TOWARDS A MORE RESILIENT PHILIPPINES

The Philippines has not yet experienced any pandemic like COVID-19 in the past years. With a lack of experience and funds, other countries have, the Philippines is not well equipped to manage an illness of such proportions. But Filipinos have always been known to be extremely resilient. We are so used to natural calamities, that it is something we have come to expect. It is something we dust ourselves off of and move on from.

There is a concept in the Filipino culture called Bayanihan. Which means having communal unity and cooperation. Bayanihan is a Filipino behavior most evident during difficult times. And the COVID-19 pandemic is no exception.

In the beginning of our community quarantine-known in other places around the world as a lockdown or stay-at-home order-you would see things like people in cars giving food to the medical and military frontline workers. Fundraisers and drives were organized in order to provide financial support to COVID-19 patients and their families. Masks and face shields were being handmade and distributed to those in need during the global shortage of PPE. These are all small but impactful things Filipinos could do.

REFERENCE: Image by Adam Smigielski from Getty Images

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