The National Nutrition Council’s Radyo Mo sa Nutrisyon Year 5 and its anchor Assistant Secretary of Health Maria-Bernardita T. Flores were conferred winners at the Gandingan 2016: The 10th UPLB Isko’t Iska’s Multi-media Choice Awards as Best AM Program and Best AM Program Host, respectively, which was held at D.L. Umali Hall, University of the Philippines Los Baños on 19 March 2016.

The episode “Nutritional Guidelines Para sa Muslim na Pinoy” was the winning entry which was aired on 21 March 2015 with ARMM Secretary of Health Kadil “Jojo” M. Sinolinding Jr. as guest resource speaker.

Two other episodes of the Radyo Mo sa Nutrisyon on the topics “Ten Kumainments” and “Galaw-Galaw Para Bawas Timbang” were also finalists in Best AM Program category. Likewise, the online article of “Galaw-Galaw Para Bawas Timbang” was a finalist in the Best Development-oriented Online Video category.

Radyo Mo sa Nutrisyon is a 30-minute block time nutrition radio program of the National Nutrition Council aired over DZXL (558kHz) every Saturday from 12:30 p.m to 1:00 p.m, hosted by the NNC’s very own Executive Director A/Sec Bernie Flores with seasoned broadcaster from DZXL, Mr. Rod Marcelino. The magazine type radio program has aired for more than six years continuously to educate the listening public on numerous health, nutrition and development issues.

Gandingan Awards, which is organized by the University of the Philippines Community Broadcast Society, Inc., recognizes outstanding people and development-oriented multi-media programs and materials from both the national and community levels. Radio Mo sa Nutrisyon received its 1st Gandingan Award in 2015 as Best Development-oriented Talk Show and the Best Development-oriented Talk Show Hosts for ASec/ED Flores and Mr. Marcelino.