Composition
The Council is composed of a Governing Board (GB) and a Secretariat. The Governing Board is the policy-making body of the NNC and is composed of 10 government agencies and three representatives from the private sector which are appointed by the President of the Republic of the Philippines for a two-year term.
Structure for Nutrition Policy and Program Coordination
The functions and multi-sectoral composition of the NNC are replicated at subnational levels. Regional, provincial, city, municipal, and barangay nutrition committees are organized to manage and coordinate the planning, implementation, monitoring, and evaluation of local hunger-mitigation and nutrition action plan as a component of the local development plan. Local chief executives serve as chairpersons. Nutrition action officers are designated or appointed to attend to the day-to-day operations of the local nutrition program.
NNC Technical Committee
The NNC Technical Committee is composed of heads of major department bureaus and agencies involved in nutrition and appropriate NGOs. It provides technical assistance to the Board and NNC Secretariat, and facilitates inter- and intra-agency coordination, supervision and monitoring, and implementation of nutrition policies and programs.
NNC Secretariat
The NNC Secretariat serves as the executive arm of the NNC Governing Board. It is headed by an executive director, assisted by two deputy executive directors. It has three technical divisions (nutrition policy and planning, nutrition surveillance, and nutrition information and education) and two support divisions (administrative and finance). Its regional offices are headed by nutrition program coordinators. Its functions are:
- Advise the Board on nutrition policy and program matters;
- Recommend a comprehensive food and nutrition policy;
- Coordinate with GOs and NGOs for nutrition program management and resource programming;
- Initiate the formulation and develop measures to improve the implementation of the Philippine Plan of Action for Nutrition (PPAN);
- Monitor and analyze nutrition and related socio-economic data for a periodic statement on the country’s nutrition situation;
- Monitor and evaluate the PPAN;
- Develop and implement a comprehensive advocacy, information, and education strategy for the PPAN; and
- Provide technical, financial, and logistics support to local government units and agencies for the development and implementation of nutrition programs and projects.
Office Directory
Governing Board Members (View PDF)
Technical Committee, as of May 2025 (View PDF)
Central Office (View PDF)
Regional Offices (View PDF)
Organizational Chart
