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Canlaon City hosts the 10th Regional BNS Congress
Canlaon City – “It is our privilege to host the 10th Regional Barangay Nutrition Scholars’ (BNS) Congress and we will do our best to change the status of the BNSs from being volunteers to having a Job Order status!” words by Canlaon City Mayor Jimmy Jayme L. Clerigo in his inspirational message during the 10th Regional BNS Congress last…
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Buenavista, Bohol prepared for Early Warning System
Talibon, Bohol – Bringing more meaning to relevant food and nutrition data gathered, two successive trainings for Early Warning System for Food and Nutrition Security (EWS-FNS) for both the municipal and barangay levels were conducted for the Municipality of Buenavista, Bohol on 10-11 March and 12-13 March 2015, respectively at the Berachah Inland Resort and…
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USC BSND Practicumers Assist Talisay BNCs
Talisay City- As part of the Bachelor of Science in Nutrition and Dietetics programme, the University of San Carlos (USC) together with the National Nutrition Council 7 have fielded twenty-five (25) graduating students for their practicum in select barangays in the City of Talisay. Aiming to organize and activate barangay nutrition committees as well as…
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Siquijor Recognizes Need for NPM Orient
Dumaguete City – Reeling of enlightenment of the recent D/C/M Nutrition Program Coordinators’ validation on Training Needs Assessment, held 13 May 2015 at the Dumaguete City Royal Suites Inn, and empowered with a new vigor to finally rebuild the local nutrition committees in the province, Provincial Nutrition Coordinator Helen S. Jimenez and Maria, Siquijor Municipal…
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Ensure that the food in Your Plate is Safe: NNC 7 Reminds Public
Cebu City -The National Nutrition Council 7 of the Department of Health reminds the public to make sure that the food in your plate is safe. Unsafe food or food containing bacteria, viruses, parasites or chemical substances can lead to a range of health problems such as diarrhoeal disease, viral disease (the first Ebola cases…
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RNC-TWG: Strat Plan to Undergo Serious Overhaul
Cebu City – Upon the review of the Regional Strategic Plan for 2012-2016, during the 1st Q RNC-TWG meeting on 04-05 February 2015, the Regional Nutrition Committee – Technical Working Group has recognized the need for it to be given a major refurbishment to fit nutrition program interventions with the latest survey results. During the two-day…
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Bais Gets Spotlight on 2015 Media Caravan
Bais City, Negros Oriental – The Media Information Network for Nutrition and Development 7 (MIND 7), National Nutrition Council 7’s media network turns the spotlight from the hustle and bustle of Metro Cebu to the easy going City of Bais on its fourth annual media caravan held on 10 April 2015. The caravan which started…
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NNC7, MIND 7 and Bais City announce Winner for 10 Kumainment Mural Contest
Bais City – Braving the scalding summer heat and the traffic off the National Highway where the event was held, six participant groups composed of 5 members each held their breath as they wait for the announcements to be made in the conclusion of the three-day 10 Kumainment Mural Painting Contest awarding ceremony conducted in…
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NNC 7 Supports Efforts to Lower Infant, Under Five and Maternal Deaths at DOH’s Hi5 Summit in Cebu
Cebu City – In the midst of the current issues on rising human immunodeficiency virus (HIV) infection cases among males who engage in sex with males and increasing malnutrition rates among infant and young children in Cebu, NNC 7 helps the Cebu Provincial Health Office and the Cebu Provincial Nutrition Committee in their resolve to…
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NNC 7 Participates in Pantawid Pamilya Inter-Agency Convergence Caravan
Madridejos, Cebu – All roads led to Madridejos in the Island of Bantayan, North Cebu on 11 June 2015, as the Pantawid Pamilya Inter-agency Convergence Caravan takes its major services, programs and projects to the otherwise sleepy island municipality. The National Nutrition Council led by NPC Dr. Parolita A. Mission and her team composed BNS…
