Batangas Today

Monday, February 22, 2010

Many TV Ads are Misleading

Many TV ads are misleading. What you see on TV are camera enhanced. I once went to a fastfood restaurant to order my fried chicken and I was ready to savor it. Much to my dismay, it was so small, I lost all my appetite. Be wary of such ads and don't trust the seller anymore. There is also such a thing as credibility.





Saturday, February 13, 2010

Demoralizing and Destructive TV Ads: Be Wise and Vigilant

The boob tube is a vital media influence on society, Look at women scrambling to the stores to buy the latest advertised skin whitening magic cream. The ads suffuse our senses that we think everything advertised is the norm. Being wise and discerning about what you watch is the call of the day. Be vigilant too of people trying to assail you with destructive ads. Destructive morally for children. i.e. a child shown, pulling off a mat rudely from an older person who was sleeping.

Do you remember the ponds ads? Some people were offended. How could a person base love on whether you have a whiter and creamier skin or not? That's preposterous!

That's what TV ads could do. So folks, don't believe everything you see on TV. When you see and ad,remember the main objective of the person who created that ad- TO SELL HIS PRODUCT.

Be wise, discerning and vigilant!

Photo by cloudzilla

Friday, February 12, 2010

Health is a Multi-factorial Entity

Health is a multi-factorial entity. It involves everyone in the set-up: the government, the health workers, the health facilities, and the private sector. When one of these categories does not cooperate, then there will be no total wellness. It is imperative that all will come together as one to maintain health and wellness.

There are two very important categories that a person needs to ensure health and wellness:

1. Necessities like food, water, air, clothing, and shelter. You cannot live without food for a month. You can live without water for 2 weeks, and you can live without air for 2 minutes.

These are contained in first rung of Maslow’s Hierarchy of Needs.

The rest are love and belongingness, spiritual connection, need for self-esteem, and need for self-actualization.

For a person to be able to achieve completeness, all her needs should be fulfilled.

2.A support system like a health insurance that would make her feel secure and safe when needs support for medical procedures and the like. These insurance leads will lead genuine health insurance company seekers to find the appropriate health insurance company for them. Each person has certain preferences, which she wanted considered in her life and health insurance. With ProzpectZone.com, insurance leads are existing clients.

Life and health insurance agent s who are seeking clients could rely on these insurance leads. They provide essential links to truly interested applicants. They also ensure that agents are given appropriate confidence in using the leads.



Sunday, February 7, 2010

Community programs that can promote youth development

Communities should aim to develop its youth, because the youth are the future leaders and hope of every country. Jose Rizal, a national hero in the Philippines, said that the youth are "The Hope of the Fatherland". How true! Youth development therefore, should be the primary concern of any community.

What community programs could promote youth development?

Here are some suggestions for useful and relevant programs:

1. Community service to indigent or needy people

In this program, the youth are taught to be generous by encouraging them to share what they have. These contributions may come in the form of used clothes, second hand books, other used items and even their time, could be considered as one contribution. They then distribute these items to the indigent people and interact with them.

This activity will develop their generosity and sense of social responsibility for people who are less fortunate.

It will also demonstrate to them the joy of being of service to other people; that thinking of the welfare of others would give them joy that is satisfying.

2. Environmental Sanitation and Hygiene

Getting them involved in environmental beautification and clean-up, will develop their sense of cleanliness not only with their personal hygiene but with their surroundings as well. This will also make them aware of their greater responsibility to the environment in which they live in.

3. Nature preservation

Taking part in this activity will teach them how to preserve nature and the environment so that Mother Nature will take care of them in return.
Lectures should be conducted before they are allowed to take part, so that they'll be able to understand why they have to help in Mother Nature's preservation. This may involve, tree planting as part of a reforestation project or promoting a campaign to people about the preservation of nearly extinct animals.

4. Beautification of the community

This may involve landscaping of vacant lots within the city with flower beds or even vegetable patches. Playgrounds may also be constructed for children. The youth maybe able to help through assisting the builders in this noteworthy activity.
The youth would learn how seemingly "useless things" could be converted into something useful and beneficial to the community.

This will promote good will too among all generations, children, teenagers and old people.

5. Support groups for the community

This maybe a prayer group, a sports group, a book club, alcoholic anonymous,
"No to drug" groups, etc.

These are groups that could help each other out with personal problems and other concerns, like spiritual and physical development. They would show support for people who need moral and spiritual guidance.

In this activity, the youth would develop their sense of empathy and concern. They would learn that helping people with their problems would help them forget their own problems. These will also develop their skills in counseling and advisement.

It could also make them physically fit and healthy with the different sports participated in. Alcoholism and drug addiction could be prevented through this worthy endeavour.

These are only some activities that could promote development of the youth in mind, body and soul. The total development of the youth is however dependent on his willingness to participate in the programs, proper motivation should therefore be established by concerned people. If all non-government and government organizations join hands in promoting youth development, then these programs would succeed.

READ THE ORIGINAL ARTICLE HERE.