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11th BNS CongTagbilaran City – On their 11th Regional BNS Congress, the Federation of Barangay Nutrition Scholars’ Association 7 Inc. (FeBaNuSA 7, Inc.), were happily surprised by a sudden increase in the attendance of their yearly congress, from the usual of around eight hundred or so, to a staggering one thousand one hundred participants.

“It must be the appeal of crossing seas” commented Ms. Juanita Hinay, BNS of Tagbilaran City, whose City Nutrition Committee played host to the congress held on 05-06 November 2015 at the Bohol Tropics Resort Club and the Barangay Cogon Gymnasium respectively.

This year the program themed “Serbisyong pang-nutrisyon BNS kanunay’ng matinud-on” was keynoted by Bohol Governor Edgardo M. Chatto delivered by Bohol first district Board Member Hon. Cesar Thomas M. Lopez. There was also technical lectures that revolve around topics such as Leadership Techniques, the Pinggang Pinoy and the 10 Kumainments, Organizing and Maintaining a BNC, and Healthy Lifestyle and the Role of BNS in Preventing Overweight and Obesity. With such topics, many of the BNSs and BNC members were given a lowdown of knowledge to help them improve nutrition program implementation in their barangays.

Of course, aside from the annual general assembly where the secretary and the treasurer had their reports on organizational matters, the BNSs were also treated to different talent contests which showcased how versatile BNSs really are. A Talentadong BNS portion, a singing contest dubbed The  Voice BNS, a modern and a folk dance contest were all on the list of entertainment on the later, lighter part of the program.

As one of the oldest and dearest gathering of nutrition workers in Central Visayas, the BNS Congress has become an event that BNSs along with members of their local nutrition committees look forward to every year hence the challenge for the FeBaNuSA 7 Inc. to up its game for next year.

A venue to not only gain knowledge and skills for nutrition program implementation but to develop camaraderie among BNSs in the region for future support, the BNS Congress needs the continued backing of local nutrition committees to ensure the attendance of BNSs region wide.//NGS