TUGUEGARAO CITY -- As an effort towards promotion of nutrition-related programs to ensure good health and nutrition of the people, the National Nutrition Council (NNC) Region 2 will conduct dialogue with the newly elected local chief executives (LCEs) regionwide.

Nutrition Program Coordinator Rhodora Maestre said that they need to explain intensively the programs on nutrition which the new LCES should list down as one of their priority agenda in his term of service.

Maestre said newly-elected officials ought to know that nutrition is vital towards the attainment of the communities’ development.

“There are lots of newly-elected mayors and one governor which we need to reach out to discuss the nutrition program so that they will understand how important the continuity of the nutrition programs in their areas,” said Maestre.

In line with the observance of Nutrition Month his July, NNC targeted four cities to conduct the dialogue with the LCEs, the cities of Tuguegarao, Santiago, Cauayan and Ilagan.

Maestre said the towns and provinces will have separate days for the advocacy campaigns until such time that they have penetrated all areas for the nutrition programs advocacy.

She is confident that the new LCEs will understand and embrace the programs on health and nutrition.