17 December 2013, Tuguegarao City- - The National Nutrition Council Region II staged its first Nutritional Guidelines for Filipinos (NGF) Summit held at the Ninoy Aquino Hall, Pulsar Hotel, Tuguegarao City. Invited resource speakers were Ms. Evelyn Gamurot, National President of District/ City Nutrition Program Coordinators Association of the Philippines (DCNPCAP), Dr. Julie Ann Bingayan, and Municipal Nutrition Action Officer of Quezon, Nueva Vizcaya, and Ms. Nareta Maximo, City Nutrition Action Officer of Cauayan City, Isabela. The first ever NGF Summit convened the nutrition officers and district/ city/ municipal nutrition program coordinators in the Cagayan Valley region to build awareness on the Nutritional Guidelines for Filipinos and to encourage the Nutrition Officers/ Nutrition Program Coordinators as role models in practicing the guidelines.

Technical updates regarding the revised Nutritional Guidelines for Filipinos and initiatives were given by Ms. Ma. Gisela M. Lonzaga and Ms. Benjielyne E. Estudillo, Nutrition Officers III and II of NNC RO2, respectively. Some of the invited resource speakers also shared their own NGF Initiatives which inspired the participants.

The said summit was also conducted to organize a nutrition officers/ nutrition program coordinators federation in Region 02. Elected officers of the federation had their oath taking immediately after the election headed by Regional Nutrition Program Coordinator Rhodora G. Maestre.

In her speech, NPC Maestre urged the DNPCs to do their part as advocates of the NGF and challenged them to take the lead in the promotion of the said guidelines. “We shall work tirelessly and with the same zeal and compassion so that all Ivatans, Cagayanos, Isabelinos, Vizcayanos and Quirinians will fully appreciate the importance of the NGF towards attaining a better and healthier life”, she said.

The summit was highlighted by the signing of the Resolution Adopting the Nutritional Guidelines for Filipinos led by NPC Maestre and Cagayan Valley D/C/MNPC Federation President Henedina Cabrera. The resolution is a commitment of the Cagayan Valley Federation to spearhead the promotion of the 2012 Nutritional Guidelines for Filipinos in their respective Local Government Units.

(Oath taking of the Newly elected Cagayan Valley Federation of District/ City Nutrition Program Coordinators) Photo from left: NPC Rhodora G. Maestre as the inducting officer, Ms. Henedina Cabrera DNPC Isabela - President, Ms. Marcia Ibanez, DNPC Cagayan Vice President, Ms. Linette Blanco DNPC Ilagan CIty, Secretary, Ms. Marvie Pauig DNPC Cagayan, Treasurer, Ms. Natalie Almazan DNPC Divilacan, Ms. Revelida Del Mundo DNPC Solana