CoVid 19 and the Rant of Jeng

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I am supposed to work on the last few assignments for Statistics and call it the end of the semester for me since you know Final Exams are supposed to happen on April 25 but then the Enhanced Community Quarantine is being extended to April 30. (Still waiting for announcements on exams!)

But being on Facebook and the Internet exposes you to a lot of things. Plus the discussions with husband does not really help matters. My brain is full of Covid News and Covid Controversies and Conspiracies and I feel that I should write it all down so that I can let it out and finally get back to Statistics.
So CoVid 19 is a pandemic that when left on its own will double every day, and that's a conservative estimate if we use 2^N (2 raise to the power of N). With a greater base, the exponential increase would be overwhelming as shown in Italy and the US' increase in cases.

So THE WHO decided as the procedure to combat the disease is to:

1. LOCKDOWN everything though air travel is still open for some countries and those with vehicles can still get everywhere.
2. SOCIAL DISTANCING (3 feet apart should be practiced. But well, damu japon gapost sa FB na super close ang pamilya. Pero well, wala man guro me virus sa ila.
3. DISINFECT all the time, tapos me ng hoard alcohol. Hmmm, Soap guro dapat gi-hoard, ang alcohol ipadala na to sa Hospital mas needed nila ang fast disinfection. Ikaw kay sa balay ra man ka dapat, panghugas ug kamot or ligo lang gud pirmi. Especially na init ang panahon kay summer na.
   
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4. WEAR FACE MASKS all the time kay indi lang siya gale ma contract from people who showed symptoms. There are people who are asymptomatic, meaning sila ni ang wala gabatyag pero me COVID na gale sila. 
5. The TESTING KIT is now available in the Philippines, and so people with authority had themselves VIP TESTED bypassing those people who are critical in the hospital for reasons nga me upod sila sa isa ka MEETING na me COVID kuno.

Pero in times like these, we see people both in power and outside of power who shows pasaway behaviour and have not done any good for the country the past month that everyone has been quarantined.

There are people na galagaw japon without any protection to themselves and does not seem to care nga dapat gahalong ang tanan karon nga mga panahon. I, myself is guilty since I allow the baby and myself to roam around our block since 7 lang man di kabilog ang mga balay sa palibot namun and wala kami immediate neighbors.

There are people who tested POSITIVE then mapalagyo from the authority kay Hindi nila gusto ang OSPITAL nga dal an sa ila. EXCUSE ME, Limited PO ang Hospitals na Allowed to House COVID PATIENTS kasi nga po we do not want it to SPREAD.

Tapos asta subong wala man japon concrete plans ang atong gobyero panu ni tapna-un ang COVID disease without resorting to extending the LOCKDOWN until the end of the year. Tani mag participate man ang tanan, para ang VIRUS nga ara sa isa ka person ndi na mapasa sa next na person.

TIME is an asset that if WASTED will be never returned to you. TIME spent with FAMILY is WELL and GOOD but doing this only during LOCKDOWN lacks planning in your part. MAKE TIME for your FAMILY biskan busy ta always.

KUNG MA FREE NA ANG ATON PUMs (Person Under Monitoring) and PUIs (Person Under Investigation) after sang ila QUARANTINE days, INDI NA PAGDUGANGI PLEASE ky ginatrace pa to gani ang naka meet and greet sa ila.

AMU NG FOR THE BENEFIT of EVERYBODY nugay lagaw sa mga Lugar nga damu tawo nga gakadto. Kung gusto mu gid ma gwa because some People are JUST EXTROVERTS na indi makapahimuyong kung sa balay sila, PALIHOG PROTECT YOURSELF!

And then there are THE PEOPLE who ROSE to FAME because they did something right like MAYOR VICO SOTTO, and THE PROVINCE OF ILOILO, and those people nga na #hashtag pirmi because ang ila response to the VIRUS has been effective.

SO Kung me nami kamu na IDEAS to HELP, Go as long as you are not endangering yourself.


Tapos na ko rant, thoughts naman!
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In the Philippines, a lot of issues has arisen. But the main point of the government is: we should help stop spread the virus by distancing ourselves from other people and keeping ourselves safe inside the comforts of our HOMES.

Remember, we are a third world country. Our government cannot afford to provide for us for long. Its resources are limited. AND this time, we cannot rely on other nations to provide for us, since everybody else is going through the same calamity / tragedy, whatever you want to call it.

If the government can no longer provide for those who need it the most, the poorest of the poor, that are being blamed because they are poor, what will they do then?

Please do not be insensitive to the welfare of other people. If you can provide for yourself and your family, because you still have online work, you still have salary even if you are staying in the house, you have savings, you have plants in the garden or you can ask from your neighbors, you have food (rice) that will last for months on end. Then yes, you are privileged enough to last long.

But those people, who rely on their everyday income as drivers, manual laborers, peddlers, sidewalk vendors, even farmers and fisherfolks who are banned from going outside their houses. Those who are contractual and do not have permanent incomes that are the ones most affected by this lockdown. Have you given them thoughts?

Then we can see all these negative comments on people (Huya man ta sa 8k na kulang pa sa 1 week), and those members of 4Ps (Gasalig lang sa gobyerno, wala man gabayad tax).

Remember these people do not have Financial Management Background, Budgeting is one of the hardest things to do and we even have difficulties doing it. It would have been better if what they needed was provided and not the money because now that they have money, they will not be able to know how to use/budget it to fit in a month. One computation was it was 47 pesos/meal per person. That's correct if it's a big household. You will not understand this because if you are in Jollibee and decides to buy a Jolly Savers Meal, you will not even think twice that its 50 pesos. They, on the other hand, would, and asked what can they buy with 47 pesos that will feed more than one person. See? Difference?

Also, in 4Ps, it is not true that they are not paying taxes because every one of us is paying E-Vat whenever we buy something. They are not exempted. And if you have problems with 4Ps recipients, Facebook or Twitter is not the right platform, send a message to your DSWD branch since they are the ones responsible for this. Have pity to the Lumads and other indigenous tribe members that are benefiting from this.

Ohkiey, I think I am good to go now.

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Last thoughts.

We are a people under one nation. In these times, fighting over who's better or needs help the most is not the way to go. Just do what you can to help.

1. Stay inside your own house / community , if your community is safe.
2. Remember these people who did good and bad, and VOTE Wisely next Elections.
3. Start planning on how we can live with Covid as the LOCKDOWN is never a good solution for our nation.
4. My friends in Luzon, Visayas, Mindanao and outside the country. Keep your body and mind safe in these times. Boredom is the least of our problems. 
5. Prioritize your Health, Security, and Mental Capacity.

Tapos na gid man siya.

Statistics na ta liwat!
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Daghang salamat sa pagbasa!!!