Choose a social issue (i.e.

divorce, corruption/proper distribution of funds, discrimination of the poor

during the lockdown due to COVID19, Rice Tariffication, Law, etc.) happening today and make comments
through the lens of the Social Teachings of the Church. In 6-8 sentences expound the issue and cite at
least one Principle of Social Teachings of the Church. Explain how the social issue contradicts the
teaching and give a practical solution to solve it.

Amidst the enhanced quarantine lockdown in the entire

Luzon, there are many ordinary people who easily got arrested
just because they didn’t follow the rules that have been
implemented. There’s a viral post of a concerned citizen where an
elderly woman from Bulacan who cried after she knew that only
those who have their “food stab” will only be the ones who can
receive some goods and also a disabled old man who didn’t get a
chance to receive a “food stab” because he is old.
From my standpoint, this social issue where the number of
injustice arrests of other people and unfair treatment of the
government to people who aren’t privileged enough like them
contradicts the option for the poor and the vulnerable of the
social teachings of the church. In crucial times like this, poor and
old people are discriminated just like on how they easily arrested
the drivers and some people who just want to earn money
because that’s their only source of income versus on like what
they did to Koko Pimentel’s carelessness. Reading and seeing
posts about those senators and their whole family who doesn’t
have any symptoms got tested for COVID-19 makes me sick
because many people have the symptoms of COVID-19 that didn’t
have the chance to get tested first which results into more
exposure of the virus to other people. The way of other officials is
not prioritizing the poor and vulnerable ones, like the mayor of
Quezon City, where she only gave plenty of relief goods to those
who have luxurious houses and cars while she only gave a food
for just like a one person can only eat and a piece of soap.
Throughout the enhanced community quarantine there are so
many bias and injustice treatment of government officials to the
poor and vulnerable and it made all the people to criticize what
type of administration do we have. My practical solution with this
problem would be trying to suggest what our barangay captain or
our SK chairman can do for them to give relief goods to everyone
especially those who don’t have any source of income and
another family member to rely on and suggest my solution with
my other friends for them to have a chance to reach out their
barangay officials.