TUGUEGARAO CITY, CAGAYAN----NNC R2 assisted the Local Government Units of Isabela Province in the recently conducted First Batch Planning Workshop on 2023-2025 Local Nutrition Action Plan Finalization last 18-19 October 2022 at Brentwood Apartelle, Brentwood Village, Baguio City.
It was attended by forty-five (45) Municipal Nutrition Action Officers, Municipal Health Officers, Municipal Social Welfare and Development Officers, Municipal Agriculturists, Municipal Planning and Development Officers and other member of Local Nutrition Committees from LGUs of Isabela including NNC R02 facilitators and secretariat.
The activity aimed to provide technical assistance to LGUs in the finalization of their 2023-2025 LNAPs with consideration to nutrition program updates and the Mandanas-Garcia Ruling being implemented starting this year.
Ms. Maria Gisela M. Lonzaga, Regional Nutrition Program Coordinator of NNC Region 02 welcomed the participants and formally opened the 2-day planning workshop. She recognized the important roles of LGU planning team in formulating their respective LNAPs and to ensure that these are integrated in the local development plans and annual investment programs for assured budget and implementation. She also thanked everyone for exerting efforts in the efficient and effective implementation of nutrition programs, projects, and activities included in their current LNAPs amid the COVID-19 pandemic.
Day 1 covered the following topics; Overview of the workshop, formulating the nutrition situation analysis, inclusion of nutrition in the priority development challenges, setting outcome targets and defining projects and activities to achieve outcome targets. In the afternoon, participants were asked to answer their respective worksheets.
Day 2 was allotted to discuss topics about NNC Directions and Priorities for 2022 and beyond discussed during the 1st Quarter NAOPA Meeting, s. 2022, Estimating Budgets for Nutrition Programs and Putting Together the 2023-2025 Local Nutrition Action Plan. Budget allocation and resource mobilization activities will ensure implementation of the identified programs, projects, and activities. With the completion of the topics, it was expected that LGUs have finalized their LNAP 2023-2025 upon returning in their locality.
It was agreed that the participants will present their LNAP 2023-2025 to the Local Nutrition Committee and approval by the local Sangguniang Bayan. Local Nutrition Action Plans are considered the blueprint of LGUs in ending malnutrition in their respective LGUs. – ###JOHN NESTOR L. BALLAD
