National Capital Region

Details: Category: Region NCR; Published: 19 June 2017

rnc-ncr to serve healthy foods National Capital Region (NCR) – To address the increasing trend in the prevalence of overweight and obesity, high intake of fats and sweetened beverages and low consumption of vegetables in the region, the Regional Nutrition Committee (RNC) through its Resolution No. 3 Series 2017, enjoins its members and all Local Government Units in NCR to serve healthy foods, meals and snacks during meetings, conferences, trainings and related activities.

The resolution was approved during the committee’s meeting held on 09 June 2017 presided by RNC Vice-Chair and PopCom-NCR Regional Director Lydio M. Espańol, Jr.

Details: Category: Region NCR; Published: 15 June 2017

pasig city - best lgu in brgy npm An active and functional Barangay Nutrition Committee (BNC) is vital in ensuring that nutrition and nutrition-related services are delivered to target beneficiaries at the grassroots level. The Pasig City Nutrition Committee (CNC) and the BNCs work hand in hand in improving the nutritional status of children and their families. All the thirty (30) barangays in Pasig have functional BNCs. Each BNC formulates their Barangay Nutrition Action Plan (BNAP) yearly, allocates funds for the BNAP implementation, conducts regular meetings at least once every quarter presided by the Barangay Captain/Chairperson as Chair, and passes barangay ordinances or resolutions in support of nutrition. The city nutritionist-dietitians provide the BNCs technical guidance and also initiate the formulation of BNAP together with the BNS after a careful assessment of the barangay’s nutrition situation.

To ensure that the barangay nutrition program will be funded by the barangay council, the BNAP is integrated into Annual Barangay Development and Investment Plan, Barangay Child Development Plan and the Gender and Development (GAD) Plan.

Details: Category: Region NCR; Published: 18 May 2017

ppan 2017-2022 launch QUEZON CITY, May 6 (PIA) - -The Philippine Plan of Action (PPAN) for Nutrition 2017-2022 which was officially set in motion last May 2, 2017 in Iloilo City, aims for high reduction in the prevalence of all forms of malnutrition.

In her keynote speech, Department of Health (DOH) Secretary Paulyn Jean B. Rosell Ubial stressed the importance of a strengthened concerted efforts of all stakeholders to bring down the numbers.

“Nutrition is not just a problem of the health sector, but a problem of all of us. Aside from direct interventions, there is a need to mobilize all sectors for nutrition-sensitive tweaking of their programs to be able to complement the nutrition specific interventions,” Ubial stressed.

Details: Category: Region NCR; Published: 02 June 2017

san juan workshop pic rev The mobilization of LGUs for nutrition outcomes is one of the enabling programs of the Philippine Plan of Action for Nutrition (PPAN) 2017-2022 that aims to transform priority areas nationwide to areas that deliver nutritional outcomes during the six (6) year period of the PPAN. The PPAN is the government’s framework in addressing the problem of malnutrition in the country.

As part of the LGU Mobilization Initiatives of the National Nutrition Council (NNC), NNC-NCR conducted a Local Nutrition Action Planning Workshop for priority local government units (LGU) in NCR on May 22-26, 2017 at Tagaytay City. The identified priority areas in NCR are the cities of Caloocan, Malabon, Navotas Valenzuela, San Juan, Parañaque and Municipality of Pateros.

Details: Category: Region NCR; Published: 08 May 2017

taguig crown evaluation Being the Green Banner Awardee for three (3) consecutive years since 2013 and awarded with theConsistent Regional Outstanding Winner in Nutrition (CROWN) for their exemplary performance from 2013-2015 by the National Nutrition Council, the City of Taguig now vies for their 1^st Year CROWN Maintenance Award.

To be awarded with the 1^st Year CROWN Maintenance, a local government unit (LGU) should have reached a score of 90% based on the evaluation of the National Evaluation Team (NET) and 95% for the 2^nd Year CROWN Maintenance Award. The highest recognition, the Nutrition Honor Award, is given by the National Nutrition Council to LGUs who have reached a score of 98% and have consistently shown outstanding planning, management and implementation of their local nutrition programs anchored on the Philippine Plan of Action for Nutrition (PPAN) marked by efficiency and effectiveness.

The City of Taguig is one of the eleven (11) local government units in the country vying for the 1^st Year CROWN Maintenance Award. Members of the NET headed by Ms. Jasmine Tandingan of NNC with members Ms. Faye Calangi of NNC and Ms. Azucena Banga of San Pablo Apostol Parish evaluated the city’s nutrition program on April 18-21, 2017. To show support, Nutrition Officer II Thesa Rivas attended and assisted in the conduct of the activity on behalf of NPC Mila Federizo.

Details: Category: Region NCR; Published: 18 May 2017

npm training 2017 rev The National Nutrition Council – NCR trained members of the local nutrition committees (LNC) in Metro Manila on Nutrition Program Management (NPM) to enable them to effectively and efficiently manage their local nutrition programs.

The 5-day live-in training was held on May 8-12, 2017 at the Robbinsdale Residences in Quezon City. It was attended and completed by twenty-nine (29) local nutrition workers composed of city nutrition program coordinators, city/barangay nutrition action officers and members of the LNC from the cities of Caloocan, Malabon, Marikina, Pasig, Taguig, Mandaluyong, Las Piñas, Parañaque and Muntinlupa and the Municipality of Pateros. Also, two (2) members of the Regional Nutrition Management Group from Metro Manila Development Authority (MMDA) and Grace Family Helper Project joined the training.