08 September 2021, Cagayan de Oro City – The National Nutrition Council Region 10 spearheaded the kick-start of the Northern Mindanao Scaling Up Nutrition (SUN) Movement on 7 September 2021, through an orientation via Zoom. Cabinet Secretary and SUN Adviser for the Philippines Hon. Atty. Karlo Alexei B. Nograles, NNC Deputy Executive Director for Technical…

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6 September 2021, Cagayan de Oro City (CNPC Sherill Faith P Española, CNPC Aprel Fe C. Susaya) – A total of 242 Kagay-anon mothers joined the Hakab sa Oro, a simultaneous latch on to raise awareness on the benefits of breastfeeding, especially during the COVID-19 pandemic. The Department of Health Center for Health Development – Northern Mindanao (DOH CHD-NM)…

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When people hear the word malnutrition, what usually pops up in their minds are those who are underweight; but did you know that being malnourished is not only about being underweight? Malnutrition is a complex and multifaceted problem. Currently, the Philippines is suffering from a triple burden of malnutrition in the form of undernutrition (stunting…

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1 September 2021, Cagayan de Oro City – The National Nutrition Council (NNC) X virtually convened the officers of the regional chapters of Nutrition Action Officers Association of the Philippines, (NAOPA) Inc., District City Nutrition Program Coordinators Assocation of the Philippines (DCNPCAP), Inc. and National Barangay Nutrition Scholars Federation (NaBNS Fed.), Inc. for its second…

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31 August 2021, Cagayan de Oro City – On 27 August 2021, the National Nutrition Council X conducted a virtual training on Feature Article Writing. The training was held to capacitate NNC X staff; interested nutrition workers from different localities were also invited to join. The training was facilitated by Mr. Edgardo “Gardee” U. Pacalioga,…

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29 August 2021, Cagayan de Oro City – In a virtual deliberation meeting convened by the National Nutrition Council X, the Regional Nutrition Evaluation Team (RNET) settled and identified this year’s outstanding local nutrition focal points. This was held last 25 August 2021, attended by five (5) RNET members led by Dr. Arlita Amapola B.…

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(Misamis Occidental PNAO Marichu G. Tijing/Ms. Glady Adlaon) — The Provincial Nutrition Action Office through the Provincial Government of Misamis Occidental is in pursuit to actively functionalize the implementation of both nutrition-specific and sensitive programs province-wide, thus alignment of the nutrition laws and policies. Breastfeeding Support Groups were created through the Executive Order No. 19,…

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28 August 2021, Cagayan de Oro City – The National Nutrition Council X welcomed two on-the-job trainees from Central Mindanao University last 23 August 2021. Ms. Keishe Jan T. Aban and Ms. Lorry Jane G. Rumbines, both senior BS Nutrition and Dietetics students, will undergo 300 hours of Public Health Nutrition (PHN) practicum to apply…

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28 August 2021, Cagayan de Oro City – The National Nutrition Council X organized the Training on News Article Writing on 23 August 2021 intended for all of its staff. The virtual training was also opened to nutrition workers from interested provinces, cities and municipalities. Mr. Edgardo “Gardee” U. Pacalioga, freelance writer and editor and…

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Through the signing of the ASEAN Declaration (Bangkok Declaration), the Association of Southeast Asian Nations (ASEAN) was established on 8 August 1967. The original declaration was signed by the Foreign Ministers of Indonesia, Malaysia, Philippines, Singapore, and Thailand which was later on joined by Brunei Darussalam, Cambodia, Lao PDR, Myanmar and Vietnam; forming the present…

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