Kidapawan City- It is final! Kidapawan City was adjudged as the Most Outstanding City in Region XII for its efficient and effective implementation of the Nutrition Program for CY 2008.

The award is based on the evaluation being conducted by the Regional Nutrition Evaluation Team (RNET) last year. Also awarded was Ms. Wenefreda Barrete – a BNS of San Isidro village here, who was declared as the Regional Outstanding Barangay Nutrition Scholar for Region XII.

In a letter from the Department of Health’s National Nutrition Council Office XII in Cotabato City dated March 8, 2010, the Regional Nutrition Council through the RNET is congratulating Kidapawan City for its active implementation of the Nutrition program as well as the declaration of Ms. Barrete as the Region’s Most Outstanding BNS.

The evaluation was done in order to determine local nutrition councils that contribute to the nutritional needs of the communities. In Kidapawan city, City mayor Rodolfo Gantuangco has appropriated a significant amount of the annual budget in addressing the nutritional deficiencies of school aged children.

The City LGU through the City Nutrition Office has coordinated with village officials in conducting supplemental feeding for school aged children in many primary and elementary schools here. This is accompanied by a series of “operation timbang” to weigh school aged children and determine the needed nutritional requirements for their proper growth.

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SOURCE: Kidapawan City Government WebSite