BANAUE, Ifugao – The Provincial Nutrition Council (PNC) is conducting the provincial search for Green Banner Award (GBA) with a team doing the municipal evaluation of local program initiatives (Melpi) on nutrition.The Melpi evaluation is conducted every year to evaluate the nutrition programs implemented in the different municipalities to address the nutrition needs of the people particularly pre-schoolers and school children.

Through the Melpi, the different municipalities will be given technical assistance for the improvement of nutrition program implementation in their respective localities.

Members of the PNC technical working group started their evaluation in Banaue last April 15 and 16 followed by Lagawe – April 18; Lamut – April 19; Hingyon – April 20; Asipulo – April 21; Kiangan – April 22; April 25 to 29 for Aguinaldo, Alfonso Lista, and Mayoyao, respectively; and from May 2 to 5 in Tinoc and Hungduan.

Ifugao was conferred the Nutrition Honor Award in 2014 for the efficient and effective management of the provincial nutrition program, which led to the improvement of the nutritional situation especially among pre-school and schoolchildren.

Ifugao has been consistently scoring in its nutrition programs bagging the Green Banner Award and the Consistent Regional Winner in Nutrition award on its way to winning the highest nutrition award of the country. Marcelo B. Lihgawon / PIA