CUT SENTENCES

Quarantine and social distancing can be the peoples’ part in the battle but the government has their part
too. It has to provide enough medical hardware and personal protective equipment to equip and secure the
part of the people who serve in the other front of combating the virus. Unfortunately, from what I have
seen in the Television many Filipino doctors has been dead because of lack of proper personal protective
equipment. The works of medical frontliners is very important because they ensure that the testing of the
virus affected people to isolate and treat them (common medicines) so as not to infect others. The
relationship between the people and the medical frontliners should be nourished but from what I see the
worst situation is that people look at the medical frontliners as part of the virus as carriers and should be
turned away and should be eliminated altogether. This kind of situation makes one think that since the
people cannot see the virus then it is easy to fight the visible objects like the medical frontliners. This is
an obvious result of the serious problem of understanding the virus, a gap that should not be there if the
government has fulfilled its very basic function of educating Filipinos about the virus that we all should
fight.

Our health workers are the current heroes of the world. They put their lives and safety on the line for all
of us. The last thing that we could do is add more burden and risk to their well-being, and as health
professionals, they should be accorded full respect and utmost concern.

PUBLIC PLACES

As I watch from the television, many vendors are complaining

Authorities have imposed significant restrictions on the size, purpose and location of gatherings in public
space to slow the transmission of COVID-19. The massive impacts of these escalating restrictions over
the past two months show us just how significant public spaces are for the life of our cities

restrictions on public space have greater impacts on people who have less access to private space. People
without stable homes, and those with restricted access to domestic space, tend to live more of their lives
in public. Public space restrictions have far greater consequences for these people.

We can see this relationship very clearly: the restrictions are paired with instructions to stay at home. This
applies to everyone. But, while it’s inconvenient for some, it’s impossible for others.
It’s certainly the case for the homeless. It will also be true of others. For instance, students may be living
in crowded conditions in shared, family or informal accommodation, with no access to quiet private space
for study.

Politocs

MANILA - The COVID-19 pandemic should be a "learning experience" for voters on the leaders they
elect, a political analyst said Tuesday.

Local governments are prepared for natural hazards but many, if not all, are ill-prepared in "dealing with a
pandemic of this scale," according to Professor Ador Torneo, director of De La Salle University's Jesse
M. Robredo Institute of Governance.

"Once we get through this crisis, this should be a learning experience for us in terms not only of the kind
of leaders we elect but also what kind of programs that we should call for," he told ANC.

"It emerges at this time how important electing leaders that are very capable, highly competent and have a
clear sense of priority is emerging more than ever."

SHARING

Globally, many people are afraid, angry, uncertain, and without confidence in their national leadership.
But alongside these dark sentiments, images of solidarity have emerged. Health workers have shown an
incredible commitment to their communities and responded with compassion and resolve to tackle the
virus despite challenging and sometimes dangerous conditions. Neighbours have organised to support
vulnerable people; businesses and national governments have stepped up to provide support for those who
need it and strengthen social security and health services. The pandemic has also brought examples of
international solidarity, with the sharing of resources, information, and expertise from countries further
ahead in the epidemic, or with better results in controlling the spread. China's experience will be crucial to
understanding how to lift restrictions safely.

As governments, international health agencies and local officials struggle to contain the global infection
and its effects, we also see citizens and communities coming together in support of each other, especially
for the frontliners and sectors who are experiencing the most difficulty
PROFESSIONALS

I think it’s time to be prepared to move to online learning strategies, although with a lot of effort and
challenges for teachers and parents. In this time of crisis, what we need is an alternative in order for the
students to not to stop their career goal.

Fortunately, we are seeing a lot of creativity in many countries. Rightly so, many ministries of education
are worried that relying exclusively on online strategies will imply reaching only children from better-off
families. The appropriate strategy in most countries is to use all possible delivery modes with the
infrastructure that exists today. Use online tools to assure that lesson plans, videos, tutorials, and
other resources are available for some students and probably, most teachers. But also, podcasts and
other resources that require less data usage. Working with telecommunication companies to apply
zero-rate policies can also facilitate learning material to be downloaded on a smartphone, which
more students are likely to have. 

Radio and TV are also very powerful tools. The advantage we have today, is that through social
networks, WhatsApp or SMS, ministries of education can communicate effectively with parents
and teachers and provide guidelines, instructions and structure to the learning process, using
content delivered by radio or TV. Remote learning is not only about online learning, but about mixed
media learning, with the objective of reaching as many students as possible, today.

Going to school is not only about learning math and science, but also about social relationships and peer-
to-peer interactions. It is about learning to be a citizen and developing social skills. That is why it is
important to stay connected with the school by any means necessary. For all students, this is also a time to
develop socio-emotional skills and learn more about how to contribute to society as a citizen.

The role of parents and family, which has always been extremely important, is critical in that task. So, a
lot of the help that ministries of education provide, working through mass media, should also go to
parents. Radio, TV, SMS messages can all be used to provide tips and advice to them on how to better
support their children.

Challenges are there, like access to internet as library are closed. Technology in my country is big
challenges. Teachers are trying to do online classes but student have no access to internet as most
have moved to rural area where there is no electricity either. i think this pandemic will have a
positive impact on education and economy. However , at same time , it will reshape education
systems. i think most schools and universities will change their strategy and adopt to innovation
and elearning