Republic of the Philippines Department of pleases.

A person must use his or her freedom to grow as

Education Region III – Central Luzon SCHOOLS a person. A person becomes freer when he or she uses
DIVISION OF CITY OF BALANGA BATAAN freedom well but becomes less free when he or she uses it
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SCHOOL City of Balanga, Bataan
in a wicked way. Humans have a natural inclination for
what is right and moral, and when a person uses his or her freedom to do acts that
violates human dignity and goodness, he or she dehumanizes himself
FREEDOM OF THE HUMAN PERSON or herself and effectively negates human freedom.
Two elements that define freedom:
What is Freedom? What is the essence of freedom? 1. Voluntariness
The ability to make choices and perform those choices. It is the ability of a person to act of his or her own free
The ability to be what we want and to decide and create will and self-determination. A person may decide to do
oneself. things or not to do it according to his own free will. It also
Two concepts that will help us fully understand means that even though she/he is not required to do such
freedom: things he/she could still do it or take action on it.
1. Freedom itself Voluntary acts are free acts which can be assigned a
“Freedom is generally defined as having the ability to act corresponding moral value. One must always remember
or change without constraint-Wikipedia” Someone or that in every action we make, in every choice we make
something is “free” if he/it can do or change anything there is an equivalent consequence. These consequences
effortlessly and responsibly. A person or an animal has affect not just the individual who does the decision but
the freedom to do things that will not, in theory, or also other people in their surroundings. With that, one
practice, be prevented by other forces. But freedom has its must always accept the consequences that results from his
particular limitations beyond himself because he is bound or her choices or actions and take responsibility for them.
by consequences of his actions either to promote 2. Responsibility
goodness or destruction to himself or other persons. Responsibility refers to the person being accountable for
Example: his or her action and their consequences. Taking
Your teacher gave you a pen and paper. The goal here is responsibility can mean either you take responsibility to
to make these two items useful for you. You can either your doing voluntarily or other people will hold you
use the pen to write a letter or draw something on the responsible. For example, if you made a bad action it’s
paper. You can also transform the paper into a paper either you take responsibility of it or other people will
airplane and write a message on it and throw it in the air hold you accountable for it.
until it finally lands to another person’s lap. Using your
freedom as an instrument to create action without There are significant factors to consider in the exercise
constraint is its true meaning. of freedom.
2. Free will
Free will is the ability to choose different courses of
 Prudence is the ability to govern and discipline
action without restrictions. If we exercise our free will,
we get to decide on things that will lead to results, either oneself with the use of reason; it is having caution
good or bad, beneficial or not. The actions that we do and giving good judgments in making decisions.
depend on the values we uphold and the acceptance and Making hard choices is an exercise of freedom.
expectations of the community we live in, including But freedom should also be based on truthful
family members and friends that we care about. knowledge and wise reasoning. Hence, we should
To be precise, free will is our ability to choose things practice self-reflection on every decision we
according to our moral reasoning, which can also be make.
related to our previous lesson on self-determination or the  Self-reflection allows each person to analyze his
ability to select on what is right and wrong, that a life both in small and big details in terms of the
person’s action determines what kind of person he or she decisions, actions and choices he make.
becomes.
Browning, G (2009). It is a deeper form of
learning where if practiced with higher sense of
KINDS OF FREEDOM
1. Physical Freedom wise judgement and keen perception, the
Physical freedom refers to the absence of any physical experiences he makes are more meaningful and
restraint. The person has the freedom of mobility to go serve as guide for improved and informed
where he or she wants to go. He or she is not impeded in decisions, actions and choices.
his or her actions by any physical force. Granted that the
person has natural limitations, physical freedom enables
him or her to act and move in determined manner. You 2nd Quarter week 9- activity 9:
cannot be everywhere at once, but your freedom allows Knowing My Priorities
you to move one place to another and to go whenever you Read the situation below and answer the questions
want to go. after it. Write your answer in your activity notebook.
2. Psychological Freedom
News came that a sudden deluge of water ran over
Psychological freedom is also called freedom of choice.
some houses near your area. Thank God, no one was hurt
The person is free to perform actions that he or she
except that most of their homes were destroyed and all of
considers right and wise. A person is also free to act or
their belongings were literally washed out. Your school is
not to act. Psychological freedom is innate and cannot be
planning to help since some of their students live there.
denied to a person. No outside force or influence can
The school needed the help from student volunteers who
compel a person to take action against his or her will.
were lucky to have been spared from this calamity. Are
3. Moral Freedom
you willing to accept this call?
Moral freedom refers to using freedom in a manner that
upholds human dignity and goodness. Freedom is not an a. Would you volunteer to the said activity? Why or why
object that a person may use in whatever way he or she not?
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b. What do you think drives you to join or not join the

activity? INTERSUBJECTIVITY
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______________________________________________ INTERSUBJECTIVITTY is a condition of man, a
______________________________________________ subject, among other men, who are also subjects. It refers
______________________________________________ to the shared awareness and understanding among
______________________________________________ persons. It is made possible by the awareness of self and
the other.
c. If you choose to volunteer for the activity, what are the A DIALOGUE is an interaction between persons that
responsibilities that you can associate to your act of happens through speech or the use of words, expressions,
voluntarism? and body language. It occurs when two persons “open up”
______________________________________________ to each other, give, and receive one another in their
______________________________________________ encounter. Genuine dialogue occurs when persons are
______________________________________________ willing to share themselves with one another. The
______________________________________________ awareness of each other’s presence as a true person is
defined by the acceptance of each other’s uniqueness and
______________________________________________
differences.
For Martin Buber, an Australian-born Israeli Jewish
2nd Quarter week 9- activity 10: Philosopher, human intersubjectivity is a true encounter
My Freedom Circle. through the three spheres of dialogue that “I” engages in.
Write down as many good and bad decisions you made The I-THOU is the encounter between man and man
in the past one year inside the circle and cross out the where language is exchanged and is described as always
decisions you think you regret. mutual, real, and direct; it is an evidence of the reality of
human intersubjectivity through language.
According to Ruth Chang, there is no best choice in
decision-making, but it is your commitment to own that The human person is oriented toward relation
decision where it will shape the best version of yourself. and sharing in the communal life for the common good.
Fill the chart below with words or phrases to know Intersubjectivity has significant contributions to
whether your judgements are good and bad ones. Cross society and relationships, including the following:
out those you think are limiting your freedom and the  It validates real and authentic subjective
freedom of others. experiences.
 It facilitates interaction among individuals.
 It enables individuals to look at others equally,
regardless of any physical or socio-demographic
factor.
 It promotes a sense of community and unity
among individuals.
 It emphasizes that anyone can contribute to
society.

The concept of intersubjectivity also promotes a view that

all people are equal. This would imply that people from
other sectors of society, such as those who have physical
disabilities or socioeconomic challenges, are seen as
individuals with the same potential and talents as anybody
else. Because intersubjectivity is unbiased, everyone has
the power to understand relationships and interactions
occurring within the society with little regard to social or
physical deficiencies. In effect, people who comes from
marginalized situation are still be seen as significant
contributors to society through their talents, skills, and
capabilities.

The following are some authentic examples of

disadvantaged individuals who have significantly
contributed to society:
1. Stephen Hawking

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He is a physicist and cosmologist who, despite his rare
medical condition called amyotrophic lateral sclerosis
(ALS), made significant contributions to contemporary
studies of relativity and quantum physics.
 from the given examples, we can say that we should be
thankful already of what we can do.
2. Oprah Winfrey
Intersubjectivity really plays significant role in each of us
in understanding the differences among us.

2nd Quarter week 10- activity 11:

Write in your journal a very short essay about your
understanding of the following line:

“Dialogue is an exchange in which people

discover something new.”
As a child, Oprah Winfrey experienced living in a -George Kohlrieser (2006)
poor household and was sexually abused. Despite
this, she motivated herself to succeed and did so by 2nd Quarter week 10- activity 12:
being one of the riches women alive today. Who are these people? Choose one person whose picture
shown below and research about his life and works. Write
a reflection paper about their significant contributions.

1. Ronnel Del Rio

“All real living is a meeting” 2. Anna Kristina Arce

“All actual life is encounter” – Martin Buber
The recognition of our shared humanity and dignity is
what drives us to extend assistance and act with concern
towards others, especially towards individuals or groups
that experience hardships and discrimination. For
instance, those who are physically and mentally
challenged often experience hardships because of their
condition. Despite their limitations, many of them have
successfully transcended their disabilities to become
productive and happy individuals.

HELEN KELLER (1880-1968) was an American 3. Gilda

author, political activist, and the first deaf-blind person to
Quintua-
earn a bachelor’s degree. NICHOLAS JAMES “NICK”
VUJICIC is an Australian evangelist and motivational Nakahara
speaker who was born with phocomelia, a condition in
which a person is born with no arms and legs. Lastly,
ROSELLE AMBUBUYOG. She is the first visually-
impaired Filipino to graduate summa cum laude from
Ateneo de Manila in 2001. Despite her handicap (loss of
vision), she was a consistent honor REFLECTION: (Minimum of 10 sentences.)
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student. ______________________________________________
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Living in this world is not perfect. We are not perfect. ______________________________________________
The examples given were a revelation for us, for these
______________________________________________
give us inspiration to feel that we should be sensitive
enough to understand every individual’s differences. We ______________________________________________
sometimes feel that we are not capable of doing things but
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______________________________________________  Society was brought about by the human desire
____________ to relate with others. Society is considered a
product of deliberate actions by individuals who
come together in pursuit of a common goal.
THE HUMAN PERSON IN SOCIETY  It greatly influences the individual, as it
TYPES OF SOCIETIES: determines to a certain extent a person’s identity.
1. HUNTING AND GATHERING SOCIETY- Society makes possible the emergence of certain
This form of society is recognized as the earliest individualities, which are the result of a person’s
and the simplest; basically small and composed
interaction with other members of society.
mostly of families. They are nomadic, meaning,
they kept on transferring from one place to  Society is also rooted in the concepts of the
another to look for food, thus, they do not have common good and general welfare, which refers
permanent houses. Men are tasked to hunt large to social conditions that enable persons and
animals while women are tasked in the collection groups to fulfil their goals and achieve well-
of vegetables and other crops. being.
2. PASTORAL SOCIETY- This form of society is
 Societies are of different types and their types
characterized by the raising (alaga) of animals to
supply their food especially in the regions of the depend on their level of development. These
world where vegetable growing is not possible. include hunting and gathering society, pastoral
They also engage in buying and selling of goods society, horticultural society, agrarian or
with other groups. agricultural society, feudal society, industrial
3. HORTICULTURAL SOCIETY- This form of society and post-industrial society.
society engages in the growing of plants, fruits
 For the society to exist in unity and harmony,
and vegetables. In this society, there is enough
food supply. Some members of the society also there is the need of the presence of norms, laws,
engage in making crafts and buying and selling folkways, social system, social role, social
of goods. groups of social classes, social institutions and
4. AGRICULTURAL SOCIETY- This form of social values.
society grows rice and other crops. They also  Society provides opportunities for its members to
began to farm and raise animals for food. They grow and achieve well-being. Through its
lived permanently and improved the technology
various institutions, society endeavours to
for farming. Money became a form of exchange
for goods and services. develop well-adjusted and productive members
5. FEUDAL SOCIETY- It is a form of society in that can make significant contributions to
which the ruler or lord owned all the land while society. In turn, individuals uphold the common
the farmers or laborers farmed it. good and work to bring about positive changes in
6. INDUSTRIAL SOCIETY- This society used society.
machineries in the production of goods and
services. Through innovations and technological
advances, daily activities become easier and the 2nd Quarter week 11- activity 13:
lives of the people become better. OUR FILIPINO TRAITS
7. POST-INDUSTRIAL SOCIETY- Also known
as the virtual (computer) society, people use List down five (3) Filipino traits/behaviours that you
technology and the Internet to communicate, to practice at home.Write a brief explanation below each
engage in business and access different trait.
information that can be if used to deal with daily 1.
activities. ______________________________________________
As members of the society, we learn, we interact, we ______________________________________________
exercise our freedom and we follow common beliefs, ______________________________________________
traditions and norms or standards. ______________________________________________
Norms are set of traits and behaviours that society ______________________________________________
considers good and acceptable. The society expects us to 2.
behave the way it is used to. When we do not obey to the ______________________________________________
established norms, then we experience punishments for ______________________________________________
not doing so. Moreover, laws are made to provide us ______________________________________________
proper guidelines to sustain peace and order. Violation of ______________________________________________
the law means punishment. On the other hand, folkways ______________________________________________
are traditional in nature and do not result in punishment if 3.
not followed. ______________________________________________
The person and society are inseparable. One cannot exist ______________________________________________
without the other. It is a two-way relationship that binds ______________________________________________
both the person and the society for growth and ______________________________________________
development. We have our own individual assigned social ______________________________________________
roles in the society. The content and ideas are 5 4 3 2 1
Social roles are set of connected behaviours expected to a organized in a clear, logical
certain person. Individuals with common or similar roles manner.
are grouped together to form social groups and The answer conveys a genuine 5 4 3 2 1
eventually the different social groups would become personal view regarding the
social institutions that include our family, school, topic.
government among others. The work is original and does 5 4 3 2 1
not contain plagiarized content.
Total points (15) 4
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2nd Quarter week 11- activity 14:

WHAT IS IMPORTANT? 2nd Quarter week 12- activity 15:
THE BETTER VERSION OF ME
From your answers in Activity 1, Our Filipino Traits,
choose one (1) trait which you consider important in the
Due to this pandemic, we got a chance to have a longer
Philippine society today. Explain your answer. (Minimum
vacation, not in our dreamed destination, but at home.
of 15 sentences)
Sometimes we say, we are already bored doing our daily
routine at home. What did you do to kill the boredom?
__________________________________________ Well, for sure you keep on thinking happy moments and
__________________________________________ perhaps doing things that are enjoyable, right? We have
__________________________________________ personal realizations and reflections of ourselves, too.
__________________________________________ With this, list down three (3) positive changes that
__________________________________________ happened in your life brought about by this situation.
__________________________________________
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__________________________________________ The Better Version of Me
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 HUMAN PERSON AS ORIENTED
TOWARDS THEIR IMPENDING 2nd Quarter week 13- activity 16:
BUCKET LIST
DEATH Give your top five (5) bucket list or Y.O.L.O (you Only
Live Once) and express it into drawing or poster inside
Nothing lasts forever (walang forever). The cycle of being the box and briefly discuss why do you want to do it.
born, growing up and growing old and dying is a reality.
We have limited time here on earth and whether we like it
or not, we are bound to die. Death is real. It is a part of
our being. Death is commonly understood as the end of
bodily functions. It also refers to the separation of body
and spirit. Everything that exists in this universe comes to
an end and we humans are not exempted. The acceptance
of being a temporary individual in this world gives us a
clearer vision on how to live life to the fullest and
understand the meaning of our existence. We have the
freedom to choose a well-lived life; doing good and doing
what is right.
What makes us happy? Happiness is a state of
being (over all physical condition of a person), not just
only an emotion or a decision. We do not choose
happiness because we feel it, we do not choose happiness
because we need it but happiness is the totality of who we
are as human beings.
As an embodied spirit, we must consider also the
goods or sources of our happiness.
Kinds of Good
Noble good is one which is pursued for its own sake,
example is love and friendship.
Useful good is found only from what it can provide,
example, money is good as it can buy you something.
Pleasurable good is good so long as it provides some form
of pleasure, though it does not have to be physical.
Whatever the source of our happiness right now,
let us see to it that it is real and meaningful.

Suffering is generally viewed as a state of feeling

discomfort or pain. It can come in the form of physical
suffering when one experiences bodily pain, example,
injury or it may be a mental suffering when it involves
our minds and emotions, such as depression or loneliness.
Humans as we are, we normally experience pain and we
often view it as necessary to help as grow and become a
strong person and find the deepest meaning of our lives.
In life, we experience both happiness and
suffering. Whatever experiences we have, let us make it
sure that it helps us lived the life worth remembering; that
we could be a better version of ourselves. Life is a gift,
live it.

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2nd Quarter week 14- activity 17:
Choose three (3) from words below that best describe
your future. Write your choices in your notebook. Explain
your answer.
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Prepared By:

Jeddah P. Valencia
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Teacher II BNHS SHS