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BAYOMBONG, Nueva Vizcaya, Jan 28(PIA) -- National and regional officials of the National Nutrition Council(NNC) in collaboration with allied government agencies will be creating a task force to check the entry of iodized salt in the province and Cagayan Valley region as a whole. The task force is called "Asin (salt)."
“Considering the location of Nueva Vizcaya as an entry point of all products, we will be establishing a task force here to ensure that only iodized salt are circulated here and in the rest of Cagayan Valley,” said Rhodora Maestre, regional nutrition coordinator.
The ATF which will be composed of representatives from the NNC, Philippine National Police(PNP), National Food Authority(NFA) and the Department of Agriculture(DA), among others who will man a checkpoint in Sta. Fe town to regularly monitor and check the flow of salt products.
“This is one way to promote and ensure the proper nutrition of our constituents. In fact we will have a meeting on this before it will be finally implemented to orient the members on their roles and functions so that we will sustain its operation,” Maestre said.
Republic Act 8172 otherwise known as the Iodized Salt Law promotes the use of iodized salt in the country.
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Quirino, the youngest province in region 02 is making its name to be one of the agro-industrial and eco-tourism destinations in Cagayan Valley. It is one of the developing food capital and fast growing province in the country. The Provincial Government, National Government Agencies, Non-Government Organizations and other stakeholders has made significant nutrition improvement through implementation of nutrition and related projects and services.
The transformation of this province is attributed to its convergence program, the “I LOVE QUIRINO,” the flagship program of the past and current administration of the so called father and son tandem of Governor Junie and Congressman Dax Cua and the brilliant ideas and concepts of the chiefs of offices who devised activities with the goal of achieving what Congressman Dax envisioned, the “Quirino of our Dreams”- a progressive Quirino and well-equipped Quirinians. It is also attributed to the Community United in Action towards political unity and stability in the province.
I LOVE QUIRINO, a multi-sectoral/holistic approach of planning and implementation of programs, projects and activities based from the people’s felt needs, is guided by the Provincial Government Four (4) Pillars of Development- Integrating Natural Resources Management to: Education, Infrastructure, Livelihood and Health and Nutrition Services. The projects of the provincial government are delivered to the community through the CARAVAN (Comprehensive Approach in the implementation of Relevant and Accessible projects, activities and services Vital for community’s Advancement and progress through Networking of various sectoral programs) which serves as convergence process or strategy of linking the government to the community. The CARAVAN promotes strong partnership among the local and national government and the private sectors in the delivery of services into the doorsteps of the barangay folks, it informs the populace on the projects and activities of the government that could help the family and the whole community. It aims to bring chain of progress that will begin from the smallest unit of society - the family, who will help build strong barangays that can contribute to the progress of the municipalities and eventually to the progress of the province.
Read more: Convergence for Strengthened Food and Nutrition Security
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Mayor Teodorico Padilla, Jr of Sta. Fe, Nueva Vizcaya recently pledged his all-out support to the implementation of the Salt Iodization Program or Asin Law.
He bared his support during the recent conduct of a consultative meeting on the implementation of Asin checkpoint last February 28, 2013 in Sta. Fe, Nueva Vizcaya to prevent the entry of non-iodized salt products from other provinces.
Padilla also reiterated the role of their municipality as a strategic area to thwart the proliferation of non-iodized salt being the gateway to the rest of the provinces and cities of Cagayan Valley region.
The mayor also pledge to augment the composite team and personnel who will be manning the checkpoint in Barangay Poblacion to strictly enforce the law and to ensure the nutritional development of Novo Vizcayanos and residents in the region.
“We will see to it that our local government unit will adopt this national program in our local development programs,” Padilla said.
Sta. Fe town has been adjudged as Regional Green Banner Awardee last year for its consistent and sustained implementation of various nutrition programs, projects and activities that have reduced the number of malnutrition cases and incidents in the municipality.
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BAYOMBONG, Nueva Vizcaya – The campaign on proper nutrition will be brought to the barangays to eradicate malnutrition in the country, an officer of the National Nutrition Council (NNC) said.
“We will be bringing regular information to the communities on the importance of maintaining proper nutrition not only among children but also adults,” said Rhodora Maestre, regional nutrition coordinator for Cagayan Valley.
She made the statement during an informal media interaction at the Saber Inn and Restaurant in this town inorder to finalize the 2013 Media Plan for the province.
She said with the presence of modern technologies, proper nutrition must be taught intensively inorder to prevent the rise on the malnutrition rate of the country.
Training acitivities will be conducted in barangays where front line workers and mothers’ groups will be organized and developed as strong community support organizations.
These groups, Maestre added, will be tapped to assist community villagers in internalizing their social responsibility that proper nutrition is an affair of the family.
Read more: Nutrition council 2 to conduct campaign in Cagayan Valley villages
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The National Nutrition Council Region 02 Office recently released the signposts for the Revised Nutritional Guidelines for Filipinos; the same being approved by the NNC Governing Board last October 2012.
The activity was witnessed by member of the NNC Office led by Nutrition Program Coordinator Rhodora Maestre, and the members of the Balay ni IFAN media. Included among those present were Domingo Fuggaban (DZYT), Cadel Trilles (DZCV), Oliver Baccay (Philippine Information Agency), Teresa Campos and Digna Pagulayan (DWPE), and Dina Villacampa with Servilon Nicolas (RBC).
The event took place last March 4, 2013 at around 10 in the morning; where the NNC Region 02 staff and the media erected the said signposts into their respective positions. These are currently displayed in the Population on Commission Region 02 Office Compound.
The Revised Nutritional Guidelines for Filipinos are recommendations presented in simple statements in order to give advice on the consumption of foods for which there are public health concerns. Its goal is to improve the nutritional status, productivity, and quality of life through the adoption of desirable dietary practices and healthy lifestyle.
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Cauayan City - Some fifty members of Batang Radyo sa Nutrisyon based in Cauayan City and Santiago City took time out Sunday, February 2, at the 3rd floor Legislative Building of this city for a one day re - training on radio broadcasting.
Broadcaster Ding Fugaban the program trainer together with NO II Shine Estudillo explained the re - training is aimed at shifting the style of broadcasting from serious news reporting to conversational manner in feeding news and information.
Fugaban further explained the conversational type of field reporting is the new approach in radio and television where listeners easily capture the content of the information.
Read more: BATANG RADYO SA NUTRISYON IN A SECOND ROUND TRAINING
