Pampanga, Tarlac City, Bulacan town named Regional Green Banner Award recipients
By Joelyn G. Baluyut
Friday 21st of December 2012
CITY OF SAN FERNANDO, Pampanga, Dec 21 (PIA) -- The province of Pampanga, along with Tarlac City and Paombong town in Bulacan, were named on Tuesday as this year’s recipients of the Regional Green Banner Award (GBA) given by National Nutrition Council (NNC).
Health Area Assistant Secretary for Northern and Central Luzon Gerardo Bayugo personally conferred the accolade to the winners in a ceremony held at the Regional Government Center in the City of San Fernando.
In a message, Bayugo said “the GBA is the national government’s way of recognizing investments in nutrition as this plays a crucial role in nation-building efforts. Vital to the country’s development are its people, its most important resource. And as such, their health should not be compromised to ensure their productivity.”
Bayugo added that “the most challenging task for all of us is addressing the nutrition concerns of infants and young children as this will affect their growth, development, future productivity and participation to the country’s development.”
“We should also further improve management of our program by staying focused on our targets and consider period of vulnerability” the Health Department official emphasized.
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