NSCI 125 - 5A: SIBOLINAO, John Benedict E

SIBOLINAO, John Benedict E.
NSCI 125 – 5A
THE CONTEMPORARY WORLD (ASSESSMENT TASK)
INSTRUCTIONS:
Hi guys! We had learned so much about the contemporary world. It’s now time for
you to apply the concepts you’ve learned in our current global issue which is the
widespread of COVID-19 throughout the world.
In this assessment task, your knowledge will be measured on how you will relate
what you had learned by analyzing the editorial cartoon. You could use your
Contemporary World book or sources that are credible from the Internet to support
your answer.
1. Analyze the editorial cartoon.
2. Create an essay about the editorial cartoon.
3. The total length of your words should not be more than 50 sentences in each editorial
cartoon.
In times of crisis, misinformation abounds. Covid-19 can be cured by ingesting fish-tank

cleaning products. Coronavirus was developed in Chinese (or American, or French) labs. The
list could go on if I may. Does all this fake news mean that people are hopelessly gullible,
their anxiety making them receptive to the most blatant baloney? Hardly. In many cases,
people actually share fake news for fun or use it for their political gain (just ask Mocha Uson
the queen of fake news herself). In times of crisis, it's better to be able to spot fake news. A
reliable cue is the source: if you are having second doubts on the credibility of the source, just
google it. Better to trust news media outlets than some bloggers who support the
administration. “Solusyong medikal, hinidi militar”. I don’t understand why a lot of people think
we want healthcare workers to literally replace the military manning the checkpoints. Instead
of arming military men with PPEs and thermal scanners, we are met with thousands of
policemen and soldiers armed with rifles. This makes them more susceptible to catching the
virus. Moreso, many are unaware of what their protocol is if ever they encounter an individual
suspected of being infected, and are unaccompanied by barangay healthcare workers. We
need information, not force. We need medical and financial support, not guns. Enforcement of
a “lockdown” must go hand in hand with the necessary health and economic measures.
Otherwise, it’s just another disaster waiting to happen. The call for “solusyong medika, hindi
militar” is a call for informed rule. We need a clear and comprehensive nationwide information
drive to explain how to protect one’s self and others who are more vulnerable at a time like
this, and to alleviate mass panic and hoarding of supplies. We need more scientists and
health professionals in charge, instead of an incompetent politician whose knee-jerk reaction
to a public health crisis is to call on his troops and threaten with arrest those who don’t
comply. We need a leader who acts like one – who doesn’t act based on his own personal
interests; who has concrete plans backed by science and data; and who recognizes and gives
credit to the real heroes of this story, instead of feeding the egos of his best friend and his
master. As coronavirus spreads across the globe, states grapple to find the ideal strategy for
coping with the global pandemic. With the warnings in place as early as December of2019,
the US has been lenient in its policies in preparing and combating the virus. As of the
moment, the US now has the most cases of Covid-19 in the world. This is somewhat similar
to the situation in the Philippines. Warnings have been around since the start of the year but
the government chose to downplay it repeatedly. Worse, the president even said “P— inang
idioto na corona ito. Hinahanap ko gusto ko sampalin ang g@go”. Shows how downplaying a
serious issue proves to be costly in the long run.
Just recently, it’s been confirmed that the world has undergone a recession. This will
be the constant theme of the whole crisis; money vs health. As the crisis seems to drag on,
the global economy is suffering. But during this troubling time, what is more important are
lives, not money. We can make money again but life, once you lose it, it's gone forever. So
between life and money, we should choose life. Right now, the government should be sure
that if and when we’re going to lift it on April 15, we have already flattened the curve. If not,
there’s no harm in extending the quarantine period. The Philippines is still grappling with the
health crisis.
In any crisis, it is always the poor that are most severely affected. The farmers. The
contractual workers. The jeepney drivers. Those who can’t work from home. Those who
don’t even have homes. Those who only have enough money to get through the day, not
for stocking up on food and medical supplies. Those who can’t afford to self-quarantine or
be admitted into a hospital and risk leaving their families to starve. Those who don’t even
have the means to go to the nearest hospital or health center. What we need are food,
clean water, shelter, and other services for those displaced by the “community
quarantine.” We need a reliable water supply. We need the prices of basic commodities
to be frozen. We need subsidies for the workers who have now been deprived of their
only source of income.

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THE CONTEMPORARY WORLD (ASSESSMENT TASK)

1. Analyze the editorial cartoon.

2. Create an essay about the editorial cartoon.

In times of crisis, misinformation abounds. Covid-19 can be cured by ingesting fish-tank

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