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NNC-ROI calls public for NM Pagbati Challenge Season 5
LUPANGILOCOS REGION- The National Nutrition Council Regional Office 1 is calling everyone’s participation on the Nutrition Month Pagbati Challenge in its fifth season starting June 29, 2020onwards in celebration to the 46th Nutrition Month and its launching with the theme: “Batang Pinoy…SANA TALL, Iwas Stunting… SAMA ALL! IWAS ALL din sa COVID-19!”.The challenge has been…
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NUTRITION HEROES NEWS: LUPangIlocosBNSFed.,Inc. provides loans to members during COVID-19 Pandemic
City of San Fernando, La Union– The LUPang Ilocos Barangay Nutrition Scholars Federation, Inc. (LUPangIlocosBNSFed.,Inc.) through its Resolution No.1 series of 2020, “Implementation of BNS Loans to Provide Financial Assistance for the Barangay Nutrition Scholars (BNSs) in the Region During the COVID-19 Pandemic Crisis Who are Badly in Need” provides Two Hundred Thousand Pesos (P200,000.00)…
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Nourishing and protecting our body against diseases this rainy days
The Philippine Atmospheric Geophysical and Astronomical Services Administration (PAGASA) officially declared June 12 as the start of rainy season. Yes, it is officially rainy season and we are still facing the threat of COVID-19 pandemic.Aside from the threat of the pandemic, other possible illnesses and diseases may also affect us during this season. According to…
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Urdaneta City’s F1K animal raising, an exception livelihood source amid COVID-19 pandemic
In today’s trying times, the livelihood of most of our constituents were totally challenged due to the limited movement of people which might result to a bigger problem on household food security and provision of basic needs if not properly managed. The huge role of the government to this concern is much expected than…
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Tagudin-LGU Escalates Organikong Gulayan sa Barangay this COVID-19 Crisis
ASAP TAGUDIN! (Municipal Government of Tagudin, Ilocos Sur) – The Organikong Gulayan sa Barangay thru the Municipal Nutrition Committee (MNC) is the response of the Local Government Unit (LGU) of Tagudin, Ilocos Sur to the growing problem on malnutrition in the municipality especially in times of crisis. To the community, it is considered an effective poverty reduction…
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Alaminos City’s ECCD-F1K duck raising, a continuous source of food and income amid COVID-19 pandemic
ALAMINOS CITY— During this pandemic, the beneficiaries of the city’s duck raising are now benefitting from the project as their most accessible source of protein food and additional source of income especially during this time where source of living to most are interrupted.This is one of the component of the Early Childhood Care and Development…
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Backyard gardening pushed to secure food source amidst COVID-19 threat
TAGUDIN, Ilocos Sur, May 16 (April M. Bravo, PIA Ilocos Sur) – As families stay in their respective homes during the community quarantine due to the threats of the coronavirus disease 2019 (COVID-19), the local government here promotes backyard gardening to help ensure that households will have their own source of food in the coming days.The…
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Ilocos Norte to implement feeding program in response to COVID-19
(PGIN-CMO)Ilocos Norte’s Provincial Disaster Risk Reduction Management and Resiliency Council (PDRRMC) and Provincial Nutrition Council (PNC) will be implementing a 120-day feeding program starting April 27.This initiative focuses on feeding undernourished children with Nutribun and pasteurized Choco-Milk drink during the Coronavirus Disease (COVID-19) pandemic to improve their nutritional status and boost their immune system.First distributed…
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ECCD-F1Ks greenhouse project in Bayambang, a sustainable source of vitamins and minerals for preggies in town during crisis
Bayambang, Pangasinan— “Pag may itinanim, may aanihin”. Indeed, the municipality is now reaping the fruit of their intensive effort on their established municipal greenhouse as additional source of vitamins and minerals for the pregnant women. This is one of the projects under home and community food production components of the NNC’s Early Childhood Care and…
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NNC-1 encourages exclusive breastfeeding for lactating moms amid COVID-19 pandemic
SAN FERNANDO CITY, Apr. 15 (Anne Hazel Flores,PIA-1) – The National Nutrition Council-Region 1 (NNC-1) encouraged lactating moms to exclusively breastfeed their babies amid the enhanced community quarantine in the entire Luzon due to the coronavirus disease 2019 (COVID-19) pandemic.“Ang breastfeeding ay kumpletong pagkain para sa iyong anak sa kanyang unang anim na buwan,” said NNC-1…
