Filipinos are stronger than Haiyan, part 3

Posted on November 23, 2013 Updated on November 23, 2013

I thought I’d stop at part 2 but this story is so unique and unlike any I’ve encountered. Needless to say, it’s so normal yet surprisingly inspiring. It gives fresh meaning to ‘going beyond the call of duty’. This is from the facebook post of Becca Villegas Posadas.

The soldier below is Cpl Annjanette Obligado, who went to an evacuation center in Tacloban last Nov 10, Sunday, and breastfed the babies. From Becca Posadas,

She is one of the unsung heroes of our Armed Forces. Going beyond the call of duty.
People don’t realize how desperate the plight of formula-fed babies in the aftermath of tragedies such as Yolanda. Even if formula is at hand, parents will cut corners when it comes to handling the milk if resources such as clean water are scarce. This puts babies at risk of gastrointestinal ailments that are likely to lead to death. On the other hand, a breastfed baby needs nothing more than his mother or a wet nurse to keep him fed. When you feed a lactating mom, you save not 1 life but 2 or even more.

 

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