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NNC-NCR links TFCF Philippines with Mandaluyong LGU
The National Nutrition Council – NCR (NNC-NCR) had a virtual meeting with Taiwan Fund for Children and Families (TFCF) Philippine Branch on April 27, 2021 and linked them with the City Nutrition Office of Mandaluyong. This is part of the NNC-NCR’s continuing effort in strengthening the GO-NGO partnership for nutrition actions in Metro Manila. The…
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Manila’s New NDs and BNSs attend Online Orientation on the BNS Program
Twenty-seven new Barangay Nutrition Scholars (BNS) and eight (8) Nutritionist-Dietitians (NDs) of the city of Manila attended the online orientation on the Barangay Nutrition Scholar Program (BNSP) on April 20-22, 2021 via Zoom. The orientation was conducted by the National Nutrition Council-NCR as requested by the city government.The BNSP is an important strategy of the…
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NNC-NCR commits to further improve team performance in 2021
The NNC-NCR committed to improve the team’s performance in 2021 during a workshop held as part of its staff meeting cum program implementation review held on April 26, 2021. The meeting was presided by Regional Nutrition Program Coordinator Milagros Elisa V. Federizo and attended by all regional personnel.As part of the meeting’s agenda, Nutrition Officer…
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Pasay City provides healthy food packs to COVID-19 patients
As part of their COVID-19 nutrition response, the city government of Pasay continues to provide healthy food packs to patients affected with COVID-19 and their families.Last April 25, 2021, 328 active COVID-19 patients from various barangays were each provided with healthy food pack consisting of 1 pack frozen chicken, 3 kilo rice, 8 pieces of…
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NCR Nutrition Action Officers push for deferment of MELLPI Pro due to surge of COVID-19 cases
In an emergency meeting of the Association of Nutrition Action Officers of Metro Manila held on April 14, 2021, the group agreed to request the National Nutrition Council (NNC) to defer the conduct of the Monitoring and Evaluation of Local Level Plan Implementation (MELLPI) Pro this year due to the increasing COVID-19 cases in the…
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Keep your body healthy and fit despite the summer heat
Sun, sea, vacation, outdoors and tan lines. These are some of the words we use to describe summer. Summer is the perfect time for enjoyment, relaxation and for people to go on their much-awaited vacation.However, summer is also known for these common diseases: sore eyes, sunburn, cough and colds (sipon at ubo), dog bite (sakmal…
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NNC and DSWD in NCR to strengthen partnership on Pantawid Pamilya
The Department of Social Welfare and Development in NCR (DSWD-NCR) Regional Director Vicente Gregorio B. Tomas together with the members of Regional Program Management Office (RPMO) had a virtual meeting with National Nutrition Council -NCR (NNC-NCR) Regional Nutrition Program Coordinator Milagros Elisa V. Federizo on April 6, 2020. The virtual meeting is part of the series…
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C/DNPC Association’s Online IYCF Counseling Project marks its one-year anniversary
Exactly a year ago today, April 8, 2020, the Online IYCF Counseling Project of the City/District Nutrition Program Coordinators (C/DNPC) of Metro Manila Association was launched as part of the campaign in promoting proper infant and young child feeding (IYCF) practices amidst the COVID-19 pandemic.With the assistance from the National Nutrition Council – NCR (NNC-NCR),…
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NCR Breastfeeding Friends attend refresher course on IYCF
In its commitment to continually assist the City/District Nutrition Program Coordinators (C/DNPCs) of Metro Manila Association in their Online IYCF Counseling Project, the National Nutrition Council-NCR (NNC-NCR) conducted a 2-day virtual Refresher Course on Infant and Young Child Feeding (IYCF) for the NCR Breastfeeding Friends (BFFs) on March 30-31, 2021.The activity was attended by thirty-three…
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Ordinances of Malabon and Pasig to be featured in a Compendium
Ordinances from Malabon and Pasig were selected from among the nutrition and nutrition-related ordinances in the country that will be featured in the National Nutrition Council’s publication of Compendium of Local Ordinances on Nutrition. In this publication, selected 20 local ordinances will be featured from the 17 regions, across various thematic clusters.Narratives of Malabon City…
