August 2015, Koronadal City - Nutrition Month is celebrated every year under PD 491, known as the Nutrition Act of the Philippines. 2015 marks the 41st Nutrition Month Celebration with a theme; “Timbang iwasto sa tamang nutrisyon at ehersisyo”. This year’s theme focused on overweight and obesity as it showed drastic and alarming increase in magnitude and prevalence. Proper nutrition is essential to every individual as it has diverse effect on health.
As the month of July opened, the Regional Line Agencies, LGUs and Schools participated in the month-long celebration thru hanging of streamers and tarpaulins and conducted various activities that were anchored to the said celebration. Almost all LGUs, Schools and agencies/offices conducted mostly cooking contests, zumba exercises and even forums on overweight and obesity.
The National Nutrition Council Region 12 culminated the month-long celebration on July 28, 2015 in partnership with LGU-Koronadal City which was held at Rizal Park, Koronadal City, South Cotabato. The event was participated by more or less 200 individuals coming from the different regional line agencies, media groups and barangay officials and constituents from 26 barangays of Koronadal City. Nutri-Zumba highlighted the activity where everyone danced, sweat and happily busted calories.
Dr. Francisco V. Mateo, Assistant Regional Director of DOH 12 rendered an inspirational message. “Proper nutrition is important in every individuals especially among children. Optimum health and nutrition is vital to enable everyone to be productive”, Dr. Mateo emphasized.
Induction of Officers of the Nutrition in Developmental Organization of Social Educators in SOCCSKSARGEN or NUTRI-DOSE was also done and it was officiated by ARD Mateo.
Other activities such as cooking contest on healthy meal was also highlighted during the culmination. There were two categories: among the RNC members and tandem of the barangay chairman and BNS, as contestants.
The winners received cash prizes and certificate of participation awarded by Mayor Peter B. Miguel. The winning recipe “Vegie Con Shell Con Mushrimps” was prepared by the Department of Agriculture Regional Office XII contestants while Barangay Magsaysay bagged 1st prize for the barangay chairman and BNS tandem category.
Honorable Mayor Peter B. Miguel delivered his closing remarks by focusing on explaining the 10 Kumainments and encouraged everyone to practice the messages to have a healthy body.
