Senate Committee on Health and Demography chief Sen. Christopher “Bong” Go urged Filipinos to maintain a fit and healthy lifestyle in light of the recent report that obesity prevalence has increased in the Philippines, particularly among children and adults.
Go warned that obesity can
One in every four or 26.7 percent of children under five years old is stunted during the Covid-19 pandemic, the 2021 Expanded National Nutrition Survey (ENNS) by the Department of Science and Technology – Food and Nutrition Research Institute (DOST-FNRI) showed.
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However, according
Members of the Regional Nutrition Shepherding Team (RNST) of the National Capital Region (NCR) paid a courtesy visit to Manila Mayor Honey Lacuna on Tuesday, Nov. 15, to discuss the Nutrition Shepherding Project.
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The Marcos administration is confident of bringing down the country’s poverty rate to single digit levels before President Marcos’ term ends in 2028 through the creation of quality jobs and improvement of the social protection system, among other measures, a member of the economic team said yesterday.
On the first National Press Freedom Day, journalists highlight the increasing attacks against the Filipino media community and how laws were being used to silence the independent press.