I WILL put on ice the article “Bosses in the DepEd mafia (part six)” to pave way for these not so important writings relative to the Covid-19 pandemic. Just to make it clear, however, these writings must be taken, as something laced with good intentions of reducing the pandemic’s ill effects. So, consider these facts from someone else’s observations.
One medium-sized alcohol disinfectants and leaflets containing information on Covid-19 were given to each public-school classroom around the city before the mayor ordered the class suspensions. Noteworthy, the population of each classroom numbers to about 50. Accordingly, will that pint-sized alcohol be sufficient? And at one time I observed some students taking the alcohol not to disinfect their hand but to squirt it around the forehead or eyes of their classmates.
Knowing that I may be charged with child abuse if ever I scold them, I just said: After you do that, please utter the words: “Requiescat in pace” (rest in peace). Will my act be considered as a positive discipline?
With regards to the leaflets as information-dissemination, the acronym “STOPNCOV” is not appealing because of the lengthy definitions. Like, say for the letter “O” which says, “One’s health is important, maintain a healthy lifestyle and a clean environment.” These words were repetitious in their Science or Health subjects and mentioning or lecturing it again doesn’t do any good. So, what I did is for them to create verb words from the acronym “STOPNCOV” which suggests how to prevent the spread of the disease. Here is one sensible answer: Spiting, Trashing, Outing, Presuming, Nearing, Clinching, Overcrowding, and Visiting.
Other interesting and funny answers from the question, why do you need to worry about that disease are the following: “Taong grasa” (homeless beggar) should die first because of hygiene, with the secret ingredients of the “momma” (betel nut) the virus will not survive, the senior citizens should die first before Eduard Folayang, Kevin Belingon, Joshua Pacio, and other Cordilleran martial artists, there is panic buying only when it comes to the 2 x 2 alcohol.
But the one thing that giggles public school teachers is this taught: Principal “Dora the explorer,” her sister superintendent Sora together with their administrator pets are being wanted for quarantine, because of their dedications as seminarians. Their frequent explorations outside the school are good mediums of transmission. So, any outbreak of the disease is not the result of overcrowded classrooms and suspending classes was already late. Viruses stronger than the Covid-19 are a long time lingering in public schools.
And talking about the postponement of Caraa, some quarters are moving heaven and earth for the resumption. Imagine the millions of kickbacks in any format being put to waste. Poor athletes, they need to pay the unused uniforms.