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Week 9
1. Define what epic is.
2. Discuss the Philippine epic and its influence in Philippine culture.
3. Evaluate the elements as well as the characteristic of epic.

4. Epic and films

5. Popular culture
6. Short story
7. Culture and technology
8. Poem

NOTES: Also see: ​https://www.slideshare.net/sweetkillerose/epic-presentation-52373357?next_slideshow=1

EPIC
What is Epic?
• A long narrative poem telling a heroes deeds.
• A long poem typically derived from ancient oral tradition, narrating the deeds and adventures of heroic or
legendary figures or the history of the nation.
Established epic poems of notable quality and length blossomed. Early historians like Padre Colin,
Joaquin Martinez de Zuniga and Antonio Pigafetta have all attested to the existence of epics.

EPIC IN THE PHILIPPINES

1. PHILIPPINE EPIC
• The Maragtas Chronicles of Panay (Visayan Epic Poetry)
• Darangan (Minadanao)
• Aliguyon (Igorot) • Biag ni Lam- ang (Ilokano) • Ibalon (Bicol Epic Poetry)

The Maragtas Chronicles of Panay (Visayan Epic Poetry)

It attempts to explain the origins of the Filipinos and tells the story of 10 Datus or chieftains from
Borneo that sail across the oceans to escape the cruel reignof the Sultan Makatunaw. Upon Arrival on Panay
Islands, the datus meet a tribe of native called the Aetas. The Aetas eventually sell a piece of their land to the
datus and they live side by side in harmony.

​Darangan (Minadanao)
This is a very much like Greek mythology that tells about the romantic adventure s of noble warriors
from Mindanao. A lot of the story focuses in one warrior- prince who is Bantugan, who owned magic shield and
was protected by divine spirits. It revolved around war and love, much like Homer’s Trojar War but what makes
the Darangan extra special is that it is sung instead of just being sad, it has twenty- five beautiful chapters.

Aliguyon (Igorot)
• The Aliguyon follows the life of the hero after which the story is named, who is gifted with great
powers (he can travel to far places without resting or eating and has never been beaten in battle). He embarks on
a series of fights with his arch- rival Pumbakhayon, the only warrior with skills that match his. The duel lasts 3
years without anyone winning so in orderto end things, Aliguyon decided to marry Pumbakhayon’s sister, thus
unify their tribes.

2. MOCK EPIC is a long, heroic-comical poem that merely imitates features of the classical epic.
The mock epic focuses frequently on the exploits of an antihero whose activities illustrate the shallowness of a
class or group he represents. This style of epic is a satire.

ELEMENTS OF EPIC

• ​Epic Hero​ - Great Stature- Larger than Life; Possesses the character traits most valued by society (i.e.
determination, courage, wit, wisdom)
• ​Heroic Quest​ - Long, Dangerous Journey; Proves Heroism; Wins Honor and Renown; Aids Others
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• ​Valorous Deeds​ - Demonstrate Hero’s Courage, Strength, or Virtue; Make up most of the Action; Battles Evil
Forces; Saves Others
• ​Divine Intervention ​- Hero receives Help: God/Supernatural Force takes interest in Hero’s Quest
• ​Great Events ​- Historical/Mythological events as Backdrop for Epic E.g.: The Iliad, Trojan War

CHARACTERISTIC OF EPIC
• The hero is a figure of great national or international importance.
• The setting is large in scale, sometimes world-wide, or at least of the known world
• The actions involves heroic deeds in battle or a long and arduous journey intrepidly accomplished.
• In these great actions, the immortals and other supernatural beings themselves take an interest and active part.
• An epic poem is a ceremonial performance.
• The poet begins by stating his theme, then invokes the Muses to help him with his undertaking.
• The narration usually begins in the middle point of the action and at a crucial point; the events that happened
before the narrative opening are introduced later on.
• There are catalogues of some of the main characters, introduced to the reader in formal detail.

Week 10:
Objectives
Course topic: Philippine Movies

HISTORY OF PHILIPPINE CINEMA

The youngest of the Philippine arts, film has evolved to become the most popular of all the art forms.
Introduced only in 1897, films have ranged from silent movies to talkies; black and white to color. Outpacing its
predecessors by gaining public acceptance, from one end of the country to the other, its viewers come from all
walks of life. Nationwide, there are more than 1000 movie theaters. Early in the 1980s, it was estimated in
Metro Manila alone, there were around 2.5 million moviegoers. As an art form, it reflects the culture and the
beliefs of the people it caters to and most times, is the one who shapes their consciousness.
Philippine film as discussed in this paper includes films made by Filipino people exhibited in this
country and possibly in other countries from the 1930s to the 1990s. The films may be silent pictures or talkies,
black and white or color. They also include films such as documentaries, animation, experimental or alternative
films and other types of films. This paper has three purposes or objectives. It intends, first of all, to provide a
comprehensible background of the art of film in the Philippines. It provides insights on how the Philippine film
has influenced Philippine culture and vice-versa. This is done by documenting the important events and
important films in the area of film for the past ninety years. Second, it intends to explain the different trends and
styles common in the Philippine film. And finally, it concludes with an analysis on how two important events in
history, namely World War II and Martial Law altered the course of contemporary Philippine film.
However, this is only limited to films only from the particular time period of the 1930s to the 1990s. It
fails to give a picture of how films were like ever since it started in 1897. It is limited to the unavailability and
the lack of materials that discuss thoroughly the history of Philippine film. Film materials for those made during
the pre-WWII years are simply non-existent. Data for this paper was gathered from the essays and reviews
written by the artists and the critics themselves. It goes without saying that the resources were tested to the
limits.

FILM AND ANIMATION AS ART

BRILLANTE MENDOZA - He was the first Filipino to win the Best Director in the 2009 Cannes
International Film Festival in France for his film, Kinatay (2009). He was born and raised in San Fernando,
Pampanga. He took Advertising Arts of the then College of Architecture and Fine Arts at the University of
Santo Tomas. He has directed sixteen films since 2005.

MARYO J. DELOS REYES - He is a film and television director from the Philippines. He began his career in
the 1970s. He won the Crystal Bear for "Best Feature Film" for Magnifico during the Berlin International Film
Festival.
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LAURICE GUILLEN - She is a Filipino actress, director and college professor. Guillen studied at St.
Theresa's College, Cebu City, earned an AB English degree before finishing an MA in Communication at
Ateneo de Manila University, where she taught at the college level. She took a television production course
under Nestor Torre, in 1967. She then began work as an actress, starring in productions of Mrs. Warren's
Profession, before crossing over to film and television work, playing a seductress in Tinimbang Ka Ngunit
Kulang, and Corazon Aquino in the drama A Dangerous Life. In 2009 she accepted a role in the indie film
Karera, her first role in an independent production.

NOTABLE ACTORS AND ACTRESSES YEAR STARTED ACTRESSES NAME FILMS AND YEAR
AWARDS:
1940-1950 Carmen Rosales Inspirasyon
1954 FAMAS Award 60 years Gloria Romero Tanging Yaman-
2001 Best Actress, FAMAS award, Lifetime Achievement award from MTRCB Vilma Santos
Multi-awarded actress Nora Aunor FAMAS, Gawad Urian, Asian Film Festival

1955 Fernando Poe Jr. or FPJ Anak ni Palaris-

1951 Nestor de Villa Amor Mio-
1928
-2012 Rodolfo Vera Quizon or Dolphy Buhay Artista-
1964 National Artist Award

AWARD-GIVING BODIES OF FILM

Through these bodies, the best films, actors and actresses, script writers, directors, cinematographers and
others involved in film production are recognized and the standards local of filmmaking are challenged and
improved. In 1981, the Film Academy of the Philippines (FAP) was founded through Executive Order 640-A
signed by late President Ferdinand Marcos. The academy serves as the umbrella organization of many guilds of
Philippine movies and as such, supervises their activities to maintain high standards.

Week 10
Objectives:
1. Discuss critically the historical overview of Philippine Music and its influence to Philippine culture
2. Enumerate the different traditions influenced by Spanish and Americans.

Focus Question:
What are the three divisions apparently discussed in Philippine music?
What are its influence in Philippine culture?
Course Topic: Philippine Music

NOTES: Also see :

1. https://ncca.gov.ph/about-ncca-3/subcommissions/subcommission-on-the-arts-sca/music/philippine-mus
ic-a-historical-overview/
2. https://www.slideshare.net/markalcazar/period-in-history-of-philippine-music-14480664

Philippine Music, A Historical Overview

The Philippines, an archipelago of 7,100 islands, is made up of 77 provinces grouped into 16 regions. The
main groups include Luzon, the Visayan Islands, and the Mindanao islands. Based on religion, the population
may be grouped into three broad categories: Christian groups, indigenous religion groups, and Muslim groups.
The Christian groups are the largest and are concentrated in the lowlands of Luzon and the Visayan islands.
Indigenous religion groups are found in upland northern Luzon, Mindanao and Palawan. Muslim groups are
concentrated in Mindanao, the Sulu islands and southern Palawan.
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Although, geographically, the Philippines belongs to the East, its music has been heavily influenced by the
West owing to 333 years of Spanish rule and 45 years of American domination. Music in the highland and
lowland hamlets where indigenous culture continues to thrive has strong Asian elements. Spanish and American
influences are highly evident in the music of the urban areas. In discussing Philippine music, three main
divisions are apparent: (1) an old Asian influenced music referred to as the indigenous; (2) a religious and
secular music influenced by Spanish and European forms; and (3) an American/European inspired classical,
semi-classical, and popular music.

The Indigenous Traditions

The indigenous traditions are practiced by about 10% of the population. Eight percent of this minority
comprises some 50 language groups of people who live in the mountains of northern Luzon and the islands of
Mindanao, Sulu, Palawan, and Mindoro in southern and western Philippines. The remaining 2% of these groups
are the Muslims from Mindanao and Sulu.

While there is no written information about the music in the Philippines before the arrival of Magellan in
1521, subsequent reports made by friars, civil servants and travelers include descriptions of instrumental and
vocal music–sometimes mentioned in passing, other times in greater detail. From these documents, various
kinds of interments made of bronze, bamboo, or wood are cited. These include gongs of various kinds of size
and shapes, drums, flutes of different types, zithers, lutes, clappers, and buzzers. Vocal genres include epics
relating genealogies and exploits of heroes and gods; work songs related to planting, harvesting, fishing; ritual
songs to drive away evil spirits or to invoke blessings from the good spirits; songs to celebrate festive occasions
particularly marriage, birth, victory at war, or the settling of tribal disputes; mourning songs for the dead;
courting songs; and children’s game songs. It is this type of music that is still practiced today by the indigenous
groups.

The Spanish-European Influenced Traditions

With the coming of the Spaniards the Filipino’s music underwent a transformation with the influx of
western influences, particularly the Spanish-European culture prevalent during the 17th to the 19th centuries.
The Hispanization during the succeeding three centuries after 1521 was tied up with religious conversion. It
effected a change in the people’s musical thinking and what emerged was a hybrid expression tinged with
Hispanic flavor. It produced a religious music connected to and outside the Catholic liturgy and a
European-inspired secular music adapted by the Filipinos and reflected in their folk songs and instrumental
music.

The American Influenced Traditions

The American regime lasted from 1898 to 1946 during which time Philippine music underwent another
process of transformation.

In the newly established public school system, music was included in the curriculum at the elementary and
later at the high school levels. Music conservatories and colleges were established at the tertiary level.
Graduates from these institutions included the first generation of Filipino composers whose works were written
in western idioms and forms. Their works and those of the succeeding generations of Filipino composers
represent the classical art music tradition which continues to flourish today.

Side by side with this classical art music tradition was a lighter type of music. This semi-classical repertoire
includes stylized folk songs, theater music, and instrumental music. The sarswela tradition produced a large
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body of music consisting of songs patterned after opera arias of the day as well as short instrumental overtures
and interludes.

The strong band tradition in the Philippines, which began during the previous Spanish period and which
continues to this day, produced outstanding musicians, composers and performers. Another popular
instrumental ensemble was the rondalla which superceded an earlier type of ensemble called the cumparsa. The
latter was an adaptation of similar instrumental groups, the murza of Mexico and the Estudiantina of Spain.

American lifestyle and pop culture gave rise to music created by Filipinos using western pop forms.
Referred to as Pinoy pop it includes a wide range of forms: folk songs, dance tunes, ballads, Broadway type
songs, rock’ n’ roll, disco, jazz, and rap.

These three main streams of Philippine music– indigenous, Spanish influenced religious and secular music,
American/European influenced classical, semi-classical, and popular music comprise what we refer to today as
Philippine music.

Week 11

Original Pilipino music, now more commonly termed original Pinoy music or OPM, originally referred
only to Philippine pop songs, particularly ballads, such as those popular after the collapse of its predecessor, the
Manila sound of the late 1970s. Currently, OPM is used as a catch-all term for popular music composed and
performed by Filipino musicians and singers.

Between the 1950s, 1960s, and before the 1970s came the emergence of Pilita Corrales, Sylvia La Torre,
Diomedes Maturan, Ric Manrique Jr., Ruben Tagalog, Helen Gamboa, Vilma Santos, Edgar Mortiz, Carmen
Camacho, among many others.

In the 1970s, popular artists were Nora Aunor, Tirso Cruz III, Eddie Peregrina, Ramon Jacinto, Victor Wood,
and Asin. The more major commercial Philippine pop music artists were Claire dela Fuente, Didith Reyes, Rico
Puno, Ryan Cayabyab, Basil Valdez, Celeste Legaspi, Hajji Alejandro, Rey Valera, Freddie Aguilar, Imelda
Papin, Eva Eugenio, Marco Sison, Nonoy Zuñiga, Leah Navarro, Cinderella, Tillie Moreno, Ric Segreto, Janet
Basco, Boyfriends, Hotdog, VST & Co., and many others.

Between the 1980s and the 1990s, OPM was led by artists such as Regine Velasquez, Pops Fernandez,
APO Hiking Society, Kuh Ledesma, Jose Mari Chan, Dingdong Avanzado, Rodel Naval, Janno Gibbs, Ogie
Alcasid, Joey Albert, Lilet, Martin Nievera, Manilyn Reynes, Lea Salonga, Kristina Paner, Rachel Alejandro,
Raymond Lauchengco, JoAnne Lorenzana, Francis Magalona, Sharon Cuneta, Sheryl Cruz, Keno, Lou
Bonnevie, Zsa Zsa Padilla and Gary Valenciano, among many others.

In the 1990s, famous artists included Eraserheads, The Company, April Boy Regino, Smokey Mountain,
Rivermaya, Jaya, Agot Isidro, Dessa, Isabel Granada, Vina Morales, Donna Cruz, Jolina Magdangal, Jessa
Zaragoza, Ariel Rivera, South Border, Carol Banawa, Yano, Introvoys, AfterImage, Side A, Andrew E., Lani
Misalucha, Ella May Saison, Joey Ayala, Viktoria, April Boys, Color It Red, Roselle Nava and Blakdyak,
among many others.

In the 2000s and the 2010s, leading OPM artists include Sarah Geronimo, Julie Anne San Jose, Angeline
Quinto, Aicelle Santos, Gerald Santos, Jonalyn Viray, Rachelle Ann Go, Christian Bautista, Kitchie Nadal,
Barbie's Cradle, Yasmien Kurdi, Mitoy Yonting, Moonstar88, Aiza Seguerra, Toni Gonzaga, Richard Poon,
Nina, Yeng Constantino, Piolo Pascual, Jovit Baldivino, KZ Tandingan, Nyoy Volante, Daniel Padilla, Hale,
Spongecola, Jennylyn Mercado, Kim Chiu, Kisses Delavin, Jake Zyrus, Jed Madela, Erik Santos, Parokya Ni
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Edgar, Maris Racal, Loisa Andalio, Kamikazee, Richard Yap, Sam Milby, TNT Boys, Abra, James Reid, Janine
Berdin, Sheryn Regis and Gloc-9, among many others.

Underground bands emerged and along with them were their perceptions of idealism and
self-expression. The famous lyricist of Circle's End, Geno Georsua landed on top as the melodramatic
expressionist. Bassist Greg Soliman of UST Pendong grasps the title as the best bassist of underground music.

From its origin, OPM had been centered in Manila, where Tagalog and English are the dominant
languages. Other ethnolinguistic groups such as Visayan, Bikol and Kapampangan, who are making music in
their native languages, are rarely breaking into the popular Filipino local music scene. But there are unusual
cases include the Bisrock (Visayan rock music) song "Charing" by 1017, Davao-based band, and "Porque" by
Maldita, a Zamboanga-based Chavacano band. A lot of compositions of Bisrock are contributed by bands such
as Phylum and Missing Filemon. However, a band called Groupies' Panciteria that hails from Tacloban, a
Winaray-speaking city, launched a free downloadable mp3 album on Soundclick.com in 2009 containing 13
Tagalog songs and only one very short song in the Cebuano language.

Following suit are the Kapampangans. The debut music video of "Oras" ("Time") by Tarlac City-based
Kapampangan band Mernuts penetrated MTV Pilipinas, making it the first ever Kapampangan music video to
join the ranks of other mainstream Filipino music videos. RocKapampangan: The Birth of Philippine
Kapampangan Rock, an album of modern remakes of Kapampangan folk extemporaneous songs by various
Kapampangan bands was also launched in February 2008, and was regularly played via Kapampangan cable
channel Infomax-8 and via one of Central Luzon's biggest FM radio stations, GVFM 99.1. Inspired by what the
locals call "Kapampangan cultural renaissance", Angeles City-born balladeer Ronnie Liang rendered
Kapampangan translations of some of his popular songs such as "Ayli" (Kapampangan version of "Ngiti"), and
"Ika" (Kapampangan version of "Ikaw") for his repackaged album.

Despite the growing clamor for non-Tagalog and non-English music and the greater representation of
other Philippine languages, the local Philippine music industry, which is centered in Manila, is unforthcoming
in venturing investments to other locations. Some of their major reasons include the language barrier, small
market size, and socio-cultural emphasis away from regionalism in the Philippines. An example would be the
songs of the Ilokano group "The Bukros Singers,"[3] who swept through Ilocandia in the 1990s and became a
precursor for other Ilokano performers into the 2000s, but rarely broke through other music markets in the
Philippines.

The country's first songwriting competition, Metro Manila Popular Music Festival, was first established
in 1977 and launched by the Popular Music Foundation of the Philippines. The event featured many prominent
singers and songwriters during its time. It was held annually for seven years until its discontinuation in 1985. It
was later revived in 1996 as the "Metropop Song Festival", running for another seven years before being
discontinued in 2003 due to the decline of its popularity.[4] Another variation of the festival had been
established called the Himig Handog contest which began in 2000, operated by ABS-CBN Corporation and its
subsidiary music label Star Records. Five competitions have been held so far starting in 2000 to 2003 and was
eventually revived in 2013. Unlike its predecessors, the contest has different themes which reflect the type of
song entries chosen as finalists each year.[5][6] In 2012, the Philippine Popular Music Festival was launched
and is said to be inspired by the first songwriting competition.[7] Another songwriting competition for OPM
music being held annually is the Bombo Music Festival, being conducted by the radio network Bombo Radyo,
first conceived in 1985.

Week 12
Objective:
1. Identify the advantages and disadvantages of technology.
2. Discuss the effects of technology in the Filipino culture

The Advantage and Disadvantage of Modern Technology to Filipino People

Modern technology has a lot to give to people not only in the Philippines but all over the world. It may
be helpful but also not. However, in these modern days, almost a lot of Filipino people are too much engaged in
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using modern technology in their daily life. In these day’s people cannot live without the use of modern
technologies like television, mobile phones, computers, and others. At this present modern technology can help
people around the world to have easy communication and also help the relationship to stay stronger even if they
have a long distance relationship. The modern technologies can provide everything that we need and it very
useful and helpful to Filipino people. But if modern technologies have a lot to offer to people there is also some
disadvantage it can give to us.

The Use of Modern Technology

Modern technology today has many benefits to the life of Filipino people. It is also the advancement of
modern technology to old technology. People use technology every day and every day this technology evolved
to become more modern and easy to use. It increases the benefits and its uses because of its popularity that all
people around the world use it.

We use technology almost every day of our daily life and it provides and simplifies our life because of
the modern technology that we have right now. Technology changes the lives of people and their perspective.
The use of modern technology at present is very fast and efficient for Filipino people. Because it connects
communication face to face without the presence of both parties and it is empowered to have the knowledge of
what happened in the country and outside the country.

Modern technology gives the millennials everything they need. But they also change their lifestyle
because of it. Their attitudes as a person can also change because of modern technology that can give to them.
But for those senior or older Filipino people, the use of modern technology is not much needed for their daily
life. They can live without the existence of modern technology. However, Filipino seniors life depends on how
they embrace the changes in modern technology, they use modern technology but not open as the millennials
ones.
The Importance of Modern Technology

Modern technology has a lot to offer to people. It is now the leading and faster way to communicate
with people and give a more convenient way to the latest information we want to gather in the Philippines and
abroad. Modern technology is now very important not only to the life of Filipino people but also to all
companies out there who are using internet connection just to operate their business.

Communication Technology

In communication the use of modern technology and how important on it to the life of Filipino is very
much needed. At present, a lot of transportation is operated by modern technology. It can be used by
smartphones when you want to a car that can pick you up and drop you to your designated place. Filipino now
use this kind of application with an internet connection just find cars if they want to travel in their workplace.

​Information Technology

The importance of modern technology to people is increasing especially to information technology.

Many Filipino students now are learning information technology because of its demand and advancement of it
in the future. At present we can gather information through the use of modern technology itself. It is when we
apply the internet connection on our computer and we can search for things and information we want as long as
we have an internet connection.

​Medical Technology

Modern technology also important in terms of the health of the people because you can find your illness
with the new fount technologies using modern medical machines that can detect the specific health issue of the
person. Medical technology innovation plays a big part in the life of people who have a crucial role in terms of
health. The development and improvement of medical technology now really help people to know more about
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our health safeness and have the knowledge to cure a disease, pain, and illness. More hospital now are using the
modern medical procedure that could easily detect and cure the illness of a patient. Also, electronic medical
records is a big help to patients and physicians because they can both seeing the benefits through the use of
medical technologies. Through medical technology research medical scientist and physician can conduct
research to help prevent and cure diseases and to treat an ailment. This modern medical technology is:

Biotechnology
Pharmaceutical
MRI machine
Artificial organs
Scanning equipment
Minimally invasive surgery
Robotic prosthetic and many more

Education Technology

Modern technology has a big help in Philippine education. It helps a lot of students who want to do their
research through the help of computers and laptops. Using internet connection it helps Filipino student to do
some learning information and do some visual lesson to their classroom. Teachers and students can interact with
each other using computers without their personal appearance. Modern technology in education can improve the
ability and performance of both teachers and students. At present educational institute and colleges has
embraced the change of modern technology in education they improve their lecture based on computers and
gadgets learning. Some schools now are using netbooks instead of notebooks and deliver their lesson
electronically.

When it comes to modern technology in the education the Philippines are applying it and not left behind
to other countries. Like the use of computers, tablets, cell phones and other devices that can enhance the
learning capability of students and teachers. Furthermore, the Department of education in the Philippines help
schools and colleges, provides computers, fast internet services, digital devices, and software that can be used of
all students for learning. Like audio and video lessons can be delivered to students through the help of social
networks and webcams.

The Advantage of Modern Technology

The advantage of modern technology helps Filipino people to have easy access to information anytime and
anywhere.
It also helps Filipino to have become creative and encourage the youth to have more knowledgeable on what
happens inside the country.
Modern technology is very challenging and very fast incomes of changes but the good thing about it is
Filipino people can easily adapt to the changes and modernity of it.
Modern technology also have a positive effect in terms of productivity and growth of the Philippine economy
It also has an advantage in the development of transportation in the Philippines
It also helps all the business to advertise their product or their company through networking and advanced
technology
Modern technology has a part in the tourism industry of the Philippines
It also a big advantage to Filipino people to adopt the changes in technology to become more transparent in
terms of information and social networking
It also helps Filipino workers to increase their income and profit because of the use of modern technology
Because of modern technology, it helps many people to operate a machine in an easy way especially in
factories here in the Philippines
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Companies in the Philippines are growing because of the modern technology that can easily help Filipino and
foreign companies to communicate well and proper through the use of internet and social networking, web
design, video chat, and video call.
The modern machines for agriculture really help the farm people to produce more of their products and goods
and lessen work time frame.

The Disadvantage of Modern Technology

Some technology that we use can be harmful to people and also to the environment. It produces pollution
because of the modern building and house that are now built in the city.
It also gives addiction to young adult and makes them lazier in their life.
Modern technology can also give negative effect in our daily life like we can walk and buy food but because
of the modern technology we just use our cellphone and order what we want to eat just a simple as that using
internet connection
In term of works, because of the modern technology that most company use now they lessen their employees
and use only the automatic machine to increase the production even if they have only a few people working on
it.
The disadvantage of modern technology to Filipino people is that it reduces the human effort because of the
machines, gadgets, and other modern things that we have now.
There is also a negative impact on Filipino children now because some of them are really engaged in using
mobile phones and gadgets while they are still young. They become addicted to watching youtube, playing
games on their cellphones.
It also causes for cybercrime and some teenagers can engage in pornography and other sexual activities using
the modern application in their computers, cell phones, and tables

Conclusion​:

Technology helps improves the life of Filipino people and their daily activities. But it also gives risk to
young adult life because of the advantages of it, like the increase of cybercrime and cyberbullying that evolve in
the entire social media and social networking. It also gives pressure to the Filipino people who own business
and a foreign company because of the fast changes in modern technology. Technology and the modernity of it
give overwhelming to people not only here in the Philippines but all over the world.

In addition, what good in modern technology it provides us all, we need in terms of material things. Like
we don’t need to go out just to buy foods, clothes or anything we need at home, in just one click in our
cellphones or computer we can order thing we want without going out. And for those parents who take care of
their children and stay at home they can still earn money because of the modern technology we have now. Like
using computer, laptop, tablets, gadgets and cell phone they can work at home without leaving their children to
other person. Internet connection is now leading and in demand in the Philippines. You will notice that almost
all Filipino people are using internet in their daily life. It really helps people to lessen their workload through
the help of internet connection at home, at work, at school, and all over the place you go you have an internet
connection with your cellphones.

ACTIVITY #1: Reflection/Analysis:

At this time of pandemic crisis, how can you use technology to help combat the outbreak of this COVID-19?

ACTIVITY #2: OUTPUT:

Compose a song about corona virus pandemic.

ACTIVITY #3: Reflection /Analysis:

How were you personally able to cope with the ECQ? Illustrate some ways.

Submit all activity output not later than Friday April 5, 2020.
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