2014: 40th Nutrition Month Celebration Insights

"Kalamidad Paghandaan: Gutom at Malnutrition Agapan"
Get Ready for Calamities!

Many problems emanate from hunger and malnutrition, making it more difficult to cope with calamities. Preparing for food security during emergencies must be given sufficient priority by the government and citizens alike.

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"Prepare for emergencies to prevent hunger and malnutrition!" According to this year's theme it focuses on nutrition in emergencies aims to provide the venue for the general public to realize the importance of preparedness during emergencies, how to respond and what recovery measures can be taken to prevent death and worsening of malnutrition of affected population groups.

We all know that month of July is Nutrition Month Celebration. And as we all know every year there are aims to be done. This is it aims to:

* Promote interventions to address nutritional needs in emergencies and disasters including preparedness, response and recovery;

*Mobilize responders particularly the local nutrition clusters and stakeholders to address gaps in nutrition emergencies response from national to barangay levels; and

*Increase awareness among families and individuals on coping and resiliency strategies to prevent malnutrition and worsening of nutritional status in time of emergencies and disasters.

Leads focusing on the impact of emergencies and disasters, natural and human-induced on the nutritional status of affected population groups. Nutrition Emergencies refer to situations in which food security is often severely threatened causing increased risk to malnutrition, illness and death. Nutrition in emergencies, on the other hand, refers to key malnutrition services that are components of emergency preparedness, response and recovery phases aimed at preventing death and worsening of malnutrition in the affected population, particularly in the most nutritionally - vulnerable mothers and other older persons.

Sama-sama nating isulong ang pagkain ng mga masusustansyang pagkain at laging paghandaan ang anumang kalamidad na dadaan upang tayo'y makaiwas sa kapahamakan.

Letter To The President Of The Philippines

June 29, 2014

H.E. President Benigno "Noynoy" S. Aquino III

Malacanang Palace

Manila, Philippines

Sir:

Greetings Sir! Four years of serving our country is indeed a great pleasure to every Filipinos around the country itself. Your will and at the same time your honor in serving the country has been successful through out every year that passed and more years to count. You start a very challenging 4 years and may you continue a much more challenging and fortunate years to come.

For the years of your administration serving our country, it was fulfilling because aside from your tremendous speeches you've delivered you also enforce actions towards every word you said. It was highly appreciated! Let's tell that there's still many people complaining about your governance. People tend to believe in the saying that goes: "ACTION SPEAKS LOUDER THAN WORDS". Even though you have an extraordinary speech if you will not apply action to every word you said, there's a big possibility that people will never believe you as they believe in you before.People are wise enough to judge you if they don't like how you work in your position. That's the picture of those people who wants to see more of your governance. In the other case, some people strongly believes in you. Let's say they're against on the other side around. They're truly the people who never tend to get tired of waiting every change you make in our country, wanting you to stay longer. But that's life of a Politician besides for all that unexpected manifestation, still you stand tall and do what you need to do as President of this country. Considering you as one of the most promising President in this country.

We don't expect you to be prefect, like Jesus Christ. The blood of greatness still runs strong in every Filipino veins; it just needs the right leadership and inspiration to unlock the dormant giant in all of us to propel our country to greatness once again! As the President, you cannot do all the work to reach you goals. Just provide the inspiration, the moral leadership and we people will follow.

Now, it's your destiny to a God-given opportunity to continue where your mother failed to finished. Your persona and your simple living and you common-sense-pronouncements have inspired the Filipino people to dream again and converted an indifferent and apolitical citizenry to get involved for their own deliverance from poverty and sociopolitical malaise. Your simplicity resonates well among our people and the millions of ordinary Filipinos --- not exclusively the elite who were a part of the societal problem that emasculated the country's growth --- will be your active partners for the positive changes that you so desire.

God Bless you and our beloved Philippines. May the Lord continue to grant you the necessary wisdom and fortitude in every decision you make.

Lead the way, President Noynoy Aquino! We are with you. God is with all of us! Hindi ka nag-iisa! 

Sincerely yours,
JANINE RIGUCIRA CALPITO
4th Year Student
Ilocos Sur National High School