Palo Leyte Barangay Nutrition Scholar BNS Rosita Acsibar of Barangay Pansaan Maasin City is one of the contenders for the Regional Search for the 2018 Outstanding Barangay Nutrition Scholar OBNS BNS Acsibar was evaluated and validated on May 1516 2019 by NNC RNPC Dr Catalino P Dotollo Jr NOIII Nino Archie S Labordo and Philippine Information Agency PIA Corresponder Erna SyGorne

Dr Van Philip Baton w mic of DOH7 presenting the HIV incidence in the Philippines and in Region 7 during the press launch of LoveYourself White House Cebu on April 27 Records show that even though Philippines holds the lowers number of HIV cases in Asia it has the fastest growing HIV epidemic which is seen to overtake the other countries in a few years time PIA 7

PALO LEYTE Fourteen Members of the Regional Nutrition Cluster RNCl in Eastern Visayas region attended a reorientation of functions during its 1 st Quarter Regional Nutrition Cluster Meeting conducted on April 15 2019 at the Department of Education National Educators Academy of the Philippines DepEdNEAP Training Center Palo Leyte Dr Fidelita D Dico Health and Management Staff HEMS Manager of the Department of Health DOH shared and discussed the Department of Health Personnel Order No 20017249A entitled Amendment to Department Personnel Order 20072492 dated 30 August 2007 regarding the Creation of the Health Cluster with SubClusters on Nutrition WASH and

Palo Leyte Nutrition Officers of the National Nutrition Council NNC together with the Department of Health DOH Health and Management Staff HEMS Manager or their representatives from the different regions of the country attended the Training of Trainers on Nutrition Cluster Management on 2527 March 2019 at Microtel Inn Suites in Davao City Without data we cannot plan NNC Executive Director Azucena M Dayanghirang expressed the importance of data during her opening message Being equipped with information management tools will enable the local government to provide proper response and save livesespecially during and after emergencies ED Dayanghirang explained

Women holding multiple roles both in household and in their day jobs are having less or no time taking notes of their health and wellbeing Their preoccupation to these responsibilities has made it hard for them to remain wellconditioned to continue juggling all the roles they have including dismantling systemic inequalities which hinder access to economic social and political opportunities