Region XII

Details: Category: Region 12; Published: 18 February 2022

SOCCSKSARGEN—The National Nutrition Council XII headed by Regional Nutrition Program Coordinator, Ms. Retsebeth Laquihon, has completed its Nutriskwela Community Radio Station Monitoring for the first semester of the year. Currently, Region XII has a total of six (6) Nutriskwela Radio stations in partnership with Local Government Units and Educational institution. The monitoring activity for 2022 was conducted to the following stations:

Details: Category: Region 12; Published: 17 February 2022

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The National Nutrition Council (NNC) XII distributes hygiene kits to all Local Nutrition Focal Points (LNFPs) of SOCCSKSARGEN as part of its continued support and assistance. Each kit includes two (2) bottles of Isopropyl alcohol, three (3) boxes of face mask and a face mask lanyard.

Given that LNFPs are considered frontline workers in the community, provision of hygiene kits to them is a way for NNC XII to ensure that local nutrition focal points are protected from COVID 19 virus. LNFPs are key players in the implementation of LGU's nutrition program; supervises and guides the Barangay based nutrition workers, facilitated, and ensures that the LNAP is formulated and implemented leading to an improve Local Nutrition Situation even amidst health crises.

Details: Category: Region 12; Published: 31 January 2022

BNS first quarter meeting

The Region XII Barangay Nutrition Scholar (BNS) Federation Incorporated conducted the first quarter meeting for CY 2022 last January 31 via zoom videoconference. A total of six (6) regional BNS federation officers attended the said meeting.

The officers convened to discuss updates on Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) Registration, Joint Account Opening for the BNS annual dues, formulation of BNS resolutions, status of Cotabato City BNS Federation funds, planning for CY 2022, and status and updates of BNS ID, and BNS Hygiene Kits Allocation.

Details: Category: Region 12; Published: 31 January 2022

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Palimbang's Operation Timbang (OPT) coverage based on the 2021 Regional OPT Report is at 45.26% only and ranks 3^rd for stunting and 2^nd on wasting among the 49 Local Government Units (LGU) in the Region with a prevalence rate of 19.14% 7.15% among 0–59-month pre-school children respectively. Due to the alarming OPT results, the National Nutrition Council (NNC) XII in partnership with the Municipal LGU assessed and validated how the Barangay Nutrition Scholars conducts and records their OPT and identified gaps and challenges in the operationalization of the said activity. The activity mainly aims to assess the accuracy of collection and consolidation of OPT data at the LGU level.

NNC XII through NO III Flores and NO II Utlang facilitated the activity held last January 31, 2022, at Municipal Gymnasium and was attended by 39 Barangay Nutrition Scholars. The NNC XII team conducted data quality check particularly on the data collection and inventory of anthropometric tools available in the Barangay. BNSs were requested to demonstrate how do they usually use the tool in gathering OPT data. The Nutrition officers also facilitated the inventory of nutrition and health related trainings attended by the BNSs.

Details: Category: Region 12; Published: 05 January 2022

Our battle with the Coronavirus-19 (COVID-19) pandemic crisis has not yet ended. For more than two years now, we are still not back to our normal lives, and today a new variant of the COVID-19 is present.

Planning meals which include powerful immune system boosters is substantial to prevent, fight, and recover from colds, flu, and other infections and most importantly to strengthen our body’s immune system to fight off COVID-19.

Eating a variety of nutritious foods every day is the key to proper nutrition. Nutrients we get from different food groups help to strengthen our body's natural defenses to fights off viruses from entering our body.

Details: Category: Region 12; Published: 04 February 2022

BNS general assembly

The National Nutrition Council XII together with the officers of the Region XII Barangay Nutrition Scholar (BNS) Federation Incorporated gathered the BNS Presidents of SOCCSKSARGEN last 31 January 2022, in the afternoon via Zoom videoconference for the first general assembly.

The activity provided an avenue to discuss technical concerns and updates on nutrition, discuss BNS federation concerns specifically its functionality, as well as the benefits a BNS can avail as a member of the regional federation.