What makes Filipino Resilient?

“Filipino resilience” is, in fact, a result of necessity. The underprivileged are forced to make do with what they have due to the uncertainty of the future. They put down their grieving and pick themselves up to resume a life they've lived many times before. Surviving months of starvation, disease, and terrible crisis management is being hailed as a sign of perseverance in our country once again. It's no secret that the Filipino people have long taken pride in their ability to resist natural disasters such as earthquakes, volcanic eruptions, and typhoon after typhoon. Why shouldn't they, after all?

Being able to bounce back immediately after a hardship, all the while offering help and warmth to other people, is a feat one should always hope to have. But the story changes when the trait you work hard to build for yourself, and particularly your country, is used as a tool to shroud its downfall.

-Pamela Marquez

Every time, the Filipino nation has to endure, brave the chaos, and stand up the next day. It is from this that we’ve grown to be called a resilient nation. Because we have had to become one.

-Pamela Marquez

We should all work together to achieve what the world truly desires. Living in peace, assisting one another, maintaining a clean, vibrant, green environment, and having a strong connection with someone are all desirable qualities. While it's understandable that people are happy that most of us were able to recover, the notion that just almost half of the country is unemployed is a scenario that could have been worse might indicate that there is a deeper problem that goes beyond the pandemic. Finally, while we are attempting to eliminate the need for resilience, it is still a necessary attribute. Resilience isn't a terrible thing in and of itself. And we won't be able to achieve it until we preserve another value that our country is proud of: unity. As a country, we can only flourish if we decide to work together, man and woman, citizen and citizen, people and government, to achieve our objectives. When we all work together to build a decent system, tackle the country's issues, and ensure that every Filipino has the chance to live a secure life, we will be on our way to achieving the proper kind of resilience.

References:

https://www.google.com/url?sa=i&url=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.rappler.com%2Fvoices%2Fimho%2Fopinion-challenging-narrative-filipino-resiliency&psig=AOvVaw224bDgk0ViAQsPF-uwSoNg&ust=1632991081131000&source=images&cd=vfe&ved=0CAsQjRxqFwoTCKir6IPko_MCFQAAAAAdAAAAABAD

https://philippines.makesense.org/2020/10/07/breaking-the-silence-of-resilience-2/

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