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October 16, 2020. Cotabato City. The National Nutrition Council of the Bangsamoro Autonomous Region in Muslim Mindanao started the airing “The 10 Kumainments” Nutrition School on-the-Air (NSOA) Module on September 4, 2020 over RMN DXMY 729 Cotabato City, every Tuesday and Friday from 9:00 AM to 10:00 AM. The radio broadcast covers a wide area of central and western Mindanao region. With these, nutrition lectures are disseminated for the benefit of listeners from different tribes and dialects over the airwaves. Health and Nutrition are thoroughly discussed promoting the importance of prevention in the context of primary Health Care and Basic Nutrition of the Bangsamoro people amidst the COVID-19 pandemic
The host of the first episode is the Regional Nutrition Program Coordinator, Dr. Kadil M. Sinolinding Jr., DPBO., popularly known as “Doc Jojo” to his listeners. A respected lecturer, he encouraged the students on air to actively participate while teaching on the importance of basic nutrition and its implication to our health. RNPC Sinolinding Jr. stressed that the current situation where mobility is limited, this method of learning offers an advantage and opportunity to many people in general --- learning in the comfort of their own homes. Consisting of 12 modules, the lecture content was further simplified using our local dialects and consistent with the Nutritional Guidelines for Muslim Filipinos.
Like a regular classroom session, quizzes are given, recorded, and assessed per episode to evaluate the learning progress of our NSOA students. After completing all sessions, a simple virtual graduation rite follows. Exemplary students shall be given recognition as the “Kumainment Honor” Students.
Fondly saying with gusto while we share and learn, “Padayon lang NNC-BARMM”!
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Cotabato City. Barangay Nutrition Scholar Trainings went on full throttle amidst COVID-19 scare among residents of Maguindanao. Without compromising the safety of participants, minimal health protocols are strictly observed among the recruits and facilitators. With the very hectic schedules, Datu Anggal Midtimbang Municipality got the first slot on August 23-27, followed by Sultan Mastura Municipality on September 7-11, and a week after on September 15-18 in Ampatuan Municipality, and finally on September 21-25 in Parang Municipality.
How does the NNC-BARMM managed to accomplish such workload considering the 7 man team loaded with other responsibilities aside from the trainings and the conduct of orientations? It is the multitasking, peer support and distribution of workload among our staff, the Provincial Nutrition Action Officer, and the NDDPs of the province that made this possible. Saying in jest "in Nutrition, we love to work under pressure!: laments Maam Hannah and Dr. Maleja. With the full support of the Regional Nutrition Program Coordinator Dr. Sinolinding Jr., NNC-BARMM with the Provincial Nutrition Committee aims to address the manpower problem by recruiting and capacitating more BNS in many areas of BARMM.
Padayon lang BARMM!
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Taguig City, 25 June 2018 - The National Nutrition Council celebrate its 44th anniversary at NNC central office lobby. As part of the event, Assistant Secretary/ED Maria-Bernardita T. Flores, CESO II assisted by DED Dr. Azucena M. Dayanghirang and Ms. Chona M. Fernanadez spearheaded the conferment of service awards of the four associates that lend years of quality and satisfactory service to the office.
Administrative Assistant III Ms. Lorna L. Rodriguez lend 30 years serving the OED division with the longest length of service among the four awardees. Miss Nona B. Tad-y the NPC of Region VI was next to Ms. Rodriguez with 25 years length of service shared experience during her affiliation with the NNC as Nutrition Program Coordinator; while Ms. Retsebeth M. Laquihon, NO III and Ms. Rossana S. Quillope FMO II also awarded with their 15 years lending their works to NNC. The awardees received a certificate of appreciation and a cash incentive.
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The National Nutrition Council initiated a courtesy call to the newly appointed Minister of Health Dr. Saffrullah M. Dipatuan on March 20, 2019 at Ministry of Health Training Center, Bangsamoro Complex Compound, Cotabato City. The NNC Internal Management Committee is lead by Deputy Executive Director Dr. Azucena M. Dayanghirang, together with Administrative Division Chief Ms. Chona Fernandez, NPPD Chief Ms. Maria Lourdes A Vega, NIED Chief Ms. Jovita B. Raval, NSD Chief Ms. Hygeia Ceres B. Gawe, Finance Division Chief Ms. Rossana S. Quillope and Region XII Nutriiton Program Coordinator Ms. Arceli Latonio.
During the event, Ms Jovita B. Raval includes in her presentation the overview of NNC and organization of NNC-BARMM and explains that the NNC mandates were derived from the PD 491, EO 234 and AO 88. Also, the key information’s on the national and regional nutritional situation, the Philippine Plan of Action for Nutrition 2017-2022, as well as expressing NNC support to the nutrition action to the previous Autonomous Region in Muslim Mindanao and would continue do so to the new administration.
When DED Dr. Dayanghirang welcomes and expresses her appreciation for the presence of the Minister of Health Dr. Dipatuan, she adds that the “NNC recommends and proposes the possibility of creating NNC Regional Office within the Bangsamoro Autonomous Region in Muslim Mindanao (BARMM) structure that has an Executive Order to ensure its function. In fact, the support of NNC Central Office is not enough to battle the massive indices in BARMM. Thus, long-term regional investment is needed”.
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July 5, 2017 - The Department of Health – ARMM in coordination with Provincial Health Office Lanao Del Sur, Department of Education-ARMM and Islamic City of Marawi launch the campaign of “An Egg a Day is Ok! for the children of Saguiaran evacuation center dubbed as “Araw ng mga Bata sa Saguiran”.
The initiative is part of the 43rd Nutrition Month Celebration with this years’ theme Healthy diet, gawing Habit-FOR LIFE! The aim is to increase awareness on the benefits of eating an egg a day which contain of high quality protein, 13 essential vitamins and minerals. Nutrition research suggests eggs can play a role in weight management, muscle strength, healthy pregnancy, brain function and eye health. In fact, according to recent review eating one egg a day reduces risk of stroke by 12 percent.
Read more: DOH-ARMM leads the campaign of “An Egg a Day is Ok!” in Saguiaran.
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The Regional Nutrition Committee ARMM conducts the first regular meeting on February 6, 2019 at DOH-ARMM Training Center, ORG Compound, Cotabato City. DILG-ARMM representative, Ms. Luzminda Halud presides the meeting with the following agenda,the Organization of Regional Nutrition Cluster and Regional Media Group, presentation of the 2018 RNC Accomplishment Report and the main discussion is the integration of the Regional Plan of Action for Nutrition 2018-2022 to the new Bangsamoro Autonomous Region in Muslim Mindanao (BARRM).
The turn-over of the Autonomous Region in Muslim Mindanao (ARMM) to the new BARMM is expected to take place in February this year. The ARMM Secretary of Health, Dr. Kadil M. Sinolinding Jr. in his earlier statement said that he commits to lobby and endorse the RPAN to the new government regardless if he will be retained or not. Mr. Walid Y. Iskak of Bangsamoro Development Agency (BDA), the planning and development office of the BARMM suggested that the RPAN will be presented to the proper authority of BARMM upon advised by the BDA.
Read more: Regional Nutrition Committee – ARMM conducts its First Regular Meeting 2019
