08/10/2025
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7 October 2025 | Limketkai Luxe Hotel, Cagayan de Oro City
The National Nutrition Council (NNC) Region X, led by Nutrition Program Coordinator and Officer-in-Charge Mr. Reginaldo T. Guillen, attended the Regional Dissemination of the 2023 National Nutrition Survey (NNS) with the theme โHalfway Point to 2023: Key Findings of the 2023 NNS at the Northern Mindanao Region.โ The activity was organized by the Department of Science and TechnologyโFood and Nutrition Research Institute (DOST-FNRI) and held on October 7, 2025, at the Limketkai Luxe Hotel, Cagayan de Oro City.
The highlight of the activity was the presentation of key findings of various survey components, emphasizing the results for the Northern Mindanao region. DOST-FNRI reported the results per component: anthropometry, biochemical and iodized salt, clinical and health, dietary, food environment, and infant & young child feeding. NNC Region X also participated in the Policy Engagement Workshop, where each group identified contributing factors to malnutrition prevalence in the region, hindering factors in the successful implementation of programs, projects, and activities for nutrition, as well as the key actions to focus on in resolving the health and nutrition problem in Northern Mindanao.
NPC Guillen delivered his closing message, emphasizing that the 2023 NNS results do not only present percentages and graphs, but they reflect the real lives of Filipinos; these numbers are voices, telling the local leaders and nutrition workers where they must act and how urgent the action must be. He added that the NNC plays a vital role in ensuring that the 2023 NNS results do not remain in technical reports; the NNC translates the findings into practical knowledge for policymakers, program managers, and local governments. Lastly, NPC Guillen encouraged the local government units, stakeholders, academe, civil society organizations, Non-Government Organizations (NGOs), and private sector to work together in battling malnutrition and walk the path toward a healthier Northern Mindanao.