“Voices of Bullied Teenagers” “An advocacy” Nowadays, there are a lot of instances that we’ve encountered and this is bullying. And what is bullying anyway, according to department of education that any repeated verbal, physical, social or psychological aggressive behavior by a person or group directed towards a less powerful person or group that is intended to cause harm, distress or fear. Teens and young adults are increasingly discovering that they are facing a much more difficult social landscape these days. It is becoming all too easy to issue these kinds of harassing texts through these smart phones. This is part of the reason why cyber bullying in the Philippines has become so prevalent recently. Students have previously been able to coordinate these attacks, without any kind of repercussion from different officials working within the school system. Bullying among school-age children occurs worldwide. A survey published in Pediatrics in Review reveals that in Norway, 14 percent of children are either bullies or victims. In Japan, 15 percent of primary school students say that they are bullied, while in Australia and Spain, the problem prevails among 17 percent of students. In Britain one expert figures that 1.3 million children are involved in bullying. Professor Amos Rolider of Emek Yizre’el College surveyed 2,972 pupils in 21 schools. According to The Jerusalem Post, the professor found that “65% complained of being smacked, kicked, pushed or molested by fellow pupils.” Thus, bullying is evident throughout the world.
Nationally, in spite of the beauty and charm of this developing country, the Philippines have struggled with bullying issues for years. Bullying in this country is widespread in schools and over the Internet, with a study that states that about 50 per cent of Pilipino students are bullied in school. Bullying can easily affect both the bully and the victim, and that’s why the government in the Philippines is working hard to crack down on it. The latest measures include the signing the anti-bullying act of 2013, which criminalizes any act of bullying or cyber bullying that happens in the country
According to Secretary of Education Armin Luistro, bullying in Philippines can take on a number of forms to include peer bullying, gender discrimination, physical violence, public ridicule, sexual harassment and psychological abuse. When it comes to tackling bullying issues, Luistro feels that “Bullying and other forms of violence in schools should be viewed not just as a school problem but as a societal problem as well. In line with this, it only proves that this phenomenon is alarming these days and with that let us advocates against bullying to teenagers. This cause for concern has got many people interested in how the community itself can adapt to this process. The Department of Education within the Philippines has stated that the school system will need to come up with a solution for this soon. In particular, expectations are being levied for primary and secondary school leaders to manage these kinds of programs going forward. Most leaders in the community will be watching to see how these agencies tend to respond, since this bullying problem is starting to expand over time. Leaders within the community have largely organized outside groups up until this point. But since this is becoming an established problem, leaders may be interested in working with large scale organizations. Schools will likely need to develop a comprehensive policy for how they will tend to approach this situation. This will help make sure that the school districts in the area are responding in kind to these issues as a whole. Most school leaders want to make sure that they are upgrading the experience available to people. They likely also want to make sure that they are simply preventing students from feeling overwhelmed by this kind of issue. Teachers and parents may collaborate on campuses to learn more about how students may feel during this process. This can help people adapt to these issues in some important ways over time. Most parents want to make sure that their students are getting the support that they need if they are being bullied. They should collaborate with school officials to get mental health counselling or other kinds of help. There is a fair amount of research to suggest that cyber bullying can lead to increased anxiety and other problems for students. They should be prepared to cope with the long term effects that this may bring for them. Some students may even notice that their self-esteem is impacted and their overall well being may be tarnished. This could lead people to commit suicide or feel depressed for a prolonged period of time. This could be an invaluable resource for many within the community, since it can encourage students to seek out the help that they need along the way. Finally, officials may want to monitor the emergence of these trends over time. It is possible that cyber bullying is just on a general increase right now, but might naturally tend to decrease over time. It will be possible to monitor the reports that are generated by schools and other law enforcement agencies. This could help educators and community leaders develop a strategy for how they should cope with these kinds of problems. Most leaders want to make sure that they are providing guidance to help mitigate these problems over time. This can help restore the normal functioning of local schools that may have been impacted by bullying in the Philippines. [Bold text]