3-7 June 2013—The National Nutrition Evaluation Team (NNET) led by Ms. Ellen Ruth Abella of the National Nutrition Council together with Ms. Girlie Grace Casimiro of the National Economic and Development Authority, and Ms. Gemaima Evangelista and Ms. Ana Lorraine Dela Vega of the UP-Los Baños visited the Province of Ifugao to assess the efficiency and effectiveness of nutrition program implementation in the said area.

Ifugao is vying its second year maintenance of the Consistent Regional Outstanding Winner in Nutrition (CROWN) Award after garnering the Outstanding Provincial Nutrition Implementer Green Banner Award for three consecutive years (2008-2010) in the Cordillera Region and after bagging its first year maintenance last year.

The NNET accompanied by the regional and provincial representatives spearheaded by OIC-NPC Rose Lulu Pagaduan of the National Nutrition Council- Region 1 and CAR and DNPC Corazon Dawong of the Provincial Nutrition Office visited three sampled municipalities: Alfonso Lista, Mayoyao and Hungduan to validate the sustainability and impact of nutrition program implementation from the provincial, municipal as well as barangay level.

Hopefully, the Province will be a contender for the Nutrition Honor Award (NHA) next year, the highest nutrition award in the country given to local nutrition committees, if they will be able to get the score of at least 95 points and pass its second year validation of CROWN maintenance.