2. This module is designed to help you know more about
your abilities and what you can contribute to your
community in helping address the issues and
concerns that you are experiencing as a member of
the community.
There are activities that require a deeper look at
yourself and will make you reflect on your potential
to help your community.
4. 1. Covid-19 Pandemic
Epidemic- disease that affects a large number of
people within a community, population or region.
Pandemic- is an epidemic that's spread over
multiple countries or continents.
Ex: Tuberculosis, Dengue, Malaria
Ex: SARS (2002-2004) Guangdong China
COVID-19 Pandemic 2019
The Black Death/ Bubonic Plague- Europe
5. 1. Covid-19 Pandemic
COVID-19 is transmitted from person to person via droplets,
contact, and fomites. It is transmitted when someone talks,
sneezes, or coughs producing ‘droplets’ of saliva containing
the COVID-19 virus. These droplets are then inhaled by
another person. Its transmission usually occurs among close
contacts – including family members and healthcare
workers.
The most common symptoms of COVID-19 are fever,
tiredness and dry cough.
6. 2. Alternative Classes, Online, Modular,
and Blended Learning
The pandemic has brought a lot of effects to the world as
well as to the learners. Both the students and teachers are
having a hard time adjusting to the new normal. Those who
are enrolled in the online classes experience problems like
Wi-fi or data connectivity and insufficient load for data that
makes online classes quite difficult for some. Meanwhile
those who are with the modular classes, which is most of the
learning modality being used in our country, students and
teachers also feel the lack of connection unlike in a face-to-
face class. Nevertheless, children are to answer and to
submit their modules based on a schedule at their own pace
so as not to pressure them. Hence, learning may continue in
the hearts and minds of our learners.
7. 3. Cyberbullying
Moreover, some of the children spent more time on online
activities that may encounter other issues on cybersafety
such as cyberbullying. The present generation are the
Generation Z and the Generation Alpha who are born with
the internet on the click of their finger. Their generation is
even called digital natives.
Being online frequently can be dangerous for children without
their parents’ guidance. They can become victims of
cyberbullying - an act of inflicting harm towards others using
social media such as Facebook, Instagram, Twitter, and others
similar platforms. At the same time, they too can become cyber
bullies. It is important for parents to know the activities of their
children whether offline or online.
8. 4. Cyber Child Sex Exploitation
Cyberbullying is just one of the hidden darkness lurking on
the internet, another is child pornography or child sex
exploitation. There are people on the internet who may pose
as a friend to a child but it turns out he/she can be a
predator who is after the child’s harm. They may ask for
children to pose nude or act indecently in front of the
camera for an exchange of money or cash. Unfortunately,
there are others who are close to the children who are the
perpetrators of this. C
9. 5. Cyber Identity Theft
Another cybersafety issue that may be experienced by
children online is identity theft. Other people may do them
harm by stealing important details about them and posing
to be them on the internet. This is common to adults, but it
may happen to children as well.
10. 6. Online Games Addiction
The online world can also pose another problem to children
in a way that it causes addiction among others such as
addiction to online games. Children spend a lot of time
playing online games that can be very accessible with the
use of the mobile phone. This can trigger some children to
not focus on their academics and to neglect their physical
needs such as eating, taking a bath, and doing the call of
nature because of the addiction. They hardly put their
mobile phones down or leave their workstation, thus putting
them in very dangerous circumstances.
11. 7. Teenage Pregnancy
In this time of pandemic, a great concern has surfaced such
as early or teenage pregnancy. It has been all over the news,
during this pandemic many young girls and young boys have
been noted to engage in premarital sex and became teenage
mothers and fathers. During a crisis or after a crisis it has
been reported that there is an increase in teenage
pregnancy.
Everything has its own time; teenage life is not yet the right
time to have your own family. There are a lot more things to
explore and to do to reach your dreams and goals in life. Do
not rush into something that you are not yet prepared for.
Enjoy being a child.
12. GOVERNMENT AGENCIES
ACTIONS AND INTERVENTIONS
1. Philippines Drugs Enforcement
Agency and Philippine National Police
The offline world, same with the online world can also be challenging at
times. We continue to experience social issues such as drug abuse, child
abuse, teenage pregnancy, poverty, hunger, and climate change. The
problem with drug abuse is that children may be lured to use these illicit
drugs for varied reasons, such as curiosity, peer pressure and an escape
from reality.
In school, there are programs and activities being conducted by the
National Drug Education Program Committee and the Barkada Kontra
Droga and mostly the activities are more on drug abuse prevention and
awareness.
13. GOVERNMENT AGENCIES
ACTIONS AND INTERVENTIONS
2. Child Protection Committee
During this pandemic, many lockdowns happened that led to other children living in
an abusive environment, children living with parents, guardians or adults who are
violent and abusive in any forms such as physical violence, verbal and emotional
violence may develop mental health problems even later in their lives based on many
studies done. The effects of abuses done on children may be manifested many ways
such as such as low academic performance, low self-esteem and fear among others.
In every barangay, there are people who look after the welfare of the children. In
school there is also the Child Protection Committee where a student can go to seek
help in cases of child abuse. In the government there is also the Department of
Social Welfare and Development, the government agency that takes care of the
children and women who are victims of violence among other services.
14. GOVERNMENT AGENCIES
ACTIONS AND INTERVENTIONS
3. Department of Social Welfare and Development Committee
Moreover, another issue that children may be facing is child trafficking which can
lead to child prostitution, or this act is being done to purchase or intentionally get
body organs from children to be sold to other children from other richer countries
or locally who need the same organs. Child trafficking can be like kidnapping or
selling children for money. The Department of Social Welfare and Development and
the organized task force against Child Trafficking or Task Force in Trafficking of
Person are mandated to help children and families who are victimized by these
perpetrators.
15. GOVERNMENT AGENCIES
ACTIONS AND INTERVENTIONS
4. Department of Agriculture
Another significant issues that have been around since immemorial are poverty,
hunger and malnutrition. More often than not, teenage parents are pushed to
become parents at a young age due to poverty. Many teenage parents are born
from poverty-stricken places. The unmet basic needs such as food, shelter, clothing,
medicine, and education may lead them to this situation. Due to poverty, children
also tend to experience hunger and malnutrition.
The Department of Agriculture came up with the program-Zero Hunger which aims
to eradicate hunger in the country. Other international agencies also have
programs such as the World Food Program that to provide food for many.
16. GOVERNMENT AGENCIES
ACTIONS AND INTERVENTIONS
5. Department of Environment and Natural Resources
In our community, there is also the issue of the environment. As experienced, we
have been experiencing an increase in extensive typhoons, strong earthquakes and
many more. These are brought about by climate change. Scientists have studied
that our climate is changing due to many reasons, one of which is pollution.
The Department of Environment and Natural Resources is one of the government
agencies that looks after the state of our environment. They ensure that there are
still enough natural resources for the next generations. Internationally, there is an
organization called Green Peace Movement. The ideas of recycling, reuse and reduce
are green innovations that help mitigate the effects of climate change.
17. Direction:
From the 7 given issues and concerns discussed,
Choose one issue and create a table consisting of two
columns. First column, suggest ways on how to
address the issue/s and second column are the
persons involved to assist.
Group Activity:
“Know thy Community Issues”
