CITY OF SAN FERNANDO, LA UNION – The Regional Development Council-1 Chaired by Hon. Mayor Juan Carlo Medina of Vigan City unanimously approved the RSDC Resolution No. 4, s. 2017, “Requesting the RDC-ExCom to Enjoin All Regional Line Agencies and Local Government Units to Support the Implementation of the Philippine Plan of Action for Nutrition for 2017-2022” during the Regional Development Committee-1 (RDC-1) Full Council Meeting cum Regional Development Plan (RDP) 2017-2022 Launching last July 12, 2017 at Oasis Country Resort and Hotel, City of San Fernando, La Union attended by Regional Directors of Line Agencies, Local Chief Executives from the different provinces, cities, and municipalities of Region 1 and Private Sectors Representatives. The resolution was presented by Regional Social and Development Committee (RSDC) Chair Dir. Alma Ruby Torio of DepEd.

The Philippine Plan of Action for Nutrition (PPAN) 2017-2022 is an integral part of the Philippine Development Plan 2017-2022. It is consistent with the Duterte Administration 0 to 10-point Economic Agenda, the Health for All Agenda of the Department of Health (DOH), the development pillars of malasakit (protective concern), pagbabago (change or transformation), and kaunlaran (development), and the vision of Ambisyon 2040. It factors in and considers country commitments to the global community as embodied in the 2030 Sustainable Development Goals, the 2025 Global Targets for Maternal, Infant and Young Child Nutrition, the 2014 International Conference on Nutrition.

It is hoped that with the approved resolution, regional line agencies and local government units will harmonized their nutrition plans to PPAN 2017-2022 as everyone join efforts in alleviating hunger and malnutrition in the region. (MGSC)