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Healthy Bigueño for a Healthy Heritage Community
Vigan City continues to meet the health and nutrition needs of the Bigueño through transforming values into actions, visions into realities, obstacles into innovations, disconnectedness into solidarity, and risks into rewards.The City Nutrition Action Plan serves as the blueprint of Vigan in addressing its nutrition problems as well as in achieving its vision of a…
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Prioritizing Nutrition as the Root And Foundation of Santanians Well-Being
Santa is a 4th economic class municipality consisting of 26 barangays. It is one of the coastal towns in the province of Ilocos Sur with fishing as one of the main sources of livelihood and known for its “ipon”, a half-centimeter-long fish caught from Banaoang River. Ipon is the town’s prized fish that is depicted…
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The Key to Success of the Nutrition Program Implementation in the City of Urdaneta
As part of the Mayatten Tatta agenda, this administration has included in its priorities the focus on positive changes in public health and safety, particularly in the field of nutrition. The Local Chief Executive together with the City Nutrition Council’s passion, dedication, and resourcefulness contributed to the success of the nutrition program implementation in the…
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RNC1 spearheads Regional Dialogue with Punong Barangays
18-19 November 2021–The Regional Nutrition Committee of Region 1 successfully spearheaded the Regional Dialogue with Punong Barangays which was held via zoom and facebook live attended by more than 2,400 participants comprised of Punong Barangays, Barangay Nutrition Scholars (BNS), Sangguniang Kabataan Chairpersons, and other Barangay Nutrition Committee (BNC) members. The dialogue aims to encourage the…
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City Government of Vigan conducts Itlog Para sa Nanay at Sanggol na Malusog
Vigan City, Ilocos Sur – Over thirty-six teenage mothers, undernourished pregnants and borderline normal pregnant women recieved tray of eggs under the City Government of Vigan’s Itlog para kay Nanay at Sanggol na Malusog which is a 90-day egg a day ration to ensure the well-being of each pregnant Bigueña. SPM Janina Medina-Fariñas, City…
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Vigan City successfully conducts Dietary Supplementation Program Management Training
Vigan City, Ilocos Sur – LOOK: The City Government of Vigan continuously provide grounds for better delivery of services to the Bigueños as the City Heath Office through City Nutrition Committe led by Mayor Juan Carlo Medina steered Training on the Management of Dietary Supplementation Program at Fil-Spanish Friendship Park, Mira Hills, Vigan City wherein…
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NNC1 Organizes Scaling-Up Nutrition (SUN) Networks
27 October 2021–The National Nutrition Council Region 1 (NNC1) in close coordination with the Regional Nutrition Committee-1 (RNC1) successfully organized and convened the Scaling Up Nutrition (SUN) Business, Civil Society and Academe Networks in Region 1 via zoom platform. NNC1 pushed for the organization of the said networks to work collectively with RNC1 to further…
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Bayambang, Pangasinan holds Nutrition Worker’s Refresher Training
Bayambang, Pangasinan – The Municipal Nutrition Office successfully spearheaded the refresher training for barangay-based health and nutrition workers on October 20-22, 2021 held at Royal Mall with the theme “Husay at Kalinga, Lalo Ngayong Pandemya”. The training was organized by the Municipal Nutrition Office headed by MNAO Venus Bueno together with the District Nutrition Program coordinators…
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NNC1 successfully holds its NM Virtual Awarding Ceremony 2021
1 September 2021 – The National Nutrition Council Region 1 (NNC1) successfully held its first ever Nutrition Month (NM) Virtual Awarding Ceremony 2021 via zoom and facebook live to recognize offices, groups and individuals who participated in the extended monthlong celebration in Region I. The said awarding ceremony was participated by all Nutrition Month Contest participants…
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Breastfeeding for Healthier F1K
As part of the celebration for the National Breastfeeding Awareness Month, the League of Nutrition Action Officers of Region 1 in partnership with the National Nutrition Council Region 1 invited Ms. Jovita Leny Calaguas, Nutritionist-Dietitian IV of DOH-CHD 1 last August 27, 2021, for the 7th Episode of Let’s Talk NAO.During this episode, Ms. Calaguas…
