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It is hard to find time to volunteer in this world full of hustles, but its benefits can be even greater for one as a volunteer.
Ms. Ayleen T. Luis’ journey as a Barangay Nutrition Scholar (BNS) of Daclan for almost four years taught her a lot and it helped her in many ways. During her first time as a BNS, she struggled to interact with the people in the community and work as a volunteer. But as time went by, it made her realize that volunteering does not only help others or the community. It also helps oneself. Being a BNS honed her physically and mentally. She learned how to interact and communicate with different people with different personalities; became more self-confident; gained more knowledge and skills especially about nutrition through activities, seminars, and pieces of training; and developed her skills in documentation and record keeping. Most of all, it makes her happy because she has an opportunity to serve and is able to share God’s Word with her community.
Read more: Meet the 2021 Regional Outstanding Barangay Nutrition Scholar
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The moment you accept responsibility for everything in your life is the moment you gain the power to change anything in your life”.
The municipality of Asipulo that encompasses the municipality’s vision towards sustainable development which is not only limited to physical infrastructure but includes all other development efforts towards improved lives of the Asipuloans. Asipulo, the land of beauty and harmony, is the youngest municipality of Ifugao since its separation from Kiangan in 1992. It is a fifth-class municipality with ten barangays and three Special Economic Zones.
Passion for nutrition and serving the public has been at the roots of Mr. Taguilingon. He graduated with a degree in education and has been in public service as Municipal Nutrition Action Officer at the Municipal Health Office of Asipulo since 2016.
Read more: Meet the 2021 Regional Outstanding Municipal Nutrition Action Officer
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Overweight and obesity exacerbate the burden of malnutrition in the country, together with the problems of undernutrition which include stunting and wasting. With this, national and global government agencies are calling for synergism among the public, civil society organizations, academe, and the public sector in acting upon the prevention and management of overweight and obesity, especially among children.
A healthy diet is very important, especially for children. According to Oyunsaikhan Dendevnorov, UNICEF Representative in the Philippines, children who do not observe healthy diets and practice little exercise are increasingly prone to depression, underperforming at school and learning, and are more susceptible of having debilitating diseases like diabetes when they grow older. Also, we can fight obesity with public health tools to promote healthy diet and physical activity, financial and regulatory tools to make healthy diets more accessible and affordable, and clinical tools to provide quality care for children and adults who live with obesity as stated by Dr. Rajenda Prasad Yadav, acting WHO Representative in the Philippines.
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“And let us not be weary in well doing: for in due season we shall reap, if we faint not.” Galatians 6:9
Kalinga is a landlocked province in the northernmost section of the Cordillera Region, composed of seven municipalities and one component city. Worldwide, the province is known for the ancient method of “batok” or hand-tapped tattoos. The passion and love that the Kalinga people put into their work are seen in their rich cultural traditions and expressions of music and dance.
This same passion and love are what Ms. Kristal Dacio is demonstrating as the District Nutrition Program Coordinator of the province of Kalinga. She is a Nutritionist-Dietitian by profession and had been a public health servant for the YKalingas for almost eight years now. She is also the coordinator of other health programs such as the Adolescent Health and Development Program, Newborn Screening, and Geographical Isolated and Disadvantaged Area (GIDA). In addition, she serves as the alternate focal person of Provincial Council for the Protection of Children (PCPC) and the Gender and Development program. Despite the voluminous task of a DNPC, she always ensures her active involvement in other health-related programs and activities of the province.
Read more: Meet the 2021 Regional Outstanding District Nutrition Program Coordinator
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The Philippine Action for Nutrition (PPAN) is a framework that guides stakeholders on how to continuously contribute to the nutrition development of the country and how to continuously address the problems on nutrition. Multi-sectoral interventions are needed to address the multidimensional problem of malnutrition. Thus, it entails the government and private agencies, stakeholders, nutrition workers, and the community to enjoin in battling malnutrition.
Inter-agency Local Nutrition Committees (LNCs) translate the PPAN thru their local nutrition action plans conducted in their respective Local Government Units (LGUs).
Representatives from different local departments such as health, agriculture, social welfare and development, development planning and budget as well as national government agencies such as DepEd and non-government organizations operating in the area compose the local nutrition committee. The overall management and implementation of the local nutrition program are coordinated by the Nutrition Action Officer (NAO).
Read more: Key to efficient Nutrition Program Management: Functional LNC
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NUTRITION CHAMPIONS | The Cordillera Regional Nutrition Committee headed by the regional offices of the National Nutrition Council and the Department of Health gives recognition to the Outstanding Local Government Units and Local Nutrition Focal Persons for fiscal year 2021 during the October 25, 2022 Regional Nutrition Awarding Ceremony (RNAC) at Orchard Hotel, Baguio City.
Leading the awardees were Cristal Gail Dacio from the province of Kalinga as the Regional Outstanding District Nutrition Program Coordinator; Jimmy Taguilingon of Asipulo, Ifugao as the Regional Outstanding Municipal Nutrition Action Officer; and Ayleen Luis of Barangay Daclan, Tublay, Benguet as the Regional Outstanding Barangay Nutrition Scholars (BNS).
For the Green Banner Seal of Compliance awards for LGUs, given recognition were the Province of Kalinga and the municipalities of Asipulo and Hungduan of Ifugao.
