ALFONSOLISTA, Ifugao – Mayor Glenn Prudenciano approved an ordinance granting incentives to retiring barangay nutrition scholars upon reaching the optimal or mandatory age of retirement. The ordinance states nutrition scholars, at the age of 60 to 65, could apply early retirement with an incentive of P20, 000. Those who reach the compulsory retirement age of…

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Lagawe, Ifugao – More Nutriskwela Community Radio Stations (NCRS) will be established and upgraded in the country radio to disseminate correct, current, and relevant nutrition and health information, the National Nutrition Council (NNC) reported during the fifth conference of the NCR network program in Manila, recently. The NNC announced ten more NCRSs will be established…

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LAGAWE, Ifugao – Stakeholders of the Nutriskwela Community Radio Stations (NCRS) Network Program nationwide have renewed their commitment that would propel excellent delivery of services to the people and the community as a whole during a national conference in Manila on January 6 and 7. Assistant Health Secretary and National Nutrition Council Executive Director Maria-Bernardita…

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The Local Government Units (LGUs) of Abra, Mt. Province and Kalinga in coordination with the National Nutrition Council- Cordillera Administrative Region (NNC-CAR) conducted the Monitoring and Evaluation of Local Level Plan Implementation (MELLPI) and Search for Outstanding Barangay Nutrition Scholar (OBNS) Orientation. The orientation in the provinces of Abra and Mt. Province were simultaneously held…

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Bangued, Abra– Thesecond Nutrition Forum for 2014 coordina ted by the National Nutrition Council was held in the province of Abra last October 29, 2014. The forum was participated by the Municipal Nutrition Action Officers (MNAOs) of the municipalities of Abra, Provincial Nutrition Committee members of Abra and the regional officers of the various associations/federations…

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Barangay Labueg, Kapangan, Benguet– Barangay officials, health and nutrition workers, senior citizens, youth representative and parents of this barangay attended a training that made them Community Mobilizers and Peer Counsellors on Infant and Young Child Feeding. The training was conducted by the Municipality of Kapangan in coordination with the Bengeut Provincial Nutrition Action Officer, Barangay…

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LAGAWE, Ifugao, Oct. 22 (PIA) – – The National Nutrition Council has conferred to Ifugao the Nutrition Honor Award (NHA) during the National Nutrition awarding ceremony on October 21 at the Philippine International Convention Center in Pasay City. The award was received by Provincial Nutrition Council members and technical working group led by Governor Denis…

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Regional Dissemination Forum held on October 09, 2014 at El Cielito Inn, Baguio City. The FNRI report bared a lower prevalence rate for underweight (weight for age below standard) preschool and school children in CAR 16.5% and 19.7% respectively compared to the national average of underweight preschool children of 19.1% and school children of 29.0%.…

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Baguio City. The Food and Nutrition Research Institute-Department of Science and Technology (FNRI-DOST) in coordination with DOST-CAR and NNC-CAR presented the result of the 8th National Nutrition Survey (NNS) during the Baguio City- -Twelve nutrition champions in the cordillera region were cited on Thursday (October 2, 2014) for their exemplary implementation of nutrition programs in…

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July 22-24, 2014—The Regional Nutrition Action Officers Association-CAR (NAOA-CAR), District/ City Nutrition Program Coordinators-CAR (D/CNPC-CAR) and Cordillera Barangay Nutrition Scholars Federation, Incorporated (CordiBNSFed.,Inc.) with support from NNC-CAR had their joint meeting in the Province of Ifugao. Aside from the regular semestral meeting, one of their agenda is a visit to the province of Ifugao, known…

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