28 August 2015 – A new batch of Barangay Nutrition Scholars (BNSs) trainers were certified by the National Nutrition Council (NNC) Calabarzon upon completing the five – day Training of Trainers on the Basic Course for Barangay Nutrition Scholars held on August 24 – 28, 2015 at the Greenhills Elan Hotel, San Juan City. Twenty seven nutrition stakeholders composed of city/municipal nutrition action officers, district/city nutrition program coordinators, nutrition officers and nutrition staff from the five provinces in Calabarzon region received their certificate of completion.
The participants were taught with five modules comprised of topics from the legal basis and rationale for the implementation of the BNS program, introduction to nutrition and malnutrition, roles and functions of BNSs, BNS program in the overall local development system, and duties and responsibilities of BNSs in the context of Nutrition Program Management (NPM). These modules comprised of group exercises, games, discussions, role plays and demonstrations were facilitated by the certified BNS trainers and supervisors namely City Nutrition Program Coordinator Marietta G. Dogelio of Tagaytay City, District Nutrition Program Coordinator Emma Coronado of Quezon Province, and Municipal Nutrition Action Officer of Boac, Marinduque.Maria Luisa Ligsa.
In her message during the closing ceremony of the said training, RNPC Carina Z. Santiago extended her gratitude to all the participants for allotting time and their respective local chief executives (LCEs) for allowing them to attend the training. She then shared her wish to produce more outstanding BNSs from the Calabarzon region through the help of the new trainers.