16/03/2026
๐๐๐-๐๐๐ ๐๐จ๐ข๐ง๐ฌ ๐ญ๐ก๐ ๐๐จ๐ซ๐ฅ๐ ๐๐๐๐ฌ๐ข๐ญ๐ฒ ๐
๐จ๐ซ๐ฎ๐ฆ, ๐๐ฅ๐๐๐ ๐๐ฌ ๐๐ฎ๐ฉ๐ฉ๐จ๐ซ๐ญ ๐๐จ๐ซ ๐๐๐๐ฌ๐ข๐ญ๐ฒ ๐๐ซ๐๐ฏ๐๐ง๐ญ๐ข๐จ๐ง
The National Nutrition Council โ National Capital Region (NNC-NCR), led by Regional Nutrition Program Coordinator Milagros Elisa Federizo, along with City and Municipal Nutrition Program Coordinators (C/MNPCs) in Metro Manila and Regional Nutrition Committee member, Ms. Marlene Viray-Navarro of the Grace Family Helper Project, participated in the World Obesity Day Philippine Forum held on March 13, 2026, at the Marco Polo Hotel in Ortigas, Pasig City.
Pasig City, represented by CNAO Jenily V. Capalaran, RND, MPH, was invited in the Plenary Session during Session 3: Strengthening Communities from the Ground Up: LGU and Barangay Successes in Obesity Prevention, local leaders shared how policies, programs, and multisectoral collaboration can help communities adopt healthier lifestyles.
Ms. Jenily Capalaran highlighted initiatives such as the โ๐๐๐๐๐๐ฉ-๐ผ-๐๐๐ฃ๐ช๐ฉ๐, ๐๐๐ก๐๐ฌ ๐ฝ๐ช๐ก๐๐ก๐๐ฉโ program, which encourages students in public elementary schools to engage in short bouts of physical activity. Public spaces like float parks, recognized in the Bloomberg Philanthropies Mayors Challenge 2025โ2026, also provide residents with opportunities for physical activity. Pasig City has also strengthened nutrition policies through ๐ข๐ฟ๐ฑ๐ถ๐ป๐ฎ๐ป๐ฐ๐ฒ ๐ก๐ผ. ๐ฑ๐ฐ, ๐.๐ฎ๐ฌ๐ฎ๐ฎ, which sets guidelines for registering sari-sari stores, and ๐ข๐ฟ๐ฑ๐ถ๐ป๐ฎ๐ป๐ฐ๐ฒ ๐ก๐ผ. ๐ญ๐ฐ, ๐.๐ฎ๐ฌ๐ฌ๐ฒ, which amended the cityโs Salt Iodization Program to improve access to fortified and healthier foods.
