On the Front Lines

A salute to all the heroes fighting tirelessly against the pandemic to help flatten the curve

Life has come to a halt (at the time of writing) with the enhanced community quarantine and social distancing measures being enforced due to the rapid rise of coronavirus-related cases in the country.

At the front of the outbreak stand all the frontliners, real heroes who put their life at risk just to perform the sworn duty of their profession. While most of us are cooped up in the comfort of our homes, they work round the clock to help flatten the curve of this global pandemic.

There are the doctors and the nurses who try to save lives amid the most risky of conditions. Members of the media make sure correct information is disseminated. Policemen and the military try to enforce quarantine rules for the good of everybody. Government officials, both local and national, make sure communities are safe, becoming the citizens’ first line of assistance. Countless others go about every day, exercising their profession that make life more bearable for the many more whose only responsibility is to stay home.

To all of them go our collective gratitude. As Vice President Leni Robredo said in a letter: “To our health workers and frontliners, thank you very much. We salute you for serving our countrymen with your whole heart and courage.”

“To our health workers and frontliners, thank you very much”