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Ews articleThe National Nutrition Council will pursue in 2015 the conduct of a series of capacity building activities for 30 selected municipalities of the country as part of NNC’s strategy to capacitate local government units.  The Early Warning System for Food and Nutrition Security is a component of the Philippine Food and Nutrition Surveillance System (PFNSS) that is intended to enable LGUs to take timely nutrition action through early detection of a worsening nutrition situation based on monitoring of nutrition and nutrition-related indicators.

The NNC, in collaboration with the Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations started the conduct of trainings for municipal and city level personnel on the Early Warning System for Food and Nutrition Security in the municipality of Botolan, in Zambales and in Panabo City, Davao del Norte in the 3rd quarter of 2014.  This was followed by consultative meetings and training for local teams in another 8 local government units as part of the initial   roll-out of the project in  2014.  Another 20 cities/municipalities will be prioritized for 2015, this time through the joint efforts of NNC and FAO with support from UNICEF.

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katumbas biyaya finalistThe National Nutrition Council’s radio drama series Katumbas ay Biyaya was once again nominated for Best Public Service Program radio category at the 36th Catholic Mass Media Awards (CMMA) on 29 October 2014 held at the GSIS Theater, Pasay City. Katumbas ay Biyaya was one of the six finalists chosen among 20 entries for the award category.

Now in its 9th season, Katumbas ay Biyaya is aired over DZRH 666 kHz AM every Saturday between 10:00 and 11:00 am. It is a 30-minute radio program featuring the dramatization of various nutrition and related concerns and then later discussed by a nutritionist-dietitian from the NNC. This is part of the NNC’s media campaign under the Promote Good Nutrition Program that aims to educate Filipinos to adopt positive nutrition behaviors. Past episodes are also aired nationwide in NNC’s 25 Nutriskwela community radio stations and in local radio stations by the NNC regional offices.

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nnac sen pimentelThe National Nutrition Council held its annual National Nutrition Awarding Ceremony at the Philippine International Convention Center on 21 October 2014. Senator Aquilino “Nene” Pimentel, Jr. was the Guest of Honor and Keynote Speaker. NNC Governing Board Chair Enrique T. Ona was represented by Health Undersecretary Nemesio T. Gako. Senator Pimentel together with USec. Gako and Assistant Secretary of Health and NNC Executive Director Maria-Bernardita T. Flores conferred the nutrition awards to 16 outstanding local government units (LGUs) for excellence in nutrition program management and the National Oustanding Barangay Nutrition Scholars. Awards conferred were the Consistent Regional Outstanding Winner in Nutrition (CROWN), CROWN Maintenance Award and the Nutrition Honor Award.

The 2013 outstanding local government units and Barangay Nutrition Scholars that were recognized for their outstanding achievements are as follows:

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nnc logo themeIn the recent call of Senator Grace Poe in her privilege speech at the Senate calling for an increase in the 2015 budget for children’s feeding program, the National Nutrition Council supports actions to address hunger and malnutrition especially among children.

While there has been some improvement in the nutrition situation of children in the country, the problem persists. Based on the 2013 national nutrition survey conducted by the Food and Nutrition Research Institute, 19.9% of children below 5 years old are underweight for their age; 7.9% are wasted or thin for their age and 30.3% are stunted or short for their age. Among children 5-10 years old, malnutrition continues with 29.1% are underweight, 29.9% are stunted and 8.6% are wasted.