Today, Jan. 27, is the start of Goiter Awareness Week, which is held every last week of January by virtue of Presidential Proclamation No. 1188 signed by former President Gloria Macapagal-Arroyo in December 2006. According to the National Nutritional Council, this year’s celebration will kick off at Epifanio de los Santos Elementary School in Malate, Manila.—Marielle Medina, Inquirer Research