The 28 Provincial/City Nutrition Action Officers (P/CNAOs) and LGU representatives of Calabarzon attended the Special Virtual Meeting conducted by NNC Calabarzon last May 24 on updates for   the conduct of the 2022 MELLPI (Monitoring and Evaluation of Local Level Plan Implementation) PRO.   

The special meeting was conducted to prepare the Local Nutrition Evaluation Team (LNET) for   the discussions on the updated MELLPI PRO Guidelines and Tools for LGUs and Local Nutrition Focal Points (LNFPs). The tools shall be used by the evaluation teams for appraising the 2021 documents of LGUs and LNFPs.

In line with the agency’s thrust to capacitate the nutrition workers, NNC Calabarzon shall also be providing a face-to-face technical assistance to further discuss the approved   tools for the Provincial NET thru the Provincial Focal Persons (PFP) starting June 2022.

There were also brief discussions on NNC Program updates on the upcoming AIP workshop, other LGU mobilization activities, distribution of IEC materials, and BNS Program concerns.

Furthermore, the NNC Calabarzon shared the recent developments and updates on the inclusion of "stunting" as a minimum requirement for nutrition indicators included in the Seal of Good Local Governance (SGLG).

Participants were also informed of the line-up of regional activities and basis for the theme of the 2022 Nutrition Month: "New Normal na Nutrisyon, Sama-Samang Gawan ng Solusyon."

Annually, the NNC conducts   MELLPI PRO to check the implementation status of nutrition services of LGUs and Local Nutrition Focal Points (LNFPs) in relation to PPAN.

Subsequently, the results of evaluation from MELLPI PRO shall be the basis for the awarding ceremony to recognize LGUs and LNFPs with exemplary works on nutrition – the most awaited awarding ceremony is called the “Regional Nutrition Awarding Ceremony.”

Written by: Zarah Clarice T. Megino, RND