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NCR C/DNPCs and Pulilan MNC share good practices during Technical Exchange
The officers and board members of the City/District Nutrition Program Coordinators (C/DNPC) of Metro Manila Association together with National Nutrition Council – NCR Regional Nutrition Program Coordinator Milagros Elisa Federizo and Nutrition Officer II Theresa Rivas visited the Municipality of Pulilan, Bulacan for their annual Technical Exchange and Team Building on September 12-14, 2019. The…
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NCR LGU Planners urged to integrate nutrition now
As part of the LGU Mobilization strategy of the Philippine Plan of Action for Nutrition (PPAN), the National Nutrition Council – NCR conducted a Planners’ Forum on Nutrition: Integrating Nutrition in Local Development Plans and Budgets on September 10, 2019 at Richville Hotel, Mandaluyong City. It was attended by 30 participants composed of city/municipal planning…
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NCR Nutrition Champions urge LGUs to invest in nutrition
One of the enabling programs of the Philippine Plan of Action for Nutrition (PPAN) 2017-2022 is the mobilization of LGUs for delivery of nutrition outcomes: reduced wasting (“payat”) and stunting (“bansot”) among children under-five years old, reduced deficiencies in vitamin A, iron and iodine and reduced prevalence of overweight and obesity. The National Nutrition Council…
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NNC-NCR build capacities of Regional Nutrition Writers’ Guild
The National Nutrition Council – NCR conducted a workshop for the members of the Regional Nutrition Writers’ Guild to improve their skills on writing articles for the web and social media management. The workshop was held on September 4, 2019 at the NNC Conference Room, Taguig City. It was attended by 14 representatives from the…
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Parañaque City reogranizes LBATF to strengthen salt iodization program
The Parañaque Local Government Unit reorganized their Local Bantay Asin Task Force (LBATF) to strengthen and monitor the implementation of the Salt Iodization Program in all 16 barangays of the city. The inter-agency LBATF is composed of members from the following agencies: City Nutrition Office, Public Information Office, Consumer Welfare Office, Department of Interior and…
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NCR LGUs commit to make their LBATFs functional
Local government units in Metro Manila committed to intensify the implementation of the Salt Iodization Program (SIP) in the region by reactivating their Local Bantay Asin Task Forces (LBATFs). The reaffirmation of their commitment was done during the joint meeting of the Regional Technical Working Group on SIP (RTWG-SIP) and LBATFs held on April 24,…
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NCR Private Schools to help fight malnutrition among school children
Private schools in the National Capital Regional (NCR) commit to help fight malnutrition in their respective schools by determining the nutritional status of their students and plan nutrition programs accordingly. The commitment was affirmed by the 54 private schools that attended the Advocacy Forum on Nutrition Assessment and Overweight and Obesity in Schools held on…
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15 BNSs vie for the 2018 Regional Outstanding BNS
The Search for the 2018 Regional Outstanding Barangay Nutrition Scholar (ROBNS) in the National Capital Region is on its final leg as the fifteen (15) ROBNS contenders took their written examination and went through a panel interview on April 26, 2019 at the NNC Central Office in Taguig City.The NCR’s Regional Nutrition Evaluation Team (RNET)…
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NNC-NCR produces 6th batch of NPM Trainers
The National Nutrition Council – NCR conducted its 6th batch of training on Nutrition Program Management on August 5-9, 2019 at St. Giles Hotel, Makati City. The training was attended by twenty-three (23) participants from ten (10) LGUs namely Caloocan, Malabon, Navotas, Valenzuela, San Juan, Makati, Manila, Mandaluyong, Muntinlupa and Paraǹaque. Participants were composed of…
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6th Stakeholders’ Forum focuses on healthy eating and physical activity
The National Nutrition Council – NCR conducted its 6th Stakeholders’ Forum in support of the 2019 Nutrition Month Theme, “Kumain nang wasto at maging aktibo… push natin ‘to!” held on July 30, 2019 at the Heritage Hotel, Pasay City.The forum aims to increase awareness on the importance of healthy diet and physical activity to prevent…
