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ENGLISH 9
WEEK 5 - FOURTH QUARTER

Learning Competency
React to lay value judgment on critical issues that demand sound analysis and call
for prompt actions.
Objectives
• To take a stand on critical issues brought up
• To show respect for one‘s opinion and ideas

Let’s Understand
Digging For Details: Conducting a panel discussion in the new normal is something
that you as a student must practice. Thus, the guidelines that will help you are
provided below.

Guidelines for Conducting a Panel Discussion

A panel discussion is designed to provide an opportunity for a group to hear several people
knowledgeable about a specific issue or topic present information and discuss personal views.
A panel discussion may help the audience further clarify and evaluate their positions regarding
specific issues or topics being discussed and increase their understanding of the positions of
others.
How to Proceed
1. Identify, or help participants identify, an issue or topic that involves an important conflict in
values and/or interests. The issue or topic may be set forth as a topical question, a
hypothetical incident, a student experience, an actual case, etc.
2. Select panelists who are well informed about and have specific points of view regarding the
issue or topic. A panel discussion that includes three to five panelists is usually most
workable. Select a leader or moderator.
3. Indicate to panelists the objectives the panel discussion is designed to promote and allow-time
for panel members to prepare for the discussion. In some situations, ten or fifteen minutes
may be sufficient time for preparation while in other situations, panel members may need to
prepare several weeks in advance of the scheduled discussion.
4. Decide upon the format the panel discussion will follow. Various formats are appropriate. The
following procedures have been used effectively:
a. The leader or moderator introduces the topic and the panelists present their views and
opinions regarding the issue or topic for a set amount of time.
b. The panelists discuss the issue or topic with each other by asking questions or reacting to
the views and opinions of other panel members. A specific amount of time should be
established.
c. The leader or moderator closes the discussion and provides a summary of panel
presentations and discussions.
d. The leader or moderator calls for a forum period during which the members of the class
may participate by addressing questions to various panel members or by voicing their
views and opinions. The forum period should be conducted by the panel leader or
moderator.

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Principal Responsibilities of the Instructor

1. Identify, or help participants identify, issues or topics upon which to base a panel discussion.

2. Ensure that all panelists and the moderator are familiar with the procedures for panel
discussion in advance of the discussion itself so that they will be able to fulfill the responsibilities
of their roles.

3. Assist panelists and participants (when necessary) in preparation for the discussion by
directing them to various source materials, authorities in the field, etc.

4. Help participants understand the need for fair procedures in discussing an issue or topic, e.g.,
the freedom to discuss an issue, the obligation to listen to other points of view, the need for
orderly, courteous discussion, etc.

Let’s Apply
Directions: Study the ads below and then decide whether you will be in favor or against
a particular issue being raised. Answer the questions that follow.

Let’s Analyze
Relating the Truth:

1. Watch the documentary about our country’s stand on the latest bill signed
by President Duterte on Anti-terrorism Bill or read the article below regarding
this issue.
Note: Use this link to watch the documentary:
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=u-rbWj6KQ-M

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Why Rights Groups Worry About The Philippines' New Anti-Terrorism Law
Petitions have piled up at the Philippines' Supreme Court to overturn a new anti-terrorism law
championed by President Rodrigo Duterte, which could jail suspects without charge for weeks.
The government says it needs the legislation to combat insurgencies and that it safeguards
freedoms. The Philippine Foreign Affairs Department even sent a letter to U.S. Congress members
to allay concerns over the law, saying, "The Philippines remains committed to the protection of civil
and political liberties as well as human rights."
But human rights groups warn that the hard-line Duterte administration could use the
legislation to prosecute political opponents. The Philippine Catholic Church went so far as to
compare the legislation to China's new national security law imposed on Hong Kong.
The law took effect Saturday at a time when the authorities are battling the coronavirus and
arresting those caught breaching the lockdown. It follows widespread condemnation of the Duterte
administration for harsh tactics against drug suspects and government critics, as well as for
undercutting civil liberties such as a free press, according to human rights advocates.
Here are some key takeaways from the debate around the Philippines' AntiTerrorism Act of
2020.
The law greatly expands the definition of terrorism
It includes such broad offenses as "engaging in acts intended to endanger a person's life,"
intended to "damage public property" or "interfere with critical infrastructure," where the purpose is
to intimidate the government.
"It chills freedom of expression. It chills free speech. It chills freedom of the press. It chills
freedom of association," says Neri Colmenares, a leading human rights lawyer who is petitioning
the Supreme Court.
The law does state, however, that it is not intended to punish advocacy, protest, dissent,
industrial action, and strikes, so long as they don't create "a serious risk to public safety."
The Philippines' legislation undeniably diminishes due process protections, but it does not
widely diverge from what other countries in the region do.
Under the law, a terrorism suspect could be detained for 14 days without charge, a period that
can be extended to 24 days. Human rights attorneys say that violates a constitutional provision that
a person must be charged within three days of detention.
Esperon, the national security adviser, says it's not possible to build a terrorism case in 72
hours. "We need time to address criminals like terrorists, especially when they're good at covering
their tracks," he says.
He says the government needs strong laws to prosecute militants aligned with the Islamic
State and a decades-old communist insurgency.
Around the world, advocates argue, terrorism suspects held for an extended time without a
charge could be subject to abuse or even torture.
Esperon says the Philippines' detention period is "one of the most limited" in the region, putting
it on par with Australia and well below Singapore's two-year-long period of warrantless arrest for
terrorism suspects.
The new law, however, includes a possible punishment of life imprisonment without parole,
which rights advocates say leaves no chance for rehabilitation. The law also allows wiretaps and
lengthy surveillance, which raises privacy concerns, according to rights activists.

2. Directions: Accomplish the needed information below based on the

documentary/article.

THE ISSUE THE THE PROBLEM THE PROPOSED

SPEAKER’S SOLUTION
STAND

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Let’s Try (Evaluation)

Critiquing One’s Style: Directions: Write Yes if the following statement shows the strong
points of the issue and No if not.

1. It could jail suspects without charge for weeks.

2.The law does not disapprove of Duterte’s administration for harsh tactics against drug
suspects and government critics.
3.It needs the lawmaking body to combat rebellions against the government.
4.It chills freedom of expression, freedom of speech, freedom of the press, and
freedom of association.
5.It uses the lawmaking body to prosecute political opponents.

Let’s Create
Your final task.

Integrative Performance Task (ENGLISH, FILIPINO)

Subject Most Essential Learning Competencies (Week 5)
ENGLISH React to lay value judgment on critical issues that demand sound analysis
and call for prompt actions.
Filipino Nagagamit ang mga angkop na ekspresyon sa pagpapahayag ng:
- damdamin
- matibay na paninindigan

Create a short video clip of your stand on “Technology: Pros & Cons”. Justify
your point by showing examples and proofs.

GRASPS
Goal Justify your stand on a particular issue.
Role You are the rapporteur (a person appointed by an organization to report on the
proceedings of its meetings) on a discussion.
Audience Parents, siblings, Subject teacher
Situation Pretend that you are a rapporteur. State your viewpoints in a short clip to
be posted on your Facebook group.
You may ask any of the members of your family to help you accomplish the
video clip. They may serve as your members as well.
Use the following guide questions in your interview:
1. What is your idea on the issue?
2. What are the opinions of the people around you on the issue?
3. What are the ways to resolve this issue?
Product Video Clip of your stand: “Technology: Pros & Cons”

Standard Be guided with the criteria for grading to be sent by your teacher in your group
chat.

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