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Investing in nutrition is investing in the children’s future
Funding the City Nutrition Action Plan (CNAP) is essential. It cannot take off the ground without the necessary resources. In its desire to achieve its goal of a healthy, well-nourished Pasigueños, the city government of Pasig invested heavily on its nutrition program, identifying all possible sources of funds. In 2016, a budget of P 258,029,118…
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Inter-agency NET visits Taguig City for 2nd Year CROWN Maintenance Award
The inter-agency National Nutrition Evaluation Team (NET) visited the City of Taguig on April 4-6, 2018 as one of the nine (9) local government units (LGU) vying for the 2nd Year Consistent Regional Outstanding Winner in Nutrition (CROWN) Maintenance Award. To be a recipient of the 2nd Year CROWN Maintenance Award, an LGU should have…
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UPLB-CPAfD evaluates the PGN Training Program in NCR
The College of Public Affairs and Development (CPAfD) of the University of the Philippines Los Baños Laguna was commissioned by the National Nutrition Council to conduct a Summative Evaluation of the Promote Good Nutrition (PGN) Training Program. The National Capital Region is one of the regions selected for the summative evaluation. The evaluation was held…
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Caloocan City accepts the challenge, strives for nutrition improvement
In 2015, Caloocan City ranked first among the 17 LGUs in NCR in terms of the prevalence of combined underweight and severely underweight preschool children. This challenged the City Nutrition Committee (CNC) to do better and think of innovative ways of improving the nutrition situation in the city.The CNC evaluated its performance through a Program…
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RNET-NCR starts MELLPI visits in Metro Manila
The “MELLPI season” has officially started in Metro Manila. The inter-agency Regional Nutrition Evaluation Team (RNET) started this year’s MELLPI by visiting the cities of Taguig and Pasig on March 21 and 22, respectively. The MELLPI will cover all the 17 cities and municipality in NCR and is expected to last until May 11, 2018.MELLPI…
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NCR-RTWG formulates the Regional Plan of Action for Nutrition 2019-2022
The Regional Technical Working Group of the National Capital Region (NCR-RTWG), with the assistance of the National RPAN Planning Team of the National Nutrition Council, formulated the results-based Regional Plan of Action for Nutrition (RPAN) 2019-2022 during the three-day planning workshop held on March 14-16, 2018 at St. Giles Hotel in Makati City. The inter-agency…
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NCR BNS Federation goes to Talavera NE for their Learning Visit
The officers and board members of the Federation of Barangay Nutrition Scholar (BNS) of NCR together with Nutrition Program Coordinator Mila Federizo and Nutrition Officer I Bea Menorca of the National Nutrition Council – NCR went to the Municipalities of Talavera and General Tinio, Nueva Ecija for their annual Technical Exchange and Team Building held…
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Prioritizing Nutrition for a healthier Makati citizenry
The city government of Makati regards children as their “richest human resource” and providing them the right nutrition is a good investment in the future of the city. With this in mind, the City Nutrition Committee (CNC) strives to improve the nutritional status of children by planning and implementing an integrated nutrition program based on…
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C/DNPC Association makes health care a priority for its members
Health is wealth. Health is the most important thing in every person’s life. We function properly and become more productive in our everyday activities when we are healthy. However, many Filipinos are concerned of the high cost of medical care in the country. Hospital and medical consultation fees may become too expensive without health insurance.…
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Taguig City aims for their 2nd Year CROWN Maintenance Award
To prepare the city of Taguig for their bid to the 2nd Year Consistent Regional Outstanding Winner in Nutrition (CROWN) Maintenance Award, the National Nutrition Council at the National Capital Region visited the city on February 9 and 26, 2018 to conduct technical assistance to the city nutrition secretariat. The NNC-NCR team, composed of all…
