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CEBU CITY, Philippines — The 2023 Barangay and Sangguniang Kabataan Elections (BSKE) is around the corner, with this, a nutrition expert called on the aspiring BSKE candidates to focus on nutrition programs. Since health and nutrition services…
CEBU CITY, Philippines— A college student in Cebu City is not only filling up tummies but also hearts with his gesture of giving free food to those who are hungry. In the bustling streets of Minglanilla…
MANILA, Philippines — More Filipinos suffer from hunger. The June 2023 Social Weather Stations (SWS) Second Quarter study released Wednesday found that 10.4 percent of Filipino families experienced “involuntary hunger” at least once between March to June…
(Second of three parts) CEBU CITY, Philippines – Food affordability is one of the factors why poor Filipino families cannot afford a healthy diet and balanced nutrition. Food affordability refers to one’s capacity to pay a market…
Child feeding programs have been around for decades, but today I see seemingly much wider interest in doing them and doing them right. Perhaps we’re all realizing that our society’s ills spanning the human, social, economic, political,…
MANILA, Philippines — Controversial lawyer Larry Gadon’s first project as the newly-appointed Presidential Adviser for Poverty Alleviation is a nutrition program called “BBM: Batang Busog, Malusog.” Aside from relaying the message that a well-fed child is a…
CEBU CITY, Philippines– The Regional Development Council in Central Visayas (RDC-7) is set to request the National Advisory Council (NAC) to recommend to the “Pantawid Pamilyang Pilipino Program” (4Ps) Oversight Committee to study the need for remedial…
CEBU CITY, Philippines — Dr. Florentino Sanico Solon, commonly referred to as the “Father of Nutrition” due to his contributions to health and nutrition in the country, and a former mayor of Cebu City has passed away…
CEBU CITY—The Central Visayas Regional Nutrition Cluster (CVRNC) has called on the local government units (LGUs) to activate their local nutrition clusters to prepare for possible acute food and nutrition insecurity especially among the vulnerable population. “We…
CEBU CITY, Philippines — Acute food and nutrition insecurity because of lesser access to nutritious food may become the next threat to the public resulting from the coronavirus disease 2019 (COVID-19) pandemic and the subsequent enhanced community…
Are eggs good for our health? A lot of experts suggest incorporating eggs into a healthy diet. Not only do eggs provide high-quality protein, but they also contain a lot of vitamins and minerals, including antioxidants. Most…
CEBU CITY, Philippines — Two students from Silliman University in Dumaguete City topped the 2019 Nutrition and Dietitian licensure examination held last August 18 and 19, 2019. Joshua Tingson Ferido took the sixth spot with a score…
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