The National Nutrition Council, established under virtue of Presidential Decree 491 in 1974, is the country’s highest policy-making and coordinating body on nutrition. The Council works towards ...

Cebu City – Whenever you go to a Filipino party, there’s one dish you’ll always see. That is none other than Lumpia. Lumpia has been loved for so many years by Filipinos among all ages. It is ...

June 25, 2021- South Cotabato Province virtual meeting hosted by Provincial Nutrition Office (PNO). It was participated by 27 Local Nutrition Focal Points (LNFPs) namely: Nutrition Action Officers, ...

The Philippine Plan of Action for Nutrition (PPAN) is a policy and plan document formulated under the leadership of the National Nutrition Council (NNC) to address the nutrition situation of the ...

To optimize the delivery of social services and programs for child and youth welfare, the NNC 4A participated in Calabarzon’s Child Friendly Local Governance Audit (CFLGA) last December 6 to 8 as one ...

Cebu City – We are back with more tips on the ever-popular Operation Timbang (OPT) Plus tool. Read the previous installment by clicking the link here. This time, we tackle the uses of the eOPT tool ...

Milk tea, which refers to tea with milk added, originates from Taiwan and became popular in the country in the last decade. Its popularity soared significantly, which can be attributed to the vast ...

Appropriate, adequate, and nutritious complementary food is needed for a growing child. It is important to make sure that the baby is receiving all the necessary nutrients for his/her growth and ...

Improving the nutrition situation cannot be achieved by spoonfeeding alone, nor by the generosity of a single sector’s spoon. It requires collaboration in creating and recreating ideas, seeking unity ...

Carmen, Cebu – Ever heard of Malabar Nightshade? Locally named alugbati, it is also called Malabar Spinach. It is a leafy green vegetable and it is a member of the Basellaceae family, and its ...

The National Nutrition Council (NNC) reinforces its commitment in advancing nutrition improvement across the country through the annual conduct of the Nutrition Month campaign. Starting this year, ...

The Barangay Nutrition Scholar (BNS) Program is a human resource development strategy of the Philippine Plan of Action for Nutrition, which involves the recruitment, training, deployment and ...