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Volume III, No. 109
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Mayor Ken T. Uyguangco (third from right) of the municipality of Medina, Misamis Oriental receives a certificate of recognition. Medina is a finalist for regional green banner award and barangay San Roque is a barangay green banner awardee. Barangay San Isidro and Tambagan, The 2013 Regional Green Banner awardee goes to barangay San Jose, Libona town in Bukidnon. Medina were finalists also for barangay green banner award.
On promotion of good nutrition practices
NNC-10 awards outstanding LGUs T
he National Nutrition Council region 10 has awarded various local government units that promote good nutrition and advocate good practices in their respective communities during the Regional Awarding Ceremony yesterday, September 30 at N Hotel, this city. 29 barangays from the provinces of Bukidnon, Camiguin, Misamis Oriental and from the city of Cagayan de Oro received green banner; for the provincial level, Misamis Oriental and Bukidnon and for the regional level, the city of Gingoog and the municipality of Maramag. Barangay awardees are barangays Balaoro, Baroy and Mabuhay, Kadingilan, Bukidnon; barangays Kili-og, Laturan and San Jose, Libona, Bukidnon; barangays Colambugon, La Roxas and Danggawan, Maramag, Bukidnon; barangay Butay, Guinsiliban, Camiguin; barangay Lapad, Laguindingan; San Roque, Medina; Kalamkam and Puting Balas, Talisayan, Misamis Ori-
Text by CHRISTINE H. CABIASA, Lifestyle Editor Photo by MARK D. FRANCISCO, Assistant Lifestyle Editor
ental; barangay 11, Cagayan de Oro City; barangays 12, Bal-ason, Capitulangan, Mimbuntong, Gingoog City; barangays 7, Aglayan, Kalasungay, Maligaya, Violeta, Malaybalay City; barangay Sta. Cruz, Tangub City; and barangays Lumbayao, Lumbo, Pinatilan and San Carlos, Valencia City. According to Marissa DM. Navales, regional Nutrition Program Coordinator Northern Mindanao has so far produced seven LGU recipients of the most prestigious Nutrition Honor Award (NHA). “The award accorded to provinces, cities and municipalities that have sustained exemplary performance on nutrition over a period of six years. This year’s awardees have taken the challenge of following the journey that these NHA awardees have pursued,” stressed Navales in her message written in the program. Aristides Concepcion Tan, regional director, Department of Health 10 said one of the Millennium Development Goals is to eradicate extreme poverty
Key stakeholders unveil the Cebuano version of Another 2013 Regional Green Banner awardee an updated nutrition guide. (barangay level) is the village of Aglayan in Malaybalay City.
and hunger and it highly involves nutrition. “When a local government unit has developed policies that involved nutritional plans and essential nutrition actions, it shows a commitment and support to health programs and it also dignifies a very good public health status,” Tan said. In addition, municipalities of Medina and Laguindingan, Misamis Oriental are finalists for regional green banner awards. Municipalities of Kadingilan and Libona, Bukidnon including the city of Malaybalay are recipients of NHA Award of Merit. Lotis L. Okit, this year’s outstanding regional barangay nutrition scholar from barangay Kalasungay, Malaybalay City encourages everyone to practice good nutrition in communities. Also, NNC-10 unveiled the Bisayan Nutritional Guidelines for Filipinos and the NNC Coffee Table Book.
Mayor Jerry Canoy of Kadingilan, Bukidnon graciously accepts his literally green-lit plaque.
Lotis Okit, outstanding regional barangay nutrition scholar from Kalasungay, Malaybalay City, tenders a testimony
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