Have you already heard the term ’baby boomer’ which commonly used by tech-savvy and ‘woke’ peeps these days?

Baby Boomer, one of the labels used to categorize the generation or group of people based on their age range, belongs to a demographic group born between 1946 and 1964 who are aged 52 to 70 by this time—the ‘oldies’ are what they say.

Millennials and Gen Z or the younger generations have been engaging in a cold and silent war against the baby boomers in terms of principles and discipline when it comes to the way of living, blame generation gap—this has resulted to the creation of a popular internet-based meme “OK BOOMER,” which was created to dismiss or mock the so-called closed-minded generations. It was also popularized by the social media platform TikTok.

(Read: Pinoy TikTokers On the Go: The Rise of New Social Media Stars)

This quarantine period, the ‘war’ seemed to come to an end—it paved the way for baby boomers to embrace what it’s like to be a youngster in terms of digital technology. In the Philippines, a lot of boomers have been enjoying some of the social media applications which basically aren’t meant for them; but, hey, it’s 2020 and we can see a mother who’s live-streaming her Mobile legends battle and our grannies showing off their dance moves as if it’s their golden year.

Wanna know some of Pinoy Baby Boomers who have been making waves on social media? Here they are:

NANAY GAMING

Dubbed as the ML Queen of the Philippines, Alma Enario better known as Nanay Gaming has been making waves on the Mobile Legends world.

Nanay gaming is pure entertainment. She’s been showing the traits of a usual Filipino ‘mother’ while playing and responding to the happenings in the game—which also caught the attention of many—it serves as a is the perfect way to wind up when you’ve just lost a stressful match.

Cool mom as it may sound, she plays Mobile Legend when she doesn’t have puto orders, with her children guiding her along the way.

She’s a certified newbie in the arena and her Facebook page where she posts her live stream was just created last June 7 but take note, she has gained 80 thousand followers and her videos were viewed million times. 

NORMA MANDANAS

The 75-year old grandmother from Marilao, Bulacan has found a new hobby this quarantine period through the social media app Tiktok.

Netizens have been entertaining with her viral videos with the help of her son Amiel.

In an interview with GMA-7’s “Unang Hirit,” it was revealed that she began losing her eyesight as a complication of diabetes.

 “Pagkatapos niya ng trabaho, ayun matiyaga niya akong tinuturuan!” Norma Mandanas said.

Through this simple form of joy this lockdown, Amiel was very proud of his mom for bringing joy to people and inspiring other people battling health issues and old age.

OBET AND SIONY MARCELO

Partners Lolo Obet and Lola Siony Marcelo have found a new source of bonding this quarantine period.

The two have come up with the ‘themed productions’ style of content using their own concepts that they shared on social media.

"Naghanap kami ng magandang tugtog tas hahanap ako ng costume na babagay dun sa kanta na 'yun," Lola Siony said.

In an interview with GMA’s “24 Oras.” They revealed that they do these videos as a way to ease their children's worries because the two of them live in Taytay, Rizal by themselves.

In this uncertain time, they vowed to do what they can to give small happiness to everyone in this health crisis.

"Makapagbigay kami ng kasiyahan sa mga taong naka quarantine, mapasaya namin sila at  malibang sila habang nasa loob sila ng bahay," Lola Siony said

JOSEPHINE ANCHETA

A 48-year-old Filipino mom named Josephine Murillo Ancheta has gone viral by uploading her Tiktok videos in her Facebook account and even featured in a segment at Kapuso Mo, Jessica Soho.

Ancheta found her new past time in the form of Tiktok while she’s in the sari-sari store to make the most of her time.

ROGER BERKER

While waiting for his passengers in the terminal, Roger Berker, a 46-year-old tricycle driver from Bataan, has found a new hobby in Tiktok to productively kill boredom.

His TikTok videos gone viral and enticed the crowd as he has shown his ‘kengkoy’ side.

We may not reach the end of this health crisis yet, but thanks to these baby boomers for making our quarantine days bright despite the horrible happenings around us.

Thank you for the source of sunshine peeps!