ANGELES CITY -- The City Government joined the entire country in celebrating the Nutrition Month with the theme “Wastong Nutrisyon Kailangan, Lifestyle, Diseases Iwasan.”

Mayor Francis “Blueboy” Nepomuceno said the City Nutrition Office collaborated with the Department of Education (DepEd), Public Employment Office (Peso), City Social Welfare and Development Office (CSWDO), City Agricultural Office, Ospital Ning Angeles, and City Health Office for the month-long activities.

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Arnel Calaguas, city nutrition officer, said the month-long activity “focused on providing health and nutrition services with food fair, feeding program, Vitamin A supplementation, distribution of vegetable seeds and fruit bearing trees, lectures, symposium, poster-making contest in schools, livelihood training and nutrition education” to various sectors of the city.

He added that the launching of nutrition month started with food fairs last June 29 and 30 at the City Hall lobby and was followed by the simultaneous lectures on good nutrition to barangay nutrition scholars.

For the culminating activity, DepEd will be hosting the Nutri-Jingle contest on July 31 at Event Center in SM City Clark, that will be participated in by different public and private schools, elementary and high school levels.

The yearly celebration is mandated by Section 7 of Presidential Decree 491 or Nutrition Act, which states that “the month of July shall be designated as nutrition month for the purpose of creating awareness among our people on the importance of nutrition activities shall be coordinated by the National Nutrition Council and the local governments.”

“This event will serve as a reminder to our people that a healthy citizenry is the backbone of a healthy community and nation. We are one with the country in celebrating the nutrition month and will do not just monthly activities but even yearlong events to highlight the importance of good nutrition,” said Mayor Nepomuceno.