There is a saying regarding highs and lows: “what comes up, must go down.” But, when will this sky-high inflation deflate? 

            As the nation celebrates the month of July to celebrate and advocate for nutrition, I could not help but wonder when will we truly achieve nutrition for all? 

           After all, the promise of our current President Ferdinand “Bongbong” Marcos Jr., was to bring rice’s price down to ₱20. Instead of a ₱20 decrease, our nation faced the highest inflation rates we’ve ever encountered before and saw the Philippine peso at its weakest at ₱61.847 as reported by Inquirer.net this July 24, 2026. 

          There are still no new properly enforced laws to support agriculture and other sectors that are desperately struggling for decades. We just depend on imports rather than improve our land that is made for agriculture to flourish. Adding to it, the government’s decision on Pax Silica will remove these lands—lands that would affect acres that could feed thousands of students, workers and other Filipinos. 

         How can we celebrate, yet alone smile for this year’s nutrition month when families now budget intensively just to afford basic necessities? 

          There are government initiatives for financial aid. But tell me, do you think ₱3,000-₱6,000 is enough for this economy where bills continue to rocket without any increase in the pay of our workers? Not even everyone can qualify for these initiatives. Furthermore, this just allows for a never ending cycle of corruption and dependence on a system that is rotten. 

In a recent statistics report, the Second Congressional Commission on Education (EDCOM 2) labeled the worsening condition of malnutrition in our country as a “high public health concern,” affecting children long before early stages of childhood starts. This highlights the government’s negligence on prioritizing their citizen’s wellness, and instead allocating the nation’s budget to concerns far less greater than ensuring inclusivity of nutrition to every Filipino family.

          As the 2026 Nutrition Month ended, I cannot help but feel anger and unrest as we have achieved nothing but decline for our country. While inflation is at its peak, our nation is at our stagnant lows. 

        At a time when we should be strengthening agriculture and reducing hunger, we have government officials busy not from creating and reforming laws, but to save their own skins from the alleged corruption they participated in.

         They are not here to save us from hunger, but to feed their gluttony with the hard earned money of the nation. 

        Nutrition month is often a time of joy and celebration, especially for schools where we often reminisce about the posters holding the earth. But now, how can we continue holding hands and the Earth when sky-high inflation inhibits us from getting the nourishment we need?