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Cagayan de Oro City: Aligning vision with action to good nutrition

Details: Category: Featured Articles; Published: 01 April 2022

1st Year CROWN Maintenance Awardee
Cagayan de Oro City
Aligning vision with action to good nutrition

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Dubbed as the country’s “whitewater rafting capital,” Cagayan De Oro City is the gateway to northern Mindanao and is known as the City of Golden Friendship because of the warm welcoming smiles and utmost hospitality of the locals. With a rich history that dates to the Spanish regime in the country, Cagayan de Oro is now a flourishing 1st class highly urbanized city and the capital of Misamis Oriental. It is geographically nestled between the central coastline of Macajalar Bay and the naturally rich plateaus and mountains of Bukidnon and Lanao del Norte.

NNC Bicol Support Women’s Month 2022 Celebration

Details: Category: Region 5; Published: 31 March 2022

NNC Bicol Support Womens Month 2022 Celebration In observance to the National Women's Month the National Nutrition Council Bicol honor women's vital contributions to nation-building by celebrating through Facebook livestreamed and Zoom platform on 18 March 2022. The theme "WE Make CHANGE Work for Women - Agenda ng Kababaihan, Tungo sa Kaunlaran" seeks to educate and engage women as pioneers and beneficiaries of government programs and services to effect "change." The webinar was attended by nutrition officials and nutrition volunteers from various LGUs in the region, as well as NGOs and other stakeholders.

Several empowered women, gender equality advocate and resource person were invited to speak at the webinar. Ms. Maria Cecilia A. Mangampo, Labor Employment Officer III of the Department of Labor and Employment (DOLE) Region V presented the "DOLE Integrated Livelihood and Emergency Employment Program (DILEEP)." According to Ms. Mangampo, emergency employment is a significant component of the government's response, particularly during this COVID-19 pandemic, and that DOLE’s program aims to contribute to poverty reduction and risk reduction among working poor, vulnerable, and marginalized workers. Next discussant is Ms. Lovely Joy G. Alvar, ADRA Project Manager "TOGETHER" that stands for "Uniting Towards Gender Equality for the Total Health and Rights of Women and Girls”. Ms. Alvar discusses "Sexual and Reproductive Health and Rights (SRHR)," in which she empowers women and girls and contributes to gender equality. Furthermore, she discusses how important it is for these individuals to understand the rights they should have as citizens. Other resource person invited is Ms. Beverly Ong Dycoco, Member of the Board of Directors of Bicol Center for Community Development, Inc. She presented the topic "Women on Health and Nutrition: The Role of Women in a Healthy Nation." Ms. Dycoco discusses the importance of having healthy women that will leads to a healthy family, community, and country.

The National Women's Month Celebration (NWMC) this year 2022 intends to celebrate women's and girls' accomplishments, assess gender equality measures, and predict activities that must be implemented to ensure growth in women's empowerment.

visit: https://pcw.gov.ph/2022-national-womens-month-celebration/

Watch full webinar here: https://www.facebook.com/NNCRegion5/videos/847745786625654

- MCHC, MCV, NNC RO V

Message from the President on the concluded 2021 National Nutrition Awarding Ceremony

Details: Category: Directors Corner; Published: 31 March 2022

PRRD Message

My warmest greetings to the National Nutrition Council as it holds its 2021 National Nutrition Awarding Ceremony.

I am one with you in honoring the outstanding Local Government Units (LGUs) and Local Nutrition Focal Points (LNFPs) who have contributed much to the effective and efficient implementation of our health and nutrition programs. Congratulations to both the National Nutrition Council and all the awardees for the successful partnership that resulted in the improved well-being of our people, especially of infants and young children.

EU-GIZ Scaling Up Nutrition (SUN) Support Appraisal Mission

Details: Category: Directors Corner; Published: 30 March 2022

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On 28 March 2022, the appraisal team from the European Union-German Agency for International Cooperation (EU-GIZ) met with Assistant Secretary and Executive Director Azucena M. Dayanghirang, the SUN Philippines Focal Point, South East Asia Lead Focal Point and SUN ExeCom Member, and the National Nutrition Council Secretariat management via teleconference to discuss their plan to support the implementation of Scaling Up Nutrition (SUN) 3.0. to step up efforts in fighting hunger and malnutrition, as well as provide technical assistance to SUN countries like the Philippines.