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Details: Category: Featured Articles; Published: 28 October 2015

14 Quirino province Accolade well deserved! The province of Quirino in region 2 will be conferred the highest distinction in nutrition, the Nutrition Honor Award, by the interagency National Nutrition Council. The presentation of the award will be held during the 2015 National Nutrition Awarding Ceremony on 29 October 2015 at the Philippine International Convention Center in Pasay City. Quirino Province exemplified outstanding performance in nutrition program management as manifested by the continued reduction in the prevalence of undernutrition among preschool and school children for six (6) consecutive years as validated by the interagency National Nutrition Evaluation Team. Governor Junie E. Cua as chairperson of the Quirino Provincial Nutrition Committee will receive the NHA trophy and cash incentive of P1,000,000.

Aside from the province of Quirino, thirteen (13) other LGUs will also be recognized during the awarding ceremony:

2^nd Year CROWN Maintenance Award

Cauayan City, Isabela
Mogpog, Marinduque
Mandaluyong City
Jordan, Guimaras
Valencia City, Bukidnon

1^st Year CROWN Maintenance Award

Maramag, Bukidnon

Consistent Regional Outstanding Winner in Nutrition (CROWN) Award

Ivana, Batanes
Nueva Vizcaya Province
Alfonso Lista, Ifugao
Sta. Rosa City, Laguna
Piñan, Zamboanga del Norte
Malungon, Sarangani
Agusan del Sur Province

The NHA and CROWN Maintenance awardees were evaluated from March to June 2015, endorsed by the interagency National Nutrition Evaluation Teams to, and confirmed by the NNC Technical Committee. On the other hand, the CROWN awardees were evaluated and endorsed by the Regional Nutrition Evaluation Teams. The award is given to an LGU with outstanding performance in nutrition program for three consecutive years in their respective regions. CROWN awardees will receive a trophy and cash prize of P500,000. Recipients of the CROWN 1^st and 2^nd Year Maintenance Award will also receive a cash prize and a plaque of recognition and the chance to vie for the higher award next year. Congratulations to all our winners!

Details: Category: Featured Articles; Published: 22 October 2015

nnc katumbas ay biyaya finalist The National Nutrition Council’s radio program Katumbas ay Biyaya was chosen as a finalist for Best Educational Radio Program category in the upcoming 37th Catholic Mass Media Awards (CMMA). This will be the fifth time that the radio program was included in the CMMA. It won the Best Public Service Program (radio category) in the 35th CMMA in 2013 and as finalist in the same category in the 33rd, 34th and 36th CMMA in 2011, 2012 and 2014 respectively. Being a finalist once again, Katumbas ay Biyaya shows consistent quality of programming and a recognition of NNC’s efforts to help families and communities to improve their nutrition.

Katumbas ay Biyaya is a 30-minute program that airs over DZRH 666 kHz every Saturday, 10:30 – 11:00 a.m. and is currently on its 10th Season. It features a drama portion depicting real-life scenarios related to the featured topic followed by a discussion with a nutritionist-dietitian from NNC. This is part of the NNC’s media campaign under the Promote Good Nutrition Program to educate Filipinos to adopt positive nutrition behaviors. Past episodes are being aired nationwide in NNC’s 35 Nutriskwela Community Radio Stations and in local commercial radio stations through NNC’s regional offices. The program is co-produced by the Manila Broadcasting Center.

The Catholic Mass Media Awards, one of the country’s most prestigious award-giving bodies, is an offering of the Archdiocese of Manila to media practitioners who embody what is good and true for God and humanity. The awarding ceremony is scheduled on 4 November 2015 at Star Theater, CCP Complex, Pasay City.

Details: Category: Featured Articles; Published: 08 October 2015

coord web The Philippine Nutrition Cluster, represented by Ms. Maria Lourdes A. Vega and Ms. Margarita DC. Enriquez, participated in the Regional Nutrition Cluster Coordinators Training which was held in Bangkok from 28 September – 2 October 2015. Aside from the Philippines, the 5-day training was attended by government agencies, UN agencies, NGOs from other 10 countries: Bangladesh, Cambodia, DPR North Korea, Fiji, Jordan, Malaysia, Sudan, Thailand, Vanuatu, and Vietnam. The trainers were from RedR UK, namely, Ms. Adriana Zarrelli, Cluster Coordination Specialist, Ms. Tayseer Abdelsadig El-Basheer, Nutrition Specialist, and Ms. Yvette Crafti, Learning and Development Specialist. They were joined by facilitators from Global Nutrition Cluster-Office of Emergency Programmes (EMOPS) and UNICEF East Asia and Pacific Regional Office (EAPRO).

The training aimed to provide participants with an opportunity to prepare for cluster coordination, and to facilitate interaction between existing and potential cluster coordinators. Specific training objectives were to enable participants to: a) have a better understanding of the humanitarian reform, transformative agenda and the cluster approach; b) be clarified on the roles, responsibilities and accountabilities of cluster stakeholders (including Cluster Lead Agencies, Cluster Coordinators, Cluster partners and national governments); c) be familiarized with relevant management processes for effective cluster performance; d) be able to describe and demonstrate, the attitude, skills and behaviors needed by cluster coordinators to support effective cluster performance; and e) be aware of cluster specific tools, sources of information, and lessons learned.

Details: Category: Featured Articles; Published: 02 September 2015

For four Sundays of August, the National Nutrition Council joined GMA News TV’s Idol sa Kusina with Chef Boy Logro in preparing meals that are healthy yet affordable for the family. The featured recipes are based on NNC’s recipe book “Mga Lutuing Gulay Araw-arawin: Simple, Mura, at Masustansiya!” including Ampalaya Sisig, Saluyot Burger, Kalabasa Pancit, and Veggie Siomai.

The Idol sa Kusina feature highlighted the Pinggang Pinoy – a food plate model that conveys right food group proportions, and the 10 Kumainments, which is the popularized version of the Nutritional Guidelines for Filipinos. Members of the NNC Secretariat served as resource persons to discuss ways of eating healthy using the Pinggang Pinoy as guide. Chef Boy Logro and co-host Bettina Carlos prepared sample Pinggang Pinoy meals that include the featured recipe. Different ways to reduce and prevent overweight and obesity were discussed especially among school children. Tips for parents and caregivers were also shared.

The segments over Idol sa Kusina are part of NNC’s continuing promotion on overweight and obesity prevention in line with the 2015 Nutrition Month Theme: “Timbang iwasto sa tamang nutrisyon at ehersisyo!”