Cebu City – Despite hectic schedules, staff shortage, and bad weather the National Nutrition Council Region 7 managed to show the agency’s support to the Department of Social Welfare and Development 7’s Pantawid Pamilya Convergence Caravan on 26 August 2015 in the municipality of San Francisco, part of the Camotes Islands of Cebu province.

Represented by NO III Susan Y. Orpilla and BNS Coordinator Lucia C. Arellano, NNC 7 provided the 300 caravan beneficiaries with the nutrition information. The NNC 7 team was assisted by the barangay nutrition scholars of San Francisco and the neighboring town of Poro led by their respective BNS Federation Presidents, Mr. Dennis M. Estrera and Ms. Fe D. Venzal.

Equipped with nutrition IEC materials such as the 10 Kumainments fans, posters and counseling cards, NO III Orpilla and the local barangay nutrition scholars teach Pantawid Pamilya beneficiaries about good nutrition practices.

The event which was jointly sponsored by DSWD 7 and LGU San Francisco aimed at bringing government services to the Pantawid members and increase their familiarity with these services. The regional offices of DA, DAR, DILG, DTI, DOH, DOLE, DOST, PopCom and TESDA also provided relevant services.//NGS