BAGUIO CITY- In response to the weight management project of the Regional Nutrition Committee-CAR, the Department of the Interior and Local Government of CAR launched on June 3, 2019 at the DILG-CAR Office, Baguio City their weight management program as a way of supporting and signifying their participation to the project.

The project aims to address the increasing prevalence of overweight and obesity among government employees. Participating agencies/offices were asked to come up with their own weight management action plan consisting of three components which are diet, physical fitness/exercise and education/ behaviour modification. Ms. Marie Cris Rimando, the nutrition focal person of the agency presented the plan of the office for 2019 during the activity.

The weight, height, waist and hip circumferences of DILG-CAR’s employees were also assessed as the baseline data for the weight management. The assessment was led by Regional Director Marlo Iringan of DILG-CAR followed by all employees present. It was agreed that another round of nutritional assessment will be taken after six months to monitor the changes/improvement on the nutritional status of DILG-CAR employees.

As part of the activity, Regional Nutrition Program Coordinator Rita Papey of NNC-CAR gave a lecture on weight management. Nutritional assessment was done by Nutrition Officer III Bella Basalong and Nancy Paclos of NDAP-BBC.