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The National
Nutrition Council
Department of
Food Science
and Nutrition the country’s highest policy-
making and coordinating body
College of Home Economics on nutrition
University of the Philippines Diliman

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PD 491
FN 170 Nutrition Act of the Philippines
Program Management in Nutrition
• June 25, 1974
Lecture 03 • declares nutrition as a priority of the
government
The National Nutrition Council &
• creates the National Nutrition Council
Key Legislature in Nutrition and Health
• designated July as Nutrition Month for
Airon Andrew D. Bonifacio, R.N.D. the purpose of creating awareness on
Department of Food Science and Nutrition
College of Home Economics, UP Diliman
the importance of nutrition
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Learning Objectives
After the lecture, the FN 170 students will be able to:
1. enumerate the members and composition of the
National Nutrition Council
2. describe the duties of each member in relation
to national nutrition policy and programs
3. relate the role and importance of some key
legislature in nutrition program management
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PD 491
Nutrition Act of the Philippines
• The Chairman-Coordinator, National Food and Agriculture Council
• The Secretary, Department of Education and Culture
• The Secretary, Department of Health
• The Chairman, National Science Development Board
• The Secretary, Department of Social Welfare
• The Secretary, Department of Local Government and Community
• Development
• The Chairman of the Nutrition Foundation of the Philippines
• President, Philippine Medical Association
• One other representative of the private sector to be appointed by the President of the
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NNC Governing Board

NNC’s Technical Committee

Department of Agriculture
Network NNC Secretariat
(DA)
Regional Nutrition Committee
Chair: Regional Director
• ensure community and
household food security
Provincial Nutrition Committee through its policies, programs
Chair: Provincial Governor
City Nutrition Committee and projects under the
Chair: City Mayor
Municipal Nutrition Committee
Agriculture and Fisheries
Chair: Municipal Mayor
Modernization Plan (AFMP)
Barangay Nutrition Committee
Chair: Barangay Chairman
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NNC DA Department of Interior and

Governing
NEDA DBM
Local Government (DILG)
Board DTI DepED • spearheads the organization of
functional nutrition committees in every
NNC
region, province, city, municipality and
DSWD DOH barangay that will be responsible for the
PLANNING, IMPLEMENTATION and
DOST DILG MANAGEMENT of the PPAN at
DOLE various level
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Department of Health Department of Interior and

(DOH) Local Government (DILG)
• primary agency • enjoin and assist LGUs in formulating
responsible for their respective annual nutrition
developing nutrition- action plan and in integrating this into
related health programs the local development plan and annual
investment plan with corresponding
budgetary support.

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Department of Budget and Department of Labor and

Management (DBM)
• ensure that budget is appropriated for
nutrition programs and projects of NNC
member agencies, partner agencies and
LGUs;
• ensure timely release of funds and other
resources for the PPAN
• take active part in monitoring and
evaluation of the PPAN
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Employment (DOLE)
• encourage inclusion of nutrition-related
programs as non-wage benefits in CBA;
• implement labor laws and policies to
protect nutritional welfare of workers,
women and children;
• participate in planning, monitoring and
evaluation of regional and local nutrition
programs
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Department of Education Department of Science and

(DepEd)
• ensure the integration of
basic health and nutrition
concepts and messages in
the school curricula at all
levels
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Technology (DOST)
• upgrade research and
development capabilities and
provide adequate and accurate
data, information, and responsive
technologies to support the
database and technology
requirements of PPAN
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Department of Labor and Department of Social Work

Employment (DOLE) and Development (DSWD)
• support generation of employment • lead agency to plan and
opportunities especially for the poor; develop operational
• promote safe and healthful work guidelines for the Early
environment for the workers to Child Care and
achieve sound nutritional well-being Development (ECCD)
to increase labor productivity; Program
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NNC Governing Board

Department of Trade NNC’s Technical Committee
and Industry (DTI) Network NNC Secretariat
• address programs on dispersal of industries
Regional Nutrition Committee
and development of small and medium
Chair: Regional Director
enterprises to benefit the poor and
nutritionally at-risk areas; Provincial Nutrition Committee

• incorporate NNC’s nutrition education Chair: Provincial Governor

City Nutrition Committee
program in its consumer information materials; Municipal Nutrition Committee Chair: City Mayor

• strengthen enforcement of RA 7394, “The Chair: Municipal Mayor

Consumer Act of the Philippines” Barangay Nutrition Committee

Chair: Barangay Chairman
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National Economic and

NNC Technical Committee
Development Authority (NEDA)
• responsible for • composed of heads of
formulating, continuing, major department bureaus
and agencies involved in
coordinated and fully
nutrition and appropriate
integrated social and NGOs
economic policies, plans
and programs.

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Private sector
NNC
representatives to the Board Executive
Secretariat Director

2 Deputy Executive Directors

Administration and
• ABS-CBN Foundation, Inc. Technical Services

• Bisig Bayan-GMA Foundation, Inc. Nutrition Policy Nutrition Nutrition

Administrative Finance
and Planning Surveillance Information and
• Elisa C. Valdecantos Division Division Education Division
Division Division

13 Regional Nutrition Offices

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Major Programs of the NNC
• Nutrition Policy, Standards, Plan and Program
Development and Coordination
• Nutrition Month Celebration
• Barangay Nutrition Scholars Program
• Philippine Food and Nutrition Surveillance System
• Promote Good Nutrition Program
• Nutriskwela Community Radio Network Program
• Coordination of Nutrition in Emergencies through the
National Nutrition Cluster
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International, National and Local
Commitments to Lessen Malnutrition
At the International Level
• 1992 World Declaration on Nutrition during
the International Conference on Nutrition in
Rome, Italy
• World Food Summit on 1996
• United Nations Millennium Development
Goals for 2015
• Sustainable Development Goals for 2030
• Scaling Up Nutrition Movement
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International, National and Local
Commitments to Lessen Malnutrition
At the National Level
• Local nutrition legislations in the 1970’s (PD 491, PD 1569)
• 1987 Philippine Constitution states that “The State shall
defend… The right of children to assistance, including
proper care and nutrition and special protection from all
forms of neglect, abuse, cruelty, exploitation and other
conditions prejudicial to their development”.
• Evolution of the PPAN
• Devolution of services provided by the National
Government by RA 7160
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Local Nutrition Legislations
Republic Act - laws enacted by the Congress of the Philippines
Executive Order - president or governor’s declaration which has the force
of law, usually based on existing statutory powers, and requiring no action by
the Congress or state legislature. equivalent to Presidential Decree during
Marcos’ time.
Administrative Order - enforceable order issued by a public authority
(under the powers conferred to it by one or more statues) to an individual or
an organization to take certain corrective action, or to refrain from activity
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PD 491
Nutrition Act of the Philippines
• June 25, 1974
• declares nutrition as a priority of the
government
• creates the National Nutrition Council
• designated July as Nutrition Month for
the purpose of creating awareness on
the importance of nutrition
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PD 1286
Nutrition and Dietetics Decree of 1977
• regulates the practice of nutrition
and dietetics in the Philippines
• creation of the Board of Nutrition
and Dietetics
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Letter of Instruction
(LOI) 441 of 1976
• instructs various departments of
the government to address
malnutrition
• authorizes the DILG to establish
functioning nutrition committees at
different administrative levels
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PD 1569
Barangay Nutrition Scholar Program
• June 11, 1978
• strengthening the barangay nutrition
program by providing for at least one
(1) barangay nutrition scholar in every
barangay
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EO 234
Reorganization Act of the NNC
• July 22, 1987
• DSWD was named the chair of the
NNC Governing Board (from DA)
• reaffirming the need for an inter-
sectoral national policy and
coordinating body on nutrition
• expanded membership to DOLE, DTI,
DBM and NEDA
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AO 88
• August 26, 1988
• transferring the NNC from the
Department of Social Welfare and
Development (DSWD) to the
Department of Agriculture (DA)
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EO 51
Milk Code
• October 20, 1986
• adopting a national code of marketing
of breastmilk substitutes, breastmilk
supplements and related products,
penalizing violations thereof, and for
other purposes
• regulates marketing of breast milk
substitute
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EO 51
Milk Code
• promotes training of health and
nutrition workers on infant nutrition
• promotes, protects and supports
breastfeeding
• ensures that health care system is
not used in promoting infant formula
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RA 7160
The Local Government Code
• Oct. 10, 1991
• provides more power, authority,
resources, and responsibilities to
the Local Government Units to
deliver basic services including
nutrition
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RA 7394
The Consumer Act of the Philippines
• April 13, 1992
• supports the policy of the State to
protect the interests of the consumer,
promote his general welfare and to
establish standards of conduct for
business and industry
• implemented by the DOH, DA and DTI
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RA 7600
The Rooming-in and Breastfeeding Act of 1992
• June 2, 1992
• provides incentives to all
government and private health
institutions with rooming-in and
breastfeeding facilities
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RA 7600
The Rooming-in and Breastfeeding Act of 1992
“Rooming-in – the practice of placing the newborn in the same room
as the mother right after delivery up to discharge to facilitate mother-
infant bonding and to initiate breastfeeding. The infant may either share
the mother’s bed or be placed in a crib beside the mother.
Lactation stations – private, clean, sanitary, and well-ventilated rooms
or areas in the workplace or public places where nursing mothers can
wash up, breastfeed or express their milk comfortably and store this
afterward.”
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RA 8172
An Act Promoting Salt Iodization Nationwide and
for Related Purposes (ASIN Law)
• December 20, 1995
• require all salt producers/
manufacturers of food-grade salt to
iodize the salt that they produce,
manufacture, import and trade or
distribute
• includes provision for monitoring sales
and promotion of use of iodized salt
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RA 8435
Agriculture and Fisheries Modernization Act of 1997
• December 22, 1997
• an act prescribing urgent related measures to
modernize the agriculture and fisheries
sectors of the country in order to enhance
their profitability and prepare said sectors for
the challenges of globalization through an
adequate, focused and rational delivery of
necessary support services, appropriating
funds thereof and for other purposes
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RA 8976
Philippine Food Fortification Act of 2000
• November 7, 2000
• an act establishing the Food
Fortification Program and for other
purposes
• Sangkap Pinoy Seal - mandatory and
voluntary fortification of staple foods
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RA 8980
Early Childcare and Child Development Act
• December 05, 2000
• an act promulgating a comprehensive policy
and a national system for early childhood
care and development, providing funds
thereof and for other purposes
• states that the Nutrition Action Officer be
a member of the Municipal/City ECCD
Coordinating Committee
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RA 9288
Newborn Screening Act of 2004
• April 7, 2004
• an Act Promulgating A Comprehensive
Policy and a National System For
Ensuring Newborn Screening
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RA 9288
Newborn Screening Act of 2004
“Newborn screening shall be performed after twenty-
four (24) hours of life but not later than three (3) days
from complete delivery of the newborn…
…a parent or legal guardian may refuse testing on the
grounds of religious beliefs, but shall acknowledge in
writing their understanding that refusal for testing
places their newborn at risk for undiagnosed heritable
conditions.”
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RA 9288
Newborn Screening Act of 2004
The disorders tested for newborn screening are:
• 1) Congenital Hypothyroidism (CH)
• (2) Congenital Adrenal Hyperplasia (CAH)
• (3) Galactosemia (GAL)
• (4) Phenylketonuria (PKU)
• (5) Glucose-6-Phosphate-Dehydrogenase Deficiency
(G6PD Def.)
• (6) Maple Syrup Urine Disease (MSUD)
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EO 472
• November 30, 2005
• named the Department of Health
(DOH) as NNC Chair and
transferred the NNC to DOH as an
attached agency
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DOH AO 2008-0029
Implementing Health Reforms for Rapid
Reduction of Maternal and Neonatal Mortality
• adopt and implement the Maternal,
Newborn, and Child Health
Nutrition (MNCHN) Strategy
• LGUs to main stream, finance,
implement and monitor MNCHN
activities
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DOH AO 2008-0029
Implementing Health Reforms for Rapid
Reduction of Maternal and Neonatal Mortality
establishment of:
• Basic Emergency Obstetric and
Newborn Care (BEmONC) Centers
• Comprehensive Emergency Obstetric
and Newborn Care (CEmONC) Centers
• Community Health Teams (CHT)
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RA 10028
Expanded Breastfeeding Promotion Act of 2009
• March 16, 2010
• an act expanding the promotion of
breastfeeding, amending for the purpose
RA 7600
• mandates all health and non-health
facilities to establish lactation stations
• authorize “lactation periods” for nursing
employees
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DOH AO 2010-0010
Revised Policy and Guide on
Micronutrient Supplementation
• principles, policy directions and
general guidelines in the
implementation of the
micronutrient supplementation
program (Iron, Iodine, Vitamin A)
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RA 10862
Nutrition and Dietetics Law of 2016
states provisions regarding:
• faculty members/institutions teaching/offering a
degree program in nutrition and dietetics
• the licensing and examination for NDs
• requirements for taking the board exam
• ensuring NDs positions in the government
• continuing professional development (CPD)
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Acknowledgements
This lecture REFERENCES
presentation was Content
edited by Airon All policies and laws are from online sources of the Republic of the Philippines Goverment
Andrew D. Bonifacio NNC. Nutrition Information Kit.Taguig, Philippines
based on previous NNC and UP Los Baños. 2013. Manual on Nutrition Program Management.Taguig, Philippines
lecture presentations Images are from the internet
by Asst. Prof. Tengco
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