SOCCSKSARGEN—The National Nutrition Council XII headed by Regional Nutrition Program Coordinator, Ms. Retsebeth Laquihon, has completed its Nutriskwela Community Radio Station Monitoring for the first semester of the year.   Currently, Region XII has a total of six (6) Nutriskwela Radio stations in partnership with Local Government Units and Educational institution. The monitoring activity for 2022…

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National Nutrition Council (NNC) XII held its 1st NAOs cum D/CNPCs association meeting via Zoom teleconference last February 16, 2022. A total of Eighteen (18) Local Nutrition Focal Points (LNFP) from Provinces, Cities and Municipalities took part of the activity. The virtual meeting served as an avenue for the LNFPs to be informed of the…

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The National Nutrition Council (NNC) XII distributes hygiene kits to all Local Nutrition Focal Points (LNFPs) of SOCCSKSARGEN as part of its continued support and assistance. Each kit includes two (2) bottles of Isopropyl alcohol, three (3) boxes of face mask and a face mask lanyard. Given that LNFPs are considered frontline workers in the…

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Palimbang’s Operation Timbang (OPT) coverage based on the 2021 Regional OPT Report is at 45.26% only and ranks 3rd for stunting and 2nd on wasting among the 49 Local Government Units (LGU) in the Region with a prevalence rate of 19.14% 7.15% among 0–59-month pre-school children respectively. Due to the alarming OPT results, the National…

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The National Nutrition Council XII together with the officers of the Region XII Barangay Nutrition Scholar (BNS) Federation Incorporated gathered the BNS Presidents of SOCCSKSARGEN last 31 January 2022, in the afternoon via Zoom videoconference for the first general assembly. The activity provided an avenue to discuss technical concerns and updates on nutrition, discuss BNS…

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Our battle with the Coronavirus-19 (COVID-19) pandemic crisis has not yet ended. For more than two years now, we are still not back to our normal lives, and today a new variant of the COVID-19 is present. Planning meals which include powerful immune system boosters is substantial to prevent, fight, and recover from colds, flu,…

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The Region XII Barangay Nutrition Scholar (BNS) Federation Incorporated conducted the first quarter meeting for CY 2022 last January 31 via zoom videoconference. A total of six (6) regional BNS federation officers attended the said meeting. The officers convened to discuss updates on Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) Registration, Joint Account Opening for the BNS…

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SOCCSKSARGEN—Spearheaded by the National Nutrition Council Region XII, the Association of the Regional Nutrition Action Officers (NAOs) of SOCCSKSARGEN held its Regional Conference on 12th of January 2022 via Zoom Videoconference. Attended by around 30 NAOs and representatives from the different LGUs in the region, the Regional Conference served as a contributory activity to the…

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SOCCSKSARGEN—The Regional Nutrition Cluster of SOCCSKSARGEN convened for an emergency meeting via Zoom Videoconference held on December 28, 2021.   Attended by 21 representatives from various agencies (NNC, DOH, DILG, DSWD, DBM, DOST, DOLE, NCIP, DENR, Save the Children, PopCom and OCD), the meeting was conducted to discuss response efforts in the aftermath of Typhoon Odette’s…

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Operation Timbang Plus (OPT Plus) is a mass measurement of preschool children aged 0-59 months old in a community, it is conducted annually particularly within the first quarter, by the OPT Plus team. The OPT determines the prevalence of malnutrition at the barangay level for assessment, planning and monitoring by the Barangay Nutrition Committee. Further,…

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