Solution against the pandemic? Enjoy frugality

THE pandemic has brought almost an irreparable damage to our health and safety. More than that, it brought hunger, hopelessness and fear among the vulnerable members of our society. The result is predictable. Due to the almost six-month old lockdown, the longest in the world, the country’s economy plunged into deep recession as gross domestic product contracted to 16.5 percent.

Despite that, many of us Filipinos remain hopeful when we have the “ber” months start to come in when we see the social media memes of Jose Mari Chan teasing us with his popular Christmas carols. After all, we are known to have a resilient culture, no matter, the natural and man-made calamities that went before us. So, what makes us resilient?