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The National Nutrition Council R-02 headed the Zumba Exercise for the Cagayan Valley Association of Career Executives (CVACE) fun run last November 14 in Tuguegarao City.
As the chair of Committee on Health and Wellness of the CVACE, NPC Rhodora Maestre together with her staff, AAVI Leendon Vilgera and Mark Clinton Daguio, led the members and participating agencies in shedding their extra calories by performing series of steps of Zumba Exercise. The Zumba exercise lasted for 30 minutes that assured the participants of a healthy routine and at the same time proper ways of execution.
Earlier, the participants started shedding their calories in a 3km, 5km and 10km fun run around the Regional Government Agencies Center situated in Carig Sur, Tuguegarao City. In her acknowledgement speech, Dir. Mary Anne Darauay, National Economic Development Authority and CVACE President, express her gratitude to National Nutrition Council Region 02 for its unwavering support in every activity the CVACE is conducting. Further, she ensures that there will be more health and fitness activity that the CVACE will be conducting.
Lastly, the CVACE committee members awarded the participants of Fun Run who recorded their best time in the 3km, 5km and 10km run. The CVACE assures that they will conduct activities towards achieving a healthier region 02. This year’s CVACE fun run theme is, “Takbo CESO, Unlad CESO.”
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To support the National Salt Iodization Program in the country, Honorable Esterlina Aguinaldo signed Executive Order No. 2015-19 creating Sta. Praxedes Municipal Bantay Asin Task Force that will be mandated to check and monitor the quality of salt being transported to Cagayan from the nearby municipalities of Region 1, last November 18 in the Special Meeting of MBATF in Sta. Praxedes, Cagayan.
Though the municipality started monitoring early this year there is no formal and legal basis of their formation that resulted to lack of foundation in the said MBATF. However, due to the series meetings and presentations conducted by the National Nutrition Council R-02, the municipality absorbed the importance of the National Salt Iodization Program. As a result, this paved way to the signed executive order which was presented during the special meeting of Municipal Bantay Asin Task Force in the said municipality.
On the other hand, the MBATF, through SPO1 Regandy Pascual, ASIN Checkpoint Personnel, monitored a total of 2, 260kgs of salt which fortunately passed the >30ppm as a requirement of Iodine Content in the ASIN LAW. This is through the concerted efforts of the members of MBATF from January- November 2015. This will likely to improve now because of the signed EO by Mayor Aguinaldo.
Rhodora Maestre, Nutrition Program Coordinator NNC-R02, express here gratitude to this move done by Mayor Aguinaldo. She states that this EO will be a great help not only to their municipality but in the entire region in its campaign to promote adequately iodized salt. On the other hand, Mayor Aguinaldo thanked the agency in its effort in leading the reorganization and at the same time in ensuring that the MBATF will be functional.
Lastly, the NNC R-02 is planning to reorganize and further strengthen the checkpoint located at Kayapa, Nueva Vizcaya to properly ensure that only adequately iodized salt will be transported in the region.
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The National Nutrition Council, regional and national offices, are set to confer the Nutrition Honor Award (NHA) to this province for its outstanding performance in nutrition program management as shown in the continued reduction of the number of malnourished pre-school and school children for six consecutive years.
The Provincial and Municipal Nutrition Committee members are scheduled to travel to Tuguegarao City last October 15 and to Metro Manila on October 29 to receive the said award.
Luningning Pacudan Rhodes, provincial nutrition officer, said Quirino has successfully sustained its Green Banner Award from 2009 to 2011 and Consistent Regional Outstanding Winner in Nutrition (CROWN) award from 2011 to 2013.
“Our sincerest thanks to our provincial officials headed by Gov. Junie E.Cua for making Health as one of the four pillars of development of the 'I LOVE QUIRINO' program of which nutrition is included as priority concern,” Rhodes further said.
Rhodes added that this is the fruit of the concerted efforts of the Municipal Nutrition Committees who were able to maintain a 90 percent accomplishment in uplifting the nutritional status of the children in their areas.
She also thanked the barangay nutrition scholars, health workers and the barangay nutrition committees for their effective nutrition program management.
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Philippines has envisioned that all mothers will breastfeed their children and celebrate the profound experience of motherhood with gratitude and respect to God’s infinite wisdom and generosity. This is a revival of the earth-friendly Filipino indigenous nurturing practices that sustained infant feeding in the past decades.
As the country campaigns to counter the current social pressure of resorting to hazardous formula milk for the babies and the young children, a town of the island province of Batanes has been silently supporting the vision – the community of Ivana.
With the accessibility issue in going to the province, goods are not easily transported and so prices of such are definitely double or even triple as compared to the mainland market value. This is the reason why Ivatans, the locals of Batanes, need to be creative and pursue indigenous means of survival.
In the recently concluded Regional Nutrition Awarding ceremonies, the nutrition committee of Ivana town wowed the crowd as it bagged two major recognitions – the Regional Green Banner Award (GBA) and the Consistent Regional Outstanding Winner in Nutrition (CROWN).
The town emerged to be the best among other regional contenders in the municipality category as it waved its banner innovative practices in health and nutrition, including its infant young child feeding programs.
Ivana coined the term ‘Breastfeeding Angels’ referring to lactating mothers who also serve as human milk banks. It was conceptualized to ensure 0-24 month old babies will be exclusively breastfed as well as to share milk for other babies of working moms.
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Sta Fe Nueva, Vizcaya- With the onslaught of Typhoon Lando, the National Nutrition Council with its dedication and commitment to give Nutrition during Emergencies distributed Healthy Pinoy Gourmix to the victims of the typhoon in Sta. Fe, Nueva Vizcaya.
The National Nutrition Council originally planned to conduct its 2015 Batang Radyo Congress in Baguio City, unfortunately, due to the landfall of Typhoon Lando in the municipality NNC team was stranded in the midst of the typhoon.
Despite of the circumstances, NNC R-02 turned the unexpected event into a meaningful one. The agency led by Nutrition Program Coordinator, Ms. Rhodora Maestre, extended their helping hands by assisting the Local Government Unit of Sta. Fe headed by Honorable Liwayway Caramat, in helping the victims of the typhoon as well as the passengers who were stranded due to the unpassable road caused by the calamity.
The team handed over the 25 packs of Healthy Pinoy Gourmix to the municipality which are supposedly to be used for the participants of the upcoming Batang Radyo sa Nutrisyon Congress. These packs of Healthy Pinoy Gourmix were used for the Blanket Feeding of the evacuees especially children who are in need of more nutrient attention in times of disaster.
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“Lugaw” or rice porridge has been one of the most dependable and available food preparations for Filipinos, particularly served for babies. Without anybody looking, Cagayan Valley came out with ‘Gourmix,” the lugaw with a twist. That research gave multi-nationals a run of their own money.
Admittedly, there have been many attempts to develop nutritious foods suited to the palate of Filipinos, some affordable while majority of the leading brands are highly –priced.
‘Pinoy Gourmix’ is a concoction of researchers at the Department of Agriculture- Cagayan Valley Research Center in Ilagan, Isabela in response to the demands of producing healthy foods during man-made or natural calamities.
Seen as a smarter and an enhanced version of the lowly lugaw, Gourmix came from the word ‘gourmet’ or a food of high quality, and ‘mix”. The preparation is a mixture of nutritious crops from the region including rice, white corn, adlay grits, textured soybean, ground mongo, powdered turmeric (yellow ginger) and enriched with malunggay powder.
Rose Mary C. Aquino, Center Chief III and CVRC Manager, who presented to the Regional Nutrition Committee (RNC) members the nutritional value of the Gourmix said a trip to Tacloban made her decided to enhance on the preparation.
Aquino was sent to that Visayan city to augment the management of evacuation centers immediately after ‘Yolanda and noticed a US-made Manna Pack rice served to the survivors.
“I examined the pack and thought we can do a better version of it,” Aquino said.
She then started her research for a localized version of the US product and eventually developed the ‘PinoyGourmix’. While it contains high protein, it was likewise anti-oxidant.
The locally-enhanced porridge has 53.8% carbohydrates, 22.3% crude protein, 5.62 total fat, 10.32% moisture and 7.9% ash that are needed by the body to boost energy. It was developed to for all ages and is affordable. At Php25.00 per pack, it can feed up to eight individuals.
“It can be an alternative food for undernourished children in schools and community through theDSWD &DepEd’s feeding programs. It can also serve as relief food during calamities,” Aquino added.
