PALO, Leyte – The Local Government Unit of Hindang, Leyte conducts their 2023-2025 on October 3-6, 2022, at the Crown Regency Hotel, in Boracay Island, Malay, Aklan.The ELA is a unifying document corresponding to the term of local elective officials that is developed and mutually agreed upon by both executive and legislative departments of the…

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PALO, Leyte – Two days after the successful dialogue of Regional Nutrition Program Coordinator (RNPC) with Tanauan, Leyte DepEd official Principal Dorcas Mejia, a formal courtesy visit was made to Mayor Gina Merillo and her Municipal Nutrition Committee members.Mayor Gina Merillo is a neophyte mayor but a 3-term board member of the 4th District of…

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PALO, Leyte – The Local Government Unit (LGU) of Dulag funded two batches of 2023-2025 Barangay Nutrition Action Plan (BNAP) formulation in all its barangays. The workshop was done simultaneously in two separate venues.The two separate batches were facilitated by the National Nutrition Council (NNC) 8 official and staff. To save funds, the workshop was…

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Samar is a challenging province as far as malnutrition prevalence, particularly stunting. Hence, the administration of former governor and now Representative Reynolds Michael Tan prioritized nutrition. This was reaffirmed by the current Governor Sharee Ann Tan.Proof to these efforts is the branding of Tatak Tangkad.Tatak Tangkad is the province’s First 1000 days program. Through the…

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NAVAL, Biliran – The Eastern Visayas Regional Nutrition Evaluation Team (RNET), composed of NNC 8 staff, DMO II Thaiza Mithel Cajigas, PDO I Evelyn Ramos, and Agrarian Reform Program Technologist of DAR RO8, Mr. Adrian Badana, was welcomed by the Provincial Nutrition Action Officer, Dr. Edgar Veloso (not pictured), and District Nutrition Program Coordinator, Mr.…

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𝗖𝗔𝗟𝗕𝗔𝗬𝗢𝗚 𝗖𝗜𝗧𝗬 – The Regional Nutrition Evaluation Team (RNET) has visited Calbayog City, one of the component cities of the Samar province, for the first time with the recent update of the MELLPI Pro Implementing Guidelines 2022.The team, led by Dr. Catalino Dotollo, Regional Nutrition Program Coordinator of NNC 8, was joined by DMO II…

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PALO, Leyte – The Eastern Visayas Regional Nutrition Evaluation Team (RNET) convened for the Monitoring and Evaluation of Local Level Plan Implementation (MELLPI) on nutrition in the Province of Southern Leyte.Among the RNET members present were Ms. Pauline Liza Nadera-DSWD RFO8 and Ms. Jobelynn Dela Cruz-DSWD RFO8, Mr. Ian Kurt Sarmiento-UNICEF, Mr. Marcelo Pedalino-PIA, and NNC…

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PALO, Leyte – Barangay chairpersons, treasurers, and nutrition-health workers gathered on August 19 for a general orientation on the Tutok Kainan Dietary Supplementation Program (TK-DSP) of the National Nutrition Council Region VIII.LGU San Sebastian is one of the 10 municipalities in Samar Province which will be a beneficiary of the TKDSP Phase 5 which targets…

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PALO, Leyte – Dialogue also happens while standing and at any time, taking every opportunity especially among busy local leaders. A case in point when Dr. Catalino P. Dotollo, Jr., the regional nutrition program coordinator, doing his nutrition advocacies with Samar Governor Sharee Ann Tan.Dr. Dotollo reiterated to Gov. Sharee Ann Tan regarding the need…

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PALO, Leyte – The Department of Social Welfare and Development (DSWD) in Eastern Visayas held the Pugay Tagumpay-Pantawid Pamilyang Pilipino Program (4Ps) Graduation Ceremony on August 24, 2022 at the Tacloban City Astrodome.The Pantawid Pamilyang Pilipino Program (4Ps) is a human development measure of the national government that provides conditional cash grants to the poorest…

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