Nutrition advocacy task forces formed to promote good nutrition in Cagayan Valley

Cuayan City, Isabela (10 August) — In an effort to sustain the promotion of good nutrition in Cagayan Valley, the National Nutrition Council regional office has tapped nutrition officers, government communicators and private media entities in the continuous promotion of nutrition.

Regional Nutrition Coordinator in Cagayan Valley Ms. Rhodora G. Maestre said that the advocacy task forces that were formed will be the lead groups in each province in region 2 as well as Santiago City which is an independent-component city.

The provinces of Cagayan, Isabela, Quirino, Nueva Vizcaya including the city of Santiago have now formed their nutrition advocacy task forces.

The formation of task forces was held in Baguio City. NNC -2 has sponsored a write shop planning last July 29-30, 2009 aimed at formulating each province’s and city’s nutrition advocacy plans.

The province of Cagayan has recently launched in Santa Ana, Cagayan its nutrition advocacy which was joined by all major stakeholders from the private and government sectors.

They used a strategic advocacy using the battlecry “Ta Balay ni Ifan, Bisin Mafuggaddan” which the Cagayan Nutrition Advocacy Task Force designed and conceptualized.

The Nueva Vizcaya, Isabela, Quirino and Santiago City Nutrition Advocacy Task Forces were just formed during the writeshop plan in Baguio City.

The Nueva Vizcaya Advocacy Task Force will be using its battlecry “Ditoy tribu Biskayano, taraon-salaknib ti karadkad tayo” and plans to launch the said advocacy on September 27, 2009 in one tribal municipality in Nueva Vizcaya.

The Quirino Advocacy task Force has designed its battlecry using “Diay balay ni AngCuan, adu ti makan” and will be launched during the opening of Quirino Day set on September 7, 2009 while Isabela Nutrition Advocacy Task Force will be using “Diay pagtaengan ni Manong Juan awan mabisinan” and is expected to be launched on September 29, 2009.

The lone independent-component city of Santiago will use “Sa hybol ni Mang Juan, busog ang tiyan” as its strategy to promote good nutrition in the city. The city advocacy group is expected to launch the said program on September 29, 2009 at the city’s Bulwagan near the city hall.

Ms. Maestre believes that with the creation of task forces in each provinces in Cagayan Valley, the advocacy campaign of NNC 2 will be sustained and spread throughout the valley. (PIA Isabela)