For helping bring Aklan’s malnutrition level of pre-school kids on continuous downtrend, 17 Barangay Nutrition Scholars were honored recently at this year’s Provincial Nutrition Awarding Ceremony at the Gov. Corazon L. Cabagnot Tourism and Training Center, Buswang Old, Kalibo.
With their certificates of awards, they were also given by the provincial government cash amounting to a total of P40,300.00.
Each of the 17 BNSes got P800.00 as cash incentives, four of whom got additional cash as Provincial Nutrition Scholars.
These four are Luichi Felicidario of Buenafortuna, Nabas, 1st placer, who received P1,600.00; Novie Sucgang, Tabon, Batan, P1,400.00: and Rodelio del Rosario of Agcawilan, Lezo and Arlene Leyson of Bubog, Numancia who tied for 3rd place, P1,000.00 each.
The most remarkable feat, according to Crescini Roxas, Nutrition Dietician II of the Provincial Health Office, Kalibo, Aklan, was attained by Luichi Felicidario for being Nabas town’s outstanding BNS as well as having been adjudged as the number one Provincial Nutrition Scholar which enabled her barangay, Buenafortuna became the number one Barangay Nutrition Committee of Aklan.
The municipal nutrition committee (MNC) of Nabas is also Aklan’s 1st placer, and was awarded P2,700 cash.
Nabas is now on its second year as regional winner in nutrition. If it will maintain this status, it will be a Consistent Regional Winner on Nutrition (CROWN) awardee next year.
The other outstanding MNC awardees are Numancia, 2nd, P2,100; Banga, 3rd, P1,500; and Tangalan, 4th, 1,300.00.
As maintenance awardee, the municipality of Kalibo got P2,700.00.
Ms. Roxas said, "strategies employed by the barangay nutrition scholars in attaining the continuous downtrend in malnutrition prevalence rate among pre-schoolers which, as of this year, is 11.06 percent, down, from 15.75 last year and 21 percent in 2004 - included supplemental feeding, nutrition information education, community/home/school food production, and micronutrient supplementation and food fortification."
She stressed that for school children, it is the Department of Education that monitors the nutritional status of the pupils.
Provincial Social Welfare and Development Officer Elma Malbas said, "that in Aklan, day care centers in three municipalities – Tangalan, Buruanga, and Lezo are recipients of the food-for-school program of the national government. Under this program, day care children get a kilo of rice each everyday for 120 days. This is deemed a contributory factor to the improvement of the nutritional status of pre-schoolers." Kindergarten and Grade I pupils who are under the care of DepEd also got the same supply, Malbas added. (PIA) /MPmailto:madyaas_pen@yahoo.com
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