Directions: Explain how the Filipinos (Philippines, in general) reacts to regional and global

challenges listed below. Choose only five (5).

Discuss timely and specific examples/personalities/cases/scenarios/issues related to the chosen
challenges. Answer in a paragraph form.
1.Violence/Abuse Against Women
It defined as any act of gender-based volence that results in or is likely to result in
physical,sexual or mental harm or suffering to women and girls,including threats of such
acts,coercior or arbitrary deprivation of liberty, whether occurring in public or private life.We
must help to prevent violence against women by taking with children about respect, gender
equality and positive attitudes towards girls. This is actually happened to my (cousin) who has
been experienced a traumatized abuse in her life, his boyfriend are so much obsessed to her
everytime that they are fighting she’s always experienced that kind of scenario which is having a
blackeye to her eyes due to his boyfriend punching not only punching but slapping and also
kicking she remain quiet despite that she’s encountered physically abuse not only physical but
also a emotional and mentally abuse. When we know that she’s experiencing this kind of abuse
we file a case to his boyfriend and go to the nearest VAWC to know what will gonna do to stop
this kind of abuse. I was really sad that there are some boys in this world who has this kind of
attitude I hope every women that encountered this kind of abuse remain strong and report it to
their nearest barangay. I hope that every women needs to be respected because Women are
people just like us. God calls us to respect all people, especially women. We should also respect
women because God respects women. We are all made in the image of God; so we are all equal.
The way you speak to women is the first sign of respect. This means you need to treat the things
that she says as important, and not belittle them. Avoid insults, making fun of her, or dismissing
what she has to say. Instead, consider it important and take an interest in learning something new
from her.
2. Covid-19 Pandemic
We all know that Covid-19 Pandemic was the most dangerous challenges this world has faced in
our lifetime. It is above all a human crisis with severe health and socio-economic consequences.
The coronavirus disease 2019 (COVID-19) is profoundly affecting life around the globe.
Isolation, contact restrictions and economic shutdown impose a complete change to the
psychosocial environment in affected countries. These measures have the potential to threaten
the mental health of children and adolescents significantly. Even though the current crisis can
bring with it opportunities for personal growth and family cohesion, disadvantages may
outweigh these benefits. Anxiety, lack of peer contact and reduced opportunities for stress
regulation are main concerns. Another main threat is an increased risk for parental mental illness,
domestic violence and child maltreatment. Especially for children and adolescents with special
needs or disadvantages, such as disabilities, trauma experiences, already existing mental health
problems, migrant background and low socioeconomic status, this may be a particularly
challenging time. To be honest my father loss his job due to pandemic it was really hard to
accept because we always question what will happen to my family? For our everyday expenses?
For our everyday foods? For our everyday needs? I always pray that hoping one day my father
get back to his job and God answered our prayer. We all know that it is not very easy for us
when pandemic came. Not only others who lost their jobs but also to us students who
encountered difficulties in our online distance learning because not all of us has ability to
provide some gadgets that we need to use in online learning. Not all parents can’t afford to buy
due to lack of income or lack of poverty. Since the pandemic was announced, at the community
level, there has been disruption of, or more limited access to basic services, such as kindergarten,
schools, and routine medical care. Several countries have seen a re-organization of hospital
services, with provisional care (including re-assigning doctors and nurses not usually involved in
critical care). There have been closures, partial closures or reduced services of inpatient and day-
care facilities, with outpatient contacts reduced in some places to emergency cases only. Some
hospitals have been unable to accept new inpatients due to the risk of infection. Questions have
arisen on how to deal with the risk of infected patients in closed units infecting staff and other
patients. There have been concerns for the possible future lack of adequate resources for mental
health services as most resources are directed towards ICU and somatic care [1]. Importantly,
even the activity of child protection services and currently existing programs of support or
supervision by youth welfare agencies have been disrupted or interrupted. The lack of access to
these basic services can be particularly harmful for vulnerable children and/or families.
3.Poverty (EDUCATION)
Education along with food, shelter, and clothes has become a fundamental human need. The
majority of poor families’ children do not receive an education because they are poverty stricken.
As a result, the impact of poverty on education is a crucial essay topic for both academic and
competitive exams. One of the main areas where family money has a big impact is educational
outcomes. Compared to their counterparts who come from more privileged families, students
from poor families enter school late. The majority of low-income households don’t understand
the value of education and put their kids to daily chores instead of sending them to schools.
Some of them make an effort to enroll their kids in school, but they are unable to pay for a good
education. Because most of them seem to be illiterate, they are also unable to assist their kids
with their education. Even though it is a basic human right, many children from underprivileged
and deprived backgrounds nevertheless dream of going to school. Historically, many people and
communities have been denied access to education. The government now offers free education to
all children between the ages of 6 and 14 and promotes school attendance. This endeavor also
results in a rise in enrollment, but everyone is aware of the government school’s high standard of
instruction. Most students from low-income families who have taken advantage of these free
educational opportunities have since stopped their studies since they are no longer able to pay
their tuition and other related costs. Some people stop studying after finishing their 10th or 12th-
grade exams because the costs of higher education are so high that low-income families cannot
afford it.. The government should prioritize education for the poor because it serves as a catalyst
for societal growth on all fronts, that are, economic, social, cultural, and technological.
4. Population Growth
(June 2003) Fast-paced population growth and rampant urbanization represent some of the major
population concerns in the Philippines, a country of 80 million people where the average number
of children born to a woman is close to four and where a sizeable 37 percent of the population is
under age 15. The Philippines is also among the world’s fastest urbanizing countries, and
overcrowded cities present their own challenges. With some 47 percent of the population living
in urban areas, compared with 31 percent in Thailand and 16 percent in Cambodia, the country
has more than 200 urban areas that have populations of more than 50,000, notes the country’s
Commission on Population (POPCOM). By World Bank estimates, these urban centers could
expand to some 600 by 2020, largely because high levels of rural poverty are pushing people into
the cities.The concentration of economic development in relatively few urban areas and rapid
population growth throughout the country are other factors contributing to urban sprawl.
Compared with other countries in the region, the Philippines is experiencing rapid population
growth. The rate of natural increase — the birth rate minus the death rate — is 2.2 percent,
compared with 0.8 percent in Thailand and Singapore and 1.9 percent in Malaysia. In addition to
fleeing to urban commercial centers, many people leave the country for work. An average of
2,500 Filipinos leave the country every day for work abroad, and the Philippines is second only
to Mexico as an exporter of labor. An estimated 10 percent of the country’s population, or nearly
8 million people, are overseas Filipino workers distributed in 182 countries, according to
POPCOM. That is in addition to the estimated 3 million migrants who work illegally abroad.
According to official statistics of the Philippine Overseas Employment Administration, Filipino
workers abroad sent home US$6.8 billion in 1999 alone. A large proportion of these remittances
come from women who are the majority of overseas Filipino workers
5. Climate Change
Climate change is happening now. Evidences being seen support the fact that the change cannot
simply be explained by natural variation. The most recent scientific assessments have confirmed
that this warming of the climate system since the mid-20th century is most likely to be due to
human activities; and thus, is due to the observed increase in greenhouse gas concentrations from
human activities, such as the burning of fossil fuels and land use change. Current warming has
increasingly posed quite considerable challenges to man and the environment, and will continue
to do so in the future. Presently, some autonomous adaptation is taking place, but we need to
consider a more pro-active adaptation planning in order to ensure sustainable development. The
climate change scenarios outputs (projections) are an important step forward in improving our
understanding of our complex climate, particularly in the future. These show how our local
climate could change dramatically should the global community fail to act towards effectively
reducing greenhouse gas emissions. The Philippines is highly vulnerable to the impacts of
climate change, including sea level rise, increased frequency of extreme weather events, rising
temperatures, and extreme rainfall. This is due to its high exposure to natural hazards (cyclones,
landslides, floods, droughts), dependence on climate-sensitive natural resources, and vast
coastlines where all of its major cities and the majority of the population reside. A rich yet
increasingly depleted natural and marine resources base supports livelihoods through fisheries,
agriculture, forestry, energy, mining, and tourism and provides critical ecosystem services such
as shoreline protection, flood control, soil stability, and habitats for biodiversity. In the
Philippines more than half of greenhouse gas emissions come from the energy sector, followed
by agriculture, industrial processes, waste, and land-use change and forestry