14 May 2013--The Regional Nutrition Evaluation Team (RNET), organized by the Regional Nutrition Committee (RNC), started the Search for the Outstanding Barangay Nutrition Scholar (OBNS) in the Cordillera Region for the year 2012.

This is an annual event being conducted in order to enhance the efficiency and effectiveness of the Barangay Nutrition Scholars in responding to the tasks mandated to them. Contenders for the Regional Outstanding BNS shall be evaluated and rated based on the comparison of the annual accomplishments and the targets set in his/her BNS action plan including implementation of innovative programs and projects in the barangay.

Local Nutrition Committees shall conduct the local evaluation to select respective P/COBNS. All declared OBNSs with at least a rating of 88% or higher will be validated by the Regional Nutrition Evaluation Team and will be qualified to participate in the regional search.

In the Cordillera, the Regional Nutrition Evaluation Team already visited and validated the entries of Abra, Kalinga, Tabuk City and Baguio City while the other entries of Ifugao and Benguet is scheduled the last two weeks of May 2013. Mountain Province and Apayao were not able to join the search since there were no assessment conducted by both the Municipal and Provincial Evaluation Teams in their respective area.

The declared ROBNS will compete for the National Outanding BNS Search to be conducted on the 3rd quarter of this year by the National Evaluation Team (NET) based on the top seven (7) ROBNSs in the country.