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The participants MaMA. Theresita M Talavera, ProjectProject LeaderLeader and director, IHNF-CHE, UPLBUPLB and Ms The participantstogether togetherwith withProf. PROF. THERESA M. TALAVERA, and Director, IHNF-CHE, Zenaida T. Tondares Regional Nutrition Program Coordinator Region X and PNAO EstelitaRegion M. Madjos (in Black Suit) and MS. ZENAIDA T. TONDAREZ, Regional Nutrition Program Coordinator, X. of Bukidnon. PHOTO BY RONALD MASTAIL PHOTO BY RONALD MASTAIL By CHRISTINE H. CABIASA he National Nutrition Correspondent

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Council, Regional he National NuNutrition Council X, Institute of Human Nutrition Council trition and Food and the turne d over College of Human Ecology, P350 thousand as fiUniversity of the Philippines nancial for Los Bañosassistance in coordinathe with implementation tion the Province of Bukidnon off the of Levelkicked II potable first day of their week long water supply project Training of Trainers on the (Bawasa SysBasic CourseWater for Barangay tem) for Sitio PenNutrition Scholars on September 17, PhilBarangay town Hotel, dulonan, this city. Maliwanag, Poona According to Zenaida Piagapo, Lanao del Tondarez, Nutrition ProNorte on September gram Coordinator Region 24. X, this training is to core out people every municipality Theinwater system is an and barangay of Bukidnon identified priority project of that they will beofable to the municipality Poona capacitate Piagapo as themselves an outcometo of perform nutrition service the assessment made by the deliveries to guide fuIntegratedand Food Security ture Barangay Nutrition Phase Classification (IPC) Scholars (BNSs). “This is

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Team led by the Municipal the Municipality is about BNS are barangay-based of these children based on Planning and Development 42%,this falls within the volunteer workers who de- a reference table. Office of Poona Piagapo one 0-50% level, thus considered liver basic nutrition and In the 2011 Operation of four pilot municipalities famine or human catastrorelated health services, and Timbang results, Region X identified by Governor Kha- phe in which records also links communities with show that Protein-Energy lid Q. Dimaporo of Lanao show that local water cause nutrition and related ser- Malnutrition (PEM) is still del norte in year 2010 to be diseases in the barangay is vice providers. They are the most common nutritrained on IPC and initiate rampant. considered as the forerun- tional problem in Northern interventions for food inseBarangay Maliwanag ners in delivering nutrition Mindanao. In 2011, there are curity and related problem belongs to one of its waterand health services in the 35, 833 (6.25%) Preschool spotted through IPC analy- less communities and that barangays. They serve as key children who are undersis jointly water supdrivers in the advocacy for weight and 7,826 (1.36%) are conductply access community development severely underweight. There ed by the there is projects are 61,291 National minimal. especially (8.32%) Nutrition on nutriElemenCoun“This projtion related tary School cil and ect will enaspects. children the world able access The baand 14,775 Food Proto safe and rangay, as (7.23%) gram. potable the basic Secondary P e r water and political students IPC analyit will structure who have sis, Poona greatly and the Wa s t e d Piagapo help t he most flexB o d y water acmuniciible venue Ms. Zenaida T. Tondares deliver- Mass Incess as per pality for mass ing her welcome speech to the dex (BMI) record of participants since it’s participaw h i l e

one of their major probseverely underweight at lems”, Mrs ZenaidaTond3.02% followed by Misamis ares, Nutrition Program Occidental at 2.31% and Coordinator of NNC X said. Bukidnon at 1.17% (The Also, this project is seen North Min Nutrition Situto increase households’ acationer Calendar 2012). cess to safe and portable Also, based on the 7th water from 1.60% to 60%, National Nutrition Survey to reduce water-borne dis(NNS) conducted by the eases from 50% to 10% and Foods and Nutrition Realleviate the status of the search Institute (FNRI) of beneficiaries from poverty the Department of Science by providing them one of and Technology in 2008, the their basic needs which is prevalence of underweight water. stunting, under height and “Marami kasing nagwasting/thinness among kakasakit, kawawa naman children 0-60 months in yung mga bata natin doon, Region X is dominated by eto para maging ligtas sila Bukidnon at 24.2%, 43.7%, kailangan nila nang malinis 4.8% respectively. na tubig din”, Mangorsi With the participation Mamarinta, Municipal Planof the Institute of Human ning and development OfNutrition and College of ficer (MPDC) said. Human Ecology (CHE), As part of their call to UPLB, according to Prof. good nutrition, NNC has Ma. Theresa Talavera, Projentered into a memorandum ect Leader and Director, UPLB | page 9 they have been in conglom-

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