A Life in a

Pandemic
Table of Contents
XIII........Intoduction
1..............Impact of Pandemic
3..............Life During Pandemic
5..............Importance of Family
Trees
7..............Virus Who Spread Love
and Attention
9..............My Signifact Moment
in The Midst of Pandemic
11...........Lesson Learned
13...........The Pandemic and How I
Took It
15...........The Pandemic Changed
Me
17...........My Personal Experience
in Pandemic
19...........Pandemic
21…... Pandeya kalang, Pinoy
kami!
 Introduction
A Life in a Pandemic is a book As we may know well, the
where different authors from pandemic has given us ups and
different walks of life, tell their downs and has tested our wits
experiences within the time span and survival skills. May these
of the pandemic. These authors significant moments be relatable
share with you the significant to you in a any sort of way.
things they have experienced Thus I bid the reader farewell..
during the pandemic, they are
either happy nor sad experiences,
they can also be related to what
you have experienced during
these trying times.
XIII
 Impact of Pandemic
by Tuazon
This Pandemic is start in the year 2021 this pandemic is
much made of us Many lost their jobs and families lost
their lives because of covid virus from China the impact
of the pandemic to me and on my family, our business
has been lost and to restore we need to borrow money
from some relatives because at that time we had no
money saved or hidden We don't expect the covid to be
there that will make it difficult for everyone to. And I'm
grateful because even though we've got to get up. And
the school because of covid we need to go to online
learning Numerous difficulties have arisen as a result of
the actual closing of schools during the lockdown. It has
elicited a variety of reactions, from early ones that were
characterized by gratitude for our teachers and the job
they perform to more recent ones that have been
characterized by a language of criticism and annoyance
that teachers and schools are either doing too much or
not doing enough. Fortunately, students can now
continue their education in digital settings thanks to
portable gadgets that can access the Internet.
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Digital learning transcends the physical confines of
traditional classrooms, enabling students to follow the
curriculum set forth by educational institutions and
instructors using their preferred learning techniques and
at their convenient times and locations. As for my
transportation covid is have a super impact on me
because one jeep is occupied by 10 people only Unlike
before, 20 people can ride in one jeep and they have
plastic cover barriers to maintain social distancing one
jeep is a sign to wear masks always. for me, it's also
good that their policy is like that so that people can be
safe during the pandemic now it's normal and I'm happy
because now we have face-to-face classes it's not like
before it was only online and now my transportation is
going to normal again like before.
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 Life During Pandemic
by Peña
We are all aware of the way the pandemic impacts both
the global economy as well as how individuals interact
with one another in society. The pandemic certainly
brought problems for everyone, modifying their way of
life, jobs, educational opportunities, and social
interactions. Everything was initially hard to adapt to
the online classes as well as the lockdown in the
Philippines for a variety of reasons, but at the end of
each day's online session, I can tell that I'm finally
comfortable with online learning. Unquestionably, it
was as a result of my professors' efforts. Teachers
should be acknowledged for their work and dedication.
Every individual has been affected by the global
pandemic towards the point where we have been forced
to adapt our way of life as a result. The country issued a
state of emergency, many stores were closed, as well as
the government advised all of us to stay at home,
making it very difficult for myself to adapt to the
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Due to the pandemic, my siblings who live abroad are
unable to return and have stopped working as a result,
my family and I have struggled and have been without
a source of money. God hasn't abandoned us, though.
I'm thankful that we know how to utilize agriculture
wisely only because it provides us all with necessities
like food, and I'm thankful for that.
I realized that socialization and interpersonal
interaction matter more to each of our lifestyles than
I'd ever imagined. I’m happy to have a loving, caring
partner, kind neighbors, friends, and family. The
distance and the absence of teamwork both lowered
my energy. The idea of tomorrow is relieving my
misery, due to vaccinations. I hope that everything will
return to normal in our nation and around the world,
and that no new viruses will emerge. And hopefully,
we all learned to struggles that we experience during
the pandemic.
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 The Importance of Family Trees
by: Quizon
The most important experience in the current pandemic
is In the middle of the pandemic, my family and I
stayed at home. It's hard to believe that COVID-19 has
affected so many people and we have to be more
careful. It's very sad but we have to follow the
instructions given by the municipality. On the other
hand, I'm happy because I can always be with my
family every day that passes, our bond becomes
stronger as a happy whole family and we get to know
each other better because before there was always no
one at home especially since they have work and face
to face class even before the pandemic. But we have to
be responsible and productive at the same time. For
example, if we want to have enough time for our
family members to have indoor activities such as
cooking food, washing dishes, preparing food,
watching television, and watching movies together we
can realize so many things.
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One day I didn't expect my dog ​gave birth I didn't
expect I was so happy that day I witnessed the birth of
my pet. that's why every day that passes I'm just at
home taking care of my dogs, with my family, and most
of all even though my parents are struggling especially
with our daily food and school expenses. I never saw
them complain, they didn't give up even though life
was difficult during the pandemic. To conclude, if we
take a closer look at this pandemic, we will learn a lot.
You must learn more about yourself and your family to
maintain healthy communication. To be grateful and
appreciate your life, family, home, and yourself, you
have to always be thankful for what you have because
not everyone gets it. So, I felt mixed emotions during
the pandemic, and the things I experienced changed a
lot because of the pandemic. Generally, this is the most
important experience in the current pandemic though
it's very cliche, The family we formed during the
pandemic is important to me, the closer we became to
each other.
 Virus who Spread Love and Attention
by Pangan
2019, when news announced the virus who started in
Wuhan, China the CORANA VIRUS also known as
COVID-19. Panic and fear are the top feeling that I felt
when things got more serious first I thought that this
virus thing is not that serious as it goes. Then they
declare quarantine in the whole country I felt fear of
our lives that day. After that all establishment were
closed by the government. When the quarantine started,
our family are stress about it because we think a lot of
things like where we gonna get money to pay bills if all
the work are suspended. But then as the quarantine goes
by I felt something positive about it, like we spend time
to each other than before. As an introvert, sometimes
even when I’m with my family I felt shy and
uncomfortable but when pandemic arrived I felt that we
can share problems to each other I felt more and more
attention than before.
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Some things that change is when before pandemic we
can’t talk to each other because my mom and dad have
work to do my sibling are busy in college too, my
younger sister is busy to have social life with her
friends that’s why when I’m home I felt lonely back
then but now a lot of things change and I like it. We can
express our feelings to each other. I felt bad right now
because I’m thankful that pandemic arrived in our lives.
Because this virus caused love in our family, it spread
attention, and one of the most important thing we are
back on serving God. I’m happy that we are actually
family now, I felt them, and the most important I don’t
feel lonely and I’m blessed. Hope a lot of us have a
positive feedback about this challenge that came to our
lives may all the family spread love and attention to
each other.
 My Significant Moment int
The Midst of Pandemic
by Laquian
The most significant thing that happened in my life
during the peak of our country's pandemic was that I
became more aware of the foods I eat on a daily basis. I
was one of those young people who ate anything, even if
it wasn't good for my health and even if it was bad for
me, I ate it. I had no idea that the foods I was eating
were making my health worse. I was 15 years old when
I began to experience symptoms that a normal teenager
should not experience, such as shortness of breath. My
weight has also risen in comparison to what a 5'1" 15-
year-old should weigh. Even though I don't do much
work, I easily get out of breath and tired. This is due to
the foods that are harmful to my health; I used to eat
junk foods and street foods frequently, and I am not
doing any exercise before however when the Corona
virus entered our country, I realized that I have a high
risk of getting sick because my body is weak. So, when
the government declared a lockdown in our country,
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I used that time to practice being healthy, researching
methods and what to eat, such as healthy foods, and
consulting with a health specialist. I didn't squander
the times when the country was under lock down in
order to begin living a healthy life. I gradually avoid
foods that are bad for my health, as well as activities
that are bad for my physical and mental health. I
exercised in our backyard because I couldn't go
outside because of the lockdown, and I started eating
healthy foods like fruits and vegetables. I read articles
that can help me. I will never forget how our country's
lockdown helped me stay healthy. I can consider it
significant because I did not waste that opportunity to
be healthy. So I can say that my body is healthier now
than it was before. My breathing is normal now, and I
don't get tired easily. I've learned how to balance
between the foods I eat and the tasks I need to
complete for myself.
 Lesson Learned
by Gutierrez
Amidst of the pandemic, we were playing basketball
happily with my friends and neighbors even though we
know that it’s prohibited because of the COVID-19
Virus. It was the first outbreak of the virus. It is widely
disseminating, therefore police officers, guards, and
barangay officers closely patrolled the community to
check on the residents and see if they were indeed taking
the necessary precautions. If not, consequences will be
applied. Which is what happened to us. While in the
middle of the game, someone in our village saw us and
immediately reported us to the officers. We were
abruptly approached by guards and police officers and
forced us to ride the Police mobile. They took us to the
Police Station and they gave us a punishment. We were
told to do push ups in the midst of the hot weather and
many other punishment. They disciplined and taught us
a lesson there, which I am carrying up to this day.
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Our guardians were then contacted to let them
know what we were doing and to arrange for them
to pick us up at the police station. When I got
home, I was scolded by my parents because they
did not know that I was outside playing basketball.
Before that incident happened, I was already being
told to stay at home because it’s dangerous and
there are so many guards that keeping an eye to
the residents in our village. That’s the most
significant experience that I have during the
pandemic because I wasn’t just simply fetch by
the Police Officers but also, I learned my lesson. If
I could redo that day, I could have just stayed at
home to reduce the spreading of the virus. I could
have just pray to God and spend that time with my
family. But, Past cannot be redo. The most
important thing is, I learned and I believe that life
is about learning.
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 The Pandemic and How I Took It
by Sean Lim
During the current pandemic back in the earlier
months of 2022, right after I had gotten the omicron
variant of COVID-19. Even though the experience was
horrific, it did bring me great memories. I met like
minded people, I saw the different sides of a person.
The people who I met there were once strangers to me,
and now they are friends to me. I maybe the youngest
out of all of them and they are have their own families
as well as their own jobs. It was a pleasant feeling
knowing that there are people in this world that will
approach you when you are at your lowest point, the
point where loneliness approaches you and enroaches
you. But I would like to think that the most pleasant
thing and the most significant thing I had during this
current pandemic was being able to meet the one I
love. After 2 years of no physical contact, anxiety
attacks and meaningless arguments, I was able to meet
the girl I call my girlfriend.
I was able to smile again and be able to feel whole
again, the pressure and the stress the pandemic had
given me had all washed away after being able to just
see her and be able to have her in my embrace once
again. The time I spent on one single day just being
with her, was able to wash away all my problems its
like I felt like I was in paradise. It only took one day
of meeting her and taking her on a date, to take away
all the doubts and stress that I had. I felt at ease to
know that she is here and she will always be the one
who will be beside me throughout all of my choices,
I'm happy to know that she chose me and I chose her.

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 The Pandemic Changed Me
by Pinlac
On the days before March 11, 2020, everything was
normal for me and everybody around the world. I used
to be a senior high school varsity student, I used to
train every single day and go home tired but still
manage to do my activities. When the pandemic was
declared, every single one of us got scared of what is
about to happen to the whole world, everyone needed
to be locked up inside their homes and stay healthy
because of what the virus can do. In my senior high-
school days, I used to be quite thin because I happen to
train a lot but consume small amounts of food, but
today I got heavier because I train lesser than before. In
the current pandemic, it limited me being a student
athlete, I have not been competing like I used to, I have
not been in my past diet like before but I am still great
full because my body is healthier now.
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It is hard being a student athlete who is used to doing
my routines every single day but suddenly got stopped
and my progress before got back to 0. But as the years
past by, the world slowly started to come back from
the struggle that we all fought. In Holy Angel
University, limited face to face classes started, for
athletes training have started again which benefits me
and my other co-athletes. I actually got a recent injury
with my lower back, I already knew way before we
started training again, that I loss my strength as I used
to, but I am a hard headed guy so I deadlifted 200lbs
which used to be light to me before even with using
proper gears but me being dumb, I pushed myself and
got my back hurt badly which led me to go to the
clinic. The pandemic changed me overall, I got cold
and weaker than before but it gave me time to
appreciate my time that is left for me to compete and
leave a legacy which I can be proud off.
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 My Personal Experience In Pandemic
by Dalusung
Before declare the enhance community quarantine I was
on my friend and celebrating her birthday and talking
about our research paper. And when I got at home I read
in social media and watched in television that the
president declared a locked down in Luzon. So that time
I’m so happy because we don’t have a class anymore
but after a months I realize that having a lockdown it’s
not a good for us because our move are limit and also
it’s really hard to find a money. And then after six
months my older cousin back in the Philippine to get a
vacation and I’m the one who always visit his house to
check and bring a food because he need a take a two
weeks in quarantine. After that he’s now available to
visit in our house and he’s always bring me a chocolate
drinks but in another day he’s getting a fever and when
the doctor test if he have a Covid-19 and he’s have it.
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So I quarantine myself because he’s gave me a
chocolate drink before he have a Covid-19 virus. And
that is one of the scariest happened to myself because I
don’t know if I can survive the Covid-19 because I’m
the type of person who don’t like taking a medicine.
The reason why I had a Covid-19 because I drink the
chocolate but If I not drink the chocolate I won’t have a
Covid. So I’m so lucky because it’s take a three months
to feel better and back again mu healthy body and also
all of my family and relatives survive to. But I realize
that God it’s true and God is our savior because even
I’m not totally taking a lot of medicine I survived the
Covid-19 because he always their for us to protect and
guide us.
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 Pandemic
by Layug
In the year 2020, when the COVID-19 pandemic
happened, a lot of people suffered because of the
pandemic, and I am one of those people who were also
affected by the global pandemic. I am Jhune Leanard
Layug, currently a criminology student at Holy Angel
University, I am from a broken family and before I only
relied on my mother for the bills on my education.
When the global pandemic happened on March 30,
2020, my mother was on her way to the Ninoy Aquino
International Airport for her flight to Japan where she
worked for more than 20 years. When she was about to
board the flight, she was stopped by the staffs at the
airport because of the dangers of the pandemic, she was
not able to go back to Japan to work. My mother has her
savings in her bank account, we can still get by for our
daily needs and with her savings, me and my sister can
still attend to school but we chose not to because we
don’t trust online education.
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A lot of months passed because of the pandemic and
one time one of our cousins was sick and she needs to
be taken to the hospital, but they don’t have the money,
they asked for my mother’s help for the bills and
medicines. My mother being the kindhearted person
towards her family, she lent them the money that was
supposed to be used for our education. But the mother
of our cousins used the kindness of our mother, and
they never paid the money that was lent to them. In the
year 2021 I was supposed to attend school with the
money that was lent to them, but we were unfortunate
because it was never given back to us. The pandemic
caused us to be unfortunate because my mother no
longer works on abroad and she only works in the
Philippines as a nurse with only minimal pay. Luckily,
I was able to ask help towards my father for me to be
able to attend school this year 2022.
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 Pandemya kalang, Pinoy
kami!
By De Guzman
The pandemic, January 30, 2020 was the first
pandemic to hit our beloved Philippines. Many trials
and fears have plagued the entire world with the
spread of the disease called the Corona virus that
originated in China. Because it is a deadly disease and
it spreads quickly because it just comes from the air.
what I experienced during the pandemic is something
I will never forget because many people have had a
hard time in this situation, because of the pandemic
many jobs have been lost because it is forbidden to go
out and my whole family is included in the loss of
work. those times were very difficult because we ran
out of money to spare every day. Our support is only
relief foods where the government provides food to
every family. but it is not enough because we have
many people in our residence. However, the pandemic
was not an obstacle because of the strategy of the
people and my family, we overcame it.
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because of the pandemic we had time with each
other. especially the feeling of being together again
at the same table is very happy because no matter
what the pandemic is, we are still fighting these
times. When the pandemic started three months later
it hit me, it was very difficult because I self-
quarantine and I was afraid to go out of my residence
because I have nieces and nephews and my family is
with me. if they are hit, it is certain that we will run
out of money and have a big debt, that's why I
suffered during those times, the disease gradually
killed my resistance, but I never tired of thanking
God because my family and I kept praying that I
would be cured and that's right after 15 days I
survived not only me but also many of my
compatriots survived that disease. because of my
faith my resistance returned to me and I went on with
my life. Today many people have survived and I
continue to fight for our dreams. don't forget to
always thank God and be diligent because diligence
is what will elevate us. 22
 Members:

Kimberly Peña (leader) Jeremy Dalusung

Riabeth Quizon Pamela Pangan
Sean Raymond Lim Sean Pinlac
Paul Gutierrez
Jhune Leandra Layug
Hayatul Ommie John Michael
Laquian
Ryan De Guzman
~All of the member contributed in this output