Cotabato City. MP and Minister Aida M. Silongan of the Ministry of Science and Technology held a consultative meeting on November 30, 2021 with NNC BARMM headed by Dr. Sinolinding regarding effective nutrition interventions  in BARMM where  on-going projects on fortified food production and food supplement manufacturing is coming up in the island provinces of  Sulu and Tawi-tawi to augment the existing facilities now operating in Maguindanao.

With the 2015 National Nutrition Survey results presented before the Women's Sector Volunteers highlighting stunting and underweight rates of the region. Data showed consistency with the Operation Timbang Plus results of Maguindanao where Ampatuan town registered the highest number of children with Severe Acute Malnutrition (SAM). Included in the list of interventions were the Tutok Kainan Supplementation program in the 4 provinces of BARMM.

Minister Silongan pledged to assist NNC in securing the partnership of Mamasapano Cooperative in producing the RiceMo complementary foods and to expound the nutrition activities in the region. Further, she is considering other ways through legislation on how to curb malnutrition in the region in terms of food security and the access of the people, not to mention the nutrition specific interventions as stipulated in the Bangsamoro Plan of Action for Nutrition.

NO II Maleja Daud Jaamil