The Department of Health (DOH) inked a landmark agreement with United Nations agencies UNICEF, the United Nations Office for Project Services (UNOPS), and the World Bank on Monday, Nov. 13, formalizing a powerful partnership to tackle the issue of malnutrition in the Philippines. Photo by Zekinah...
The Antipolo City local government on Tuesday, Aug. 6, announced the city's latest achievement bagging the highest recognition in the 2023 Calabarzon Regional Nutrition Awarding Ceremony (RNAC) for its outstanding nutrition program implementation of the National Nutrition Council's (NNC) Philippine...
Recognizing the link between proper nutrition and school performance among learners, the Department of Education (DepEd) is planning to expand the school-based feeding program for the entire school year. (DepEd / MB VISUAL CONTENT GROUP) “This is very important because aside from giving proper...
1-Pacman Party-list Rep. Mikee Romero (Facebook) The 1-Pacman Party-list Rep. Mikee Romero-led House Committee on Poverty Alleviation will launch a summit on child malnutrition and stunting on Monday, July 24, the same day of the opening of the second regular session. “We want to address these...
Poorer local government units (lgus) have a higher number of stunted children, said Department of Health Public Health Services Team Assistant Secretary Beverly Lorraine Ho at the "1st 1000 Days National Summit" held on Saturday, May 27 in Manila. (Photo courtesy of Jansen Romero | Manila Bulletin...
Collaboration among government and non-government organizations (NGO) is key to combating malnutrition in the country, said Department of Social Welfare and Development (DSWD) Assistant Secretary Irene Bungay-Dumlao on Saturday, May 27, during the national malnutrition summit held in Manila....
A summit meeting to jumpstart a country-wide intervention program for malnourished Filipino children in the first 1,000 days of their lives will be held on Saturday, May 27 at the Manila Hotel Tent City. (Photo courtesy of Jansen Romero | Manila Bulletin ) It will be attended by the Department of...
Filipino infants and young children still continue to be subjected to poor feeding practices, the 2021 Expanded National Nutrition Survey (ENNS)of the Department of Science and Technology’s Food and Nutrition Research Institute (DOST-FNRI) revealed. The survey indicated that six out of 10 infants...
The Pasig City local government and the Department of Health (DOH) launched on Monday, May 8, the "Karinderya Para sa Healthy Pilipinas" program aimed at mitigating malnutrition among children and promote health and wellness among pregnant women and lactating mothers. Spearheaded by the Pasig City...
The Presidential Communications Office (PCO) has assured the public that ensuring food security in the country and improving the agriculture sector are still top priority programs of the Marcos administration. *Pixabay* The PCO made this statement as the country observes Filipino Food Month this...
President Ferdinand "Bongbong" Marcos Jr. stressed the need to resolve the country's nutritional problems, saying it is critical in achieving socioeconomic development. Marcos underscored at the the national launch of the Philippine Multi-sectoral Nutrition Project (PMNP) at the Manila Hotel on...
Ending malnutrition in the country is among the lofty goal of House Bill (HB) No.7586, or the proposed “Nutrition Act of 2023”. Filed by AGRI Party-list Rep. Wilbert T. Lee, the measure espouses the creation of a 10-year Philippine Plan of Action for Nutrition (PPAN) by the proposed National...
