2nd Assignment

Name: S. Ma. Elisabeth Ngewi, RVM

Personal Reflection on Legal Foundation of Value and the effect of
Pandemic.

As what discussed by group two on foundation of value there are

some foundation of values. First, is the DO 41, S. 2003 – To ensure the
effective implementation of Values Education in the Basic Education
Curriculum of the department. Where teachers should provide assistance
to the subject area teachers in integrating values development in their
lessons. Before we teach them Value as a teacher I should have the
proper sense of values, awareness of my inner worth, and outmost
respect for the person of the other. The government its self-put value on
the first level of Education formally or legally, which need to be fallowed
and implement it effectively. In the Value Education there are four program
namely Maka-Diyos-value of faith or beliefs while respecting others belief
also, Makakatao-build and exercise value of love and caring in spite of
different cultures. Makakalikasan-build a sympathy and caring toward
nature, used the resources wisely. Makabayan-build a love towards
neighbor and last is Makabansa - build a value of nationalism, patriotism,
love for the country. I am pretty sure that we will all grow towards the
common good. Another legal foundation is from Philippine Constitution of
1987 VISION- “A just and humane society,” which calls for a shared
culture and commonly held values such as “truth, justice, freedom, love,
equality, and peace.” As fellow citizenship of this country I need to live out
this common value that will promote peace within our country. I do found
some legal foundation of values is the Article XIV, Section 8 of the 1935
Philippine Constitution asserts the first official state policy on values
education, and provides that all educational institutions shall aim to
develop moral character, personal discipline, civic conscience and
vocational efficiency, and teach the duties of citizenship, which for me are
almost the same goal with the two document that I mentioned.
This pandemic has affected me in some dimension both positive
and negative. Why I said positive and negative it’s because I see this
pandemic happen for a reason. Yes I do experience some desolation
experiences, especially when I saw millions of people including my own
sisters died just one after the other. I was afraid that I might be the next
since is already started within our community. My value of faith as a
person was really being challenged. With this feeling of fear and
uncertainty, then I learn to hang on in God day by day. I realize that I can’t
control life so what I can did at that time is to live fully where I am at the
moment, doing the good thing with hope that He will banish this pandemic
one day. As a person who has a value of freedom to live and a life, I was
being challenge to be ready to lose this freedom. After long battle with this
feeling, I then realize that whether I like or not I will die sooner or letter. So
just be ready! One consolation that I found is that on Roman 14, verse 8; If
we live, we live for the Lord; and if we die, we die for the Lord. So, whether
we live or die, we belong to the Lord.
Second dimension is physical, this pandemic most especially this
various teach me to value myself. People and myself are trying to take
care of our health at this time. Even body needs attention from me. It’s
time for me also to give priority to my body. Myself as well as body is a gift
from God that I need to take care of it. People don’t think how much they
spent money to save life. What is important is the person. The scientists,
and doctors are trying their best to find cure for this virus to save others
life. When someone we love and treasure most is no longer presence then
we realize that nothing can replace them even wealth. This pandemic also
has made more careful and protective. There are many more dimension
that affect me, but I only focus on the two things as what I expressed.