Kapit Bisig

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Back in the very beginning of 2020 when the virus was still finding its way to our country, we Filipinos lived in peace and harmony, we were so careless back then, we could still go outside and enjoy our normal life, go to school or work without wearing annoying masks, go to dine in restaurants without safety protocols, go visit our cousins, our friends, or even have sleepovers with them. Our quality of education also has been affected greatly, requiring cellphones and other mobile gadgets with high-speed connectivity to attend online classes, this makes our online classes at the current time inaccessible for some and that is unfair.

 

As bad our current predicament of the pandemic is, it still can be solved, and the solution to this issue is just very simple, we should unite as one, follow the quarantine restrictions, follow the safety protocols, maintain and observe social distancing, stay at home and only go outside if necessary and let us always remember and remind these rules. Let us also not complain about the support or relief package we receive from the government, lets learn to appreciate and be contented on what we have, posting hate comments on social media would only break us apart further.

 

As Filipinos we are known to get through the worst calamities and storms that ever crossed our country, every time we fall down we only stand stronger, and we do that together, so in the storm we are in right now, why not continue to help each other like we always have? We aren’t in the same boat during this pandemic, but we are in the same ocean, why not offer support to the smaller boats so that they may float and not sink? This is what we must do now! “Kapit-Bisig!”


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