John Dale C. Maningo, RND - The Cebu City Nutrition Committee thru the newly organized Nutrition Office conducted pre- Monitoring and Evaluation Local Level Plan Implementation (MELLPI) activities in select barangays in the city. The team composed of Nutrition Officers Aldren D. Abarquez, Fel August A. Congson, Shaira Camille T. Labastida, John Dale C. Maningo, Suzette Jade M. Salado, Vanessa Lyka A. Salon, and Alyanna Seville together with the Nutritionists from the Cebu City Health Department Mr. Allan M. Daag and Mary Gessa Vergara and their Nutrition Coordinator Ms. Luna L. Cruz visited Barangays Sto. Nino, Buot-Taup, Tagbao, and Tabunan from dates March 7-14, 2022, for said monitoring and evaluation activities.

During the said activity, the Nutrition Officers first made courtesy calls to the barangay captains. They then conducted a series of interviews with their Barangay Nutrition Scholar and members of the Barangay Nutrition Committee using the MELLPI Pro tool. They also discussed each dimension of the tool and what they needed to prepare for when the day of the evaluation came.

With the Regional MELLPI Pro fast approaching, the Cebu City Nutrition Office is doubling its efforts in conducting pre-MELLPI activities in the barangays in Cebu City, especially those barangays that have a high prevalence of stunting.

With the pre-MELLPI activities being done, the newly established Cebu City Nutrition Office hopes to oversee the state of nutrition of all the barangays and, from there, help make programs and activities that would improve the overall situation of the city.

MELLPI Pro is part of the updated monitoring and evaluation framework to assess progress of PPAN implementation at the local level. The system is developed by the nutrition sector which covers the assessment of LGUs’ initiatives along policy and legislation, nutrition service delivery and capacity building.