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Details: Category: Region 10; Published: 31 January 2018

Being enumerated as one of the Most Competitive Municipality in the country since 2014, it is an enormous challenge for Manolo Fortich that along with economic progress is to ensure that the health and nutritional well-being of its populace is of priority and given great prominence. Municipal Nutrition Committee’s collaborative efforts with commendable community involvement, Manolo Fortich is hailed as consistent Regional Green Banner Awardee for Nutrition from 2014-2016 – an accomplishment worthy to be endorsed as NorMin’s Consistent Regional Outstanding Winner in Nutrition (CROWN).

As Manolo Fortich continues their combat against malnutrition through the leadership of Mayor Clive D. Quiño, the following initiatives and good practices on nutrition programs, projects and activities— serve as armor, 7 impact programs plus PPAs under 15 Special Projects where implemented and sustained:

Real Quality Public Service (RQPS) Program
A total of 195 zones organized thru Revitalized Quest Towards Total Community Development (RQTTCD) Project which involves organizations from different sectors such as Religious, Senior Citizens and Persons with Disability, Business, Farmers, Women’s, IPs, Day Care and BNS Sector helping alleviate poverty and malnutrition through active participation and coordination of all the sectors.
Annual Search for Aktibong Zona and Aktibong Barangaywith the following criteria:

- Establishment of communal gardens and planting of fruits vegetables

- Provision of vegetable seeds the families with malnourished children

- Supplementary feeding programs conducted

Details: Category: Region 10; Published: 22 December 2017

ppan launch THE Philippine Plan of Action for Nutrition (PPAN) 2017-2022 was formally launched by the National Nutrition Council Region 10 (NNC X) in Northern Mindanao during the recently concluded 2017 Regional Nutrition Awarding Ceremony (RNAC) and Launching of the Philippine Plan of Action for Nutrition 2017-2022 last November 24 at the Limketkai Luxe Hotel, Limketkai Center, Lapasan, Cagayan de Oro City.

PPAN 2017-2022 is a comprehensive, results-based, and time-bounded nutrition master plan designed by the National Nutrition Council Governing Board to address malnutrition prevalence in the country.

Ms. Ellen Ruth F. Abella, Nutrition Officer IV of National Nutrition Council explained that the action plan implementation is guided by four strategic thrusts: focus on the first 1000 days of life, the implementation of nutrition-specific and nutrition-sensitive programs, intensified mobilization of local government units, and reaching geographically isolated and disadvantaged areas (GIDAs) and communities of indigenous peoples (IPs).

Details: Category: Region 10; Published: 06 November 2017

short film white bg The National Nutrition Council (NNC) X together with its regional media group, Media Advocates for Nutrition in GOvernance in Region 10 or MANGO DIEZ, spearheaded a Short Filmmaking Contest which focused on the 2017 Nutrition Month celebration—“Healthy diet, gawing habit—FOR LIFE!”

The Short Filmmaking Contest aimed to increase awareness and promote the importance of healthy diets. The contest also aimed to create interest and discover creativity among college/university students in promoting the importance of consumption of healthy diet as a lifetime habit. College and university students in the region, as target contestants, were enjoined to participate through a Commission on Higher Education (CHED) 10 Regional Memorandum No. 034, s. 2017, “Short Film Making Contest in Celebration of the 2017 Nutrition Month” dated July 6, 2017.

In the span of the contest duration from July 6 to August 18, 2017, four (4) entries were gathered from different universities/colleges, namely:

- University of Science and Technology of Southern Philippines (USTP), Cagayan de Oro City

- Fatima College of Camiguin (FCC), Mambajao, Camiguin

- Central Mindanao University (CMU), Musuan, Maramag, Bukidnon

- Lourdes College, Cagayan de Oro City

Details: Category: Region 10; Published: 06 December 2017

RNAC RD Torrizo NO IV ERFA Although the government has long waged a war on malnutrition, chronic malnutrition has remained a serious problem in the country today.

Regional Director Nimfa B. Torrizo of the Department of Health (DOH)-10 disclosed this during the 2017 Regional Nutrition Awarding Ceremony and Launching of the Philippine Plan of Action for Nutrition (PPAN) 2017-2022 held at Limketkai Luxe Hotel, Cagayan de Oro City last November 24, 2017.

“The 2015 survey on malnutrition prevalence among children in the country revealed that 33.4 percent are stunted and 7.1 percent are wasted,” Torrizo stressed.

To combat malnutrition, the government is pushing for a multi-sectoral collaborative approach to food security and nutrition so that food and proper nutrition are accessible to all especially the poor.

Moreover, Ellen Ruth F. Abella of the Nutrition Surveillance Division of the National Nutrition Council (NNC) also presented the Philippine Plan of Action for Nutrition (PPAN) 2017-2022, which is consistent with the Duterte administration’s 10-point economic agenda, Philippine Health Agenda and the development pillars of “malasakit” (protective concern), “pagbabago” (change or transformation), and “kaunlaran” (development), and the vision of Ambisyon 2040.

PPAN is the country’s plan to end malnutrition and it seeks to curb stunting and wasting among children under five years old. (FPG/PIA; edited by smgt)

Details: Category: Region 10; Published: 19 October 2017

unnamed As Presidential decree 1569 mandates the deployment of BNS in every barangay in the country to monitor the nutritional status of children. BNSs are the volunteer workers under the human development strategy of the Philippine Plan of Action for Nutrition (PPAN). BNSs are front liners in nutrition with basic tasks of 1) caring for the malnourished, 2) mobilizing the community, 3) linkage-building, 4) other forms of assistance, and 5) keeping records.

As part of the empowerment, the National BNS Federation Inc.-Northern Mindanao Chapter (NaBNS Inc-NM) in partnership with the National Nutrition Council X conducts its 3^rd Regional BNS Conference on October 18-19, 2017 at Sinanduloy Convention Center, Tangub City. This year’s theme is “BNS: Matinud-anong Serbisyo para sa Nutrisyon!”. Hosted by the City of Tangub, the conference was attended by exactly 1,050 BNSs accompanied by some punong barangays, P/C/M/NAOs, CNPCs, and nutrition staff coming from the Provinces of Bukidnon, Camiguin, Lanao del Norte, Misamis Occidental, Misamis Oriental and cities of Cagayan de Oro, El Salvador, Iligan, Gingoog, Malaybalay, Oroquieta, Ozamiz, Tangub and Valencia.

Details: Category: Region 10; Published: 16 November 2017

RNC Res.1ConfirmingRankingMELLPI ROBNS FINAL Page11 article The Regional Nutrition Committee X officially announced Misamis Occidental, Cagayan de Oro City and Manolo Fortich as NorMin's outstanding Nutrition Implementer during its meeting held last October 13, 2017. RNC X issued RNC X Resolution No. 1 series of 2017 "Confirming the Results and Ranking of the 2016 MELLPI and Regional Outstanding Barangay Nutrition Scholar (ROBNS)" as endorsed by the Regional Nutrition Evaluation Team (RNET).

Guinsiliban, Camiguin; Tudela, Misamis Occidental; Languindingan, Misamis Oriental and Manolo Fortich, Bukidnon were also affirmed as Outstanding Municipalities in their respective provinces. On the other hand, 43 barangays were also declared as Regional Green Banner Barangays for this year.