Beat H1N1 Flu

The four things to do that will help in preventing you fro gettingH1N1 Flu.

1. Wash your hands.

2. Cover your cough.

3. Don't' touch your face.

4. Stay away from people who are sick.

If you do get sick, stay home so won't pass it on to anyone else.

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A DEAL for HB 5043

According to the National Statistics Office, every minute there are three babies born, almost 200 in an hour and nearly 4000 a day. The Philippine population is approaching to 90million and still counting.

Albay Representative Edcel Lagman, the principal author and other legislators are pushing the passage of the Reproductive Health Bill also known as the House Bill 5043. For they believe that this proposed measure could break the chains of overpopulation reaping our country.

The Social Weather Station said that about 7 out of 10 Filipinos are in favor of this bill. Meaning to say, majority of Filipinos are paving optimism with this.

On the other hand, the Catholic Church has been opposing this, saying that this promotes a culture of immorality, abortion and promiscuity among youth. Literally there are walls between the church and the Senate. It’s just like they travel in the opposite lane of the road, seemingly not to meet in the same direction.

Through this long run of debate, lots of speculations and questions emerged. Simply it is just YES or NO or asking oneself if I should deal or no deal.

Out of this issue, for me it is a deal. Neglecting the idea of immorality; I do believe this can ease the illness our country is suffering. At first, the only aim of RH Bill is to advocate information on access to both natural and modern family planning methods, which are medically safe and legally permissible and not merely focusing on the legalization of abortion. Definitely not.

Second, the United Nation (UN) stated in 2002 that family planning and reproductive health are essential in reducing poverty. So it is the time for us to be clinched in a systematic scheme. Through this Filipino family would be able to act responsibly.

And through the mandatory reproductive health education in schools mainly for the youth, the unawareness will be replaced with knowledge. And really “Education is the discovery of our own Ignorance” a quotation from W. Durant. Educating the youth and opening their eyes with these aspects can lead them to vigilance and letting them know about the bona fide consequences.

As a part of HB 5043 their main focus is to pursue the usage of contraceptives. And these contraceptives should be treated as essential medicines and utilizing it in a proper manner. Pills, IUDS etc. may reduce the incidence of maternal and infant morality.

See, HB 5043 can really make a change. Remember that it is not a way of committing sins but a tactic to develop awareness.

As a whole, solving this nation’s problem does not depend on this what so called “RH Bill” basically, moreover on the discipline planted in every Filipino.

A HERO was BORN

“They say that when a leaf gets withered and old another gets to grow somewhere above where it used to be”

The inaugural speech of the 44th president flips a new page in the world history in that President Barack Obama stands as the first black American president the United States ever had. The dreams that were planted in the yesteryears sprouts vivaciously among the long-run dreamers. The dream they have been waiting for, finally came into reality. The 20 minute speech in the midst of about million crowds eradicates the ideology that color discrimination and government disparity exist in this time. Breathtaking. Remarkable. Extraordinary. The magnificent Mall in Washington, D.C. was filled with wide range of emotions. Thousand of expectations covered the crowd. Each was looking forward on how this day really calls for a change and how this newly elected president tackle the rising global crisis.

Voice of revolution reigns on Obama’s address. Every word spoken penetrates on my vocabulary. Through his speech I can see the simplicity behind the success he had seized. He remains humble as if there is nothings change. As if he is not the president. Looking back to where he belongs and always let his feet on the ground. Obama’s feather in his cap symbolizes the true meaning of success. His achievement truly makes a difference.

I do believe that his term could break the chains griping his fellow citizens. And it seems that President Obama is the Abraham Lincoln of this generation, following the footsteps and the legacy rendered by this 16th president of the US. Maybe he can be. And maybe he is what we are looking and aspiring for to govern this nation. Based on his personality Obama is packed with optimism and courage to keep himself firm despite of the raging storms to come. This African-American native pictures and proved the saying “With God, there is nothing Impossible”. I may not wonder why this kind of individual reach this paramount of his life. He deserves and ought to have this eulogy.

I am hoping and always keep myself forward that we are taking on the right track. Through his leadership, I anticipate that he is a man who can bring back the loss nuts and bolts in this world. May god bless him. And may he continue striving for excellence.

Are We Ready to face CLIMATE CHANGE?

Footprints of ongoing catastrophe. An illness of the Earth. A threat to every humans-. And that’s the face of the rising Climate Change; the question is, are we ready to face it?

Scientifically, climate change is the dramatic change in the average weather experienced by a given region. This dilemma gets more serious and increases its rate and magnitude as the years goes by. As a result we are going through intense heat (that seems to burn our skin), abnormal weather, tragic disasters and making ourselves trapped in a pressure cooker.

Who are to blame? Simply, it’s us. We, humans are the reason for this existence. Human activities thrust mother earth in the midst of fatality. Due to the increasing population the demand for food, livestock and energy is escalating. To attain this burning of fossil fuels like charcoals and natural gas is used to generate electricity for factories, homes and cars. In 2005, burning fossil fuels emitted about 27 billion tons of carbon dioxide. Imagine.

To expand the fields where to plant crops as a way of living. And to conduct land conversion for commercial purposes. Forests have been cut down. Slash log here. Slash log there. The green purple headed mountains are gone. Trees are getting fewer, so the carbon dioxide builds up in the atmosphere.

Not just that, the satisfaction feeling we get from air conditioner, the refrigerant in our refrigerator, propellants in aerosol cans and in the manufacture of foam packaging are to be consider as the silent killers. Out of their expediency, they emit a class of synthetic chemicals called chlorofluorocarbons or as popularly known as CFCs. They drift up slowly in the stratosphere, thereby destroying the ozone layer which protects humans from the Sun’s harmful UV rays (Ultraviolet Rays). So, we don’t wonder why in some places in the world forest fire usually occurs.

Fusing all this human actions will cause the drastic destruction of Mother Earth. Causing all the wounds to get more chronic. And over the past years catastrophes continues to invade the world.
Flashfloods. Sea level Rise. Drought. Typhoons. Ice Depletion. Polar Bear Extinction. Endangered Human and Animal Life.- Consequences that we are about to take as we cross the line where obliteration of the Earth is rampant.

Are we not afraid to loss it? To loss everything, just because of this mistake? How about the children of the next generation. Can they still live normally as our ancestors do?

Dealing with climate change must go beyond the government level. Individuals should be made to realize that they need to get involved too. As a steward of God’s creation, we must do our job.

Eradicating those erroneous measures, learning to plant the seed of discipline and harmony between human and the environment are the hallmark and the long lost remedy for this illnes. The remedy against climate change.

The end is near if we don’t start now. Wake up from this total nightmare. Who will then come to the rescue and save the earth? Open our eyes and believe that we can still do something. And believe that we can beat this. And trust that someday, we are the end of Climate Change.

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