The National Nutrition Council (NNC) chalked up another first when it explored a new media platform in promoting good nutrition via Facebook Live. Social media rank among the top online activities for many Filipinos with 39% checking social media networks first before doing any other online activities and 64% of online Filipinos relying on information from social media channels[1]. The Philippines, as of 15 November 2015, has a total of 47 million Facebook users which makes the country the 3^rd largest in Asia according to the Internet World Stats (2015) report. 

Taking off on its first digital campaign for the 2016 Nutrition Month, the first ever fb live was aired from the NNC Broadcast Hub on 20 July 2016 at 11:00 AM which focused on the theme “First 1000 Days ni Baby pahalagahan para sa malusog na kinabukasan!”. Questions that were discussed during the 45-minute program were gathered beforehand from the nnc official fb page (https://www.facebook.com/nncofficial), Nutrition Month launch held in Lucena City, Quezon Province and fb mentions on #NutritionMonth and #First1000Days. Online comments/ questions were also prompted immediately for an interactive flow of conversation during the run of the program.

Tune in again LIVE for the next two weeks every Wednesday (27 July and 03 August 2016) at 10:00 AM to 10:45 AM. The interviews can still be viewed in the page even after the live broadcast. The program is hosted by Nutrition Officer II Mr. Daniel Salunga with resident guest resource person Ms. Jovie Raval, Chief of the Nutrition Information and Education Division of NNC.

Interact with us in real time and field your burning questions on the “First 1000 Days”. Daniel G. Salunga