Cebu City – Eleven (11) municipalities from Bohol province will be receiving Pabasa sa Nutrisyon (PSN) awards from the Philippine Association of Nutrition (PAN) this coming 18 July 2014 during the PAN, Inc. 67th Annual Convention that will be held at Marco Polo Plaza Cebu.
To receive the PSN Outstanding Award are the municipalities of Alicia, Batuan, Lila, Mabini, Pilar, Sierra Bullones and Trinidad. Receiving the PSN Exemplary Award are the municipalities of Balilihan, Carmen, Duero. To receive the PSN Hall of Fame Award is the municipality of Jagna, Bohol.
These 11 LGUs will add to the roster of Pabasa awardees of Region VII which include: La Libertad and Bayawan City in Negros Oriental; San Francisco, Camotes, Danao City and Cebu City in Cebu.
The PSN Outstanding Award is given to municipalities that have successfully implemented Pabasa sa Nutrisyon for more than 1 year and have satisfactorily fulfilled the PSN criteria requirements for 2013. The PSN Exemplary Award on the other hand, is given to municipalities who have satisfactorily implemented Pabasa sa Nutrisyon and received a PSN Outstanding Award for at least 3 years. The PSN Hall of Fame Award is given to municipalities that have received PSN Exemplary Award and have maintained an efficient and effective implementation for 4 years.
This annual PSN award which was launched last 2003 recognizes the outstanding achievement of the local government units and non-government organizations that have adapted the project in the communities of their beneficiaries. Pabasa sa Nutrisyon, is a nutrition education approach involving the sustained active participation of women and men in the barangay in the learning process, the leadership and support of local government executives, program managers and local nutrition workers. [1]
Come witness the pride of Bohol and of Central Visayas this coming 18 July 2014 as they receive the recognition they deserved with their hardwork in improving the nutritional well-being of their constituents in their respective municipalities. //DFB
