Despite the 5.1 quake that jolted Ormoc City on 23 August, seventeen (17) more Barangay Nutrition Scholars (BNSs) completed the five-day Training on Basic Course for Barangay Nutrition Scholars at Pongos Hotel, Ormoc City on 22-26 August 2017.Evelyn Morata, 50, BNS of Limasawa, Southern Leyte expressed that she was pacified by her co- participants and…

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TACLOBAN CITY — The Regional Nutrition Evaluation Team (RNET) of Eastern Visayas visited four towns of Northern Samar province for Monitoring and Evaluation of Local Level Plan Implementation (MELLPI) on August 22 to 25, this year.Yearly the National Nutrition Council (NNC) spearheads the conduct of MELLPI to  target provinces, cities/municipalities and their barangays to: 1.…

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The Regional Nutrition Committee (RNC) VIII convenes a meeting for the first time to tackle issues and concerns on nutrition program implementation in the region on 22 August 2017 at Hotel Alejandro in Tacloban City.One of the main agenda of the meeting is the presentation of the Philippine Plan of Action for Nutrition (PPAN) 2017-2022…

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To celebrate the 2017 Breastfeeding Awareness Month, the Department of Health (DOH) Regional Office VIII in coordination with the Provincial Health Office of Leyte conducts a Breastfeeding Forum on 15 August 2017 at the Palo Municipal Hall in Palo, Leyte.The forum was well participated in by lactating/breastfeeding mothers from the different barangays of Palo, Leyte.…

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Attended in by the active members of the Municipal Nutrition Committee (MNC), the Local Government Unit (LGU) of Salcedo, Eastern Samar conducted a 3-day Municipal Nutrition Planning Workshop on 9-11 August 2017 at the Sangguniang Bayan Session Hall, Salcedo, Eastern Samar.Salcedo a coastal municipality in Eastern Samar has a population of 23,872 as of 2017…

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To address and prevent undernutrition and food insecurity, the National Nutrition Council (NNC) VIII expands its new area for the Local Nutrition Early Warning System (LNEWS) in Palompon, Leyte. This was initially opened with a consultative workshop participated in by the members of the Palompon Municipal Nutrition Committee on 8-9 August 2017 at the NGCP…

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TACLOBAN CITY — “A Barangay Nutrition Scholar Day and Awarding Ceremony” culminated the month-long celebration activities of the 43rd Nutrition Month held at the Small and Medium Enterprise Development (SMED) Center, here on July 27, 2017.Lydia C. Nuñez, president of Eastern Visayas Association of Barangay Nutrition Scholars (EVA BNS) Inc., headed a following of 63…

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TACLOBAN CITY — A healthy diet refers to consumption of foods consistent with three principles of nutrition: balance, variety and moderation. Balance meaning foods coming from different food groups (go, grow, glow) in proportion to each other; Variety refers to different kinds of foods from different food groups every day; and Moderation means the right…

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TACLOBAN CITY — School influence on children is elemental to personal development, the reason the Regional Technical Working Group (RTWG) on nutrition in Region 8 passed a resolution endorsing the Department of Education’s (DepED) “Policy and Guidelines on Healthy Food and Beverage Choices in Schools and in DepEd Offices” to the Regional Nutrition Council (RNC),…

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TACLOBAN CITY — A motorcade set off the regional launching of 43rd Nutrition Month celebration with the theme “Healthy diet, gawin habit – FOR LIFE!” Some 30 vehicles from government agencies and stake holders, flying the nutrition month theme banner convoyed around the main thoroughfares here and back to the starting point at the City…

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