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Cotabato City. Thirteen (13) Barangay Nutrition Scholar recruits successfully completed the training in the picturesque coastal town of Datu Blah Sinsuat in Maguindanao. This is the response of the local government to the alarming cases of malnutrition brought by poverty, inadequate health and nutrition education, and poor access to potable water and environmental sanitation. Mayor Marshal I. Sinsuat expects significant change in the picture of nutrition in his town by designating Vice-Mayor Raida Tomawis-Sinsuat as the Municipal Nutrition Action officer.
Intensive 5-day Training on Basic Course for Barangay Nutrition Scholars concluded on October 16, 2020. Mentors of the event include Nutrition Officer III Hannah Farinah M. Lidasan, Nutritionist-Dietitian Deployment Program Ms. Jacqueline E. Gurtiza, RND, Mr. Michael V. Enerlan, RND and Ms. Chris Ann G. Pangol, RND. Part of the benefit package of the BNS recruits are Philhealth membership, job order work contract acknowledged by the Local Government Unit, and possible scholarship grant.
Graduation ceremony was highlighted by the signing of appointments and the distribution of gift packs provided by the LGU. Dr. Kadil M. Sinolinding Jr., DPBO, the Regional Nutrition Program Coordinator for BARMM stressed the important role of the BNS to the people of Datu Blah Sinsuat. “Without you, it will be a long and uncertain struggle for the malnourished children of this beautiful town”. Let us all play our roles and be part of the solution,” he said.
Padayon lang NNC-BARMM!
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Datu Salibo, Maguindanao. With National Nutrition Council-BARMM conducting the Training on Basic Course for Barangay Nutrition Scholars for Datu Salibo, the 6th Class Municipality embraced the concept of empowering the community against malnutrition. Popular for its unending security unrest involving various armed groups that constantly displaces its population, this resulted to social service deprivation, health deterioration including malnutrition, education issues, and economic slump that caused widespread poverty among the residents.
During the training, it was known that most of the recruits served as Barangay Health Workers with meager allowance. Asserting what is best for the BNS recruits presented by the Nutrition Officer III Hannah Farinah M. Lidasan before Mayor Solaiman Sandigan, PhD, with the concurrence of Executive Secretary Unson Dumagui, all recruits are now be part of the Job Order Human Resource with a 3,000 pesos monthly stipend. A big difference indeed for the Barangay Nutrition Scholars.
October 9, 2020, 17 BNS successfully completed the training for the 17 Barangays of the Municipality. Oath of Office followed the distribution of Certificates that made them officially part of the Datu Salibo Nutrition Committee. Salute to the initiative of the Honorable Mayor Sandigan and the entire LGU of Datu Salibo. Mabuhay po Kayo!Datu Salibo, Maguindanao. With National Nutrition Council-BARMM conducting the Training on Basic Course for Barangay Nutrition Scholars for Datu Salibo, the 6th Class Municipality embraced the concept of empowering the community against malnutrition. Popular for its unending security unrest involving various armed groups that constantly displaces its population, this resulted to social service deprivation, health deterioration including malnutrition, education issues, and economic slump that caused widespread poverty among the residents.
During the training, it was known that most of the recruits served as Barangay Health Workers with meager allowance. Asserting what is best for the BNS recruits presented by the Nutrition Officer III Hannah Farinah M. Lidasan before Mayor Solaiman Sandigan, PhD, with the concurrence of Executive Secretary Unson Dumagui, all recruits are now be part of the Job Order Human Resource with a 3,000 pesos monthly stipend. A big difference indeed for the Barangay Nutrition Scholars.
October 9, 2020, 17 BNS successfully completed the training for the 17 Barangays of the Municipality. Oath of Office followed the distribution of Certificates that made them officially part of the Datu Salibo Nutrition Committee. Salute to the initiative of the Honorable Mayor Sandigan and the entire LGU of Datu Salibo. Mabuhay po Kayo!
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July 1, 2020. The Bangsamoro Nutrition Committee launch’s the 46th Nutrition Month celebration through live simulcast over the five (5) RMN radio stations in Cotabato City over DXMY AM, Koronadal City over DXXR AM, Iligan City over DXIC AM, Zamboanga City over DXRZ AM and Pagadian City over DXDR AM to reach the 5 provinces and 2 cities of Bangsamoro Autonomous Region in Muslim Mindanao.
BARMM Interim Chief Minister Ahod Balawag Ebrahim lead the celebration through wearing the 2020 Nutrition Month T-shirt and hanging of streamers. And below his message as the Chairperson of BARMM Nutrition Committee:
“’Assalamu Alaykum Warahmatullahi Wabarakatuhu! (All Peace be with you all!)
Ngayung buwan ng Hulyo 2020, sa kabila ng pananalasa ng COVID 19 crisis, ang Bangsamoro Government ay patuloy nagpapatupad ng mga programa at mga polisya para mapaganda ang buhay ng ordinaryong mamamayan ng Bangsamoro lalong lalo na sa usaping Nutrisyon at Kalusugan. Base sa National Nutrition Survey result ng 2015, halos kalahati ng mga bata (45.2%) sa BARMM na nasa dalawang taon gulang ay kulang sa tangkad, na kung tawagin ay Bansot (Stunting). Ang pagkabansot ng bata ay dahil sa kakulangan ng sapat at dapat na pagkain at sustansya mula na sila ay ibinuntis hanggang sila ay umabot ng dalawang taong gulang. Kasama dito ang pagpaunlad ng Nutritional Status ng ating rehiyon na patuloy nating tinutugunan kasama ang buong ahensya at LGU ng BARMM na nakasaad sa Regional Nutrition Action Plan for Nutrition. Sa araw na ito ako’y nagagalak sa pagkakataon na magkakasama tayo sa selebrasyon ng 46th Nutrition Month. Ito ay maririnig sa limang probinsya ng BARMM. Binabati ko ang lahat ng HAPPY NUTRITION MONTH. Sa ating tema na “Batang Pinoy, SANA TALL…Iwas Stunting, SAMA ALL! Iwas ALL din sa COVID-19!” Magsama-sama tayo para tuldukan ang malnutrisyon. Isaisip natin na ang tamang nutrisyon ang susi para sa mas malusog na mga mamamayang Moro. Makiisa, Makialam, Makipagtulungan. Ang bawat isa ay mahalaga sa ating bansa. Malusog na batang Moro, para sa matatag na bayang Pilipino.
Maraming Salamat po! Wasallamu Alaykum Warahmatullahi Wabarakutuhu!”
Read more: BARMM Launch’s 46th Nutrition Month Live in 5 RMN Radio Stations
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October 16, 2020. Cotabato City. The National Nutrition Council of the Bangsamoro Autonomous Region in Muslim Mindanao started the airing “The 10 Kumainments” Nutrition School on-the-Air (NSOA) Module on September 4, 2020 over RMN DXMY 729 Cotabato City, every Tuesday and Friday from 9:00 AM to 10:00 AM. The radio broadcast covers a wide area of central and western Mindanao region. With these, nutrition lectures are disseminated for the benefit of listeners from different tribes and dialects over the airwaves. Health and Nutrition are thoroughly discussed promoting the importance of prevention in the context of primary Health Care and Basic Nutrition of the Bangsamoro people amidst the COVID-19 pandemic
The host of the first episode is the Regional Nutrition Program Coordinator, Dr. Kadil M. Sinolinding Jr., DPBO., popularly known as “Doc Jojo” to his listeners. A respected lecturer, he encouraged the students on air to actively participate while teaching on the importance of basic nutrition and its implication to our health. RNPC Sinolinding Jr. stressed that the current situation where mobility is limited, this method of learning offers an advantage and opportunity to many people in general --- learning in the comfort of their own homes. Consisting of 12 modules, the lecture content was further simplified using our local dialects and consistent with the Nutritional Guidelines for Muslim Filipinos.
Like a regular classroom session, quizzes are given, recorded, and assessed per episode to evaluate the learning progress of our NSOA students. After completing all sessions, a simple virtual graduation rite follows. Exemplary students shall be given recognition as the “Kumainment Honor” Students.
Fondly saying with gusto while we share and learn, “Padayon lang NNC-BARMM”!
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The National Nutrition Council initiated a courtesy call to the newly appointed Minister of Health Dr. Saffrullah M. Dipatuan on March 20, 2019 at Ministry of Health Training Center, Bangsamoro Complex Compound, Cotabato City. The NNC Internal Management Committee is lead by Deputy Executive Director Dr. Azucena M. Dayanghirang, together with Administrative Division Chief Ms. Chona Fernandez, NPPD Chief Ms. Maria Lourdes A Vega, NIED Chief Ms. Jovita B. Raval, NSD Chief Ms. Hygeia Ceres B. Gawe, Finance Division Chief Ms. Rossana S. Quillope and Region XII Nutriiton Program Coordinator Ms. Arceli Latonio.
During the event, Ms Jovita B. Raval includes in her presentation the overview of NNC and organization of NNC-BARMM and explains that the NNC mandates were derived from the PD 491, EO 234 and AO 88. Also, the key information’s on the national and regional nutritional situation, the Philippine Plan of Action for Nutrition 2017-2022, as well as expressing NNC support to the nutrition action to the previous Autonomous Region in Muslim Mindanao and would continue do so to the new administration.
When DED Dr. Dayanghirang welcomes and expresses her appreciation for the presence of the Minister of Health Dr. Dipatuan, she adds that the “NNC recommends and proposes the possibility of creating NNC Regional Office within the Bangsamoro Autonomous Region in Muslim Mindanao (BARMM) structure that has an Executive Order to ensure its function. In fact, the support of NNC Central Office is not enough to battle the massive indices in BARMM. Thus, long-term regional investment is needed”.
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Cotabato City. Barangay Nutrition Scholar Trainings went on full throttle amidst COVID-19 scare among residents of Maguindanao. Without compromising the safety of participants, minimal health protocols are strictly observed among the recruits and facilitators. With the very hectic schedules, Datu Anggal Midtimbang Municipality got the first slot on August 23-27, followed by Sultan Mastura Municipality on September 7-11, and a week after on September 15-18 in Ampatuan Municipality, and finally on September 21-25 in Parang Municipality.
How does the NNC-BARMM managed to accomplish such workload considering the 7 man team loaded with other responsibilities aside from the trainings and the conduct of orientations? It is the multitasking, peer support and distribution of workload among our staff, the Provincial Nutrition Action Officer, and the NDDPs of the province that made this possible. Saying in jest "in Nutrition, we love to work under pressure!: laments Maam Hannah and Dr. Maleja. With the full support of the Regional Nutrition Program Coordinator Dr. Sinolinding Jr., NNC-BARMM with the Provincial Nutrition Committee aims to address the manpower problem by recruiting and capacitating more BNS in many areas of BARMM.
Padayon lang BARMM!
