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RO 5 2016 KAB Letter Sender Winner 3Katumbas ay Biyaya, the National Nutrition Council’s multimedia campaign to promote good nutrition to the public, proves to be changing the lives of the Filipino people. Mrs. Lorely de Guzman-Labo, one the two winners from Bicol region of the Katumbas ay Biyaya Season 10 Letter Writing Contest, is a living proof of this. With health and nutrition well-being on top of her priorities, Lorely considers the 30-minute radio program to be really a blessing.Lorely was born and raised in Sitio Culuyan Dos, Barangay Macad, Pasacao, Camarines Sur. As a wife and mother of three, listening to the radio program is a must. Having the goal of improving the nutritional and health status of her family, just like any other mother, she has been an avid listener since she came across the radio program in DZRH during its first season in 2008.

Katumbas ay Biyaya is indeed life-changing for the 35-year old housewife. She recalls the earlier when she would give in to her eldest son’s request to serve fried foods almost every day just so that the boy won’t cry. But as Lorely gradually learns the basics of proper nutrition through the episodes of the radio program, she was able to discover ways and simple techniques on how to nourish her family.

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ISO recertified

The National Nutrition Council’s commitment to conform to high quality standards paid off as the agency achieved re-certification of the International Organization for Standardization (ISO) 9001:2008, during the conduct of the 1st Surveillance Audit of TUV Rheinland on May 5, 2016.

 

Mr. Jayzer Aquino together with Ms. Kharen Tan-Concepcion, Mr. Lionell Aala and Mr. Roy Alminanza led the NNC’s external certification body – TUV Rheinland, Philippines in conducting  the 1st Surveillance Audit of Site 1 - NNC-Central Office and Site 3 – CALABARZON.

 

This audit aims to validate conformity of the NNC to the requirements set by ISO through the effective implementation of the NNC Quality Management System.

 

Since NNC committed to the ISO mandate since 2015, the auditors found zero Nonconformity, thus recommending the retention of the ISO 9001:2008 certification.

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whynotlogoThe National Nutrition Council is happy to announce that its TV program “Why Not?” is having its re-runs on Channel 2, Saturdays at 8:00 a.m.  The program started its rerun on 14 May 2016 and can be viewed until 8 January 2017.

“Why Not? is an edu-infotainment program targeting children in order to encourage positive eating behaviors for better nutrition.  Each episode tackles the nutritional benefits of a specific food commodity and other information such as planting, selecting, storing, preparation and cooking.

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image ews eccd articleThe National Nutrition Council, committed to building capacities of local government units in addressing hunger and malnutrition, will expand the Food and Nutrition Security – Early Warning System (FNS-EWS) to ten (10) ECCD (Early Childhood Care and Development) areas in 2016.  This is expected to contribute to NNC’s objective of strengthening implementation of intervention packages designed to prevent hunger and malnutrition among infants and children in their first 1,000 days (from conception to 2 years of age).

FNS-EWS is a type of food security information system that monitors and analyzes relevant information that may foretell a possible crisis such as food shortage or health problem. It is a regular and periodic collection of relevant data (e.g. food production, climate, food prices, etc.) to determine status of food supply and food security in a community. Depending on the food security situation in the community, the early warning system may provide recommendations on building capacity for disaster mitigation, resilience and preparedness, and on recovery or rehabilitation interventions that rebuild livelihoods and ensure food security. (FAO, 2007. Food and Security Information System and Networks)