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Metro Manila BNSs: Tuloy-tuloy ang pagtutok sa F1KD
The Federation of Barangay Nutrition Scholar (BNS) of NCR, Inc. in partnership with the National Nutrition Council-NCR (NNC-NCR) held its 2021 Barangay Nutrition Scholars’ Regional Conference with the theme, “Ang BNS sa Pagtutok sa First 1000 Days” on November 25, 2021 via Zoom. Five hundred and sixty-four (564) BNSs from the seventeen (17) local government…
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Local PIOs to support the PPAN, scale up nutrition promotion in NCR
Representatives from the Public Information Office (PIO) of the local government units (LGUs) in Metro Manila commit to support the Philippine Plan of Action for Nutrition (PPAN) and scale up nutrition promotion in their respective localities in a virtual meeting conducted on November 17, 2021.Facilitated by the National Nutrition Council – NCR (NNC-NCR), the meeting…
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RNC-NCR and LGUs review regional policy on F1K Program
A review of the NCR Regional Nutrition Committee (RNC) Resolution No. 2 series of 2017, “Enjoining all Local Government Units (LGUs) to strengthen programs and projects in support of the First 1000 Days (F1K) by allocating funds therefore and for other purposes” was held online on October 19, 2021. The policy review was done to…
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PFNP Umali visits TK-DSP areas in NCR
The National Nutrition Council -NCR conducted field visits in the cities of Caloocan and Navotas on November 3, 2021 and the municipality of Pateros on November 4 through its Provincial Nutrition Focal Point Ms. Diana Jean A. Umali. PNFP Umali visited the three (3) areas to assess their readiness in the implementation of the Phase…
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National Children’s Month: A Call to Action for Children
The Philippines celebrates the National Children’s Month (NCM) every November by virtue of Republic Act No. 10661 to recognize children as the most valuable assets of the nation and to emphasize the importance of their role within the Filipino family and the Philippine society. This declaration commemorates the adoption of the Convention on the Rights…
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NCR LGUs ensure provision of critical F1K interventions to TK-DSP beneficiaries
The four (4) local government units (LGU) in Metro Manila covered by the Tutok Kainan Dietary Supplementation Program (TK-DSP) commit to continue providing the critical interventions in the First 1000 Days to all their program beneficiaries.Tutok Kainan Dietary Supplementation Program is the National Nutrition Council’s (NNC) COVID-response and operationalizes RA 11148 or the Kalusugan at…
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NCR BFFs get pointers on online counseling
A meeting cum webinar on “Online Counseling: Guideposts and Techniques” was held on October 25, 2021 to enhance the knowledge and skills of NCR Breastfeeding Friends (BFF) in giving quality online nutrition counseling to mothers and caregivers on infant and young child feeding (IYCF). The BFFs are trained IYCF counselors who are all members of…
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NCR Nutrition Action Officers make ready for Nutrition Devolution
More than 200 City/Municipal/Barangay Nutrition Action Officers (C/M/BNAOs) participated in the 2nd NAOs Regional Conference in NCR held virtually on September 23, 2021, to get ready for the implementation of the Supreme Court ruling on the Mandanas-Garcia case which opens opportunities for strengthening the LGU nutrition program. The virtual conference held jointly by the National…
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2021 Regional BNS Conference to focus on BNSs’ role in ECCD-F1K
The Federation of Barangay Nutrition Scholar (BNS) of NCR, Inc. will focus this year’s regional conference on the BNSs’ roles in the implementation of the Early Childhood Care and Development on the First 1000 Days (ECCD-F1K) Program. The BNSs are community-based nutrition workers who provide basic nutrition and nutrition-related services and serve as the link…
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Let us unite in the fight against breast cancer!
Breast Cancer Awareness Month or BCAM is being celebrated this October with the theme “United We Fight” which emphasizes the importance of early breast examination and screening to fight breast cancer. BCAM is celebrated yearly to help increase awareness of the signs and symptoms of breast cancer and its prevention or treatment. During this event,…
