BANGUED, Abra - “Haan nga jay kinakurapay ti rason nu apay nga ada malnutrisyon.(poverty is not the cause why malnutrition exists). Poverty is just a state of the mind”,  Hon. Corinthia Crisologo, Mayor of Tineg, Abra said  when she graced the graduation ceremony of around 32 pantawid beneficiaries of Tineg who successfully finished the three months pabasa sa nutrisyon on January 27, 2017 at Camp Juan Villamor, Bangued, Abra.

The graduation activity was organized by the pantawid staff of Tineg   in Bangued since all beneficiaries are in the capital town  as  they had also the pay-out of grants. In her message, Mayor Crisologo  stressed that pantawid beneficiaries must also do their part since the government is doing its part to improve their lives saying that it must be a two-way process. She added that women empowerment, education, and nutrition are among her priority program.

The Pabasa sa Nutrisyon among Pantawid families in the pilot municipalities of Lacub, Malibcong and Tineg which is a project of the Regional Nutrition Committee in CAR in order to educate mothers of preschoolers on proper nutrition since these three municipalities have a high prevalence of undernutrition based on the 2015 Operation Timbang Plus Results was successfully conducted by the NDP nurses of DOH and pantawid staff assigned in the areas last September to November 2016. Lacub and Malibcong had also their separate graduation activities earlier.

As Nutrition Officer III of NNC-CAR I attended the activity and  presented the 2015 and 2016 OPT results of the region and gave the background and rationale of the Pabasa sa Nutrisyon  that included Tineg as among the initial municipalities covered. Rhoda Bobis, Municipal Link of Tineg, Abra, said that the post test results of the participants  improved compared to the pre-test scores indicating increase in knowledge on nutrition among participants.NEP