{"id":251558,"date":"2020-04-08T04:28:32","date_gmt":"2020-04-08T08:28:32","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/canadianinquirer.net\/v1\/?p=251558"},"modified":"2020-04-08T04:28:32","modified_gmt":"2020-04-08T08:28:32","slug":"thank-front-liners-by-sending-good-vibes-on-day-of-valor","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/canadianinquirer.net\/v1\/2020\/04\/08\/thank-front-liners-by-sending-good-vibes-on-day-of-valor\/","title":{"rendered":"Thank front-liners by sending \u2018good vibes\u2019 on Day of Valor"},"content":{"rendered":"
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FILE: SAFETY FIRST. Quezon City sanitation front-liners manning the temporary shelters at the Quezon Memorial Circle put on their personal protective equipment on Tuesday (April 7, 2020). These front-liners are responsible for disinfecting the area to curb the spread of the coronavirus disease 2019 (Covid-19). (PNA photo by Robert Oswald P. Alfiler)<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n

MANILA<\/strong>\u00a0\u2013 Filipinos are encouraged to send “good vibes” this upcoming Araw ng Kagitingan (Day of Valor) to thank front-liners in the fight against the coronavirus disease 2019 (Covid-19) pandemic.<\/p>\n

Cabinet Secretary Karlo Nograles urged the public to go to their doorsteps or windows at 5 p.m. on April 9 (Thursday) and the entire duration of the enhanced community quarantine (ECQ) to applaud and honor front-liners in their own unique ways.<\/p>\n

\u201cInaanyayahan po namin ang ating kababayan simula bukas<\/em>, Day of Valor,\u00a0na tuwing alas singko ng hapon, pumunta po tayo sa mga pintuan at bintana at palakpakan natin ang mga bayani na nagtatrabaho sa ating mga<\/em>\u00a0front-lines (We enjoin our citizens that starting tomorrow, every 5 p.m., let\u2019s go to our doors and windows and applaud our heroes working at the frontlines),\u201d he said in a virtual presser on Wednesday.<\/p>\n

He said they can also take pictures and videos of themselves singing and post them on Facebook and other social media platforms.<\/p>\n

\u201cPuwede rin tayo mag<\/em>-share\u00a0ng<\/em>\u00a0videos\u00a0natin<\/em>\u00a0via Facebook, Instagram, o Tiktok\u00a0tuwing alas kwatro ng hapon; puwede tayo kumanta o sumayaw para sa ating<\/em>\u00a0front-liners\u00a0para ipakita natin ang pagmamahal natin sa kanila, at mapadalhan natin ng<\/em>\u00a0\u201cgood vibes\u201d\u00a0sa napaka<\/em>-challenging\u00a0na panahong ito<\/em>\u00a0(We can also share videos via Facebook, Instagram or Tiktok every 4 p.m.; we can dance or sing for our front-liners to show our love for them and to send good vibes during these challenging times),\u201d he added.<\/p>\n

Following the extension of the ECQ until April 30, Nograles said it was only appropriate to honor front-liners with \u201ca gesture of gratitude.\u201d<\/p>\n

\u201cNapakalaki po ng hinihingi ng taumbayan sa ating mga<\/em>\u00a0front-liners;\u00a0paulit-ulit natin sinasabi — at hindi tayo magsasawang sabihin — na sila ay tunay na bayani<\/em>\u00a0(The citizens are asking so much from our front-liners; and we keep saying — and we will never grow tired saying — that they are the real heroes),\u201d he said.<\/p>\n

Nograles also thanked artists and designers for taking part in efforts to respond to the health crisis by sharing their talents — holding fundraising campaigns by staging online concerts and creating makeshift personal protective equipment (PPE) for health workers.<\/p>\n

\u201cNakita natin kung gaano ka mapagbigay ang Pinoy<\/em>\u00a0(We have seen how generous Filipinos are),\u201d he said.<\/p>\n

Front-liners, exempted from the ECQ, include health workers, uniformed personnel, government workers, media workers, and those involved in the delivery of basic necessities such as food, medicine, and other medical supplies.<\/p>\n

Day of Valor, celebrated every 9th of April, marks the annual commemoration of the Fall of Bataan on April 9, 1942, and the bravery shown by the Filipino and American soldiers against invading Japanese forces during World War II.<\/p>\n

The date also commemorates the Bataan Death March, where exhausted Filipino and American prisoners of war (POW) were forced by their Japanese captors to walk some 112 kilometers from Mariveles, Bataan to Capas, Tarlac under the scorching sun with no food and water for days.<\/p>\n

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Meanwhile, Nograles said several government agencies and offices will continue to work during the Holy Week to provide assistance to all households affected by the ECQ.<\/p>\n

Among these, he said the National Food Authority (NFA) will remain open daily to provide rice which will be distributed by the Department of Social Welfare and Development and local government units to their constituents.<\/p>\n

NFA warehouses will also continue to serve farmers and cooperatives selling their summer harvest and undertake full-blast milling operations of palay stocks to maintain our rice buffer stocks, he added.<\/p>\n

\u201cKung kailangan magtrabaho, magtatrabaho kami<\/em>\u00a0(If we need to work, we will continue to work),\u201d he said.<\/p>\n

This year’s Holy Week observance falls from April 5 (Palm Sunday) to April 12 (Easter Sunday).<\/p>\n

In the Philippines, most commercial establishments either operate on shorter hours or remain closed until Easter Sunday.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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