BAGUIO CITY, March 13 (PIA) - - The National Nutrition Council- Cordillera Administrative Region (NNC-CAR) conducted an orientation on the Monitoring and Evaluation of Local Level Plan Implementation (MELLPI) to members of the Regional Nutrition Evaluation Team (RNET) in preparation for the 2014 monitoring and evaluation.
Kendall Gatan of NNC-CAR explained that the MELLPI is a monitoring and evaluation system established by the NNC in 1979 which aims to assess the efficiency and effectiveness of local and nutrition-related activities implemented at the local level.
It aims to measure changes in the nutritional status of children, determine the extent to which nutrition is integrated into local development plans and programs, and advocate for the continuing support for local nutrition programs.
Regional Nutrition Program Coordinator Officer-In-Charge Ma. Eileen Blanco stressed that during evaluation, members of Local Nutrition Committees should understand that the MELLPI is not an activity that they must be wary of, but rather, they should treat it as an opportunity to learn how they can improve or sustain their local nutrition program implementation.
The group has set the schedule for the monitoring and evaluation. Abra is the first to be visited on April 21-25; Kalinga -May 5 to 9; Baguio City -April 28 to May 2; Apayao- May 12 to 16; Mt. Province- May 19 to 23; Benguet- June 9 to13, and Ifugao- June 16 to 18.
Meanwhile, Joy Rojo of the Department of Interior and Local Government (DILG) and Teresa Abaratigue of the Department of Agriculture (DA) were elected RNET Chair and Vice-Chair respectively with the NNC as the secretary.
RNET members include Department of Budget and Management, Dept. of Education, Dept. of Environment and Natural Resources, Technical Education and Skills Development Authority, Dept. of Science and Technology, Philippine Information Agency, National Economic and Development Authority, Bureau of Fisheries and Aquatic Resources, Dept. of Health, Commission on Population, Dept. of Social Welfare and Development, Bureau of Plant Industry and Dept. of Trade and Industry.
Other members include representatives from the academe like University of the Cordilleras, Benguet State University , University of Baguio and Saint Louis University. (JDP/MAWC- PIA CAR)
