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24 October 2013—The Provincial Launching of the Revised Nutritional Guidelines for Filipinos (NGF) for the province of Apayao, was held at Pudtol Gymnasium, Pudtol, Apayao. It was participated by more than 140 nutrition stakeholders that include Local Chief Executives, Provincial/Municipal Nutrition Committee members, SBs on Health, and Barangay Nutrition Scholars.
From the lecture of the revised NGF by Dr. Thelma Dangao, PHO and PNAO of Apayao, Dr. Dangao said that everyone should practice the NGF at an early age in order to attain good nutrition and healthy life. She also added that the practice and promotion of these guidelines will be one of the strategies and interventions in addressing nutrition related problems in Apayao since the province has a high malnutrition rate in the region.
The lectures were followed by Local Nutrition Committee forum where the Sanguniang Bayan on Health from the different municipalities served as panellists to answer queries on nutrition program implementation in their respective areas. The nutri-games and nutri-quiz for the school children were simultaneously conducted with forum facilitated by the Department of Education- Apayao Division and PNC of Apayao. The signing of commitment to promote good nutrition was done to close the event.
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Baguio City-- The National Nutrition Council-CAR gave recognition to the outstanding nutrition implementers in the region and Outstanding Barangay Nutrition Scholars for the year 2012 during the Regional Nutrition Awarding Ceremony last November 12, 2013 at Hotel Supreme.
The Province of Ifugao received a plaque of recognition for passing the second year Consistent Regional Outstanding Winner in Nutrition (CROWN) maintentance award; the Municipality of Alfonso Lista, Ifugao received Green Banner Award being the adjudged 2012 Regional Outstanding Nutrition Program Implementers (municipal category), Benguet Province and Baguio City received plaque of recognitions being the best performing LGU in nutrition program implementation for province and city category, respectively.
The Municipalities of Alfonso Lista in Ifugao, Tublay in Benguet and Pinukpuk in Kalinga were also awarded with Green Banners as the 2012 Provincial Outstanding Nutrition Implementers in their respective provinces.
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Baguio City—A simultaneous training on Nutrition in Emergencies for the Local Government Units of Kapangan and Atok, Benguet was held last November 26-28, 2013 at the Baguio Burnham Suites. These back to back trainings were funded by the World Food Programme (WFP) to train and capacitate LGUs and ultimately empower them to respond to the nutrition needs during emergencies and disasters.
The said training was participated by the different stakeholders coming from the municipalities of Kapangan and Atok particularly selected members of the Local Nutrition Committee, Local Disaster Risk Reduction Management Council and community volunteers and was facilitated by the WFP & the National Nutrition Council-CAR.
The training is designed for two and a half days which include the following modules:
1. Overview of the Disaster Risk Reduction and management System
2. Introduction to Nutrition in Emergencies
3. Nutritional Assessment during Emergencies
4. Infant and Young Child Feeding in Emergencies
5. Micronutrient Supplementation during Emergencies
6. Supplementary Feeding Program
7. Management of Acute Malnutrition and
8. Planning for Nutrition in Emergency Management
As a result, participants were able to formulate their respective nutrition in emergency plans for their LGUs.
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TABUK CITY, Kalinga, Nov. 15 (PIA) - - The National Nutritional Council-Cordillera Regional Office (NNC-CAR) in partnership with the provincial and municipal government here launched the Revised Nutritional Guidelines for Filipinos recently.
NNC-CAR OIC Regional Nutrition Program Coordinator Ma. Eileen Bringas-Blanco said the guideline is being launched per province to ‘personalize’ the activity to meet more service providers involved in the nutrition program and local officials.
The Revised Nutritional Guidelines for Filipinos she said advocates ten messages on nutrition that include the desired nutritional, dietary practices and healthy lifestyle in each message.
With the launching, the NNC and its local counterparts hope to extend the advocacy to the local chief executives to get their support in ‘selling’ the messages to the communities.
“We have to sell the nutrition guidelines to our communities to help solve nutrition concerns,” she said underscoring that this is the advocacy of the NNC to invest more on nutrition information and proper nutrition practices to improve the quality of life of the people instead of spending on medicines once malnutrition occurs.
She said that problems on under nutrition referring to underweight, wasting and stunting still persist in the region with growing concern on over nutrition or obesity especially in the urban areas.
Barangay health workers, barangay nutrition scholars and day care workers also play a vital role in promoting the messages through information dissemination and advocacy activities, she said.
During the activity Blanco presented the regional nutrition situation to the participants composed of provincial elected officials, BNS, DCW, municipal health officers, municipal nutrition action officers and partner national line agencies. ( JDP/GGD- PIA CAR, Kalinga)
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The nutritional status of the Cordillera is improving, according to the National Nutrition Council.
During the regional launching of the revised Nutritional Guidelines for Filipinos, NNC Officer-In-Charge Ma. Eileen Blanco said over the past several years, the nutritional status of the region has been steadily improving.
Based on the 2011-2012 Operation TImbang results, Blanco said the number of malnourished children in the region has decreased.
Operation Timbang is conducted every first quarter of the year on zero to 71 months children to determine the malnourished ones.
Data generated are used for local nutrition action planning, particularly in quantifying the number of malnourished and identifying who will be given priority interventions in the community.
Blanco attributed the increase in awareness on the proper care for children.
"We educate the parents. We always tell them to feed their children with what is available in their area. They don't have to feed their children with expensive foods," Blanco said.
She added among the challenges they encountered are superstitious beliefs or attitudes of caregivers and parents, like a breastfeeding mother should not nurse when she is tired, and a mother who just gave birth should not eat fish.
Blanco also cited their partners in informing the public about the value of proper nutrition.- Maria Aprila W. Cruz (PIA-CAR)
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LAGAWE, Ifugao, Nov. 14 (PIA) - - The SN Aboitiz Power (SNAP) Magat, Inc. and the Ifugao provincial local government unit (PLGU) forged a memorandum of agreement (MOA) for the implementation of a health and nutrition program in the province.
The said MOA was signed yesterday by Governor Denis Habawel and Emmanuel Rubio, chief executive officer of SNAP, and witnessed by provincial employees and other local officials.
Under the MOA, the PLGU and SNAP Magat intend to undertake a medium corporate social responsibility (CSR) program in the province called as “Handog Kalusugan sa Ifugao” project. SNAP Magat Inc. shall allocate the budget of P7,809,000.00 for the project out from its CSR fund.
“SNAP Magat Inc. cause its CSR team to participate in, validate, inspect and verify the implementation of the afore said project in accordance with the terms and conditions of the agreement,” the MOA further stated.
The province, which was recently awarded its second year Consistent Regional Outstanding Winner in Nutrition (CROWN) Maintenance Award by the National Nutrition Council, is committed in sustaining the provincial nutrition program to ensure that every Ifugao man, woman and child has a well-nourished body. (JDP/MBL, PIA-CAR, Ifugao)
