Nutrition workers from the 17 local government units in NCR composed of City Nutrition Action Officers (CNAO), Assistant CNAO, Medical Nutrition Program Coordinator, City/Municipal Nutrition Program Coordinators and members of local nutrition committees attended and completed the Training on the Updated Monitoring and Evaluation Protocol held on February 26-27, 2019 at St. Giles Hotel, Makati…

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The City/District Nutrition Program Coordinators of Metro Manila are optimistic and excited to use the new Monitoring and Evaluation of Local Level Plan Implementation Tool (MELLPI).The new tool named MELLPI Pro was introduced and discussed during the PPAN Movers’ General Assembly attended by the Local Nutrition Program Coordinators of Metro Manila on January 29, 2019…

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Ninety – four (94) City/ Municipal Nutrition Program Coordinators (C/MNPCs) from the 17 Local Government Units of Metro Manila pledged their commitment to move the Philippine Plan of Action for Nutrition (PPAN) forward for nutrition improvement on January 29, 2019 during the PPAN Movers’ General Assembly.The C/MNPCs provide technical assistance to the Nutrition Action Officers.…

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An egg a day is okay!Eating an egg a day is alright for healthy individuals. As long as an individual observe his or her overall saturated fat intake, he can eat at least one egg everyday.Egg is nutritious, it has protein, minerals, vitamins and unsaturated fats. Egg is an important component of the Filipino diet…

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Quezon City through Mayor Herbert Bautista and Vice Mayor Joy Belmonte joined the Fit Filipino (Fit Fil) National Weight Loss Challenge to promote healthy lifestyle among its city hall employees and community residents. Mayor Bautista and Vice Mayor Belmonte were joined by fitness coaches Jim and Toni Saret during the campaign’s launch held on November…

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The City of Malabon passed Ordinance No. 08-2018 “Malabon City First 1000 Days of Life (MC1KD)” with the aim of reducing maternal deaths and malnutrition and improving the quality of life of pregnant women, infants and children in the city. The city ordinance increases fund support for infant and young child feeding (IYCF) program and…

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The National Capital Region (NCR), commonly known as Metro Manila is the center of culture, economy, education, and government of the Philippines. Designated as a global power city, NCR exerts a significant impact on commerce, finance, education, technology, media, art, fashion, research, and entertainment, both locally and internationally. Despite its highly urbanized state, NCR suffers…

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The National Nutrition Council – NCR encouraged school children to live a healthy lifestyle as the main nutrition message of the 3rd School Media Caravan held on November 20, 2018 at Pembo Elementary School, Makati City. The event was held in partnership with the regional media group NCR Nutrition Communication Resource Group (NCR2). Conceptualized in 2016, the…

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Around 350 Barangay Nutrition Scholars (BNSs) from the 17 local government units (LGUS) in Metro Manila gathered on November 6-7, 2018 to commemorate the 40th year of the BNS Program as per Presidential Decree (PD) 1569. The celebration, conducted through a two-day conference with the theme “BNS: Bayani ng Nutrisyon – Noon, Ngayon at Bukas!”,…

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The local nutrition clusters coordinated by the National Nutrition Council –NCR (NNC-NCR) took a step closer to its target of improving the reporting system during disasters and emergencies in the region. In a meeting held on October 23, 2018 at the Center for Health Development – Metro Manila in Mandaluyong City, information management tools (Capacity mapping,…

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