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The City Government of Tagum thru the City Environment and Natural Resources Office (CENRO) in partnership with the Department of Natural Resources (DENR) identified three (3) Marine Protected Areas along the coastline of Tancuan Creek to the proposed port of Hijo Resources Corporation during the conduct of Coastal and Marine Habitat Mapping and Reconnaissance Survey.
Due to this, the City of Tagum, Hijo Resources Corporation, and the Department of Science and Technology Region XI entered into a partnership by signing a Memorandum of Agreement last October 27, 2020. The agreement stipulated that all parties shall fully cooperate in activities and other initiatives relative to the protection and conservation of these designated Marine Protected Areas. The City’s move to enter into the said MOA hopes to create impact not only on the environmental preservation, but also on the socio-economic and over-all well-being of people living in the immediate community.
Read more: Tagum City signs MOA to protect Coastal and Marine Habitat
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06 November 2020 -- The DSWD Sustainable Livelihood Program together with the Office of the Second District Representative of Davao Oriental turned over more than 1.2 million pesos worth of Seed Capital Fund to the ninety-two (92) beneficiaries from Mati City, Banaybanay, Lupon Governor Generoso and San Isidro for their individual livelihood projects.
Present during the activity were Davao Oriental’s Second District Representative Hon. Joel Mayo Almario, Mati City Councilors - Cheeno Miguel Almario and Rogel Pabio, DSWD OIC - Assistant Regional Director for Operation Merlinda Paragamac, Promotive Services Chief Elizabeth Degorio and SLP Regional Program Coordinator Raynel Ayungao. The activity was held at Mati City.
The Sustainable Livelihood Program (SLP) is a capability-building program of DSWD for the poor, vulnerable and marginalized households and communities to improve their socio-economic conditions through accessing and acquiring necessary assets to engage in and maintain thriving livelihoods. It aims to reduce poverty and inequality by generating employment among poor households and by moving highly vulnerable households into sustainable livelihoods and toward economic stability.
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Food Fortification refers to the addition of micronutrients to processed foods. In many situations, this strategy can lead to relatively rapid improvements in the micronutrient status of a population, and at a very reasonable cost, especially if advantage can be taken of existing technology and local distribution networks. Since the benefits are potentially large, food fortification can be a very cost-effective public health intervention. However, an obvious requirement is that the fortified food(s) needs to be consumed in adequate amounts by a large proportion of the target individuals in a population. It is also necessary to have access to, and to use, fortificants that are well absorbed yet do not affect the sensory properties of foods. In most cases, it is preferable to use food vehicles that are centrally processed, and to have the support of the food industry. Fortification of food with micronutrients is a valid technology for reducing micronutrient malnutrition as part of a food-based approach when and where existing food supplies and limited access fail to provide adequate levels of the respective nutrients in the diet. In such cases, food fortification reinforces and supports ongoing nutrition improvement programs and should be regarded as part of a broader, integrated approach to prevent Micronutrient Malnutrition, thereby complementing other approaches to improve micronutrient status. – World Health Organization
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05 November, Davao City -- Davao City Vice Mayor Sebastian “Baste” Duterte received 30 Huna-Hunaw Art Sinks donated by the Rotary Club of Downtown Davao on Thursday at the Malayan College Mindanao campus. Vice Mayor Baste and Rotary Club of Davao president Ms. Myla Cocon-Agustin led the hand-over of the wash bins that will be distributed to identified beneficiaries by the city government.
In his message, Vice Mayor Baste said that the handwashing drums are instrumental in the city government’s ongoing campaign on basic hygiene practices and health standards, especially against Covid-19.
Read more: Davao City receives Art Sinks for Basic Hygiene Campaign
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NABUNTURAN, DAVAO DE ORO – The Provincial Local Government Unit (PLGU) of Davao de Oro held a Bayanihan Para sa Kalusugan-Kusina ng Kalinga (BPSK-KNK) Volunteers Forum in the activity hall of the provincial capitol, which gathered the province’s Barangay Nutrition Scholars (BNS), Kusina ng Kalinga team, and partners from the Sangguniang Kabataan (SK), Provincial Community Relations Office (PCRO), and the Department of Education on Tuesday, October 20, 2020 to discuss plans of pushing through with Kusina ng Kalinga despite distance learning and the pandemic.
BPSK-KNK, Davao de Oro’s own province-wide School-Based Feeding Program (SBFP), provides free lunch-meals to classified undernourished public schoolchildren for 120 school days with the target to rehabilitate 100% of its beneficiaries each year. The pandemic, however, has greatly hindered the province from achieving this goal with the imposition of distance learning—a type of learning that unfortunately keeps children from receiving their KNK lunches at school.
Read more: Davao de Oro Feeding Program Broadens Scope of Beneficiaries During Pandemic
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"The Duterte administration envisions the anti-hunger, anti-poverty program as a lasting gift to the Filipino people, a legacy that should be enjoyed by generations to come."
Cabinet Secretary Karlo Nograles made the remark during the virtual launching of the National Food Policy initiative held last November 4, 2020 led by the National Food Coalition (NFC) and the Koalisyon sa Karapatan sa Sapat na Pagkain (KKSP).
In an online consultation attended by 49 NGO officers and stakeholders, Nograles discussed the concrete steps undertaken by government to address the hunger problem under the existing Covid-19 pandemic.
The Malacañang official explained that President Rodrigo Duterte signed Executive Order No. 101 creating the Inter-Agency Task Force on Zero Hunger to better implement a coordinated inter-agency effort under the "whole-of-government approach" to combat hunger and achieve food security.
Read more: Government’s National Food Policy to Address Hunger and Malnutrition in the Country
