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SUMMER SUFFERINGS
“Beat the heat!” they say, but how can you beat something that has proven itself unbeatable? With the pandemic disrupting everything, including the schedules of every public school in the Philippines, students now have to suffer through the height of summer.

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Through the ever-changing climate of the world, it is no surprise that summer in the Philippines is not the “rays of sunlight with the cool breeze of the air” that you expect. Just last week, Butuan City reached a sizzling 48°C heat index. How do we expect students to tolerate this?
If the heat in our homes were not enough, let us put ourselves in the shoes of the students who are currently studying in the public schools. Especially those public schools who do not have enough budget and equipment to fully provide the students with a good set of facilities. And that includes the electric fans, which seem to be the only weapon capable of fighting off the heatwaves.
The impacts of the lack of electric fans have been visible throughout the performance of not only the students but also the teachers in schools. The extreme heat is so unbearable that it makes it hard for everyone to focus and actually pick up
ALTHAEA EZRA MOLDEZ
on the lessons and learn.
Without learning, there is no future to look forward to. Do we really expect these learners to be the very best and be on top of the game in school if this is the situation that they are in?
People demand a greater economy and a greater set of children that will fill the country with success and hope. But how can we have the audacity to demand such things if these people do not even spend a single ounce of support to lessen the problems of these schools that are building the future of this country?
Funds that were supposed to aid these schools have constantly been stuffed into the pockets of these so-called public servants. If only the government always kept their vows and truly served their country instead of laundering money for their own greed, problems like this would not surround our nation. It has been clear time and time again that the greed of some results in the suffering of others.
As students and as Filipinos, we are deserving of the “quality education”. No learner should have to put up with a poor environment just to waste their time sitting on a chair and learning nothing. As the DepEd mantra goes “no students must be left behind.”
