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For Filipinos, the Lenten Season is a time for prayer, fasting, and almsgiving. Since the Philippines is primarily a Christian country with big number of Roman Catholic devotees, Holy Week is celebrated in various ways from a solemn prayer to observance of traditions unique to Filipino culture.
The most common traditions observed by Christians are fasting and abstinence. Fasting, which is observed during Ash Wednesday and Good Friday, is defined as reducing the amount of food eaten from your normal consumption. It simply means having a single meal a day, and two smaller meals which if added together will not exceed the quantity of the main meal. On the other hand, abstinence is refraining oneself from eating meat and is observed on Ash Wednesday and every Friday of Lent.
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Individuals respond differently to a health crisis. Some people manage to handle the situation with a level head, while some are more fearful than others. As worry eases its way into our lives, peace and calm slowly become things of the past.
The outbreak of the Coronavirus Disease-2019 (COVID-19) took everyone by surprise, leaving little to no room for preparation. Several changes in behavior may be observed over the next few days or weeks, such as changes in sleep or eating patterns, difficulty concentrating, and increased worry about your own health and the health of your loved ones. During a time where it seems like the only thing we can do is wait for the COVID-19 crisis to be over, there are ways to make the waiting less stressful.
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The City Government of Pasig continues to find ways to help residents cope with the current crisis brought about by Covid-19.
Launched on March 24, a total of five (5) “Mobile Palengke” move around in different barangays in the city to sell basic food commodities like rice, vegetables and fruits. This innovative initiative aims to avoid crowding in the city’s public markets and talipapa. Pasigueños can buy essential commodities in Mobile Palengke while maintaining social distancing as a precautionary measure against Covid-19.
Read more: Mobile Palengke of Pasig City makes food commodities more accessible to Pasigueños
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In keeping with the guidelines of the enhanced community quarantine as a response to the COVID-19 crisis, NCR local government units (LGUs) continue to provide access to basic food commodities by bringing the market to the people. Since the launch of Pasig City’s Mobile Palengke, several LGUs have followed suit.
On March 26, Caloocan City launched seven (7) Jeepalengke units from which basic food commodities can be purchased to prevent the need of the residents to go to the market. This initiative is in partnership with the Department of Agriculture and all proceeds will go to the farmers from which the goods were sourced.
Read more: NCR LGUs roll out mobile markets to increase food accessibility
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With the ongoing crisis due to the Coronavirus Disease 2019 or COVID-19, many families especially the poor have difficulty meeting their food needs as they need to stay at home and their livelihood put on a stand still. The ongoing enhanced community quarantine is making life more difficult for many families.
Recognizing the families’ need for dietary supplementation to prevent hunger and malnutrition, Malabon City Mayor Antolin “Lenlen” Oreta III mobilized their carinderia partners in their “Karinderia para sa Kalusugan ni Chikiting” (KKC) Project to provide nutritious hot meals to priority families in their barangays. This move was an immediate response of the city government to prevent food insecurity in this time of crisis. It also augments the hot meals provided by the 21 barangay councils to poor families most affected by the community quarantine.
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According to the World Health Organization (WHO), people are at higher risk of undernutrition during emergencies. Undernourished children who are either underweight (kulang sa timbang), stunted (bansot), or wasted or thin (payat) are more vulnerable to infection and death during crisis.
The effects of the enhanced community quarantine due to the coronavirus disease or COVID-19 are now being felt by the people in Luzon especially the poor due to the limited access to food, health care, and other basic necessities.
Adhering to the Nutrition Cluster Advisory No.01 s2020 issued by the National Nutrition Council, the Muntinlupa City Nutrition Committee (CNC) headed by Mayor Jaime R. Fresnedi prioritized families with undernourished children below five (5) years old in the distribution of food packs in all nine (9) barangays of the city.
