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Civic, business groups send food packs for South Leyte
PALO, Leyte – Owners of Pongos Hotel in Ormoc City, the Tans, and the Pongos organize a relief response for South Leyte. RNPC Catalino P. Dotollo, Jr. gave them a quick and brief situation report (sitrep) of Southern Leyte. They will bring food packs and ready-to-eat food to Bontoc, South Leyte. Advise them if they can…
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NNC8 staff attends team building
PALO, Leyte – Super Typhoon Odette did not dampen the spirit of NNC 8 staff. After a series of nutrition cluster responses to the municipalities of Southern Leyte and on top of other activities conducted team building. Team building can help increase employee motivation and nurture a successful organizational culture in a number of ways. When…
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NNC8 staff affected by TY Odette gets NNCEA cash sssistance
PALO, Leyte – Typhoon Odette on December 16, 2021, devastated some parts of Leyte and the entire Southern Leyte. Public infrastructure, utilities, and crops were severely damaged. Not spared from the wrath of TY Odette were three of NNC 8 staff. RNPC Dr. Catalino P. Dotollo, Jr’s gazebo, exit door, and dirty kitchen were totally blown…
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NNC8 deploys response teams for Typhoon Odette
PALO, Leyte – The National Nutrition Council, as the nutrition cluster lead agency, has deployed three response teams to conduct initial assessment in Southern Leyte, four days after Typhoon Odette battered the province last week. RNPC Catalino P. Dotollo Jr. led the response teams together with NNC8’s provincial nutrition focal points and nutrition officers. Maasin…
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Baybay City adopts new technology for complementary food production
PALO, Leyte – Baybay City in Leyte has adopted a new technology for complementary food production. In a Facebook post, John Glenn Ocana, Leyte S&T Director, said the MASAGANA RIC, mostly composed of women members, joined the online training on the use of cereal puffing machine on December 3, 2021. The initiative will boost…
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Calbiga, Samar braces for Typhoon ‘Odette’
PALO, Leyte – The local government of Calbiga in Samar province has prepositioned its nutrition commodities as part of its preparedness measures for Typhoon Odette. Evelyn Piscote-Jabonete the Municipal Nutrition Action Officer, in a Facebook post on Wednesday, shared the different commodities they prepared which includes food packs for 6-23 months old, RUTF, supplements, CGS…
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Cabucgayan, Biliran joins Bayanihan Bakunahan
PALO, Leyte – The municipality of Cabucgayan in Biliran was all its way in the conduct of Bayanihan, Bakunahan, a 3-day National Immunization Days for COVID 19. This is in response to Memorandum Circular No. 2021-128 issued by the Department of the Interior and Local Government on November 23, 2021, on National Immunization Days for COVID-19…
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Maasin City residents respond call for Bayanihan, Bakunahan
PALO, Leyte – Residents of Maasin City in Southern Leyte positively responded to the call of the government to the 3-day National Immunization Days for COVID 19. Through the active and dynamic leadership of City Mayor Nacional “Nikko” Mercado, residents of the city went on their way to the vaccination sites for them to be immunized…
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December 1 is World AIDS Day
PALO, Leyte – World AIDS day was first observed on December 1, 1988, to raise awareness on the alarming rise Human Immuno-deficiency virus (HIV) among individuals worldwide. It was since then that the world observed annually. The theme of this years’ World AIDS Day observance is “End inequalities. End AIDS and End Pandemics”, with a special…
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Can-avid, Maydolong towns top E. Samar’s vaccination program
PALO, Leyte – The municipalities of Can-avid and Maydolong in Eastern Samar topped vaccination coverage in the province. Can-avid got 73.4% while Maydolong got 70.8% achieving the minimum threshold of at least 70% vaccination coverage, based on a report released on Monday, November 29, 2021.To date, both municipalities have a full vaccination status between 45-53%,…
