Republic of the Philippines

Department of Education
CARAGA REGION XIII
SCHOOLS DIVISION OF SURIGAO DEL NORTE
SURIGAO DEL NORTE NATIONAL HIGH SCHOOL
SURIGAO CITY
COMMUNITY ENGAGEMENT, SOLIDARITY AND CITIZENSHIP
Name of Learner: _________________________Grade Level: ____________________
Section: _______________________ Score:_____________________
LEARNING ACTIVITY SHEETS (LAS)
CORE VALUES AND PRINCIPLES OF COMMUNITY-ACTION INITIATIVES
Background Information for Learners:
Community action is any activity that increases the understanding, engagement, and
empowerment of communities in the design and delivery of local services. It is about putting
communities at the heart of their own local services which involves helping the community to
share, knowledge, skills and ideas.
Community action involves the different core values and principles which include
human rights, social equality, gender equality, and participatory development.
A)Human rights are universal and inalienable in nature, which means all people around
the globe are entitled to these rights. According to Nickel (1992), “they exist and are available
standards of justification and criticism whether or not they are recognized or implemented by the
legal system or officials of a country.” Hence, these aim to identify the basis for determining the
shape, content, and scope of fundamental public norms. For example, human rights involve the
three basic rights- right to life, right to liberty, and right to property.
1.Right to Life is a moral principle based on the belief that a human being has
the right to live and in a particular should not be killed by another human being. Example
Abortion, every babies deserved to live they have also a heartbeat.
2. Right to Liberty is the right of all persons to freedom of their person -
freedom of movement and freedom from arbitrary detentions of others. Liberty may be deprived
in terms of administrative authorities wherein it is necessary as in the case of mentally disturbed
persons. During state of emergency or of disarray, right to liberty may legally be limited while
intending to preserve life.
3. Right to property or right to own property is often classified as a human right
for natural persons regarding their possessions. A general recognition of a right to private
property is found more rarely and is typically heavily constrained insofar as property is owned
by legal persons and where it is used for production rather than consumption. Example slavery
and the exploitation of others.
B) Social equity or Social equality is defined as the equality and fairness in terms of
the treatment of human beings, access to resources, and life chances. According to Global Issues
Pilot Team (2011), social justice is “a societal value which guides human interaction and in
particular, the fair distribution of society’s benefits, advantages, and assets, not just by law and in
the courts by all aspects of society.” This involves the fairness in distributing financial aids to the
needy and impoverished.
C) Gender equality also known as sexual equity, is the state of equal ease of access to
resources and opportunities regardless of gender. It also includes the state of valuing different
behaviors, and aspirations. Example of this is the existence of gendered comfort room.
D)Participatory development is also included in the principles of action. As to the
definition of Tekman et al. 2012, participatory development elicits the involvement of local
population in creating policies and in planning, implementing, monitoring, and evaluating
development programs and projects that are designed to empower and help people make
effective choices. One concrete example of participatory development is the attendance and
participation of the community during meetings and assemblies.
To sum up, community action initiatives must be guided by principles and core
values of social justice, human rights, gender equality, and participatory development. These
community actions have a purpose, which is to enable people to work in solidarity in addressing
social problems. However, it is important to involve the Filipino youth in addressing these issues
so that their communities may benefit from their contributions, ideas, and energies. By the
participation of the youth it can help organize, identify and remove practices that hinder the them
to participate in community development initiative.Doing so will allow the transition from non
participatory practices toward a more meaningful and higher level of youth participation.

Learning Competency with Code: HUMMS_CSC12-IId-g-1

Explain the core values of community action initiatives.
a. Human rights
b. Social equity
c. Gender equity
d. Participatory Development (Quarter 4, Week 1)

Activity 1. Learn More!

Directions: Explain the different principles of community action based from your understanding
on the topic and give example for each principle.Number one is done for you.

Core Values and Principle Understanding Example

of Community Actions
Initiative
1.Human Rights Human rights belong to Right to life
everyone, regardless of their Right to liberty
circumstances. They cannot Right to know
be taken away from you by Right to work and education
anybody Freedom of opinion and
expression
2.Social Equality

3.Gender Equality

4.Participatory Development

Activity 2. Compose a poem (at least three (3) stanzas with four (4) lines each stanza) explaining
the different core values and principles of community action initiatives. Provide your own title.

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Poem Rubrics
1 2 3 4
Organization The sequencing The sequencing The sequencing The sequencing
of words and of words and of words and of words and
phrases is phrases is very phrase is phrases is logical
random confusing. somewhat and the reader is
logical. able to follow
the ordering of
ideas easily.
Word Choice & The poem uses The poem uses The poem uses The poem uses
Main Idea general or general or several many precise,
ordinary terms to ordinary terms to descriptive vivid, and
describe the develop a main words to develop descriptive
idea. idea/ message. a main idea/ words to develop
The words do message a main idea/
not develop a messag
main idea or
message.
Originality No use of new Average use of Good use of new Exceptional use
ideas and new ideas and ideas and of new ideas and
originality to originality to originality to originality to
write a Poem write a Poem write a Poem write a Poem

Activity 3: Based from your readings and from the previous activities, answer the following
questions. Use the space provided for you.
1. Why should core values in community exist?
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2. In your community, write down 3 problems that need to be addressed.
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3. Does social justice exist? How?
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4. Cite a situation showing that gender inequality still exists.
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5. In your locality, describe the participation of your community in eliminating cases of Covid
19 . Cite at least three (3) programs in preventing Covid 19.
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Reflection: What significant learning did you gain from the topic (core values and principles of
community-action initiatives) .
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Prepared by:

CINDY D. ORALIZA
MASTER TEACHER I