ISABELA CITY, Basilan, Aug 08 (PIA) – A total of 156 scholars in Isabela City received their certificates of completion during the Nutrition Month culmination program after they finished the Nutrition-School-On-the-Air  conducted by the National Nutrition Council in partnership with the DXNO-FM Nutrieskwela Radyo Komunidad.

The top 12 among the graduates based on the assessment conducted received cellphone units from the National Nutrition Council while all the 156 graduates received 5 kilos rice and Php500 worth of groceries from the City Government of Isabela.

Furthermore, Elton N. Pelegrino, Nutrition Officer III of NNC-IX lauded the efforts of the City Government in sustaining its program in delivering nutrition and related services to Isabeleños.

Other activities in line for the 2022 Nutrition Month Celebration in Isabela City are Feeding Program, Gender and Nutrition Communication Training, Radio and Social Media Trivia and Advocacy and Supplemental feeding for Nutritionally-at-risk Pregnant Women.

During the culmination program, the National Nutrition Council IX (NNC9) also inked partnership with the United Workers Agrarian Reform Beneficiaries Multi-Purpose Cooperative (UWARB MPC) for the Tutok Kainan Dietary Supplementation Program Phase 4, which is intended for children 6-23 months old. The signing was done between Nutrition Officer III, Elton Pelegrino as representative of NNC9 RNPC Nimfa Ekong and UWARB MPC Managing Head, Sajid Baholoy and witnessed by Karla Calapardo-NNC IX, Isabela City Nutrition Action Officer, Jesielyn O. Puno together with Nutritionist-Dietitian II, Nujaima Sahi Abdurahman and Agricultural Technologist, Jonathan M. Pedillon. (RVC/EDT/NDR-PIABasilan)