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The National Nutrition Council (NNC), Region VI through RNPC Nona B. Tad-y turned over a check amounting to P3,096,054 to fund the Dietary Supplementation Program (DSP) for Pregnant Women in the Early Childhood Care and Development in the First 1000 Days (ECCD F1K) Program to local government unit (LGU) of Concepcion, Iloilo on March 26, 2018.

The DSP's objectives are to reduce the number of nutritionally at-risk pregnant women and to increase the number of infants with normal birth weight (greater or equal to 2.5 kg) by giving them hot meals every week day for 76 days and dry ration every weekend for 14 days starting on their 24th week of pregnancy.

Mayor Millard Villanueva of Concepcion received the check, witnessed by Municipal Nutrition Action Officer (MNAO) Dr. Helen Minguez, SB on Health Hon. Agustin Garilva and other members of the Municipal Nutrition Council and ECCD F1K PNC for Iloilo Province Gelaine Pet Trabado.