TACLOBAN CITY – As the nutrition status of a local government unit (LGU) will be an additional dimension in the conferment of the Seal of Good Local Governance (SGLG), prioritizing nutrition outlay in LGUs’ Annual Investment Plan (AIP) starting Fiscal Year (FY) 2019, might in fact be a healthy investment for localities.This developed as Secretary…

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While simmering the water, mum is preparing her freshly picked Pechay and her glistening dark purple Eggplant from the school garden. She is cooking the almost daily type of vegetable preparation, “nilagang gulay,” in vernacular, composed of varied produce, those previously mentioned, with some added verdant veggie tops, boiled under a moderate heat, with minimal…

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TACLOBAN CITY – “By year 2030 no one will go hungry anywhere in Carigara!” Ray Gaspay, treasurer of Harmonized Initiatives of Media for the Spread of Good Nutrition in Region 8 (HIMSoG-8) ended his lecture with this ‘punch-line’ to a crowd of some 50 nutrition stake-holders and middle-managers in the municipality of Carigara, and he…

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TACLOBAN CITY – The Harmonized Initiatives of Media for the Spread of Good Nutrition in Region 8 (HIMSoG-8) visited the municipalities of Carigara, Babatngon and Capoocan for its first salvo of Media-Nutrition Caravan this year, conducted on June 7-8, 2018.HIMSoG-8, the media-group partner of National Nutrition Council Region VIII (NNC-8), in its fight against hunger…

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TACLOBAN CITY — A motorcade at 8:00 o’ clock in the morning set off this year’s regional launching of 44th Nutrition Month celebration carrying the theme “Ugaliing magtanim, Sapat na nutrisyon aanihin!” Around 40 vehicles from participating government agencies and stake holders, each flying the nutrition month theme convoyed starting from the Leyte Provincial Capitol…

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TACLOBAN CITY – Awarding of prizes to winners of contests promoting the 44th Nutrition Month theme, “Ugaliing magtanim, Sapat na nutrisyon aanihin!” culminated the 2018 month-long celebration of Nutrition Month in Eastern Visayas.Leyte Gov. Leopoldo Dominico L. Petilla and Dr. Catalino P. Dotollo Jr., National Nutrition Council Region VIII Region (NNC-8) Regional Nutrition Program coordinator,…

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TACLOBAN CITY — Food gardening has been the focus of this year’s Nutrition Month theme: “Ugaliin magtanim, Sapat na nutrisyon aanihin!” to improve nutrition by increasing the Filipino masses’ access to food through gardening; to encourage development of food gardens among families and communities, schools, government offices, and workplaces; and likewise to mobilize various stakeholders…

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CARIGARA, Leyte — Malnutrition is directly linked to poverty, but not the case in this town, where children from high income families are on the list of the town’s most underweight.Rosalyn Securata, 29, was not surprised to hear that her three-year-old son Chris Lawrence only gained a weight of 9.6 kilograms, way below than the ideal…

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CARIGARA, Leyte — Malnutrition is directly linked to poverty, but not the case in this town, where children from high income families are on the list of the town’s most underweight.Rosalyn Securata, 29, was not surprised to hear that her three-year-old son Chris Lawrence only gained a weight of 9.6 kilograms, way below than the ideal…

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Palo, Leyte-“The sustained support and commitment expressed by the various stakeholders promises a successful celebration of this year’s nutrition month and the realization of our efforts to accelerate and improve the overall health and nutrition status of our children and the entire people in Eastern Visayas,” said by the Regional Nutrition Program Coordinator Dr. Catalino…

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