DOST Pinoy feeding program now in Quezon
By Chona F. Patalen
MANILA, June 3 (PIA) -- The Food and Nutrition
Research Institute of the Department of Science and Technology (FNRI-DOST) has
conducted a training-orientation on the DOST PINOY Program, which featured
cooking demonstration on preparing the FNRI-developed complementary food on
February 3, 2012, at the Quezon Convention Center in Lucena City.
The regional office of DOST in Calabarzon
requested the FNRI-DOST for technical assistance in implementing the DOST PINOY
program. The provincial government of Quezon, in cooperation with the DOST-4A
and the Provincial Science and Technology Center (PSTC) in Quezon, organized
the training to help address the persistent problem of malnutrition among
children below five years old in the province of Quezon.
According to the seventh National Nutrition
Survey by the FNRI-DOST, Quezon has an underweight prevalence of 21.7 percent
among children aged five years old and younger, the highest prevalence rate in
Region 4A.
The training-orientation was hosted by the
Integrated Provincial Health Office (IPHO) of Quezon and the DOST PSTC-Quezon,
with resource persons from the FNRI-DOST.
The Nutrition Intervention, Evaluation and
Policy Section (NIEPS) of the FNRI-DOST headed by Clarita R. Magsadia, Senior
Science Research Specialist, conducted the orientation on the implementation of
the DOST-Pinoy nutrition intervention strategy.
The DOST-Pinoy program is a package of nutrition
intervention to reduce the prevalence of underweight among six- to 35-month-old
children through the 120-day feeding of FNRI-developed complementary food
blends.
Magsadia discussed how to plan activities and
organize program beneficiaries as well as monitor activities and evaluate
program outcomes.
Chona F. Patalen, Science Research Specialist I
of the FNRI-DOST discussed the significance of giving complementary foods to
infants starting at six months and gave pointers in preparing complementary
foods.
Patalen also presented the different
FNRI-developed complementary food blends and snack food that have been adopted
by the local government unit (LGU) of Atimonan, Quezon which carries the brand
name Joemix Infant Supplementary Food Mix.
Complete with hairnet, apron and clean utensils
and equipment, the cooking demonstration was facilitated by Rowena V. Viajar,
Science Research Specialist I of the FNRI-DOST. Viajar demonstrated the
step-by-step procedure in preparing rice-mongo-sesame (RMS) blend, highlighting
important tips and the importance of wearing proper attire during the
preparation and cooking as well as using clean and safe water, utensils and
equipment.
After the cooking demonstration, participants
made a return demonstration on cooking RMS added with boiled squash and boiled
sweet potato.
The activity was participated in by 32
representatives from the PSTS-Quezon, IPHO and Municipal Health Office composed
of nurses, midwives, and Barangay Nutrition Scholars from the Municipalities of
San Andres and Polillo, Quezon.
For more information on DOST-Pinoy, you may
write or call Dr. Mario V. Capanzana, Director, or Julieta B. Dorado, Project
Leader, Food and Nutrition Research Institute, Department of Science and
Technology, Gen. Santos Avenue, Bicutan, Taguig City; Telefax: 837-3164;
e-mail: mvc@fnri.dost.gov.ph, mar_v_c@yahoo.com. You may also visit the
FNRI-DOST website: http://www.fnri.dost.gov.ph. (RER/NCLM/FNRI-DOST S&T
Media Service/PIA-Caraga)
Cebuano News: Aquino, mitudlo og bag-ong mga
opisyales sa gobyerno
Ni Nida Grace B. Tranquilan
TANDAG CITY, Surigao del Sur, June 3 (PIA) -- Si
Pangulong Benigno S Aquino III mitudlo ug mga bag-ong opisyales sa nagkalain
laing ahensiya sa gobyerno lakip na ang mga Huwes sa “lower courts”, sumala pa
sa opisyal sa Palasyo.
Ang pagtudlo gibutyag ni Presidetial
Spokesperson Edwin Lacierda atol sa gihimong pagpakighisgut sa dxRB Radyo ng
Bayan sa adlaw nga Sabado.
Ang Chief Executive mipirma sa sulat isip
pagtudlo kang Janet B. Abuel ug Gil P. Montalbo para sa posisyog “Assistat
Secretaries” sa Department of Budget and Management (DBM). Si Abuel maoy hulip
kang Ruby V. Alvarez.
Lakip sa presidential appointees ang mga
mosunod:
- Nestor Antonio P. Monroy as Acting Director II
- the National Telecommunications Commission (NTC), mihulip kang Eleuterio P.
Navarro Jr.
- Liberty T. Casco as Deputy Administrator -
Philippine Overseas Employment Administration (POEA) diin ubos sa pagdumala sa
Department of Labor and Employment (DOLE). Si Casco maoy puli kang Noriel P.
Devanadera.
- Alfredo G. Tolentino as Undersecretary -
Department of Public Works and Highways (DPWH). Siya gitudlo sa posisyon ubos
sa co-terminus nga estatus.
- Meleda H. Polita as Schools Division
Superintendent - Department of Education, isip puli ni Lourdes M. Victoriano.
Si Polita ingon man usab gitudlo nga Career Executive Service Officer (CESO)
rank VI.
Lakip nga gitudlo usab sila Judge B. Dicdican
nga presiding judge sa Danao City (Cebu) Regional Trial Court (RTC) Branch 25
ug Judge Anna Marie Pace Militante nga presiding judge sa Lapu-lapu City (Cebu)
RTC Branch 53.
Usab si Presidente Aquino, miuyon sa nominasyon
nila ni Danilo T. Carranza ug ni Francisco C. Mabaso Jr. para mahimong membro
sa Board of Director nga morepresentar sa sektor sa mga mag-uuma, United
Coconut Planters Bank-Coconut Industry Investment Fund (UCPB-CIIF) Oil Mills
Group.
Si Carranza maoy gitudlo para sa Group A: San
Pablo Manufacturing Corporation, Southern Luzon Coconut Oil Mill, Inc. ug
Legaspi Oil Company, Inc. Samtang si Mabaso sa Group B: Granexport
Manufacturing Corporation, Cagayan de Oro Oil Company ug Iligan Coconut
Industries Inc.
Ang Chief Executive usab miaprobar sa nominasyon
ni Felix G. Ayson nga Hepe sa Aquaculture Department, Southeast Asian Fisheries
Development Center (SEAFDEC) alang sa duha ka tuig nga termino. (RER/NGBT/PIA-Surigao
del Sur)
