RIZAL, Kalinga (PIA) – Sixty five children completed  the 120-day supplemental feeding under the "Karinderya Para sa Healthy Pilipinas"   in this town.

Provincial Nutrition Coordinator Kristal Gail Dacio  said the graduation  ceremony was done on   July 13  as a  highlight of this year’s Nutrition Month celebration with the theme,  ‘Healthy diet gawing affordable to all’.  

The 65  children are from barangays Santor, Liwan West, Babalag West, San Pascual, and Anonang  which are  the pilot areas of the  project which was  launched last February 10, 2023.

The project  was subcontracted  to  local karinderyas to provide dietary supplementation for undernourished children under five years old and pregnant and lactating mothers  for 120-days. It also included  nutrition counseling  to sustain behavior change  even after the project   has ended.

Remegio Basilan of  the Provincial Department of Health - Kalinga lauded Rizal municipality for sustaining the  feeding program citing this as program model to other  local government units.