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Ever since the pandemic started, supplying food in our own homes has become a difficulty for us. Since people aren’t allowed to be in public places all the time, they usually hoard food in grocery stores.  Because of hoarding, the consumers often see empty shelves and sometimes end up buying nothing. Also, all groceries have limited their store hours and services, increased their food prices, and implemented restrictions (social distancing & the number of people to enter the grocery). These made it more difficult for the consumers to access food during this time.

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Nico Mauricio - Stable Internet for students

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Nico Mauricio - Stable Internet for students

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In my opinion, this is essential because the current pandemic has made schools all over the world move to online classes instead of onsite meaning many students would need stable internet in order to catch up with their lessons and requirements.

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During the beginning of the pandemic, people started purchasing boxes of alcohol to make sure they don't run out of stock or resell it for a higher price, thus this led to a shortage of alcohol. Many people do not have access to this product anymore due to two reasons - shortage or expensive pricing.

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Meditation and Relaxation Services - Ram Gonzalez

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Meditation and Relaxation Services - Ram Gonzalez

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The coronavirus has impacted us all psycho-emotionally. It has filled us with anxiety that this health crisis is still far from over. Because of this, a lot of people have been having a hard time in doing the things they usually enjoy doing. As a Yoga instructor in Lunduyan, our school official yoga organization, I can vouch to the fact that most if not all, are feeling down and lost. They are longing for activities to calm them down. This is where I believe Yoga comes into picture, that it is in high demand and essential in this time of pandemic.

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With the economy slowly coming back and running, more and more people will need to resume their work or studies through online means. Due to the physical means pre-pandemic, not many people needed to have their own personal laptops or computers to work. Because of our work at home setting, devices would probably be in shortage due to the demand of it.

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Now that we are in the midst of a global pandemic, schools have remained close to ensure the safety of students, teachers and their families. With that, this pandemic resulted in a digital revolution in the higher education system by means of online sessions, teleconferencing, digital open books, online lectures and communication in virtual environments.  However, this is not easily accessible due to the fact that it is still dangerous to go to the mall to buy gadgets that are required and not everyone has enough money to afford it because we are also experiencing an economic crisis.

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Because of the deadly virus borne by the COVID-19, disinfectant spray is essential during this pandemic. This product compelled people to stockpile large quantities in supermarkets due to panic buying and fears of running out of disinfectant spray. This commodity became in high demand, resulting in limited or non-existent production availability for any supermakets.

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Tissues are essential as a basic hygiene necessity in any setting. Because of the pandemic, people have been panic-buying tissues. Furthermore, people have been taking more precautions when it comes to coming in contact with other surfaces, so having tissues on hand makes it easier for convenience and disposability.

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Leiana Toledo - Face Masks and Face Shields

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Leiana Toledo - Face Masks and Face Shields

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Because of the increase in demand for face masks and shields in order to protect the people from getting infected by the virus as they go on with their day to day lives, the supply of face masks and face shields have dwindled down. This is especially true, considering that in the beginning of the lockdown, face masks were more commonly disposable, and that people were constantly using and buying this product, even until today.

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It was only just recently when the Philippines received its first shipment of vaccines, and it will be a long time before they are accessible to all of our people. Due to high demand, there is still a scarcity of such products and because of the financial concerns of the distribution of vaccines, it makes it more difficult to provide vaccines to everyone.

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Since we have to take care of our body, especially our immune system, medicines and other pills are having problems with scarcity due to bulk buying of the privileged citizens. With this, this affects the people who do not have the funds to buy for themselves and rely on the government to provide them the necessities during the pandemic.

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I think food is an essential product that has gotten significantly less accessible now. Grocery trips have become more of a hassle and a risk, since going out [in numbers, especially] is discouraged; hence, many have turned to online shopping, which is harder for many and usually offers less variety of products/brands. Additionally, the prices of many food items have gone up since the start of the pandemic, as well, making them more difficult to buy.

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At the moment,  PPEs (like mask and face shields) are products that are not easily accessible. This is due to the high demand for such products and increase prices of these products (which causes some people, especially those in poverty, to not have enough money to buy these essential products)

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Given that most activities and events are held online now, it is essential for people to have stable internet connection to maintain connected with the world and to attend to school and work activities while being within the safety of their own homes. Unfortunately, stable internet connection is neither affordable nor efficient in our country.

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Josh Lazaro - Alcohol, Face Masks, Tissues

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Josh Lazaro - Alcohol, Face Masks, Tissues

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During the start of the pandemic, the demand for alcohol, face masks, and tissues went way beyond the usual which led to a shortage and even led to some people hoarding these products. Until now, these things are still very much in demand and almost everyone at the moment think these are one of the most needed and one which needs a greater number of production

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Given the current state of education in the Philippines, electronics have become a necessity required by many in order to receive this. These are fairly hard to acquire due to the price to buy these but are needed in order to learn.

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not all villages allow grab drivers to enter the premises and is asked to wait at the gate. Due to this, grab food lost users of the app compared to the pre-pandemic times

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Since the pandemic started, it is evident that face masks are an essential product and its demand increased rapidly. To prevent ourselves from getting infected and transmitting the virus from one person to another, face masks are utilized along with face shields and disinfectants such as alcohol and/or hand sanitizer.

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I think that because of how hard it is to travel, especially because of the lockdown and how most tech shops are in malls and other shopping centers, buying gadgets needed for online classes are particularly hard to acquire.

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Nowadays, it is necessary for us to always have alcohol in our bags during this pandemic also the size of it will not consume the pockets.

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Once known as "a poor man's fish", galunggong cannot be afforded by the less fortunate people anymore due to its increased and unreasonable price. Food is a basic need for every living person and this price hike just added to the many problems that the poor are facing in terms of this basic need.

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The lockdown has forced people to remain in their homes, making them rely on delivery services for them to get their basic needs like food and also additional amenities such as clothing and other online products.

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One of the essential things that we need is metal straws, today in the middle of pandemic a lot of people need to run errand, go to work and simply going outside, when going outside we cannot control our hunger or thirst that’s why we tend to eat and drink outside. It is more safe to have your own metal straws for you to avoid sipping of glasses, this would be much comfortable for us to have our own straws to avoid less contamination.

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With the vaccines being rolled out in various first world countries, and even countries near our own, there is still a shortage of such product because of its high demand. The Philippines alone has only received its first drop of vaccines just a few days ago, and it will still be quite a long time before it will be accessible to all of our people. That being said, the financial and logistical concerns of distributing the vaccines to everyone makes giving out vaccines even more difficult.

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Lots of people want to cook, and food is essential, the lack of flour means less entertainment and food for a lot of people

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Amir Marayag - Stable Internet Connection

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Amir Marayag - Stable Internet Connection

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I believe having reliable internet connection is essential because a lot our onsite activities have migrated online to avoid the further spread of the coronavirus.

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Keeping our hands clean as much as possible are required to lower the risks of getting infected by the COVID virus especially since our hands and fingers always exposed to the open environment making everyone want to buy these products.

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The pandemic started with numerous people panic buying food, a basic need, leading to a shortage of certain food items. Along with this, more products ranging from produce to meat are generally getting more expensive and in groceries, there are limits to how many grams you can purchase. Thus, one can conclude the scarcity of food nowadays.