Siquijor, Siquijor – The Central Visayas Regional Nutrition Committee (RNC) in Central Visayas thru NNC 7’s RNPC Dr. Parolita A. Mission and RNC-Technical Working Group Member Ms. Piladelfa S. Gaviola of PAN - Cebu Chapter held an advocacy meeting with the members of the Provincial Nutrition Committee of Siquijor on 06 December 2022. The visit aims to advocate for the betterment of nutrition program management in the province.

The mayors and local nutrition committee chairs of the Municipality of Lazi Mayor Phil Moore D. Largo, Municipality of San Juan Mayor Wilfredo Q. Capundag Jr., Municipality of Siquijor Mayor Richard C. Quezon, and representatives from the municipalities of Maria and Larena also joined the meeting. The activity was presided over by the newly designated Provincial Nutrition Action Officer Dr. George Walthrode L. Opay. The meeting was facilitated and coordinated by DNPC Ms. Pamela Ida P. Dominguez and HRH-Nutritionist deployed to Siquijor Ms. Mary Grace E. Adolfo and Ms. Karen F. Abe.

RNPC Dr. Mission in the meeting shared the imperatives on investing in nutrition; the local nutrition committee, its composition, roles of LNC and the roles of the chair, NAO, D/MNPCs, and BNSs, and functionality indicators. Ms. Gaviola on the other hand presented the nutrition status of the province and 6 municipalities and shared the guide to navigating the nutrition program as newly elected official using the neotrition guide.

On the same day, RNPC Dr. Mission and RNC TWG Ms. Gaviola also paid a visit to the Municipality of Enrique Villanueva, Siquijor to conduct a neonutrition advocacy to LNC chair, Mayor Nale Vincent J. Masayon. The advocacy visit emphasized an increased investment in nutrition through the first one thousand days of life in combating malnutrition. The team also shared the importance on establishing a nutrition office with proper staffing that can focus on the implementation of the nutrition programs. Moreover, RNPC Dr. Mission congratulated the local government unit of Enrique Villanueva for attaining the Green Banner Seal of Compliance Award back in 2021.

Stay updated with the ongoing nutrition activities in the Central Visayas by liking, sharing, and following the National Nutrition Council 7 official Facebook page for more nutrition updates. Saktong nutrisyon, alang sa tanan. // ND II James Aaron S. Perez, RND