On September 15, the members of the Association of Nutrition Action Officers in NCR, Inc. or ANAO-NCR elected their officers and board members for CY 2023-2025. The election happened during the 3rd meeting of the Association held at the Crown Regency Hotel in Makati City.

Makati City Nutrition Action Officer (CNAO) Soccoro Alma F. Gammad will assume the position of President of the Association in 2023 and will serve up to 2025. "I have full respect to the current officers and board members of this Association. They worked hard to accomplish the plans of the Association. I hope that the members will continue to give their support to achieve more that can contribute to the improvement of the nutrition situation in NCR", said Gammad. She has 38 years of work experience in public health nutrition. Prior to her designation as the Nutrition Action Officer of Makati City in 2021, she was the City Nutrition Program Coordinator (CNPC) and served the City/District Nutrition Program Coordinators (C/DNPCs) of Metro Manila Association, Inc. as President many years back.

The new set of officers and board members of the ANAO-NCR, Inc. for CY 2023-2025 are as follows:

President: CNAO Soccoro Alma F. Gammad (Makati City)
Vice-President: CNAO Dr. Julio P. Javier II (Las Piñas City)
Secretary: CNAO Jenily V. Capalaran (Pasig City)
Treasurer: CNAO Julita S. Bernabe (Taguig City)
Auditor: CNAO Dr. Marilyn Cleofe-Liwanag (Valenzuela City)
PRO: Councilor Jodile E. Cañete (Navotas City)
Board Members: Mrs. Aubrey N. Malapitan (Caloocan)
                            Dr. Pecos R.I. Camarines (Mandaluyong City)
                            Dr. Arnold M. Pangan (Manila)
                            Dr. Magdalena C. Meana (Muntinlupa)
                            Dr. Christy S. Sy (Marikina)
                            Mrs. Aileen Claire R. Olivarez (Paranaque)                                       
                            Dr. Ma. Lourdes C. San Juan (Pasay)
                            Mrs. Josefina B. Ponce (Pateros)
                            Dr. Mitzi A. Tanchoco (San Juan City)
                            Dr. Esperanza Anita N. Escaño-Arias (Quezon City)

President Gammad appointed C/MNPCs Ms. Eileen Cruz of Pasig City and Ms. Meizl Sincuya as the Assistant Secretary and Assistant Treasurer, respectively.

Regional Nutrition Program Coordinator Milagros Elisa V. Federizo congratulated all the newly elected officers. She is optimistic that through the NAOs, the nutrition program management and implementation at the local level will continually improve.

NAOs are designated or permanent functionaries of local government units at the provincial, city and municipal levels who coordinate the planning and implementation of local nutrition programs anchored on the Philippine Plan of Action for Nutrition (PPAN). They also advise the local chief executives on the directions for the local nutrition action plan.

Written by: Nutrition Officer III Emerenciana L. Francia and Nutrition Program Coordinator Milagros Elisa V. Federizo