MANILA, Philippines — For the first time since 2015, stunting among Filipino children under 5 is on the rise, climbing to 25.3 percent last year, affecting one in four children, the Second Congressional Commission on Education (Edcom…
The National Nutrition Council (NNC) has ranked Mandaue City as one of the country’s leading local governments in nutrition.…
CEBU CITY, Philippines — No more hungry families in Cebu City. This was the promise of the Department of Social Welfare and Development (DSWD) Central Visayas as it officially launched its newest flagship initiative, the Walang Gutom…
(After zooming in on Barangay Lorega San Miguel—the Cebu City barangay with the highest malnutrition rate—CDN Digital now widens the lens to see the bigger picture. As new data shows, Lorega’s crisis reflects a broader, deeper issue…
CEBU CITY, Philippines — Before the city stirs awake, 24-year-old Dianne Bundalo is already preparing breakfast for her two young children with whatever she can manage from the day before. On most mornings, it’s just rice, paired…
CEBU CITY, Philippines — The malnutrition rate in Central Visayas has dropped in 2024, according to the latest data by the National Nutrition Council (NNC-7). The data was based on the results of the 2024 Operation Timbang…
CEBU CITY, Philippines – A regional official from the National Nutrition Council in Central Visayas (NNC-7) said that a multi-sectoral approach is key to battling malnutrition, and winning the war. Parolita Mission, NNC-7 Program Coordinator, said this…
CEBU CITY, Philippines — The local chief executives of the three municipalities in Siargao recently converge here to craft ways in combatting malnutrition through collaboration and coordination of the members of the local government units (LGUs). During…
CEBU CITY, Philippines — Stunting remains the main malnutrition issue in Central Visayas, according to the National Nutrition Council in Central Visayas (NNC-7). In a press release, NNC-7 said there was a decrease in malnutrition cases in 2023,…
CEBU CITY, Philippines — A program that aims to address malnutrition and other health concerns was formally launched in Cebu City on Monday, October 2, 2023. The Philippine Plan of Action for Nutrition (PPAN) 2023-2028 would serve…
ZAMBOANGA CITY — An official of the National Anti-Poverty Commission (NAPC) has expressed alarm over the recent deaths of children in a rural village here due to food poverty. Juliet Tigo, NAPC regional coordinator for the…
FIRST OF THREE PARTS CEBU CITY, Philippines — In Central Visayas, the Municipality of Ginatilan in Cebu has the highest prevalence rate for stunting for children under five years old, the 2022 Operation Timbang Plus (OPT) report…
