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2019 National Outstanding District Nutrition Program Coordinator
Grace C. Jardin
Province of Sorsogon

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Located at the tip of the Bicol Peninsula and facing the island of Samar, Sorsogon is the southernmost province in Luzon that is subdivided into 14 municipalities and one city. Known as the ‘Land of Kasanggayahan’ or ‘A Life of Prosperity,’ Sorsogon has a lot to offer from year-round festivities, amazing tourist destinations to wide variety of gastronomic experiences made possible by good-natured and friendly Sorsoganons.

Passion for nutrition and serving the public has been at the roots of Ms. Grace C. Jardin. She graduated with a degree in BS Nutrition at the University of Sto. Tomas in 1986 and has been in service as District Nutrition Program Coordinator (DNPC) at the Provincial Health Office (PHO) of Sorsogon since 1989. Prior to public service she started as a volunteer nutritionist at a non-government organization, and as a nutritionist-dietitian at the PHO.

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2019 National Outstanding Provincial Nutrition Action Officer
Marichu G. Tijing
Misamis Occidental

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The province of Misamis Occidental located in Northern Mindanao is surrounded by vast bodies of water. Its natural resources along the coastal areas and rice lands producing rice, corn, abaca, and cacao provide livelihood to its people. The provincial government aims to create better opportunities for agri-fishery industry, tourism, and other sustainable development initiatives, envisioning economically sustainable communities. This can be achieved by ensuring its people a healthy quality of life through the Provincial Nutrition Office.

Emerging from the health profession as Physical Therapist, Ms. Marichu G. Tijing became a public health nutrition worker and served as Provincial Nutrition Action Officer (PNAO) of Misamis Occidental for about 8 years now.  She holds a master’s degree in Public Administration but wanted to acquire knowledge and competence related to her position. Thus, she’s currently in her second year for her master’s degree in Public Health. Knowing that addressing nutritional problems will be realized through multisectoral, intersectoral actions, she was determined to influence agency partners at the provincial, city and municipal levels to invest in nutrition programs. As fruits of her persistence, the provincial subsidy for the Barangay Nutrition Scholars (BNSs) honoraria was increased from 300 pesos to 500 pesos per month, benefitting a total of 536 BNSs from 14 municipalities and 3 component cities in the province.

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Nutrition Honor Award
Tagum City
TAGUMpay sa Nutrisyon at Kalusugan, TAGUMpay ng Kinabukasan

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Tagum City as the seat of Davao del Norte’s provincial government. Since the 1980s, the city has gained traction in urbanization and industrialization whilst continually nurturing its agricultural sector – as an inland city with a coastal area. Tagumeños were able to ride the waves of modernization; but despite this economic development, the city government acknowledges that its human resource is the most important sector to be developed. Tagum has proven that being the most populous component city in Mindanao is not a hurdle even if it holds an equally heavy responsibility in taking care of huge number of residents. Rather, it has become the city’s course of action to provide more opportunities and accessible services for its people to thrive.

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Nutrition Honor Award
MANOLO FORTICH
Leading the way to a progressive, inclusive, and well-nourished citizenry

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Blessed with a climate suitable for crop production, river systems with potable water and irrigation to agricultural lands, forest areas with various floras and faunas in the Mt. Kitanglad Range and mineral deposits, Manolo Fortich set its sights on becoming one of the most competitive municipalities in the country.