Region VII

Details: Category: Region 7; Published: 30 April 2013

NO I Soluta and AA VI Limocon counseling DOH personel Cebu City- Walking their talk, the Department of Health Region 7 officials and employees shape up to become the epitome of healthy lifestyle and good nutrition in the Bellyliscious or the Biggest Loser activity. This is a series of activities designed for those at-risk for non-communicable diseases (NCD) such as hypertension, cardiovascular diseases and diet-related cancers.

Details: Category: Region 7; Published: 18 March 2011

2010 Year End Evaluation and 2011 Planning Session

The National Nutrition Council Region VII had their 2010 Year End Evaluation and 2011 Planning Session on January 20 - 21 2011 at Genesis Valley, Consolacion, Cebu.

The 2 day activity took stock of what had been achieved in the past year, what were the limitations, what needs to be done to surpass the previous performance. Thrusts, priorities, activities and indicative schedules for 2011 were also laid out. The NNC Secretariat along with the Regional BNS Federation Officers, Ms. Enecita Rosaldo, Ms. Evangeline Villarta and Ms. Lucia Arellano pose for posterity.

Details: Category: Region 7; Published: 15 October 2012

“I don’t tell my department heads what to do. I believe in their capacity to be able to do their job well and put the interest of the people first. As the governor, I will support their plans,” said Governor Roel G. Degamo during the Negros Oriental Media Caravan held at the Governor’s Office last October 5, 2012.

Getting nutrition on the road, the National Nutrition Council Region VII led by NPC Parolita A. Mission and members of the press visited the local government unit of Negros Oriental soliciting commitments from the local chief executive to support the nutrition program specifically to designate at least one BNS per barangay, support them with training and tools (weighing scale and height boards) to further reduce the prevalence of malnourished children in the province. NPC Mission emphasized that even if Negros Oriental had reduced its prevalence rate from 8% in 2011 to 7.3% in 2012 based on the Operation Timbang results, the province is still the highest among the four provinces in the region. A critical point was for local government units to pledge in the allocation of specially dedicated budgets for nutrition program.

Provincial Nutrition Action Officer Dr. Edgardo S. Barredo and members of the Provincial Nutrition Committee, DNPC Grace B. Roman and other nutritionists were at hand to present the media.

Dovetailing the meeting with Governor Degamo was forum with the Municipal Nutrition Committee of Zamboanguita, led by Mayor Kit Marc Adanza.

Among those who joined the caravan were officers of MIND 7, President Jun P. Tagalog, VP for TV Yolanda A. Gendrauli, VP for IOs Marie Mignon A. Nillama, Auditor Daday Melgar along with members Ms. Phoebe Jen Indino and Ms. Cheryl Baldicantos of Manila Bulletin, Mr. Jaysee John Pingkian of CBSi and Ms. Nicole Saquin of John Cioncon Creative Agency.

Media from Dumaguete City were also present namely: Titus Cerina of CATV6 Tanjay and Magic FM; Maricar Aranas of CATV6, PNA and VDS; Choy Gallarde of Sky Cable; Edmund Sestoso of DYGB – FB and Jufill Mira DYWC.

In the municipality of Zamboanguita, the group also visited the Buntis (Maternity) Lodge, where expectant mothers from high land barangays can stay days before they expected date of delivery and the Nutriskwela Community Radio Station Radyo Kaigsoonan 98.5 RK where the technical inputs were given by the group specially those working on radio media.

Other areas visited were the Dairy Farmers’ Association of Dumaguete City Milk Processing Plant in Dumageute City and the Organic Farm of Mr. Danny Darong in Valencia, Negros Oriental.// DFB

Details: Category: Region 7; Published: 15 October 2012

“So who does most of the house work?” One father asked his friend. His friend replied, “Well since my wife is out of the house most of the time. I do most of them”. With a questioning look, he replied,” That’s just unnatural. Women are supposed to do the house chores”.

It is this mentality that Gender Sensitivity orientation aims to address. In its advocacy for gender sensitivity, the National Nutrition Council 7 held a Gender Sensitivity Session during the 3rd Regional Nutrition Management Conference held on September 12, 2012. The session meant to equip the Nutrition Action Officers and Nutrition Program Coordinators with gender issues to their action plans.

Details: Category: Region 7; Published: 14 May 2013

RBAT 7 members at meeting Cebu City – ASIN LAW has drawn more stakeholder support even after nutrition surveys showed that iodine levels among Filipinos have improved.

Among the stakeholders who pledged support are the DOH, DOST, DTI, DA, NEDA, POPCOM, DSWD, DOLE, NCP, DOH – Food and Drug Administration, DENR – Environmental Management Bureau, Bureau of Customs, Phil. Ports Authority, PNP-Police Regional Office 7, DTI -Bureau of Investments and DOF - Cooperative Development Authority), Salt Industries Players (Artemis Salt Corporation, Salinas Foods, Inc., Geltech Hayco and Arvin International Marketing), Non-Government Organizations (Phil. Association of Nutrition, Nutritionist-Dietitians Association of the Phil. and Nutrition Center of the Philippines), and the Academe (University of San Carlos-Home Technology Department).

Details: Category: Region 7; Published: 14 May 2013

Pantawid Pamilya Banner Cebu City – The National Nutrition Council Region VII urged families especially beneficiaries of Pantawid Pamilya program to grow kitchen gardens in their homes.

The growing of home kitchen gardens was agreed during the recently concluded Regional Advisory Council meeting held at the DSWD 7 Conference Room, Cebu City. Dr. Parolita A. Mission, Nutrition Program Coordinator of the National Nutrition Council 7 made the proposal as a transition for the phase out of the Pantawid Pamilya program. ARD Nemia Antipala of DSWD 7 said that “this is one of the life skills that these families ought to have especially those in the Phase 1 which will have the government support until December 2013”.

Kitchen garden is a form of home garden where families grow small plots of vegetables to provide fresh produce for their own consumption. Kitchen gardens also improve users' health through increased fresh vegetable consumption, providing a venue for exercise and opportunity for family bonding. The technology will be taught by the city/municipal agriculturist during family development sessions and monitored by the city/municipal links.