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Responsibility

I was riding the bus last Sunday and like always, if there is an available sit, I chose to sit by the window so I can watch outside. It was raining that day but I noticed a street sweeper was still busy doing her job. Questions came to my mind.

Do we really need that many street sweepers to clean our streets? Here’s the logic to the question.

If people are responsible enough to throw their candy wrappers, cigarette butts, plastics, papers, etc. on provided garbage bags or cans, do these street sweepers be on the streets even if it is raining? That in order to earn a measly income not even enough to buy medications, they are risking their health?

As Filipinos, should we not be ashamed of our actions, throwing our garbage anywhere?

Should the people in the government be proud to say they’ve lessened unemployment rate when the only job they can provide for the many unemployed Filipinos is street sweeping?

54 Products Included In BFAD Partial List to be Tested for Melamine Content

The issue of China’s milk products containing Melamine have been a household scare in the Philippines especially for mothers with infants. In relation to the Melamine issue, Philippine Daily Inquirer issue for September 27, 2008 has published the partial list of milk and other milk products collected by Bureau of Food and Drugs (BFAD) for testing.

Included in the list are the following products

  1. Anchor Lite Milk
  2. Anchor Warm Frootmilk Drink Mango Magic
  3. Anchor Wam Frootmilk Orange Chill
  4. Anchor Wam Frootmilk Strawberry Spin
  5. Anlene Milk
  6. Anmum Materna 180g
  7. Anmum Materna Chocolate
  8. Dutch Lady Pure Milk
  9. Farmland Skim Milk
  10. Greenfood Yili Pure Milk
  11. Jinwei Drink
  12. Jollycow Pure Fresh Milk
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