15 May 2012 – 28 LGUs from the 2010 Top 100 areas with the highest prevalence of underweight preschoolers graduate from the said list in 2011. Graduating from the list are municipalities from the provinces of Albay, Camarines Sur, Masbate, Sorsogon, Leyte, Northern Samar, Samar, Quezon, Marinduque, Oriental Mindoro and Palawan. However, joining the 2011 list of Top 100 are other municipalities from the same provinces.
National Nutrition Council’s media programs, Radyo mo sa Nutrisyon, Katumbas ay Biyaya and Why Not? garnered awards and recognition from award-giving bodies for public service and public education in providing correct, current and relevant information to help people address hunger and malnutrition. The said programs are part of NNC’s multimedia campaign to promote good nutrition to the public.
“Why Not?”- the TV nutrition program of NNC with partner ABS-CBN Foundation which aired on ABS-CBN Channel 2 at 7:50 am every Saturday received the Anak TV Seal Award for 2011, as reported earlier here. On 18 April 2012, Why Not? was recognized as “Child-Friendly TV Program” by the Department of Education, the National Council for Children’s Television (NCCT) and the Movie and Television Review and Classification Board (MTRCB) as a certified children’s program for television and, was screened by Anak TV as child-friendly and pro-Filipino program.
NNC is gearing up for Phase 2 of Why Not? towards the end of the year.
Health Secretary Enrique T. Ona recently designated Director Ariel I. Valencia as the NNC-OIC-Regional Nutrition Program Coordinator for NNC-CARAGA. Dir. Valencia takes the place of Dr. Leonita Gorgolon as OIC-NPC who was assigned to the Center for Health Development for Central Luzon. Dir. Valencia, who is the new Director of CHD-CARAGA previously occupied the same post in CHD-Western Visayas.
On 2 May 2012, the NNC Management formally welcomed Director Valencia to the NNC Family. Director Valencia received an orientation on the NNC operations as well as the issues confronting the NNC-CARAGA office. Among the concerns that Dir. Valencia will address is the strengthening of the Regional Nutrition Committee, implementation of the Promote Good Nutrition program in CARAGA and in ensuring that the NNC-CARAGA is able to provide technical assistance to the provinces and cities in CARAGA. CARAGA is one of the regions in the country with high prevalence of malnutrition.
13 April 2012 --The National Nutrition Council (NNC) Region 2 launched the “Batang Radyo sa Nutrisyon” program at DWSI 864, Sonshine Radio, Santiago City, The program is aimed to enhance school children’s skills in broadcasting towards the promotion of good nutrition.
Nutrition Program Coordinator Rhodora Maestre said the program is the first and a most unique advocacy tool of the council in the country, educating the public on good nutrition, through the children's voices.
“This is the first launching done in Santiago City in partnership with the city nutrition committee aired over DWSI-Sonshine Radio every Wednesdays and Fridays,” Maestre stated.
Over 20 school children, aged 6 to 12, were selected from different elementary schools in Santiago City and divided into three; they will take alternate schedules in going on-air. Each team is composed of an anchor, co-anchor, and five reporters. The "Batang Radyo" in this city is aired twice a week for this summer season but on school days, the program will be aired once a week.
31 March 2012 - The National Nutrition Council XI (NNC XI) Officers and Staff together with the officers of The Federation of Barangay Nutrition Scholars (BNS) Association of Region XI, Inc. or otherwise known as BNS Onse, joined and supported the 5th Earth Hour Celebration at Magsaysay Park, Davao City, with the theme “My 1 Thing” which is also in line with the global campaign “I Will If You Will”. This environmental advocacy activity, spearheaded by the Davao City Chamber of Commerce and Industry, Inc. highlighted the celebration with the releasing of Sky Lanterns. The activity hopes to increase awareness on the importance of addressing environmental issues and concerns, and that somehow, each one may be able to contribute in saving our only planet.
Earlier on the same day, an advocacy conference meeting was held at The Pinnacle Hotel and Suites. Important events and activities were discussed and agreed during the conference meeting which would not only promote the advocacies of Barangay Nutrition Scholars of the region but also the advocacies of NNC.
The following day, the group attended the Eucharistic Celebration at Sta. Ana Parish. The activity aimed to inspire and motivate the BNS Onse officers through the Gospel and the Homily. Everybody appreciated the experience of celebrating Palm Sunday together and participating in the blessing of the palms.
23 April 2012, Plaza Sugbu, Cebu City – Ms. Regina Mercedes Lingaolingao’s Mixed Vegetable Omelet got the judges’ nod and won the coveted first prize during the Regional Vegetable Recipe Development Contest cook-off dubbed “NUTRI-CHEF CHALLENGE” organized by NNC 7, MIND7 and Cebu City Nutrition Committee. With a score of 91.6%, the winning recipe of squash, carrots, chayote, malungay and egg bested all the other seven finalists. She took home Php10,000.00 cash prize and gift packs.
The winning recipe was adjudged based on: palatibilty (25%), use of nutritious ingredients (25%), originality (20%), visual appeal (15%), and ease of preparation (15%). The board of judges was composed of Ms. Josie F. Elli, Senior Science Research Specialist of DOST 7 who was also the chairperson, Ms. Trinidad R. Sumalinog, RND, Canteen Concessioner & food entrepreneur, and Mr. Marlou Almasco, Sous Chef from Golden Prince Hotel.
29 March 2012 - Batanes Province; Lal-lo, Cagayan; Santiago City in Isabela; Ifugao Province; Bulacan Province; Pagsanjan, Laguna; Sta. Rosa City; Numancia, Aklan; Tubigon, Bohol; Maasin City; Opol, Misamis Oriental; Ozamiz City; Zamboanga Sibugay Province; Kabasalan, Zamboanga Sibugay; South Cotabato Province; Tagum City; and Kidapawan City are this year’s 17 LGUs vying for various national nutrition awards.
An orientation meeting of the interagency national nutrition evaluation team members was held at NNC on 07 March chaired by Assistant Secretary and NNC Executive Director Maria-Bernardita T. Flores, indicating the start of the search and recognition of outstanding LGU nutrition programs for 2011.
The first interagency national nutrition evaluation team composed of representatives from DA-Planning Service, UP Los Baños College of Human Ecology-Institute of Human Nutrition and Food, and DOH-National Nutrition Council was fielded on 20-23 March in the Municipality of Numancia, Aklan, a contender for the 2nd Year CROWN Maintenance Award. The validation visits are expected to be completed in June. Aside from Numancia, Aklan, 7 LGUs are vying for the 1st Year CROWN Maintenance Award, 7 LGUs for the 2nd Year CROWN Maintenance Award and 3 LGUs for the Nutrition Honor Award.
The awards will be conferred during the National Nutrition Awarding Ceremony in October 2012 in Manila.
21-23 February 2012 -- The National Nutrition Council Region IV-B joined the Department of Social Welfare and Development (DSWD) Field Office IV-B in the conduct of a Mid-term Review on the Supplementary Feeding Program (MTR-SFP) in Day Care Centers for Occidental Mindoro Cluster which was held at Bayview Park Hotel, Manila.
The MTR-SFP was participated in by Municipal Social Welfare and Development Officers (MSWDOs), Municipal Nutrition Action Officers (MNAOs), Municipal Accountants, Provincial Social Welfare and Development Officer (PSWDO), Municipal Accountants and representatives from the Provincial Nutrition Office.
