PALO, Leyte – A day before the month of August ends, Buntis Congress 2022 was conducted in the municipality of Paranas in Samar. August is designated as the National Breastfeeding Month (NBM). This year’s NBM theme is “Step Up for Breastfeeding: Educate and Support.”This year, the World Health Organization (WHO) and UNICEF are calling on…

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TACLOBAN CITY – The National Nutrition Council Region 8 (NNC8) has conducted an orientation on Monitoring and Evaluation of Local Level Plan Implementation (MELLPI) guidelines in Northern Samar from August 30-31, 2022.Participants of the orientation were Dr. John Ezekiel Valera, the Provincial Health Office Technical Division Chief; Ms. Hannah Abigail Bautista, the Provincial Nutrition Action…

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PALO, Leyte – Region 8 representives from the Department of Health (DOH), Department of Social Welfare and Development (DSWD), and the National Nutrition Council attended Orientation and planning workshop on the implementation of the Philippine Multi-sectoral Nutrition Project (PMNP).As a follow up activity, the same representatives meet to finalize the Regional Organizational Structure and Workplan.…

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PALO, Leyte – Dr. Catalino P. Dotollo, Jr., regional nutrition program coordinator of the National Nutrition Council Region 8 has sat down with the committee hearing on the Sangguniang Bayan resolution “Creation of Nutrition Office in the Municipality of Basey”.The said SB resolution is sponsored by SB Committee on Health, Hon. Elnora C. Quebec.Hon. Quebec…

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PALO, Leyte – Dr. Catlaino P. Dotollo, Jr, regional nutrition program coordinator of the National Nutrition Council – Region 8 (NNC8) has attended the feedback meeting of joint learning visit of the National Economic and Development Authority (NEDA) and UNICEF on the First 1000 Days (F1KD) program implemented in the selected pilot sites in the…

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PALO, Leyte – Two technical staff of National Nutrition Council – Region 8 (NNC8) has attended the 3-day training on Maternal, Infant and Young Child Nutrition (MIYCN) in Ormoc City.The UNICEF-funded activity was held at Carlosta Hotel on August 17-19, 2022.Health and nutrition workers composed of Provincial and Municipal Health Officers, midwives, Nutrition Action Officers,…

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PALO, Leyte – Close to more than 20 Barangay Nutrition Scholars (BNS) in Barugo town in Leyte have completed the five-day BNS training course on August 5, 2022.The National Nutrition Council (NNC) extended technical assistance headed by Dr. Catalino P. Dotollo, Jr.  Regional Nutrition Program Coordinator, together with Development Officer II, Ramel O. Bandibas and…

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PALO, Leyte – The National Nutrition Council Region 8 (NNC) has extended technical assistance to the Municipal Nutrition Committee (MNC) of Hilongos, Leyte in preparation for the upcoming Monitoring and Evaluation of Local Level Plan Implementation (MELLPI) by the Provincial Nutrition Evaluation Team (PNET).RNPC Dr. Catalino P. Dotollo, Jr. together with Development Management Officer II…

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PALO, Leyte – The local government unit of San Isidro, Leyte has recently created a new nutrition office with a permanent nutrition staff to be appointed in the next few days.The permanent nutrition staff will be concurrently act as Municipal Population Worker.Though she is still waiting for the formal announcement of her plantilla position, Ms.…

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PALO, Leyte – The world celebrated the International Indigenous Peoples’ (IP) day on August 9, 2022.The celebration started on 23 December 1994, when the United Nations General Assembly decided, in its resolution 49/214, that the International Day of the World’s Indigenous People shall be observed on 9 August every year. The date marks the day…

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