Bested the other 45 Nutriskwela Community Radio stations, Radyo Kalugaran, Claveria, Cagayan owned Nutriskwela Radio station, bagged the best Special Coverage of Community Event and 2nd in Best Tarpaulin Exhibit in the recently held 3rd Nutriskwela Awards during the 8th National Conference of Nutriskwela Community Radio Network Program at Mezzo Hotel, Cebu City. For the 3rd consecutive years, Radyo Kalugaran bagged home the best tarpaulin exhibit in the yearly national conference.
Radyo Kalugaran was established in 2011 for the promotion of health and nutrition and other development – oriented programs, projects and activities towards the development of a healthy and progressive Claveria.
The recently concluded live coverage of the 6th Founding Anniversary celebration of the community radio was the official entry of the station.
In the said anniversary celebration, the Claveria Community Radio Council and Management in coordination with the Municipal Nutrition Committee conducted nutrition and health related activities to highlight the celebration on March 9, 2017. The celebration started with a Thanksgiving Field Mass which was followed by the recognition of deserving employees / workers of Radyo Kalugaran, Blessing of the New Radio Station, Clinical Assessment of malnourished children, Hot Meal Feeding to malnourished children, including their parents, and Alay Handog ni Kalugaran to indigent families. Launching of the Sapat na Pagkain at Pangkabuhayan sa Bawat Tahanan cum distribution of vegetable seeds with lecture on vegetable gardening was also conducted.
Gracing the awarding ceremony is Dr. Celia Layus, Mayor-Claveria, Cagayan, who emphasized the importance of having a nutriskwela community radio station in their locality.
“This helps us in disseminating nutrition related information to improve the nutrition situation of the municipality,” she added.
Claveria, Cagayan was chosen last 2011 to be established with nutriskwela community radio because of its high prevalence of malnutrition in the area, after 6 years Claveria ranked number 2 as top performing in nutrition program management in province of Cagayan.
