Koronadal City - Ensuring better nutrition implementation through well informed workers, the National Nutrition Council XII conducted a joint meeting of the provincial, city and municipal nutrition action officers and the district and city nutrition program coordinators held on November 20-21, 2014 at Samahang Nayon Hotel, Koronadal City. This is the first time that the municipal nutrition action officers joined P/CNAOs and DCNPCs meeting. The said activity aims to update and identify strategic interventions and innovations to provide quality nutrition services.

During the meeting, the result of the PGN monitoring was presented. To further assess the status of PGN implementation, NO III Gladys Mae S. Fernandez moderated the workshop identifying its deterring and facilitating factors. Also, a pre-program implementation review (PIR) was also conducted to ensure that various indicators and issues will be determined in preparation for the program implementation review.

The newly-elected NAOPA SOCCSKSARGEN Chapter president Ms. Maria Ana D. Uy shared some updates on the organization’s status particularly on the issue of their annual dues. Furthermore, she presented some possible directions that the Regional Federation can pursue and said that the NAOs Constitution and By-Laws is still being finalized.

Other activities/agenda conducted during the meeting were the orientation on the Nutrition in Emergencies Management, updates on the 2014- 2016 PPAN and mentoring of the Automated OPT.

NPC Arceli M. Latonio extended her warmest gratitude to the participants for their continuous support and implementation of the nutrition program. The activity was very informative and successful. With the given positive feedback from the participants, a request that the P/C/MNAOS and D/CNPCs meeting be done regularly for them to be well updated of the nutrition issues and to share/ gain good/innovative programs/strategies that they can replicate in their respective areas of responsibility.