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January 14, 2016, The National Nutrition Council Region 12 headed by NPC Arceli M. Latonio went to visit Municipality of T’Boli, South Cotabato to personally turn over a 1 unit of Laptop and Printer to be used for the Early Warning System-Food and Nutrition Security (EWS-FNS) Project. Hon. Dibu S. Tuan received the computer set together with the Administrative Officer Ms. Zoraida B. Empig and the Municipal Nutrition Action Officer, Ms. Rosedane Sta. Maria.
NPC Arceli M. Latonio said that the equipment will be used mainly for the efficient and effective conduct of the EWS-FNS in the T’Boli. She then hoped that the assistance provided by the National Nutrition Council will be maximized and used properly for the improvement of the Nutritional Status of the Municipality.
Mayor Dibu S. Tuan expressed his gratefulness for the support that NNC has been giving them and assured to contribute their best in fulfilling their counterpart in the development and progress of the Municipality especially on Nutrition.
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Koronadal City- National Nutrition Council XII in cooperation with its partner, Notre Dame Broadcasting Corp., (NDBC) through its radio stations DXOM FM/Radyo Bida Koronadal and DXND-AM Kidapawan, represented by its station manager and Nutrition in Development Organization of Social Educators (NutriI-DOSE), SOCCSKSARGEN President Ms. Agnes Myra Piñol conferred and accepted the “Nutrition School on- the- Air” radio program which aims to increase awareness of every individual especially the listeners about proper nutrition.
The said campaign is joined by listeners of SOCCSKSARGEN even reaching as far as Bukidnon. The program started last 04-30 December 2015 including pre-plugging using the NSOA module provided by NNC.
The radio jocks and news anchors were very eager/excited to disseminate the information and persuaded the listeners to enroll in the campaign, and it’s all worth the effort because the responses of the listeners were indeed overwhelming. DXOM FM/Radyo Bida Koronadal has 53 enrollees while DXND AM Kidapawan has 37 enrollees. Despite the program has started already, many listeners still want to join to become an “official enrollee” which simply shows that the program caught the interests of its listeners. Every after the session, a five item quiz is given to test if the students learned something out of the topic, and the result is indeed great because most of participants got a high score.
The campaign gave an enriching experience not only to the students but also to the radio jocks and news anchors who handles the Nutrition School On-The-Air program. The most exciting part of this program is that, once they completed the ten sessions, a graduation and awarding ceremony shall be held and the top ten students with high scores shall be recognized and be given a Certificate of Completion and token as a reward for their active participation.
The graduation and awarding ceremony shall be held on 04 March 2016 for enrollees of Koronadal City and 05 March 2016 for Kidapawan City.
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October 7, 2015, General Santos City-National Nutrition Council XII conducted the Nutrition Program Management Training at Stonewood Hotel, General Santos City last September 27 - October 2, 2015. There were 27 participants who actively and cooperatively joined the said training composed of Provincial/City/Municipal Nutrition Action Officers, Local Nutrition Program Coordinator, Midwives, Nurses representatives from the Provincial/Municipal Planning and Development Office, City/Municipal Health Office and Social Welfare and Development Office.
The five-day live in training was conducted to improve and advance the ability of local nutrition workers on how to have an effective and efficient planning, implementation, monitoring and evaluation as well as sustaining the nutrition programs in the context of the overall local governance and development system.
The participants went through the 4 Phases of the Nutrition Program Management and undergone series of workshop that stimulated their minds. Participants who were new to NNC trainings were kind of amazed to the scrutinized and systematized process of the training. Hence, the training wouldn’t be possible without the presence of the following Resource Persons and Facilitators, Ms. Leila S. Moscoso, Department Chairperson of Nutrition and Dietetics, College of Human Ecology and Food Sciences in the University of Southern Mindanao, Ms. Raquel Buere, CNPC of Naga City, Ms. Belinda Lalap from University of the Philippines, Los Baños and also from the NNC Regional Office headed by Ms. Arceli M. Latonio, Regional Nutrition Program Coordinator and 3 Nutrition Officers namely Ms. Risa Joy Bautista, Annalita Mae Flores and Leah Fe Utlang.
As an output, participants submitted a draft of a three-year Local Nutrition Action Plan (LNAP) 2016-2018 and a re-entry plan and the training ended fruitfully.
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December 29, 2015- The Regional Bantay Asin Task force 12 conducted a special meeting last December 22, 2015 at the NNC XII conference room wherein the task force member tested the collected salt samples from the selected municipalities, cities and provinces in the Region. The meeting was participated by the representatives from regional offices of the Department of Labor and Employment, Department of Science and Technology, Food and Drug Administration, Philippine Ports Authority based in General Santos City and the National Nutrition Council.
Prior to the meeting the monitoring team of Rbatf 12 have already collected a total of 44 samples and 18 of it were identified as Master Chef of the Arvin International, 14 unbranded repacked salts and 12 branded salts namely; Virgo Iodized Salt, TJ Iodized Salt, Gina Iodized Salt, DCM Products, BMTI, FIDEL (coarse sea salt and refined salt), Sun Valley IQ iodized salt, RAM, McCormick and Backer's secret. The 44 salt samples were all tested using the RTK and the WYD Iodine Checker. Out of 44 salt samples collected and tested, 2 of it were said to be negative with Iodine, those samples were collected from Tacurong City and both were unbranded or "takal" salts only. There were also samples which were identified having an iodine content equal and/or above 30/70 ppm and some samples were below 15ppm which implies inadequate iodine content. The results will be submitted to FDA for review and necessary action.
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October 6, 2015, Koronadal City, Philippines – The National Nutrition Council Region XII successfully conducted a five day intensive Training of Trainers on the Basic Course for Barangay Nutrition Scholars last September 14-18, 2015 at Stonewood Hotel, General Santos City. The said training was participated by 25 participants composed of Municipal Nutrition Action Officers, Nutrition Program Coordinators, Nutrition Staff, Nurses, Midwife, Barangay Health Aides and representatives from the Academe.
The training was made possible through the help of the credible and erudite resource persons and facilitators namely: Ms. Leila S. Moscoso, the Nutrition and Dietetics Department Chairperson of the College of Human Ecology and Food Sciences, University of Southern Mindanao, Ms. Maria Ana D. Uy, Provincial Nutrition Action Officer of South Cotabato and the NNC XII Nutrition Program Coordinator Arceli M. Latonio with technical support staff, Ms. Risa Joy D. Bautista, Nutrition Officer II, Ms. Annalita Mae V. Flores, Nutrition Officer I and Ms. Leah Fe B. Utlang, Nutrition Officer I.
The training was organized to capacitate the knowledge of Nutrition Workers especially those who are immediate mentors and advisers of the Barangay Nutrition Scholars on how to facilitate and assist the BNSs in accomplishing their work as well as for them to understand and realized the role of BNSs in their respective LGUs.
Moreover, the participants were taught varied skills that will enhance their ability to organize and facilitate efficiently and effectively on the conduct of training among BNS in their own respective LGU. At the end of the training the participants presented their Re-entry plans and with that the NNC XII together with the LGUs around the Region, aims and hopes to have a more proficient BNSs in SOCCSKSARGEN.
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Blue symbolizes responsibility, enhances the wisdom of intellect, a helper, a rescuer, the friend in need. These were also some of the qualities of every Nutrition worker must possess. So, to remind our nutrition partners about these qualities, NNC Secretariat decided to choose the Blue color as a motif for the Regional Nutrition Awarding Ceremony (RNAC)
The National Nutrition Council Region 12 annually holds Regional Nutrition Awarding Ceremony (RNAC) to acknowledge those individuals, LGU’s and other stakeholders who did an extraordinary effort in delivering Nutrition and health related services to the general public. This year, another memorable Regional Nutrition Awarding Ceremony (RNAC) was held last November 12, 2015 at the Farm @ Carpenter Hill, Koronadal City, NNC. 305 guests were gathered from different Local Government Units (LGUs), Barangay Nutrition Scholars (BNSs), and members of Regional Nutrition Committee, Regional Line Agencies, Regional Bantay Asin Task Force (RBATF), Academe and other Nutrition Stakeholders all over the SOCCSKSARGEN region. They all took part and shared with us on the momentous event. In addition, the event was not only organized for the outstanding implementers but also for those LGUs who are aspiring to be one of them someday. Through this event they were being inspired, motivated and challenged to strive hard and do more in rendering their nutrition services and to have more innovations or best practices that will help in eradicating malnutrition in their respective areas.
The ceremony was graced by Ms. Marie Antonina Hurtado, the City Councilor of Koronadal City, who delivered an inspiring message, in behalf of Hon. Mayor Peter B. Miguel. She recognized and salutes to the efforts of our BNSs on rendering nutrition services on their respective areas. Dra. Marilou Barbara Libatique represented the Regional Director Teogenes Baluma as keynote speaker. She gave thanks to all the Local Chief Executives and Nutrition partners for their support in setting programs that promotes good nutrition here in SOCCSKSARGEN. However, she challenged all the LGU’s to work hand in hand in order to have a healthier and stronger SOCCSKSARGEN. NNC Secretariat wished that our nutrition partners and stakeholders will work together and continue their distinct efforts and innovations to fight malnutrition in our region.
