HEALTH REPORT: CYBER BULLYING

Made by: Group 2 Grade & Section: 9-G

- Lee, Struen Jin T.

- Panjwani, Zishan S.
- Won, Youngbeen
- Lee, Hannah Kim

Have you ever heard of the term Cyber bullying? Were you ever a victim of cyber
bullying? But before we go deeper into the topic let’s first identify, what really is cyber
bullying. Just as the use of technology itself has evolved, so has the ability to bully.
Bullying, once restricted to the school or neighborhood, has now moved into the online
world. Bullying through electronic means is referred to as “cyber bullying.” Today, a kid
or teen’s desire to connect with friends has not changed, but the options for doing so
have grown tremendously. Children are not only asking for their own tablets, gaming
devices, and mobile phones at a younger age, they also want access to popular social
media sites, and the ability to engage in online games and share information. Just as
young people used to spend unmonitored time playing with friends in the neighborhood,
outside the periphery of adults, they are now engaging with each other in the cyber
world, “talking” with each other, “talking” to each other, and “talking” about each other,
often without adult or parental monitoring. While technology allows young people to
connect in meaningful ways, such as the opportunity to share ideas, photos, videos, and
more, the unsupervised nature of the cyber world demands the need for guidance,
guidelines, and social responsibility. Now, you may be wondering what happens to the
victims after being bullied through the internet. According to studies victims may
experience lower self-esteem, increased suicidal ideation, and a variety of negative
emotional responses, including being scared, frustrated, angry, and depressed.

Here in the Philippines, how many do you think are being cyber bullied? According to
DepEd (department of Education) they estimate about 20% of the population are being
cyber bullied. Mostly are students but even adults are now also being cyber bullied.
Filipino students usually lose their confidence after these incidents. However due to the
high number of Filipino citizens getting cyber bullied, the Philippine government has
made a number of laws to protect the Filipino citizens from cyber bullying. Here are
some of the laws the Philippine government has been implementing about cyber
bullying. Like the Revised Penal Code and the Cybercrime Prevention Act, The Civil
Code on Damages, The Labour Code on Just Causes for Termination and The Anti-
Bullying Act of 2013. There are many laws that protect the people from cyber bullying
however here are just some of the important ones. It is nice to see that the Philippine
government is making a move in order to control the increase of more cyber bullying
victims. In conclusion we hope that cyber bullying victims not only in the
Philippines but also around the world will decrease. In result this will help lessen
the suicidal counts and people with depression. And to the cyber bullies we hope
that they may realize their mistakes. And as Dave Willis says, “Show respect even to
those people who don’t deserve it; not as the reflection of their character, but as a
reflection of yours.”