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MEAT ALTERNATIVES DURING LENTEN SEASON
Lent is a 40-day period of preparation to celebrate the Lord’s Resurrection at Easter. Lent is a season of prayer, fasting, and almsgiving that begins on Ash Wednesday and ends at sundown on Holy Thursday. In Philippine culture, the season of Lent is deeply ingrained. We seek the Lord in prayer, serve by giving alms,…
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March is International Women’s Month
Women’s History Month takes held during the month of March. This is a moment to celebrate and appreciate women, including all persons who identify as women. Mainly, women’s month is about giving women a voice. By paying attention to the wise words of influential women, you empower more women to speak up and share their…
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2023 National Mental Retardation Week Concludes!
February 14-20 was the designated observance of National Mental Retardation Week by The Philippine Department of Health (DOH). The objective is to raise awareness for those who have intellectual disabilities as a spectrum of illnesses that requires careful attention. Mental Retardation (MR) also known as Intellectual Disability (ID) is defined as a sub-average intellectual ability…
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1, 2, 3…Smile!
“Brush your teeth every day, to keep the dentist away”. It is certain that you’ve heard this a lot before. This February is National Oral Health Month and the theme for this year’s celebration is “Ngiting Protektado, Ngiting Panalo” which seeks to promote awareness and reiterate the importance of good oral hygiene habits through all…
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RBATF R02 records 340kgs inadequately iodized salt in January
TUGUEGARAO CITY, CAGAYAN———-Regional Bantay ASIN Task Force (RBATF) Region 02 conducted monitoring visit to Santa Fe, Nueva Vizcaya in coordination with PBATF last 31 January and reported a total of 340kgs of inadequately iodized salt. The visit started with a meeting with Honorable Mayor Liwayway Caramat and discussed the following: Acknowledgement of the efforts of…
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Don’t Go Breaking Your Heart!
It’s February! A time where everyone spread their love to their loved ones. However, let’s not forget that there’s also a heart that we should protect. February is the Philippine Health Month by virtue of Proclamation No. 1096 signed on January 9, 1973. The proclamation aims to promote awareness of a growing serious health…
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Quirino to be the First LHEARN site in the Region!
Learning Hub for Enhanced and Revitalized Nutrition (LHEARN) Project is set to kick-off in Quirino Province after the advocacy meeting conducted by RNPC Maria Gisela Lonzaga with Dr. Mila Villar, PHO/PNAO and Quirino Provincial Nutrition Services Division led by Ms. Luningning Rhodes last 25 January. The meeting initially discussed the concepts and next steps…
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Nutrition Shepherding in Lasam Continues!
The National Nutrition Council Region II conducted a Regional Nutrition Shepherding Activity in Lasam, Cagayan last 17 January 2023 to kick off this year’s continued nutrition shepherding in the municipality. RNPC Maria Gisela Lonzaga and NO III Edzell Arcinue met with Hon. Mayor Dexter Agatep of Lasam, Cagayan together with selected MNC members including MHO…
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2023 GAW Highlights the Importance of Iodized Salt!
The theme of the 2023 Goiter Awareness Week is “Leeg Kapain, Goiter Sugpuin: Isip ay Patalinuhin, Iodized Salt ay Gamitin.” which highlights the importance of using iodized salt in preventing goiter and the function of iodine in an individual’s cognitive development. According to the 2021 National Nutrition survey of DOST-FNRI, around 64.9% or 6 out…
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RBATF, Balay ni IFAN Media Group R02 conduct joint Q4 virtual meeting, s. 2022
TUGUEGARAO CITY, CAGAYAN—– The Regional Bantay Asin Task Force (RBATF) and Balay ni IFAN Media Group Region 02 conducted its 4th quarter joint virtual meeting, s. 2022 through Zoom Virtual Platform last 20 December 2022. In his opening remarks, Mr. Edzell Arcinue, Nutrition Officer III representing Ms. Maria Gisela M. Lonzaga, Regional Nutrition Program Coordinator- NNC…
