BAYOMBONG, Nueva Vizcaya,October 13 - Governor Ruth Padilla here recently has pledged funding assistance to boost the livelihood of at least 300 Barangay Nutrition Scholars(BNS) in the 275 barangays of the province.
The fund, amounting to P10,000.00 each will be given through the Municipal Federation of Barangay Nutrition Scholars(MFBNS), Padilla said during the provincial awarding of outstanding nutrition program implementors for Nueva Vizcaya.

“I am posing a challenge to you to sustain your efforts and in that way, we can maintain or even improve our status particularly on the nutrition program implementation,” Padilla said.

She said that the rate that the province at 94.84 percent that earned its latest recognition as a Green Banner Awardee in Cagayan Valley needs to be sustained for the coming years.

Padilla also encouraged nutrition volunteers to work and dedicate their efforts in uplifting the nutritional status of Novo Vizcayanos especially children and assured the all-out support of the provincial government to the nutrition program.

Luzviminda Ragpa, provincial nutrition action officer (PNAO) said the livelihood assistance will be rolled out to the BNS based on their submitted project proposals which will be approved by the Provincial Nutrition Council(PNC) in coordination with the provincial federation of BNS.

“We hope that these incentives will be released this coming December so that our BNS can start their chosen livelihood projects which will supplement the nutrition program implementation in our province,” she said.