TACLOBAN CITY - As a member of the Regional Population Executive Board, the National Nutrition council actively participated its first quarter meeting on May 19, 2022.

Part of the updates from the previous meeting, the Commission on Population in Region 8 has already forwarded Memorandum of Agreement to NNC Region 8 for its partnership agreement on the implementation of Responsible Parenthood and Family Planning (RPFP) activities/strategies.

This was raised Dr. Catalino P. Dotollo Jr., Regional Program Coordinator to include NNC in the conduct of RPFP in the workplace for the integration of Nutrition Programs in the region.

Furthermore, RPEB Chairperson Ms. Elnora R. Pulma asked the commitment of all concerned agencies to fully support the implementation of the Regional Population and Development Plan of Action (RPD-PoA) for FY 2022-2028 through a Resolution and to be endorsed to the Social Development Council.

Other highlights of the activity are the Mapping of Health Service Facilities and Special Protection Program for Teenage Mothers and their Children (SPPTMC).

Meanwhile, other agencies present during the activity are the National Economic Development Authority , Department of Agriculture, Department of Public Works and Highways, Department of Agrarian Reform, Philippine Information Agency, National Nutrition Council, Department of Social Welfare and Development, Department of Health, Department of Labor and Employment, Department of Education, and members from the academe; the University of the Philippines Visayas Tacloban City, and Leyte Normal University. #PNFP-ROB