TACLOBAN CITY — On 30 September 2020, the Regional Bantay Asin Task Force 8 (RBATF 8) convened for its first meeting in 2020 at Ocho Seafood and Grill.Eight member agencies attended the said meeting, with Food and Drug Administration (FDA), Department of Health (DOH), Philippine Ports Authority (PPA), Philippine Information Agency (PIA), Department of Social…

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TACLOBAN CITY (Sarwell Meniano, PNA) – The National Nutrition Council (NNC) is stepping up its advocacy for the integration of nutrition programs on the list of funded activities by local governments in Eastern Visayas next year.Personnel of the NNC Region 8 has been meeting with local government officials to help identify activities that will be integrated into…

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By virtue of Presidential Proclamation No. 60, s. 1992, the National Family Week is celebrated every last week of September of every year to focus on the importance of strengthening and promoting unity, solidarity, and stability of the Filipino family as the basic unit of Filipino society. This year, the nation celebrates the 28th National…

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The Department of Science and Technology (DOST), the department responsible for the coordination of science and technology-related projects, is looking for bakery shop owners and operators who can be potential technology adopters of the ready-to-eat bread called Enhanced Nutribun, also called as e-Nutribun, developed by the Food and Nutrition Research Institute of the Department of…

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Four local government units (LGU’s) under the Early Childhood Care and Development (ECCD) Program in the Province of Leyte actively integrate the nutrition programs, projects, and activities (PPA’s) in the 2021 Annual Investment Program (AIP) last August 2020.The Municipality of Hilongos was scheduled first in the conduct of the Nutrition Integration Workshop on 11-12 August and…

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Most Filipinos are not aware that obesity is a chronic disease. Many think that obesity is just a cosmetic concern caused by the laziness or the refusal to “eat less” of the individual living with it. In actuality, obesity is more complex than that.Obesity, as defined by the World Health Organization (WHO), is the abnormal…

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As the world continues to fight and develop a vaccine to combat COVID-19, the Department of Health (DOH) celebrates the Breastfeeding Awareness Month with the theme “I-BIDA ang Pagpapasuso Tungo sa Wais at Malusog na Pamayanan” that aims to strengthen the importance of breastfeeding amidst the pandemic.Breastfeeding is delineated by the World Health Organization (WHO)…

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PALO, LEYTE – Amid the threat of the COVID-19 pandemic, the Municipality of Hilongos, Leyte ventured to conduct the Workshop on Integrating Nutrition in the 2021 Annual Investment Program (AIP) on 11-12 August 2020 at the Hon. Loreto P. Lora’s Hall, Brgy. Western Poblacion, Hilongos, Leyte.This year, each local government unit (LGU) is expected to…

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PALO, LEYTE – As part of the 46th Nutrition Month Celebration, the National Nutrition Council Region 8 spearheaded the first-ever virtual Barangay Nutrition Scholars’ (BNS) Day in the region on 24 July 2020 through the virtual meeting platform, Google Meet.Dr. Catalino P. Dotollo, Jr., the Regional Nutrition Program Coordinator, shared in his message his sentiments…

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PALO, LEYTE – Stunting is cyclical. Unless the cycle is snip, the number of stunting will still continue, National Nutrition Council (NNC) VIII Program Coordinator, Dr. Catalino P. Dotollo, Jr. shared during the special episode of the POPCOM’s Adolescent Sexual and Reproductive Health (ASRH) segment via FB Live held on 21 July 2020.The special episode with…

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