11 November 2021, Cagayan de Oro City – City Nutrition Action Officer (CNAO) Nenita F. Rabe of Cagayan de Oro City was evaluated by the National Evaluation Team (NET) last 4-5 November 2021, as qualifying assessment for the national-level Local Nutrition Action Officer of the Year award.

CNAO Rabe was named by the Regional Nutrition Evaluation Team as Northern Mindanao’s outstanding NAO for the City/Municipality category. CNAO Rabe vies for the national award together with four other NAOs from different areas in the country.

The two-day evaluation included the conduct of a courtesy call through an opening program, desk review of documents, interview, discussion for learning and action, and feedbacking of initial results.

All activities were facilitated by the NET, composed of Team Leader Ms. Jasmine Anne DF. Tandingan of the National Nutrition Council, and members, Ms. Ana Castañeda, of the University of the Philippines-Los Baños, and Ms. Christine Jane B. Almira of NNC.

Select members of the Cagayan de Oro City Nutrition Committee and City Nutrition Office staff were present during the conduct of the opening and closing program. Further, the NNC regional office through Nutrition Program Coordinator Gladys Mae S. Fernandez and Nutrition Officer Sheena Marie G. Talle provided support to the NET and to CNAO Rabe.

The conduct of the search was the first of its kind as the country’s tool for nutrition assessment migrated to the Monitoring and Evaluation of Local Level Plan Implementation (MELLPI) Protocol.

Along with CNAO Rabe, two more outstanding local nutrition focal points from NorMin qualify for national awards.

Being the regional outstanding CNAO and as contender to the national awards, CNAO Rabe will be awarded during the 2021 Regional Nutrition Awarding Ceremony come 18 November 2021.

Best of luck and congratulations, CNAO Rabe! (NO III Sheena Marie G. Talle)