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NNC logoThe NNC Technical Committee approved the theme for this year’s Nutrition Month celebration, “Kalamidad paghandaan: Gutom at malnutrisyon agapan!” on 26 March 2014 during the 2nd NNC TechCom meeting held at the Philippine Statistics Authority in Makati City. The theme stresses the importance of preparedness and prevention of hunger and malnutrition to minimize the impact of calamities and disasters. With the approval of the Nutrition Month theme, stakeholders especially local government units through the local nutrition committees are encouraged to plan for activities related to nutrition in emergency preparedness as these committees  are also the local nutrition clusters. 

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Twenty two (22) local government units (LGUs) and the 2012 National Outstanding Barangay Nutrition Scholar will be honored during the 2013 National Nutrition Awarding Ceremony on 5 November 2013 at the Philippine International Convention Center, Pasay City. NNC Governing Board Chair Enrique T. Ona will be the keynote speaker and will hand over the awards together with the NNC Executive Director Assistant Secretary of Health Maria-Bernardita T. Flores. 

LGUs will be conferred with the Consistent Regional Outstanding Winner in Nutrition or CROWN Award, CROWN Maintenance Award and the Nutrition Honor Award. These awards are presented to LGUs that have consistently shown excellent implementation of their local nutrition programs and reduction in the prevalence of undernutrition for three consecutive years for CROWN holders, and sustained this performance for the first and second year for the CROWN maintenance awardees. The Nutrition Honor Award, on the other hand, is awarded to an LGU that has increasingly improved further its outstanding performance and held the record in the region for six (6) consecutive years. This year’s National Outstanding Barangay Nutrition Scholar (NOBNS) will  be recognized for besting the more than 39,000 BNSs all over the country.

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ro armm deped madaris provides arabic transliterationAfter the successful launching of 39th Nutrition Month Celebration on July 3,2013 at ORG Compound, Cotabato City that are participated by the members of Regional Nutrition Committee-ARMM. Secretary Kadil M. Sinolinding Jr.,MD,DPBO praised the importance of each statement of the Pledge and advised his NNC-ARMM staff to seek help to Director Ustadz Nafee Sur from Dep Ed Madaris-ARMM to look upon the Hadith or Sunnah (practice) of the Prophet s.a.w and from the verses of the Holy Qu’ran the Arabic transliteration of each statement of the Pledge. NNC-ARMM made a consultation with the Hayatul Ulama (organization of Arabic Scholars), Noorusalaam (light of peace) and Cotabato Daawah(Advocacy) Center to make comments, modifications to the transliterated and finally the group approved the transliteration on September 26, 2013.

 

PLEDGE TO END HUNGER AND MALNUTRITION

I WILL HELP END HUNGER AND MALNUTRITION:

üI will promote breastfeeding and correct complementary feeding practices of infants and young children.

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Allah ?????? ? ????? (Glory be to Him the Exalted)   said: “The mothers shall give suck to their children for two whole years, (that is) for those (parents) who desire to complete the term of suckling.   (Surah 2. Al-Baqarah, v:233)

üI will encourage families to have home and community vegetable gardens and raise small animals.

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The Prophet ??? ???? ???? ? ???     (Blessings and Peace be upon him) said, 'Every single Muslim that cultivates or plants anything of which humans, animals or birds may eat from is counted as charity towards them on his behalf.’

[Kanz al-`Ummal, no. 9051]

üI will not waste food especially rice. I will buy and eat only what I need.

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  1. Allah (Glory be to Him the Exalted) said: “...and eat and drink but waste not by extravagance, certainly He (Allah) likes not almusrifUn (those who waste by extravagance).”

(Surah 7 al-a’raf, v: 31)

üI will share my food with the hungry.

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The Messenger of Allah ??? ???? ???? ? ???     (Blessings and Peace be upon him) said: He is not a Muslim one who is satisfied (his belly) while his neighbor beside him is hungry.

(Al-Baihaqi, no.466)

üI will spread correct information about nutrition and hunger.

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The Prophet ??? ???? ???? ? ???     (Blessings and Peace be upon him) says: No man fills a pot worse than his stomach. For a person a few mouthfuls are sufficient to keep his back straight. But if he wants to fill his stomach then he should divide his stomach into three parts: He should fill one third of the belly with food, another third with drink and leave one third empty for easy breathing. (Al-tirmizi, no: 2554)

üI will participate in nutrition programs of my community.

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Allah  ?????? ? ????? (Glory be to Him the Exalted) said: ...Help you one another in Al-birr and Al-taqwa (virtue, righteousness and piety);

(Surah 5, Al-ma’idah 2)