Lennon D.

Ponta-oy Med 1-A

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I grew up with Tanging Yaman featured on our TV screens almost every Holy
Week. I remembered how it always made my mother silently shed tears while my
father and sister are immensely drawn into the movie. I perceived it at evolving
levels of understanding since I was a kid well, it was being shown almost every
year. It was like a sticky note with a reminder on it being constantly replayed and
replayed. I even wondered if the target audiences dont even got bored with such
movie being played over and over again on our TV screens. True enough, it was
meant to be a sticky note this time not to be stuck on our notebooks but on our
minds. Written on the sticky note is: TANGING YAMAN = FAMILY.
For the nth time, I again encountered this masterpiece. This time it is not even
holy week but during my early road-to-MD journey (Block 1 Film Showing). Indeed,
our main topic on that week was about the family and how it is associated with
health and wellness. I thought that our mentors made a very good decision in
incorporating Tanging Yaman as a supplement to the lectures. Though it made a
lot of my lady SGDmates cry, I was quite delighted to watch the movie over again
the classic pangs, angst and tagos-sa-puso moments conveyed still crept through
me and those feelings made me humane and nostalgic.
Seeing how dysfunctional the family of Loleng (Gloria Romero) has become,
relationships were almost on the verge of breaking up. Eventually with faith and
their undying love towards their mother, inked by the accident of Rommel (Jericho
Rosales), Danny (Johnny Delgado), Arturo (Edu Manzano) and Grace (Dina Bonnevie)
became reunited and set aside personal differences to rebuild the strongest of
strongholds that is FAMILY.

Lennon D. Ponta-oy Med 1-A

Reaction Paper on Tanging Yaman
Indeed, what was portrayed isnt a mile away from reality. Each and every
family has experienced crises and it is upon the values nurtured and instilled that
will do wonders to make it pass through. I wont go into details of any familys
accounts but I believe we do have such problem at a certain point in our timeline.
The movie Tanging Yaman encourages Filipino families to be grounded to the
values that bind them as one. Nevertheless, understanding and respecting each
family members views and outlook improves relationships. Despite the changing
times, there will always be one thing that you can always rely upon that would love
you unconditionally and comfort you your FAMILY.
Moreover, in line with our topic on family and health, a functional family would
be one that health interventions would be easily administered since there is
harmony and that each member is willing to undertake responsibilities for the
welfare of the other. As future doctors, we would seek the cooperation of our
patients families. Thus, we must understand them, dwell into the relationships, and
do something if there is discord so that the patients medical needs wont be
affected. For me, it would be a great achievement if I would be able to let my
patients family cooperate with me in our venture to manage their family members
disease. In the future, we will be surely encountering families with issues such as
that of Lolengs and her childrens. We must do our best to mobilize and reunite
such families for the patients sake for it would do wonders for his/her condition.
As I end this reaction paper, I told myself that I will always attach the sticky
note always on my morals, values and beliefs for it will improve my relationships
with my beloved family and that I would become a potent force in changing other
families lives.

Lennon D. Ponta-oy Med 1-A

Reaction Paper on Tanging Yaman