ATTY. ROSALINA U. BASCAO, CPA, MGM
Deputy Executive Director III for Administrative and Financial Service and
Officer-in-Charge Executive Director IV
National Nutrition Council
Email: oed@nnc.gov.ph
NNC Officer-in-Charge Executive Director Bio
Atty. Rosalina U. Bascao is an experienced public servant and has been a prime mover, and team leader and player.
She first served at the National Nutrition Council (NNC), an attached agency of the Department of Health, Philippines, as the Chief of the Nutrition Policy and Planning Division in October 2022; later served as Officer-in-Charge of the Office of the Deputy Executive Director for Administrative and Financial Service.
In November 2024, she was appointed as Deputy Executive Director for Administrative and Financial Service of the NNC. In June 2025, Atty. Bascao was designated as the Officer-in-Charge Executive Director IV of the NNC Secretariat.
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NNC’s Assistant Secretary and Executive Director IV Dayanghirang Urges Sustained Action on Nutrition and Health Plans at the 78th WHA
𝘿𝙧. 𝘼𝙯𝙪𝙘𝙚𝙣𝙖 𝙈𝙞𝙡𝙖𝙣𝙖- 𝘿𝙖𝙮𝙖𝙣𝙜𝙝𝙞𝙧𝙖𝙣𝙜, Assistant Secretary and Executive Director IV of the National Nutrition Council (NNC) delivered the Philippine Statement on Key Agenda Item No. 24.2 : 𝙂𝙡𝙤𝙗𝙖𝙡 𝙎𝙩𝙧𝙖𝙩𝙚𝙜𝙞𝙚𝙨 𝙖𝙣𝙙 𝙋𝙡𝙖𝙣𝙨 𝙤𝙛 𝘼𝙘𝙩𝙞𝙤𝙣 𝙏𝙝𝙖𝙩 𝘼𝙧𝙚 𝙎𝙘𝙝𝙚𝙙𝙪𝙡𝙚𝙙 𝙩𝙤 𝙀𝙭𝙥𝙞𝙧𝙚 𝙒𝙞𝙩𝙝𝙞𝙣 𝙊𝙣𝙚 𝙔𝙚𝙖𝙧 during the 78th World Health Assembly in Geneva.
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Integrated Multisectoral Systems-Based Approaches on the Prevention of Child Wasting Highlighted at the 78th WHA
On 21 May 2025, 𝑫𝒓. 𝑨𝒛𝒖𝒄𝒆𝒏𝒂 𝑴𝒊𝒍𝒂𝒏𝒂-𝑫𝒂𝒚𝒂𝒏𝒈𝒉𝒊𝒓𝒂𝒏𝒈, Assistant Secretary and Executive Director IV of the National Nutrition Council once again served as a panelist and first speaker during the 78th World Health Assembly side event entitled “𝑭𝒓𝒐𝒎 𝑽𝒆𝒓𝒕𝒊𝒄𝒂𝒍 𝑵𝒖𝒕𝒓𝒊𝒕𝒊𝒐𝒏 𝑷𝒓𝒐𝒈𝒓𝒂𝒎𝒔 𝒕𝒐 𝑰𝒏𝒕𝒆𝒈𝒓𝒂𝒕𝒆𝒅 𝑯𝒆𝒂𝒍𝒕𝒉 𝑺𝒚𝒔𝒕𝒆𝒎𝒔: 𝑷𝒓𝒆𝒗𝒆𝒏𝒕𝒊𝒏𝒈 𝑾𝒂𝒔𝒕𝒊𝒏𝒈 𝑻𝒉𝒓𝒐𝒖𝒈𝒉 𝑼𝒏𝒊𝒗𝒆𝒓𝒔𝒂𝒍 𝑯𝒆𝒂𝒍𝒕𝒉 𝑪𝒂𝒓𝒆” held at the Civil Society…
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Dr. Dayanghirang Presents Local Actions on Nutrition and Food Fortification
Recently concluded: 𝑫𝒓. 𝑨𝒛𝒖𝒄𝒆𝒏𝒂 𝑴𝒊𝒍𝒂𝒏𝒂-𝑫𝒂𝒚𝒂𝒏𝒈𝒉𝒊𝒓𝒂𝒏𝒈, Assistant Secretary and Executive Director IV of the National Nutrition Council served as a panelist and first speaker in two side events at the 78th World Health Assembly.
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PH Expands Global Health Role as the NNC Governing Board Chairperson Leads the 79th WHA
Assistant Secretary and Executive Director IV of the National Nutrition Council, 𝑫𝒓. 𝑨𝒛𝒖𝒄𝒆𝒏𝒂 𝑴𝒊𝒍𝒂𝒏𝒂-𝑫𝒂𝒚𝒂𝒏𝒈𝒉𝒊𝒓𝒂𝒏𝒈 attended the opening day of the 78th World Health Assembly at the Palais de Nation, Geneva, Switzerland, where Department of Health Secretary and National Nutrition Council Governing Board Chair, 𝑫𝒓. 𝑻𝒆𝒐𝒅𝒐𝒓𝒐 𝑱. 𝑯𝒆𝒓𝒃𝒐𝒔𝒂 was formally sworn in as President of the…
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NNC Holds 1st Technical Committee Meeting in 2025
The National Nutrition Council (NNC) convenes the 1st NNC Technical Committee (TechCom) meeting for 2025 on 16 May 2025, presided over by Assistant Secretary and Executive Director IV, Dr. Azucena Milana-Dayanghirang, at the NNC Board Room. The meeting was attended by representatives from the Commission for the Welfare of Children; departments of Agriculture, Economy, Planning…
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NNC’s Assistant Secretary and Executive Director IV Dayanghirang Leads PH Participation on Sessions with Nutrition Agenda at the 78th WHA
𝘿𝙧. 𝘼𝙯𝙪𝙘𝙚𝙣𝙖 𝙈𝙞𝙡𝙖𝙣𝙖- 𝘿𝙖𝙮𝙖𝙣𝙜𝙝𝙞𝙧𝙖𝙣𝙜, 𝘼𝙨𝙨𝙞𝙨𝙩𝙖𝙣𝙩 𝙎𝙚𝙘𝙧𝙚𝙩𝙖𝙧𝙮 𝙖𝙣𝙙 𝙀𝙭𝙚𝙘𝙪𝙩𝙞𝙫𝙚 𝘿𝙞𝙧𝙚𝙘𝙩𝙤𝙧 𝙄𝙑 of the National Nutrition Council is invited to be a panelist in two Side Events of the 𝙎𝙚𝙫𝙚𝙣𝙩𝙮-𝙚𝙞𝙜𝙝𝙩𝙝 𝙎𝙚𝙨𝙨𝙞𝙤𝙣 𝙤𝙛 𝙩𝙝𝙚 𝙒𝙤𝙧𝙡𝙙 𝙃𝙚𝙖𝙡𝙩𝙝 𝘼𝙨𝙨𝙚𝙢𝙗𝙡𝙮 on 20 May 2025. First is the Geneva Health Forum 2025 Nutrition Session entitled “𝙉𝙪𝙩𝙧𝙞𝙩𝙞𝙤𝙣: 𝙏𝙝𝙚 𝙍𝙤𝙖𝙙 2030 𝘽𝙪𝙞𝙡𝙙𝙞𝙣𝙜 𝙤𝙣 𝙎𝙪𝙘𝙘𝙚𝙨𝙨,…
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FOP Nutrition Labelling in Focus at the 11th WINA Summit
Dr. Azucena Milana-Dayanghirang, Assistant Secretary and Executive Director IV of NNC, serves as one of the panel speakers during the Nutrition Forum at the 11th World Instant Noodles Association (WINA) Summit on 25 February 2025, at Shangri-La The Fort, Bonifacio Global City in Taguig.
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Emphasizing Convergence Approach for Improved Food and Nutrition Security at the 70th NDAP Convention
“Action is needed across various sectors to address chronic malnutrition,” Assistant Secretary and Executive Director IV, Azucena Milana-Dayanghirang call to action to the delegates of the 70th Nutritionist-Dietitian Association of the Philippines (NDAP) Annual Convention, held on 19 February 2025 at The Manila Hotel.
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Forging a Healthier Future: NNC Joins 32nd PPDSI Convention
Assistant Secretary and Executive Director IV Azucena Milana-Dayanghirang delivers an inspiring keynote address at the 32nd Annual Convention of the Philippine Pediatric Dental Society, Inc. (PPDSI) at the MK Tan Auditorium, Bayanihan Center, Mandaluyong.
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Harnessing the engagement of the private sector for nutrition
NNC Assistant Secretary and Executive Director IV Dr. Azucena M. Dayanghirang was invited by former Senator and DILG Secretary Joey Lina to present NNC’s initiatives during the lunch meeting held