PH joins 'Meatless Monday' campaign
By GABRIEL S. MABUTAS
July 14, 2011
Manila Bulletin
MANILA, Philippines — A neuroscience and bio-gerontology expert is spearheading the international campaign against meat intake every Monday.
The campaign, called “Luntiang Lunes,” to align with the global movement “Meatless Monday,” will be launched by the Department of Science and Technology (DoST) Balik Scientist awardee Dr. Custer Deocaris, supposedly to change the dietary habits of some 25.7 million students around the country. Deocaris is a neuroscientist who made a niche in Japan for his expertise in stem cell technology.
He said that the campaign will be targeting all schools nationwide.
“We are launching the "Luntiang Lunes" campaign to alter the dietary habits of 25.7 million students around the country and to mitigate climate change by reducing carbon footprints from the livestock sector,” the DoST returning scientist said.
Launching the “Luntiang Lunes” national campaign along with Deocaris are vegetarian NGOs, Nurturers of the Earth Inc. and AVRDC - World Vegetable Center.
“This is a landmark campaign where schools all over the country will serve vegetarian meals focusing on our IVs and brown rice every Monday,” he said.
"Luntiang Lunes," Deocaris explained, is the Philippine version of "Meatless Mondays," an international campaign launched in 2003 by Johns Hopkins and Columbia University Schools of Public Health to cut-down on milk and dairy-consumption by at least 15 percent to mitigate the impact of global warming and address the prevalence of cardiovascular diseases.
The campaign, called “Luntiang Lunes,” to align with the global movement “Meatless Monday,” will be launched by the Department of Science and Technology (DoST) Balik Scientist awardee Dr. Custer Deocaris, supposedly to change the dietary habits of some 25.7 million students around the country. Deocaris is a neuroscientist who made a niche in Japan for his expertise in stem cell technology.
He said that the campaign will be targeting all schools nationwide.
“We are launching the "Luntiang Lunes" campaign to alter the dietary habits of 25.7 million students around the country and to mitigate climate change by reducing carbon footprints from the livestock sector,” the DoST returning scientist said.
Launching the “Luntiang Lunes” national campaign along with Deocaris are vegetarian NGOs, Nurturers of the Earth Inc. and AVRDC - World Vegetable Center.
“This is a landmark campaign where schools all over the country will serve vegetarian meals focusing on our IVs and brown rice every Monday,” he said.
"Luntiang Lunes," Deocaris explained, is the Philippine version of "Meatless Mondays," an international campaign launched in 2003 by Johns Hopkins and Columbia University Schools of Public Health to cut-down on milk and dairy-consumption by at least 15 percent to mitigate the impact of global warming and address the prevalence of cardiovascular diseases.
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