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Bayanihan
BAYANIHAN

Derived from the word “Bayan”, which means community in Filipino, the word Bayanihan means “being in the community” or being helpful or working together as a community towards a common goal. It is also known as " tulungan", "damayan" or "pagkakaisa" '' According to Marshall "It expresses Filipinos’ strong belief in helping one another without expecting anything in return" This trait originated back in the rural areas where people---men, more commonly---would come together to help carry ones entire house or bahay kubo and move it to another location. This concept also gave birth to the word 'bayani which means one [ a person ] who has sacrificed a lot for the good of the community.

Wikipedia won't let me upload pictures, so attached below is a link of the example of bayanihan.

Bayanihan Image Description : Men collectively carrying a bahay kubo together.

If you would try to translate the word bayanihan in another language, it probably wouldn't give you an accurate meaning and explanation. The closest translation this has from other languages would be 'brotherhood' from the Americans but it doesn't give off the same meaning. This way of life is uniquely Filipino and it's what sets them apart from other nationalities.

MODERN BAYANIHAN

In 2019, the whole world was put to a stop when COVID-19 was discovered and until now we are still facing the dire consequences of the virus. The Philippines, clearly struggling to respond with the virus also faced another crisis as the Taal Volcano erupted last January 12, 2020 and Typhoon Ulysses hit most parts of the country last November 2020.

Statements from the president do not help the situation at all and does not show a sense of urgency as he previously said that "It has affected a lot of countries, but you know in one or two [cases] in any country is not really that fearsome,” last February 2020 when the Coronavirus was starting to spread globally. He also didn't take the graveness of Taal Volcano Eruption seriously when he told the country he'd "eat ash" and "pee on the volcano". Clearly, the country cannot continue to depend on a president that does not take his job seriously and decided to take matters into their own hands.

Social Media became an important tool for many concerned individuals who wanted to help their fellow countrymen during the numerous crises and protest about the incompetence of the government as the pandemic restricted people from going out of their homes. People spread information about the issues, opened donation drives, consolidated goods and relief items, and led volunteering programs in the comfort of their own homes through social media. People also used social media to call for help and rescue when they couldn't contact local enforcements. Below are some examples of tweets and posts that were spread out during the Typhoon Ulysses and Taal Volcano Eruption

https://twitter.com/keikishie/status/1327453859837407233?s=20

https://twitter.com/daffodilph/status/1327460852669112321?s=20

https://twitter.com/tapiamarinaa/status/1327459080873467905?s=20

https://twitter.com/TIneBermejo/status/1217053799849713665?s=20

(screenshots of tweets are attached in the pdf file submitted)

The concept of bayanihan still lives today and will hopefully continue to prevail for the next coming years and generations as this has helped a lot of Filipinos through time, may it be physical or virtual bayanihan. Modernity coursed through Bayanihan as we adapted to different methods of communication and different environments and hopefully in the near future, we could express bayanihan in more ways than one and continue to uplift this tradition through time.