohero,” so other new bloggers can find you, too.
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