CITY OF ILAGAN, ISABELA----- The National Nutrition Council Cagayan Valley is set to launch the Scale Up Nutrition (SUN) Movement to nutrition workers, partners, academe, business sectors and other stakeholders in the region tomorrow, 14 October 2021 via Zoom and Facebook live.

The SUN Movement is founded on the principle that all people have a right to good food and good nutrition. It brings together governments, civil society, the United Nations, donors, businesses, and academe into a collective effort to improve nutrition.

Atty. Karlo Alexie B. Nograles, Cabinet Secretary and SUN adviser for the Philippines and  Dr. Azucena M. Dayanghirang, Assistant Secretary and Executive Director, National Nutrition Council and Representative to the Global SUN Movement will deliver inspirational messages.

Mr. Edzell M. Arcinue, Nutrition Officer III-NNC R02, will be discussing about the Regional Nutrition Situation while Ms. Maria Gisela M. Lonzaga, Regional Nutrition Program Coordinator-NNC R02, will share the Rationale and Roles of SUN networks.

Ms. April Jasmine May C. Ducusin, OIC-Nutrition Officer III-NPPD, will discuss the introduction to SUN 3.0 initiative.

Message of commitment will be delivered by different personalities such as Ms. Luz Malillin, Enhanced NutriBun Producer for the business sector, while the Civil Society Organizations will be represented by Judge Raquel C. Reyes-Aglaua, President Zonta Club of Central Tuguegarao and the academe sector will be represented by Professor Shelly T. Pascual of Cagayan State University.

Assistant Regional Director Faith F. Alberto of Department of Health- Cagayan Valley Center for Health Development (DOH-CVCHD) will deliver the opening remarks and Director Jonathan Paul Leusen of Department of the Interior and Local Government (DILG) will deliver the closing remarks.

Thousand of participants are expected to join via zoom and Fb live. ####John Nestor L. Ballad