30/07/2026
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NNC MIMAROPA headed by NPC Ma. Eileen B. Blanco, conducted the 52nd Regional Nutrition Month Culminating Activity on 30 July 2026 via Zoom and Facebook Live, highlighting the sub theme "๐๐ฎ๐ญ๐ซ๐ข๐ฌ๐ฒ๐จ๐ง ๐๐ญ ๐๐๐ฅ๐ข๐ค๐๐ฌ๐๐ง, ๐๐ญ๐ข๐ง๐ ๐๐๐ง๐ ๐๐ฅ๐๐ ๐๐๐ง"
The culminating activity was filled with excitement and celebration, featuring a series of activities such as wrap up video presentation, showcasing the month-long celebration across the region, announcement of the winners of the Zero Waste Cooking Contest, Regional Media Broadcasting Contest, and Poster Making Contest, and the presentation of the ways forward and call to action.
Ms. Dhanicajoy Catama of San Jose, Occidental Mindoro awarded as the winner in the Zero Waste Cooking Contest, showcasing her creativity by using "sapal ng niyog" (coconut residue) as the main ingredient of her dish.
Looc National High School bagged the first place in the Regional Media Broadcasting Contest, showcasing exceptional creativity and effective communication in advancing nutrition advocacy. The school also received the Special Citation Award for Most POPDEV-Responsive Nutrition Message, recognizing its outstanding integration of population and development concepts into its advocacy campaign. Meanwhile, Roxas National Comprehensive High School received the Special Citation Awards for Best Environmental Sustainability Message and Best Adolescent and Youth Advocacy Message, highlighting its compelling and impactful communication on environmental stewardship and youth engagement in nutrition and health promotion.
Mr. Larry B. Bustamante Jr. of Looc National High School bagged the First Place award in the Poster Making Contest, for his exceptional artwork that creatively captured the year's Nutrition Month theme.
The event was further highlighted by inspiring Messages of Support delivered by selected partner agencies and local nutrition workers, reaffirming their collective commitment to advancing nutrition initiatives across the MIMAROPA Region.
Dr. Albert Francis Domingo, Undersecretary of Health and concurrent Executive Director IV of the National Nutrition Council, through his message, urged legislators, partner agencies, LGUs, program managers, the private sector, and Filipino families to work together in advancing climate-resilient and nutrition-sensitive initiatives. He called for the establishment of nutrition offices in all LGUs, integration of environmental sustainability and climate resilience into policies and Local Nutrition Action Plans (LNAPs) with adequate funding, the strengthened implementation of nutrition - sensitive programs through multi-sectoral collaboration, promotion of healthier food environments, and sustainable balanced diets that minimize food waste to ensure a more resilient and food-secure Philippines.
The activity was concluded through the Call to Action to all the participants to continue protecting the environment while strengthening nutrition initiatives to ensure that everyone has access to safe, nutritious, affordable, and sustainable food as these collective actions are one step closer towards achieving ๐๐ฎ๐ญ๐ซ๐ข๐ฌ๐ฒ๐จ๐ง๐ ๐ฌ๐๐ฉ๐๐ญ ๐ฉ๐๐ซ๐ ๐ฌ๐ ๐ฅ๐๐ก๐๐ญ!
