The National Nutrition Council Calabarzon unveils the new PPAN 2017-2022 with an exhibit presenting the new programs – nutrition specific, nutrition sensitive and the enabling mechanisms, held on 28 November 2017 at the Manila Grand Opera Hotel, Manila.

More than 200 nutrition stakeholders were present composed mainly of the Local Chief Executives, Provincial/City/Municipal Nutrition Action Officers (P/C/MNAOs), District/City Nutrition Program Coordinators (D/CNPCs), Federation of Barangay Nutrition Scholars in Region IV-A (FBNS IV-A), Communicators’ Network for Nutrition in Region IV-A (CNN-4A), partners from the Business Sectors and Non-Governmental Organizations (NGOs) and members of the Regional Technical Working Group (RTWG) on Nutrition.

The launch was highlighted by the sharing of best practices in nutrition program implementation by the ever supportive and well performing

Local Chief Executives in the region, the Honorable Mayor Walfredo Dimaguila Jr. of Biñan City, Honorable Mayor Leni M. Adao of Kalayaan, Laguna and Honorable David C. Suarez of Quezon province represented by PNAO Roberto D. Gajo. They encouraged all LGUs present to also do well and prioritize nutrition and replicate in their respective areas the best practices to improve the nutrition situation in their area.

Meanwhile, the nutrition partners expressed their commitments to contribute to the achievement of the PPAN targets followed by a brief statement from the Presidents of regional federations.

Before the wrap up of the launch, a planning workshop was done to set regional PPAN targets and identify strategies and actions by the regional partners, LGUs, media group, NGOs and business partners to help achieve in the overall goal of the new PPAN.