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RA 11148 was enacted into law last 29 November 2018 as “ An Act Scaling Up the National and Local Health and Nutrition Programs Through A Strengthened Integrated Strategy for Maternal, Neonatal, Child Health and Nutrition in the First One Thousand (1000) Days of Life, Appropriating Funds Therefore, and for Other Purposes”. Generally, the policy aims to scale up nutrition intervention programs in the first one thousand (1000) days of a child’s life, and allocate resources in the sustainable manner to improve the nutritional status and address the malnutrition of infants and young children from zero (0) to two (2) years old, adolescent females, pregnant, and lactating women to ensure growth and development of infants and young children. This will provide a comprehensive, sustainable, multisectoral strategies and approaches to address health and nutrition problems of newborns, infants and young children, pregnant and lactating women, and adolescent females by providing policy environment, evidence-based nutrition interventions, and institutionalized first 1000 days program in all development plans of both the national and local government.
Read more: RA 11148 : “Kalusugan at Nutrisyon ng Magnanay Act”
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Atty. Ronelie D. Ubando-Valtoribio, vice mayor-LGU Villaverde, urged fellow public servants to make relief packs nutritious by including local farmers produced such as vegetables and fruits during the COVID-19 crisis.
“Napansin ko kasi na yung mga relief goods natin are more on canned good and noodles, yung nutrients na dapat makuha ng bata ay hindi magiging sapat lalo na sa krisis na pinagdadaanan natin ngayon,” Vice Mayor Valtoribio emphasized during her interview with the National Nutrition Council Region 02.
This initiative started as a personal appeal of Vice Mayor Valtoribio when she noticed that many Local Government Units are distributing instant foods to their relief pack. This initiative augments the on going relief pack distribution of the municipality.
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Tuguegarao City--- “Overweight or obese adolescents are more likely to have low self-esteem or worse, be bullied,” says Ms. Frances Vea Valdez, Nutrition Officer II, as she inspire participants during the Launching of Baywang Watch Challenge Kids’ Edition in Celebration of Heart Month 2020 last month in Santiago City.
It is worrying that obesity among children is growing, not just here in our country but worldwide. According to many researches, many more people are now overweight than 15 years ago, and this is observed in both sexes and all ages including children.
It is observed that there is a decline in physical activity among children. They rely more on cars as transportation than walking and biking. Also, sedentary entertainment such as increased screen time, video games and computers are more preferred than recreational sports. All day surfing and video plays are much easier and convenient mode of entertainment than playing “tumbang preso”, “Patintero” and other classic street games. Thinking of these, it is really sad that these children would not experience the joy that “patintero and tumbang preso” can give.
Also, nowadays, children overindulge to unhealthy foods due to proliferation of fast food chains and street foods. These are more preferred because, obviously, they are much yummier than a piece of bread.
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Food availability and accessibility are challenges often experienced in times of crisis or emergency in any country.
Philippines is currently facing a pandemic issue and the possible widespread of 2019 Novel Corona Virus Disease (COVID-19) in the country. As a result President Rodrigo Duterte issued Proclamation No. 929 which imposed an Enhanced Community Quarantine throughout the island of Luzon which resulted to mandatory home quarantine for everyone. Government and private offices are under work from home arrangements or operating with skeletal workforces, except to identified frontliners. This affected mostly workers who are dependent on a per day income and it also poses strong challenge to Local Government Units to strategize efforts and programs to sustain the daily needs of its constituents specially families that belong to marginalized and indigent sector.
Hence, with this challenge, the Local Government Unit of Luna, Isabela is on its way to strengthen its annual program on Gulayan sa Bakuran at Komunidad to ensure food availability and accessibility among the households in the municipality.
Read more: MNC Luna Isabela: Magtanim habang naka Quarantine
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TUGUEGARAO CITY, CAGAYAN--- The National Nutrition Council Region 02 together with the Balay ni IFAN Media Group planned to mobilize local community radio station here for nutrition promotion during the first quarter Balay ni IFAN Media Group meeting.
Dr. Rogelio Matalang, station manager- DZDA Radyo Pangkaunlaran and National Chairman of the Philippine Federation of Rural Broadcasters, suggested the NNC R02 to tap lists of local community radio stations in the region for free airing of nutrition plugs, drama or announcement of the agency.
“We can always ask the help of our local community radio stations, they are very active specially for developmental and educational plugs which can boost awareness within their jurisdiction,” he added during the first quarter meeting.
The suggestion was brought up by Dr. Matalang due to limited fund for local media placement of the agency.
Read more: NNC R02 to mobilize community radio stations for nutrition promotion
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TUGUEGARAO CITY, Cagayan, March 27 (PIA) – The regional Office of the Department of Agriculture (DA) here assured that there is enough food supply in the region amid COVID-19 in the region.
DA Regional Technical Director for Operations and Extension Roberto Busania said there is enough produce from our farmers and high-value crops producers
“We have our Kadiwa on Wheels moving around the region and we have also one per province,” Busania said.
He added that the 'Kadiwa' provides farmers the opportunity to sell their products and allow consumers to purchase fresh farm products at a price much cheaper than market prices.
Busania reiterated that while their 'Kadiwa on Wheels' are roving around the provinces, vendors and consumers are advised to observe physical distancing as precautionary measure against the virus
Read more: DA 2 assures enough supply of rice, fruits, vegetables amid COVID-19
