Has anybody ever thought that a plant which was only seen on the back of our houses could be our new “weapon” against poverty, and even climate change? Well, better believe it because studies show that it is true. Proving that it is indeed a super vegetable, Malacañang has tapped “malunggay” (moringa) in the fight against poverty and climate change.

We all know that large scale flooding in our country can be attributed to the also large scale deforestation being illegally practiced on our country. And this brings enormous damages to us people. We also know that because of the global financial crisis, a lot of our workers are experiencing being workless. And our government is expected to do actions to lessen the “damages” of these complex problems….and they found another help they can tap. Not a person or not even an agency. It is a plant-Moringa, known to many of us as malunggay.

National Anti-Poverty Commission (NAPC) chief Secretary Domingo Panganiban pledged the full cooperation and their full support to the local malunggay farmers to provide more works for those who doesn’t have any means of living. Also, malunggay tress can help make the quality of our air and can significantly reduce flooding, as he stressed this during the induction of the newly elected officers of the Moringa Growers Federation of the Philippines.

These are but only few bases why moringa or malunggay was eyed as a weapon by the Malacañang against the growing problem of poverty and possibly against also the global warming.