SOCIAL EFFECTS Society is like clay molded by the hands of the people; except this time, it was molded by the hands of circumstance. It appears that the people of Zamboanga would have to wave goodbye to the days of their happy and carefree lifestyle. This crisis has definitely had a great impact on the people on the social aspect.
!First and foremost, this crisis brings about the destruction
of communication and transportation services in the area. People would not be able to reach their destinations and they will have a hard time communicating for all the public services like busses, jeepneys, etc. all have to be put on hiatus due to the chaotic circumstances going on.
!It is not only these that are affected, but the basic needs
of people as well. For one to survive, food, water and shelter are very essential. In the situation of a war, there will be a shortage of food and water. Many of these supplies will be used up by those fighting in the war. Another reason would be that since the different forms of transportation are cut off, it will be difficult to get from the sources of these goods. In this crisis, there were a lot of house burned, around 10000. This surely caused many families to go homeless. They will have no choice but to leave their once called “homes” and evacuate to another place. With the rising number of people evacuating, it may even be possible that they will run out of evacuation centers to keep the people safe and completely provide them with their needs.
!Another factor that we must put to consideration is the
health of the people. In a war, there are often many casualties and a lot of hospitals are needed to house these wounded or dying soldiers. It is at these occasions that there will be a lack of health services. Take into the fact that when there is war, diseases may spread from one group of people to another. It will be hard for the health services to take care and tend to the medical needs of all these people.
CULTURAL EFFECTS One of the factors that the Zamboanga city crisis will have an effect on would be the cultural aspect of the people. When we talk about the culture of the country, we immediately put to notice the religion, beliefs and attitude of the people.
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Zamboanga City Crisis is mainly between the Philippine government and the MNLF. Ever since, there has been a tension between both the Christians and the Muslims. It has been recorded countless of times already before that there has been war against the Christians and the Muslims and that they treat each other differently. With a crisis like this, it will just worsen the situation. Due to this, the stereotype that one Christian would have on a Muslim would be like: “They are so violent and we should stay away from them.” It is because of these misunderstanding and wars that the gap between the two sides will grow bigger. There has been an attempt several times to put aside their religious differences and live in harmony, but it will be impossible to achieve if situations like this continue to come up.
!! !! !! !! !! !! If we look at the attitude as well of the people, there
would be a difference. The people located in the affected area may be traumatized due to all the severe circumstances they are observing around them. It would be a tendency for them to feel in danger and they will always have that feeling that as long as they live in that area, they will never be safe and free from all the dangers of the world. The people won’t be able to have a peace of mind and often, the attitudes of a certain group of people would be affected by its environment. So if they are surrounded by a hostile environment like in this case, it would be a natural tendency for them to act the same way to others. They might even always be grumpy irritated and discrimination will be very common among the people.
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