29 May 2015, Koronadal City –Looking forward and orchestrating plans for a well-nourished and hunger free Region XII, to promote good nutrition and disseminate nutrition information, NUTRI-DOSE was born. Finally, Region XII has now a media group for nutrition.
The NNC 12 conducted a Regional Local Media group meeting which actively participated by representatives from 11 radio stations both community and commercial Radio Stations and print ads in SOCCSKSARGEN which was held at Casa Gemma Hotel and Restaurant last May 21, 2015. The purpose of the activity was to gather nutrition advocates in the region for nutrition information dissemination, integrating in the existing communication network and in advocating the fight against malnutrition. The said media groups willingly organized themselves and be recognized as “Nutrition in Development Organization of Social Educators in SOCCSKSARGEN” (NUTRI-DOSE). Its objective is to help in addressing hunger and malnutrition in the region as active and effective informants in promoting the good and proper nutrition information and practices through broadcasting and print ads. The activity was a very informative, interactive and successful one.

The group elected their set of officers as follows:

President - Agnes Myra L. Piñol - NDBC
Vice-President - Anna Liz Cabrido - The Informant-South Coabato
Secretary - Robert Herbilla, Jr. - Radyo Kasadya
Treasurer - Merlyn Aznar - The Mindanao Express
Auditor - Derlie Espera - DXNM-FM
PIO - Shahana Duerme - Philippine Information Agency

The Nutri- DOSE media group is now the strong partner of NNC 12 in spreading and educating the general public on how to fight hunger and malnutrition, and to influence the behavior of everyone in attaining good health for SOCCSKSARGEN.