This seems to be the message of Region 02 Nutrition Program Coordinator Rhodora G. Maestre of the National Nutrition Council as she delivered her opening essage in a two-day communication planning workshop held last September 10-11 at the Holiday Inn Clark Pampanga.
Speaking before some fifty nutrition officers from the seven provinces and fourteen cities of Region 03, and media practitioners of Pampanga, Maestre intimated that the Central Luzon Nutrition Community expects full support at putting more energy in promoting nutrition programs in her temporary leadership as NNC Region 03 Officer in Charge.
True to her words, a native kapampangan herself by birth, Maestre brought the powerhouse of her NNC Region 02 staff to help in the initial stage of activating NNC-local media friendship in Central Luzon.
Meanwhile, Broadcaster Ding Fugaban and Nutrition Officer Benjielyne Estudillo took turns in re-impressing the complan workshop participants on the various accomplishments of Balay Ni Ifan (House of Juan) Media Task Force, a built-in media core group of NNC Region 02.
Impressed by the outstanding achievements of Balay Ni Ifan, Veteran Broadcaster & Pampanga Press Club President Perry Pangan took the cudgel in organizing and leading the pledge of a new Pampanga Nutrition Media to counterpart various upcoming promotion activities of NNC Region 03.
The newly born Nutrition Media Task Force of Central Luzon is a mixture of old and new breeds of broadcasters and government information officers.
For her part, Maestre is overwhelmed by the enthusiasm of the participants as manifested by their intelligent outputs in their communication plans that are realistic and comfortable to execute.
It could be gleaned from their output presentations, Central Luzon nutrition effort targets a combat against malnutrition at an early age and to emboss the message of breastfeeding without let up.
NNC Region 03 covers the provinces of Pampanga, Aurora, Nueva Ecija, Bulacan, Tarlac, Zambales, and Bataan, as well as the cities of Cabanatuan, Gapan, Palayan, San Jose, Angeles, Mabalaiat, San Fernando, San Jose del Monte, Science City of Munoz, Meycauayan, Malolos, Tarlac, Balanga, and Olongapo.
