Cebu City – The municipality of Tubigon will be conferred the highest recognition given to Local Government Units that have consistently shown outstanding performance for nutrition improvement, the Nutrition Honor Award (NHA). The decision was handed after the National Evaluation Team met last 07 October 2013.

The Nutrition Honor Award is given to Consistent Regional Outstanding Winner in Nutrition (CROWN) awardees that have consistently shown outstanding performance for nutrition improvement. The award is given to the LGUs with consistent commitment for nutrition improvement and maintaining six years as awardee of the Green Banner leading up to the CROWN Awards.

Led by NNC’s Executive Director and A/Sec of Health Maria-Bernardita T. Flores, herself, the National Evaluation Team, with members Ms. Ellen Ruth F. Abella, NO IV of NSD-NNC, Ms. Ma. Anna Rita. M. Ramirez, Senior Research Specialist of FNRI-DOST and Mr. Clark Niel E. Apuntar, Planning Officer of Council for the Welfare of Children visited the municipality of Tubigon last 07 to 11 July 2013 and evaluated the municipality’s nutrition program. The barangays visited included the barangays of Cawayanan, Tanawan, Ginonokan, Bagong Banua and Potohan. The team did validation weighing of selected children included in the OPT 2012 masterlist, interview of the BNC Chair and members, review of records and interviews with the BNSs of the different barangays.