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Cotabato City. "Doc ano ba to?" is the first of it's kind featuring on- line and on- text consultation on various diseases affecting the listeners. It also provides update on the latest news about COVID 19 either locally and nationwide. For months now, the focus of discussion pertains to malnutrition and it's ill effects to infants and children amidst the landemic, in addition to kther topics related to maternal and child care. Anchored by Dr. Kadil M. Sinolinding Jr., DPBO, NNC Regional Nutrition Program Coodinator, and Radyoman Michael Suan, it is aired daily from 8:00 AM - 9: 00 AM, Monday to Friday.

The segment aims to augment IATF information drive, health updates on various common diseases in BARMM thru tele-consultations by way of SMS, FB live platform, and phone calls.  Nutrition information and campaign is regularly emphasized. Recently, NPC Sinolinding shared the new PPAN project to mitigate hunger and malnutrition called Tutok Kainan Dietary Supplementation Program. As said, "Lahat kasali, Lahat kasalo" encourages the active participation and involvement of the LGU through their local Nutrition Committee and interventions.

28 municipalities of four provinces under BARMM were targeted in the Phase 3 of Tutok Kainan Program. Halina, salo-salo na tayo.

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Cotabato City. The Ministry of Environment, Natural Resources and Energy (MENRE) launched the Kayod ka Bangsamoro or ‘KKB’ last April 21, 2020, which was created during the growing impact of the COVID-19 pandemic on the availability and supply of food. The KKB is a livelihood component of the Integrated Bangsamoro Greening Program (IBGP). BARMM Senior Minister and concurrent MENRE Minister Abdulraof A. Macacua, supported the program with the issuance of memorandum on massive food production on forest areas suitable for vegetable gardening and short-term cash crop production.


The Integrated Bangsamoro Greening Program aims to ensure a self-reliant and food-secure region through ‘Kayod ka Bangsamoro’. It encourages massive food production activities such as short-term cash crop and vegetable gardening, small-scale orchard or fruit-bearing trees establishment, and forage planting for livestock. And MENRE encourages establishing ‘survival gardens’ in the backyards of their homes to supplement their family’s source of food. This intervention intends to augment food production and secure good nutrition of every Moro family amidst the pandemic in line with the call of the national government through National Nutrition Council and the Task Force Zero Hunger Tutok Kainan.

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10 THINGS YOU OUGHT TO KNOW ABOUT TUTOK KAINAN DIETARY SUPPLEMENTATION PROGRAM in BicolStunting has been a global burden and the Philippines ranked 9th in this crisis and ranked 2nd for the shortest in the ASEAN Region based on the 2014 Comparative Heights in ASEAN Countries. The First 1000 days intervention, dubbed Early Childcare and Development programs, has been the scientifically proven program to address this problem. Various national government agencies, NGOs, and other groups have been taking part in this endeavor over the years. One substantial step is the ratification of RA 11148 also known as The Kalusugan at Nutrisyon ng Mag Nanay Act in 2018. Some of the provisions stipulated in this law are to provide mothers the standard pre-and post-natal care, reduce low birth weight children, promote breastfeeding, and enjoin local government units to adopt and allocate budget for this cause.

Among other provisions of this law, the national dietary supplementation program which is an intervention providing additional calories to pregnant women in the 3rd trimester was identified and has proven to decrease low birth weight and thereby stunting among children. Bicol, as one priority regions of the Human Development and Poverty Reduction Cluster, is a recipient of this intervention. Scroll down and find out more.

1) Originally, Camarines Sur is the only province in Bicol to be provided with Tutok Kainan: Dietary Supplementation Program for 6,350 pregnant women. This is a 90-day well-monitored feeding and nutrition education program for pregnant women who are nutritionally at risk in their 1st and 2nd trimester and all pregnant women in their 3rd trimester

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Cotabato City. The Bangsamoro Nutrition Committee conducts its 2nd quarterly meeting on June 2, 2021 held at MAFAR Conference Hall, Bangsamoro Government Center, Cotabato City. The main agenda is the presentation of key partners on the First Quarter Accomplishment Reports on RPAN's Nutrition Specific Programs and Nutrition Sensitive Programs.

The Regional Plan of Action for Nutrition 2020-2022 was launched on February 26, 2021. The reports of key ministries on the 9-nutrition specific and 17 nutrition specific interventions are important in ensuring the integrated RPAN implementation.  The BARMM Regional Nutrition Committee (RNC) discussed the gaps and challenges and decide on the emerging issues and problems within the projects of RPAN. A special meeting shall be called on June 17, 2021.