INSIGHT FOR THE THEME OF NUTRITION MONTH 2014

Healthy Body to Any Calamity

            

           As we all know, the month of July is the annual celebration for the Nutrition Month in the Philippines. And the theme for the 2014 Nutrition Month Celebration is “Kalamidad Paghandaan: Gutom at Malnutrisyon Agapan”.  But some people tend to still ask, why we need to celebrate it. So what really is the reason? What are the aim/goals of it?

           

                  According to PH ACCESS, there are three goals of celebrating it. First, to promote intervention to address nutritional needs in emergencies and disaster. Second, to mobilize responders particularly the local nutritional clusters and stakeholders to address gaps in nutrition in emergencies response from national barangay levels. And last, to increase awareness among families and individuals on coping and resiliency strategies to prevent malnutrition and worsening nutritional slams in times of emergencies and disasters. All of the aims or goals are related to our health and to disasters. That’s why they come up with the theme, “Kalamidad Paghandaan: Gutom at Malnutrisyon Agapan”. The theme is very appropriate because as we all know, our country have experienced already many calamities or disasters that causes deaths to many people here in the Philippines.

         

                   The theme reminds us to become healthy for any calamity that we will face in the future. Let us gave importance in celebrating the Nutrition month. Because being healthy means being ready to any calamity.

Letter To The President of The Republic of the Philippines

July 2, 2014

President Benigno "Noynoy" S. Aquino III
Malacańang Palace
Manila, NCR
Philippines


Dear Mister President,

                    Greetings in the name of the Lord Honorable President Benigno S. Aquino III. I hope when this letter reached you, or you will be able to read it, you are not busy. Though I know you have a hectic schedule because you are the president of this republic, I still wish you to take time to read my letter. This letter way just be simple but I believe this is the easiest way for one to talk to you though I will not be able to see your reaction. This letter contains my sentiments and my fellow citizen of this country.

               I just want to ask if there is really justice for all. I am not questioning how you manage our country's justice system but I observe nowadays that justice for the non-high profiled individuals is too slow or the worst, not achieved or given. There is inequality in terms of justice to the poor. While the high-profiled individuals, to make it overstatement, seems that they're the one who decide for themselves or simply they make it as they're advantage to the poor one. It's unfair, right Mr. President? Maybe you can't see this scenario on the justice system but I hope through this letter, you will see the true content of how justice is being served to the Filipinos.     

                    I still hope to see that "Tuwid na Daan", you promised to us citizen. What I uncovered to you, Mr. President, may not be important but I believe it must be addressed. To attain true progress, Mr. President, we must have equality. If we have equality, we will have unity that will lead us to the way of being successful. Mr. President, I end my letter here. Thank you very much for sparing a little time of reading my letter. God bless you, Mr. President.

                                                                                                                                                    Sincerely,

                                                                                                                                             Christian Alejo