As part of the promotional and advocacy campaign on the Nutritional Guidelines for Filipinos (NGF), the National Nutrition Council sponsored the conduct of a Caravan in the four Cities of Region I undertaken as follows: Urdaneta City on December 17, 2013, Dagupan City on December 19, 2013, Batac City and Candon City on December 27, 2013.

The activity aims to increase the level of awareness of the general public on the NGF, practice it their daily lives to improve nutritional status, enhance productivity and contribute to development. Likewise, it was a venue to strengthen the advocacy campaign on the ten NGF and encourage other stakeholders to participate and promote the key messages.

OIC-NPC Rose Lulu P. Pagaduan stressed that with this event, people in the urban areas will be able to acquire knowledge and skills in order to improve their nutritional status through good nutrition and healthy lifestyle practices especially among the vulnerable groups like infants, preschoolers, school children, pregnant and lactating mothers and even the senior citizens.

The NGF Caravan consisted of various activities to highlight the messages especially message number 10- “Be physically active, make healthy food choices, manage stress, avoid alcoholic beverages and do not smoke to help prevent lifestyle-related non communicable diseases.” Lecture-discussions on the healthy lifestyle campaign and Promotion of Good Nutrition as well as distribution of fortified foods products, hygiene kits and NGF promotional materials were distributed to all the participants.

Different sectors of the society like the mothers of 0-2 years old children, 4P’s Beneficiaries, Barangay Nutrition Scholars, Barangay Health Workers, Government Employees, Senior Citizens including Local Officials actively participated during the event and they committed to support, promote, advocate and practice the 10 Nutritional Guidelines for Filipinos.