ILOILO – The Local Nutrition Action Plan of the municipality of Santa Barbara has been cited as the province’s best in the “Pasidungog sa Nutrisyon” of the Provincial Health Office (PHO) on Dec. 7.
According to Dr. Maria Socorro Colmenares Quiñon of the PHO, Santa Barbara’s nutrition program got the highest score in the evaluation of the provincial nutrition committee technical group.
Santa Barbara’s low under nutrition prevalence in 2017 – 3.62 percent – was attributed to the implementation of the Local Nutrition Action Plan.
The awarding ceremony was held at Casa Real de Iloilo. Santa Barbara received a plaque of recognition and P12,000 cash prize.
The PHO also cited the municipality of San Rafael as “most nutritionally improved.”
San Rafael was awarded a plaque of recognition and P12,000 cash.
According to Quiñon, the under nutrition prevalence in San Rafael had been consistently dropping through the years. In 2017, it was at a mere 1.38 percent.
Other “Pasidungog sa Nutrisyon” awardees were the following:
* most performing municipal nutrition action officers – Santa Barbara’s Dr. Zoe Sucaldito Jr.; Miag-ao’s Dr. Rhea Palacios; and Concepcion’s Dr. Helen Minguez;
* top-performing municipal nutrition coordinators – Leon’s Ma. Theresa Delos Reyes; Batad’s Faith Dorin; Miag-ao’s Leny Faina
* top-performing punong barangays – Barangay Cagamutan Norte, Leganes’s Nonito Jinon; Barangay Abilay Sur, Oton’s Antonio Masculino Jr.; Barangay Tagsing, Santa Barbara’s Nelida Cordero
* best performing barangay nutrition scholar – Eliza Traza of Barangay Cagamutan Norte, Leganes
* best in communal/container gardening in the barangay – Barangay Walang, Lambunao
* best in communal garden in schools – Batad Central School (elementary level)
According to Quiñon, the annual “Pasidungog sa Nutrisyon” aims to motivate local officials into addressing nutrition. Problems./PN
