The National Nutrition Council-Region III recognized the 2014 outstanding local government units and Barangay Nutrition Scholars for their exemplary performance in nutrition program management and service delivery during the 2015 Regional Nutrition Awarding Ceremony held on 4 September 2015 at the Heroes Hall, City of San Fernando, Pampanga.
Since the 1980s, the National Nutrition Council has recognized provinces, cities and municipalities that have shown outstanding performance in local nutrition program management. They were given awards such as the Green Banner, Consistent Regional Outstanding Winner in Nutrition (CROWN) and the Nutrition Honor Award (NHA), given at the national level to LGUs that have maintained their CROWN awards for 3 consecutive years.
The 2015 Regional Nutrition Awardees are as follows:
• Contender for 2nd Year CROWN - Paombong, Bulacan
Maintenance Award
• Outstanding Province in the Region - Bulacan Province
• Outstanding City in the Region - Tarlac City
• 1st Runner-Up - San Jose City
• 2nd Runner-Up - Mabalacat City
• 3rd Runner-Up - Balanga City
• Outstanding Municipality in the Region - Calumpit, Bulacan
• 1st Runner-Up - Bagac, Bataan
• 2nd Runner-Up - Lubao, Pampanga
• 3rd Runenr-Up - Dilasag, Aurora
• 4th Runner-Up - Anao, Tarlac
• 5th Runner-Up - Talavera, Nueva Ecija
Regional Outstanding Barangay Nutrition Scholars
• 1st Place - Ms. Renita M. Gagabi
• 2nd Place - Ms. Ofelia H. Joson
• 3rd Place - Ms. Rosario B. Damian
Regional Outstanding Barangay Nutrition Committees
• Barangay Munting Batangas, Balanga City
• Barangay Gracevilll, San Jose Del Monte City
• Barangay Kita-Kita, San Jose City
• Barangay San Pablo, Malolos City
• Barangay Bundagul, Mabalacat City
• Barangay Sapang Biabas, Mabalacat City
• Barangay Atatate, Palayan City
• Barangay Mabayuan, Olongapo City
• Barangay Unisite-Del Pilar, City of San Fernando, Pampanga
• Barangay Central, Tarlac City
• Barangay Sto. Cristo, Tarlac City
• Barangay San Manuel, Tarlac City
• Barangay Sulucan, Angat, Bulacan
• Barangay Corazon, Calumpit, Bulacan,
• Barangay Calumpang, Calumpit, Bulacan
• Barangay Pio Cruzcosa, calumpit, Bulacan
• Barangay Baruya, Lubao, Pampanga
• Barangay Don Ignacio Dimson, Lubao, Pampanga
• Barangay Bancal Pugad, Lubao, Pampanga
• Barangay Sta. Rita, Lubao, Pampanga
• Barangay Rizal, Guagua, Pampanga
Director Florida M. Dijan of Department of the Interior and Local Government and Vice-Chair of the Regional Nutrition Committee (RNC) was Guest of Honor and Keynote Speaker, who revealed that she was once a City Nutrition Program Coordinator in Lipa City sometime in the late ‘70s. Thus, knows the realities and challenges faced by the LGUs in implementing nutrition and nutrition-related programs. She also commended the BNSs for their remarkable task of ensuring that families and their undernourished children are identified, located and referred to relevant service units of the local government or the appropriate national government agency.
Director Dijan was later on joined and assisted by OIC Ana Maria B. Rosaldo of NNC-Region III and other members of the RNC, who were also present during the prestigious event – Asst. Regional Director Luella C. Estember of DOH-Regional Health Office, Director Salong M. Sunggod of the National Commission on Indigenous People-Region III and Mr. Augusto M. Ocampo, Chairman of Philippine Red Cross Region III, in handing the awards to this year’s nutrition champions.
NNC-Region III also recognized the support provided by the RNC members in the successful conduct of the 2015 Monitoring and Evaluation of Local Level Plan Implementation and the members of the Regional Nutrition Evaluation Team (RNET) for their valuable contribution in the selection of winners.
More than 300 nutrition stakeholders from all over Central Luzon including members of the RNC RNET, Regional Nutrition Management Group, local chief executives, nutrition action officers, local nutrition program coordinators, BNSs, local nutrition committee members, media and other nutrition partners attended the event.
