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Baguio crowned as ‘CROWN’
Baguio City has been adjudged as the Consistent Regional Outstanding Winner on Nutrition (Crown) in the city category as part Regional Nutrition Awards annually conducted by the National Nutrition Council. The city won the award for being consistent in reducing the prevalence of being underweight among preschool children from 2013 to 2015. City Health Officer…
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RNC wants nutrition scholars in plantilla
The Regional Nutrition Committee (RNC)-Cordillera passed a resolution requesting the National Nutrition Council to urge Congress to update Presidential Decree 1569, or the strengthening of the barangay nutrition program as this is already outdated having been issued in 1978. RNC-CAR Resolution 5 s. 2016 seeks for the inclusion in the PD the provision of a…
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RNC-CAR to Recognize Outstanding Implementers in Nutrition
Baguio City- Local Government Units with outstanding performance in the implementation of nutrition programs and Outstanding Barangay Nutrition Scholars identified by the different provinces and cities will be recognized through a Regional Awarding Ceremony (RNAC) on October 13, 2016 at Hotel Veniz, One Abanao Street, Baguio City. The Regional Nutrition Evaluation Team (RNET), a technical working…
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Abra nutrition council bolsters caravan to tackle malnutrition
BANGUED, Abra – The Provincial Nutrition Committee (PNC) strengthened its campaign to fight malnutrition in the province by launching the nutrition caravan in the 10 municipalities with the most number of malnourished children. With PNC as the lead, the nutrition caravan is jointly sponsored by the Abra Medical Society, the Rotary Club of Bangued, and the…
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Tublay is Benguet’s 2016 best nutrition program implementer
TUBLAY, Benguet – This town has been adjudged as the best nutrition program implementer in the province this year. Based on the monitoring and evaluation results conducted by the Provincial Evaluation Team, Tublay garnered total of 99.9 percent rating. Kibungan is second place with 90.62 percent while Buguias is at third place with 89.71 percent…
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CAR LCEs Get Orientation on Nutrition Programs
Baguio City – Rita D. Papey of NNC CAR oriented the newly elected municipal and city mayors of Cordillera during the Basic Orientation for Local Chief Executives organized by DILG-CAR. “ Nutrition program is a program that does not belong to a single agency but a concern of all branches of government and that the…
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RNC-CAR Launches the Pabasa sa Nutrisyon for Pantawid Families (PNPF) in Pilot Municipalities in Abra
August 10, 2016- “Light a candle in every Pantawid family” is the introductory message of NPC Rita D. Papey to the participants during the orientation on the Pabasa sa Nutrisyon for Pantawid families which also served as the launching of the Pabasa sa Nutrisyon for Pantawid Families (PNPF) last August 10, 2016 at Lucky’s Hotel…
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NNC and RNC-CAR to Conduct Walk for the First 1000 Days
Baguio City-The National Nutrition Council together with the Regional Nutrition Committee –Cordillera is set to conduct a “Walk for the First 1000 Days” as the Regional Culminating Activity of the month long celebration of the 2016 Nutrition Month on July 29, 2016 at the Eco Trail of the Camp John Hay, Baguio City. 200 expected participants…
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RNC Approves 4 New Resolutions for Improving Nutrition Programs
Better implementation of nutrition programs are in progress as the Regional Nutrition Committee (RNC) approves four new resolutions during the 2nd RNC meeting held on June 29, 2016 at El Cielito Inn, Baguio City. The discussed resolutions deal with scaling up nutrition education for the poor, improving the status of Barangay Nutrition Scholars (BNS), recognition…
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Team reviews implementation of Benguet nutrition program
The province of Benguet which is vying for the Green Banner Award was visited last week by the regional evaluation team for 2016 Monitoring and Evaluation of Local Level Plan Implementation (Mellpi) on nutrition programs. From June 7 – 10 the Regional Nutrition Evaluation Team (RNET) evaluated the nutrition program Implementation in Bokod, Kabayan, and…
