REPORT BY MICHAEL MEDINA
MARGOSATUBIG, Molave, Vincenzo Sagun, Dinas and Dimataling came out as the top five municipalities or Municipal Nutrition Councils (MNCs) who scored big in the 2008 Provincial MELLPI.
MELLPI, which stands for Monitoring and Evaluation of Local Level Program Implementation, cites local government units who implement the best nutrition programs.
The scores and evaluation visits also assessed the LGU’s good nutrition records, consistent performance, and the support of the local chief executive.
After the annual evaluation will be the award-giving ceremonies this July during the celebration of the 35th Nutrition Month.
The Provincial Nutrition Committee (PNC), which conducts the yearly MELLPI, is responsible for the selection of the said MNCs.
The high-pointer list is contained in the agenda folder of the Barangay Nutrition Scholar (BNS) 2nd Quarter Meeting last June 25 and obtained by this paper.
The said meeting, held in the PGO conference room of the Capitol, discussed several nutrition concepts and presented overviews of the Nutrition Program Management, the Local Nutrition Committee and the 2008-2010 Updated Medium Term Philippine Plan of Action for Nutrition.
There, it also listed the results of the municipal visits and the provincial searches for 2008 Outstanding Nutrition Program Implementers, 2008, Most Functional Barangay Nutrition Committee (FBNC), Outstanding Municipal Nutrition Action Officer (MNAO) and BNS.
In the Municipal MELLPI, The evaluators adjudged Margosatubig as first, based on its final score of 89.00; followed by Molave with 86.11, then V. Sagun with 84.29; Dinas with 83.48 and Dimataling with 82.98.
Completing the list for the top nine are San Pablo, Mahayag, San Miguel and Tukuran.
The paper likewise listed the municipalities whose MNCs failed to conduct Municipal MELLPI for 2008.
These are the towns of Dumingag, Josefina, Midsalip, Ramon Magsaysay, Sominot and Tambulig for the first district and Dumalinao, Guipos, Kumalarang, Lapuyan, Pitogo, Tabina and Tigbao for the second district.
In the search for 2008 Provincial Outstanding BNS, Marife Basalo of Poblacion Dinas garnered the highest total score of 94.00 followed closely by Adelaida Miral of Kalian, Margosatubig with 93.10.
For the 2008 most FBNC, Poblacion, Dinas—as FBNC entry and headed by Faisal Andi as BNC chair—is first with 91.38 total score.
The list also included Margosatubig, Vincenzo Sagun, San Pablo, Dimataling and Mahayag.
Dinas, again, is first in the 2008 provincial outstanding MNAO, with Corazon Bernante as MNAO entry and scoring a total score of 88.70; followed by Glemma Briones of Margosatubig and Maria Elena Pailden of Vincenzo Sagun.
The said MNAO entries are scored according to their status of appointment, acapability trainings, ability to manage and plus factors.
The selected provincial winners will vie for the regional contest before competing for the national green banner award.
Last year, Zamboanga del Sur coveted the Green Banner Award as 2007 Outstanding Nutrition Program Implementer during the Regional Nutrition Awarding Ceremony.
The province bested its neighbors in the region in terms of efficiency and effectiveness of nutrition program as measured by the National Nutrition Council (NCC) MELLPI.
Governor Aurora Cerilles, in receiving the award, emphasized the importance of proper health and good nutrition that she integrated into her nutrition programs, as contained in the Provincial Development and Physical Framework Plan for 2008-2010.
“This shall be one of lasting legacies that I can leave behind to the people when my full term of office ends,” Cerilles then said.
For the said year, Zambosur then got 91.23 percent in the regional ranking with Margosatubig, Dinas, Vincenzo Sagun and Mahayag on the top ten.
MARGOSATUBIG, Molave, Vincenzo Sagun, Dinas and Dimataling came out as the top five municipalities or Municipal Nutrition Councils (MNCs) who scored big in the 2008 Provincial MELLPI.
MELLPI, which stands for Monitoring and Evaluation of Local Level Program Implementation, cites local government units who implement the best nutrition programs.
The scores and evaluation visits also assessed the LGU’s good nutrition records, consistent performance, and the support of the local chief executive.
After the annual evaluation will be the award-giving ceremonies this July during the celebration of the 35th Nutrition Month.
The Provincial Nutrition Committee (PNC), which conducts the yearly MELLPI, is responsible for the selection of the said MNCs.
The high-pointer list is contained in the agenda folder of the Barangay Nutrition Scholar (BNS) 2nd Quarter Meeting last June 25 and obtained by this paper.
The said meeting, held in the PGO conference room of the Capitol, discussed several nutrition concepts and presented overviews of the Nutrition Program Management, the Local Nutrition Committee and the 2008-2010 Updated Medium Term Philippine Plan of Action for Nutrition.
There, it also listed the results of the municipal visits and the provincial searches for 2008 Outstanding Nutrition Program Implementers, 2008, Most Functional Barangay Nutrition Committee (FBNC), Outstanding Municipal Nutrition Action Officer (MNAO) and BNS.
In the Municipal MELLPI, The evaluators adjudged Margosatubig as first, based on its final score of 89.00; followed by Molave with 86.11, then V. Sagun with 84.29; Dinas with 83.48 and Dimataling with 82.98.
Completing the list for the top nine are San Pablo, Mahayag, San Miguel and Tukuran.
The paper likewise listed the municipalities whose MNCs failed to conduct Municipal MELLPI for 2008.
These are the towns of Dumingag, Josefina, Midsalip, Ramon Magsaysay, Sominot and Tambulig for the first district and Dumalinao, Guipos, Kumalarang, Lapuyan, Pitogo, Tabina and Tigbao for the second district.
In the search for 2008 Provincial Outstanding BNS, Marife Basalo of Poblacion Dinas garnered the highest total score of 94.00 followed closely by Adelaida Miral of Kalian, Margosatubig with 93.10.
For the 2008 most FBNC, Poblacion, Dinas—as FBNC entry and headed by Faisal Andi as BNC chair—is first with 91.38 total score.
The list also included Margosatubig, Vincenzo Sagun, San Pablo, Dimataling and Mahayag.
Dinas, again, is first in the 2008 provincial outstanding MNAO, with Corazon Bernante as MNAO entry and scoring a total score of 88.70; followed by Glemma Briones of Margosatubig and Maria Elena Pailden of Vincenzo Sagun.
The said MNAO entries are scored according to their status of appointment, acapability trainings, ability to manage and plus factors.
The selected provincial winners will vie for the regional contest before competing for the national green banner award.
Last year, Zamboanga del Sur coveted the Green Banner Award as 2007 Outstanding Nutrition Program Implementer during the Regional Nutrition Awarding Ceremony.
The province bested its neighbors in the region in terms of efficiency and effectiveness of nutrition program as measured by the National Nutrition Council (NCC) MELLPI.
Governor Aurora Cerilles, in receiving the award, emphasized the importance of proper health and good nutrition that she integrated into her nutrition programs, as contained in the Provincial Development and Physical Framework Plan for 2008-2010.
“This shall be one of lasting legacies that I can leave behind to the people when my full term of office ends,” Cerilles then said.
For the said year, Zambosur then got 91.23 percent in the regional ranking with Margosatubig, Dinas, Vincenzo Sagun and Mahayag on the top ten.