SOCIAL HEALTH ISSUES

● Cyber Crime
● Child Pornography
● Hazing
● Blood Donation
● Pollution
● Road Safety
● Comprehensive Dangerous Drug Act of 2002
● Philippine AIDS Prevention and Control Act

1. What is Cyber Crime?

- these are activities carried out by means of computers or the internet; there
are a lot types of cyber crime activities, examples are: Identity Theft, DDoS
Attacks, Cybersex, Botnet, Cyber Stalking and other more.
- there are laws around the world that involves Cyber Crimes. One example is
CyberCrime Prevention Act of 2012 in the Philippines, that aims to address
legal issues involving online interactions and the internet in the Philippines.
- the number of cybercrime cases in the country increased by nearly 80
percent last year, the Philippine National Police Anti-Cybercrime Group
(PNP-ACG) said. Data from the ACG showed that 4,103 cyber crimes were
recorded in 2018, higher by 79.64 percent when compared to 2017 where
2,284 cases were reported. (via Philstar.com on March 29, 2019)

2. What is Child Pornography?

- is a form of child sexual exploitation. Federal law defines child pornography
as any visual depiction of sexually explicit conduct involving a minor (persons
less than 18 years old). Images of child pornography are also referred to as
child sexual abuse images.
- there is a republic art that protects children in the Philippines against child
pornography. Republic Act No. 9775 or Anti-Child Pornography Act of 2009
penalizes anyone who produces, distributes or assists in the transmission or
promotion of child pornography, including via the internet.

3. What is Hazing?
- any action or situation, with or without the consent of the participants, which
recklessly, intentionally, or unintentionally endangers the mental, physical, or
academic health or safety of a student.
- usually done in fraternities, sororities, teams or clubs.
- there is an act in the Philippines that is against hazing, Republic Act No.
8049, which prohibits and penalizes physical harm and violence in such
practices. However, there are still fraternities and sororities in some
schools/universities that still practices hazing activities, proved by a lot of
national news about students dying because of these activities.

4. What is Blood Donation?

- voluntary procedure that can help save the lives of others.
 - Red Cross Ph has a website that has all the information about donating
blood.
- DoH and Red Cross Ph are encouraging everyone to donate blood, in recent
years, blood donation percentage has been falling short. There are a lot of
people who need blood and they have to wait for a long time just to receive
one.

5. What is Pollution?
- is the introduction of contaminants into the natural environment that cause
adverse change. It has a huge impact on the health of humans, animals and
nature.
- pollution is classified by environment, water pollution, air pollution and land
pollution.
- in the Philippines, all the classification of pollution is present. It gets worse
everyday.
- there are a lot of organizations and charities that help the world to reduce its
pollution. Ecosia, 4Ocean, 10Tree are some of the examples. But it seems
like what they do isn't enough because of the lack of knowledge of some
people. People pretend to care about the environment but they still continue
to do bad habits that prevents the world to cure.
- cases like the burning of the Amazon Forest, the death of many animals, and
the melting of ice and glaciers should be enough for us to be alarmed and to
change our actions for the better.

6. What is Road Safety?

- refers to the methods and measures used to prevent road users from being
killed or seriously injured. Typical road users include: pedestrians, cyclists,
motorists, vehicle passengers, horse-riders and passengers of on-road public
transport (via wikipedia)
- the incidence of vehicular catastrophes in the Philippines, particularly in the
National Capital Region (NCR), is increasing at an alarming rate. Based on
the Metro Manila Accident Reporting and Analysis System (MMARAS) annual
report conducted by the MMDA-TEC-Road Safety Unit, from a total of 63,072
in 2007, it almost doubled to 110,025 in 2017. Out of these 2017 Metro
Manila road crashes, 434 resulted to deaths, 19,374 to non-fatal injuries, and
94,097 to damage to properties. (via inquirer.net)
- Globally, an estimated 1.25 million die from road crashes every year,
according to the World Health Organization (WHO). (via abscbn news)
- most of the accidents that happen in the Philippines are always about road
accidents. Road signages and warnings can be seen everywhere, but it
seems like Filipinos don't care about them at all.

7. What is Comprehensive Dangerous Drug Act of 2002?

- also known as Republic Act 9165
- it is the policy of the State to safeguard the integrity of its territory and the
well-being of its citizenry particularly the youth, from the harmful effects of
dangerous drugs on their physical and mental well-being, and to defend the
 same against acts or omissions detrimental to their development and
preservation.
- it was enacted and passed by the Senate of the Philippines and House of
Representatives of the Philippines on May 30, 2002 and May 29, 2002,
respectively. It was signed into law by President Gloria Macapagal-Arroyo on
June 7, 2002.
- President Rodrigo Duterte has carried out a ‘war on drugs’ that only led to the
deaths of millions of Filipinos. It affected and insulted the Human Rights of
every Filipino. President Rodrigo Duterte stated before that in just 6 months,
drug users would lessen in the Philippines. But it honestly just got worse.
- billions of death case of Filipinos are because of drugs. Innocent people are
getting dragged into those drug pushers and users. The death of Kian Delos
Santos and Myca Ulpina just shows how Duterte’s ‘drug on war’ doesn't really
work at all.
- here is a list of the victims of ‘drug on war’,
https://www.google.com/amp/s/amp.rappler.com/newsbreak/iq/179234-
minors-college-students-victims-war-on-drugs-duterte

8. What is Philippine AIDS Prevention and Control Act?

- HIV (human immunodeficiency virus) is a virus that attacks cells that help the
body fight infection, making a person more vulnerable to other infections and
diseases. It is spread by contact with certain bodily fluids of a person with
HIV, most commonly during unprotected sex (sex without a condom or HIV
medicine to prevent or treat HIV), or through sharing injection drug
equipment.
- if left untreated, HIV can lead to the disease AIDS (acquired
immunodeficiency syndrome).
- a. The State shall promote public awareness about the causes, modes of
transmission, consequences, means of prevention and control of HIV/AIDS
through a comprehensive nationwide educational and information campaign
organized and conducted by the State.
- b. The State shall extend to every person suspected or known to be infected
with HIV/AIDS full protection of his/her human rights and civil liberties.
- c. The State shall promote utmost safety and universal precautions in
practices and procedures that carry the risk of HIV transmission.
- d. The State shall positively address and seek to eradicate conditions that
aggravate the spread of HIV infection, including but not limited to, poverty,
gender inequality, prostitution, marginalization, drug abuse and ignorance.
- e. The State shall recognize the potential role of affected individuals in
propagating vital information and educational messages about HIV/AIDS and
shall utilize their experience to warn the public about the disease.
- “More young Filipino men are now being infected with the human
immunodeficiency virus (HIV), the Department of Health (DOH) said
Thursday.
In a solidarity conference in Quezon City, Mary Joy Morin, DOH Central
Office National AIDS (acquired immunodeficiency syndrome) and STI
(sexually transmitted infection) Prevention and Control Program Officer, said
around 65,463 cumulative cases have been recorded from 1984 to March
2019 and the predominant mode of transmission is sexual contact.This figure
represents Filipinos who were tested and known to be HIV positive and 94
percent of them are males who have sex with other males.”,
https://www.pna.gov.ph /articles/1072292