Calabarzon EO 51 Task Force

15/01/2026

The global formula milk industry spends billions to influence how parents feed their babies—often disguising marketing as health advice.

In the Philippines, we can protect families by strengthening 𝗺𝗼𝘁𝗵𝗲𝗿-𝘁𝗼-𝗺𝗼𝘁𝗵𝗲𝗿 𝘀𝘂𝗽𝗽𝗼𝗿𝘁 𝗴𝗿𝗼𝘂𝗽𝘀, empowering 𝗯𝗮𝗿𝗮𝗻𝗴𝗮𝘆 𝗵𝗲𝗮𝗹𝘁𝗵 𝘄𝗼𝗿𝗸𝗲𝗿𝘀, and ensuring health facilities comply with the 𝗠𝗶𝗹𝗸 𝗖𝗼𝗱𝗲 (𝗘𝗢 𝟱𝟭). Supportive workplaces under 𝗥𝗔 𝟭𝟬𝟬𝟮𝟴 and 𝟭𝟬𝟱-𝗱𝗮𝘆 𝗺𝗮𝘁𝗲𝗿𝗻𝗶𝘁𝘆 𝗹𝗲𝗮𝘃𝗲 (𝗥𝗔 𝟭𝟭𝟮𝟭𝟬) also help mothers continue breastfeeding.

Parents have the right to choose—but they deserve accurate, unbiased information, free from corporate influence. Let’s support Filipino families through community, policy, and public health. 🤱

The global formula milk industry spends billions to influence decisions over what parents feed their babies. Marketing tactics are often covert, disguised as impartial health advice including:

💰 Sponsored advice networks or ‘helplines’
💰 Practices to influence health worker advice
💰 Secretly sponsored endorsements
💰 Freebies and marketing materials in healthcare

Parents always have the right to choose how to feed their baby, but they should have reliable information – free from corporate influence - to help them make these choices.

15/09/2025

⚠️Hindi Nagbebenta o Nag-Eendorso ng Formula Milk ang DOH

MAG-INGAT SA MGA PEKENG DOH WEBSITE AT PAGE.

I-follow lamang ang verified social media pages ng DOH para sa tama at napapanahong impormasyong pangkalusugan.

19/08/2025

🤱 August is National Breastfeeding Awareness Month!

Inaanyayahan ng DOH Center for Health Development - CALABARZON Breastfeeding Program at ng SM Cares ang lahat na makiisa sa nalalapit na selebrasyon sa darating na Agosto 26, 2025:

✨"𝐎𝐧𝐞 𝐁𝐫𝐞𝐚𝐬𝐭𝐟𝐞𝐞𝐝𝐢𝐧𝐠 𝐂𝐀𝐋𝐀𝐁𝐀𝐑𝐙𝐎𝐍: 𝐏𝐫𝐢𝐨𝐫𝐢𝐭𝐢𝐳𝐢𝐧𝐠 𝐁𝐫𝐞𝐚𝐬𝐭𝐟𝐞𝐞𝐝𝐢𝐧𝐠 𝐛𝐲 𝐂𝐫𝐞𝐚𝐭𝐢𝐧𝐠 𝐒𝐮𝐬𝐭𝐚𝐢𝐧𝐚𝐛𝐥𝐞 𝐒𝐮𝐩𝐩𝐨𝐫𝐭 𝐒𝐲𝐬𝐭𝐞𝐦”

Magkakaroon ng iba’t ibang makabuluhang aktibidad gaya ng:
👩‍⚕️ Lectures para sa health workers, mother support groups at breastfeeding mothers
🤱 Breast Milk Donation Drive
🏆 Mother-Baby Friendly Awarding

Standby and catch the livestream sa Mother-Baby Friendly Calabarzon page!

Sama-sama nating protektahan, itaguyod, at suportahan ang pagpapasuso para sa mas malusog na kinabukasan—dahil sa Bagong Pilipinas, Bawat Buhay ay Mahalaga.

01/08/2025

Breast milk is the ideal first food for a baby👶. It's safe, clean and contains antibodies which protect against dangerous illnesses.

✅ Start within 1 hour after birth 🤱
✅ Breastfeed exclusively for the first 6 months 🤱
✅ Continue alongside healthy family foods until the baby is at least 2 years old 🤱

01/08/2025

❗Suportado ng DOH ang Breastfeeding bilang bahagi ng mahalagang First 1000 Days ng mga sanggol ❗

Bakit mahalaga ang exclusive breastfeeding?
✔️ Kumpleto sa nutrisyon
✔️ May panlaban sa sakit
✔️ Libre, laging handa, at mas ligtas para kay baby

✅ Simulan ang eksklusibong pagpapasuso sa unang 6 na buwan
✅ Ipagpatuloy ang pagpapasuso at magsimula ng masustansyang pagkain sa mga bata mula 6 na buwan pataas
✅ Tiyaking nakakakain si Nanay ng masustansyang pagkain, may sapat na pahinga, at nasusuportahan sa kaniyang emotional needs

31/07/2025

📣 In celebration of 𝐍𝐚𝐭𝐢𝐨𝐧𝐚𝐥 𝐁𝐫𝐞𝐚𝐬𝐭𝐟𝐞𝐞𝐝𝐢𝐧𝐠 𝐌𝐨𝐧𝐭𝐡 this August, the Nutrition and Breastfeeding Program of DOH CHD-Calabarzon invites you to join us in the 4A Series eLearning Session entitled “𝐏𝐫𝐢𝐨𝐫𝐢𝐭𝐢𝐳𝐞 𝐁𝐫𝐞𝐚𝐬𝐭𝐟𝐞𝐞𝐝𝐢𝐧𝐠: 𝐂𝐫𝐞𝐚𝐭𝐞 𝐒𝐮𝐬𝐭𝐚𝐢𝐧𝐚𝐛𝐥𝐞 𝐒𝐮𝐩𝐩𝐨𝐫𝐭 𝐒𝐲𝐬𝐭𝐞𝐦𝐬”.

🗓 August 01, 2025 (Friday)
🕐 01:00 PM – 02:00 PM

Join our speaker, 𝐀𝐭𝐭𝐲. 𝐏𝐞𝐚𝐫𝐥𝐲 𝐉𝐨𝐚𝐧 𝐉𝐚𝐲𝐚𝐠𝐚𝐧 𝐓𝐮𝐫𝐥𝐞𝐲, 𝐂𝐂𝐎: Senior Assistant Vice President of Corporate Compliance at SM Supermalls and Program Director for Women of SM Cares, as she shares the story of how SM is supporting breastfeeding through sustainable and inclusive workplace initiatives. 🌸

This webinar will be facilitated by 𝐌𝐬. 𝐀𝐧𝐧𝐞 𝐋𝐨𝐫𝐫𝐚𝐢𝐧𝐞 𝐌. 𝐃𝐞 𝐓𝐚𝐛𝐥𝐚𝐧, 𝐑𝐍𝐃: Nutritionist-Dietitian I of DOH CHD Calabarzon.

🔗 Register here: bit.ly/chd4aPrioritizeBreastfeeding
📲 Or scan the QR code on the poster!

This FREE webinar is open to ALL! Let’s prioritize breastfeeding and build a more supportive environment for every mother and child. See you! 🩷

25/07/2025

𝗦𝗮 𝗣𝗮𝗻𝗮𝗵𝗼𝗻 𝗻𝗴 𝗘𝗺𝗲𝗿𝗴𝗲𝗻𝗰𝗶𝗲𝘀 𝗮𝘁 𝗗𝗶𝘀𝗮𝘀𝘁𝗲𝗿𝘀, 𝗕𝗿𝗲𝗮𝘀𝘁𝗳𝗲𝗲𝗱𝗶𝗻𝗴 𝗮𝗻𝗴 𝗨𝗻𝗮𝗻𝗴 𝗛𝗮𝗸𝗯𝗮𝗻𝗴 𝘀𝗮 𝗙𝗼𝗼𝗱 𝗮𝘁 𝗡𝘂𝘁𝗿𝗶𝘁𝗶𝗼𝗻 𝗦𝗲𝗰𝘂𝗿𝗶𝘁𝘆 𝗻𝗶 𝗕𝗮𝗯𝘆.

Kapag may emergencies at disasters, ang gatas ng ina ay nananatiling pinakaligtas at abot-kayang pagkain para kay baby. Libre ito, hindi nangangailangan ng kuryente o malinis na tubig, at hitik sa nutrisyon para sa kanyang kaligtasan at kalusugan.
Narito ang ilang paraan upang matiyak ang food at nutrition security ni baby kahit may kalamidad:

- Ipagpatuloy ang breastfeeding. Ang regular na pagpapasuso ay nagpapalakas sa immune system ni baby at nagbibigay ng ginhawa sa gitna ng stress.

- Maghanda ng breastmilk storage. Kung kailangang i-express ang gatas, siguraduhing ligtas at malinis ang imbakan. Ibigay ito kay baby gamit ang tasa o baso.

- Humingi ng suporta. Kung hindi makapagpasuso, maaaring humingi ng tulong sa isang malusog na wet nurse o accredited human milk bank.

Sa panahon ng bagyo, tandaan: ang breastfeeding ay isang mahalagang hakbang para sa food security ng sanggol at ng buong pamilya.

19/05/2025

𝐇𝐚𝐩𝐩𝐲 𝐖𝐨𝐫𝐥𝐝 𝐇𝐮𝐦𝐚𝐧 𝐌𝐢𝐥𝐤 𝐃𝐨𝐧𝐚𝐭𝐢𝐨𝐧 𝐃𝐚𝐲❗

May 19 is celebrated annually as World Human Milk Donation Day. Originating in Brazil in 2004, this day was created to promote the importance of donating human milk to non-profit milk banks.

A single drop of donated breastmilk can mean a lifetime for a newborn in need.

𝑻𝒉𝒊𝒔 𝑾𝒐𝒓𝒍𝒅 𝑫𝒂𝒚 𝒐𝒇 𝑯𝒖𝒎𝒂𝒏 𝑴𝒊𝒍𝒌 𝑫𝒐𝒏𝒂𝒕𝒊𝒐𝒏, 𝒍𝒆𝒕 𝒖𝒔 𝒈𝒊𝒗𝒆 𝒉𝒐𝒑𝒆 𝒂𝒏𝒅 𝒈𝒊𝒗𝒆 𝒍𝒊𝒇𝒆.

14/05/2025

Formula milk marketing exploits parental anxieties about common infant behaviours such as fussiness or poor sleep.

Premium branding is paraded as having “premium benefits”, when in fact the only difference is the price.

Claims made by the formula milk industry about their products are often misleading, scientifically unsubstantiated & violate the International Code of Marketing of Breast-milk Substitutes.

WHO is calling on governments to end exploitative marketing and protect babies’ health.

11/05/2025

Today, we celebrate the endless care that only a mother can give. Your love, strength, and sacrifices never go unnoticed. 💖

Happy Mother's Day to all moms out there! ✨

🌸 𝓗𝓪𝓹𝓹𝔂 𝓜𝓸𝓽𝓱𝓮𝓻’𝓼 𝓓𝓪𝔂🌸

Just like the Virgin Mary, who tenderly nursed the infant Jesus in the timeless image of the 𝑀𝑎𝑑𝑜𝑛𝑛𝑎 𝑑𝑒𝑙 𝐿𝑎𝑡𝑡𝑒, every mother is a sacred vessel of love, care, and overflowing strength. 💗

𝑫𝒊𝒅 𝒚𝒐𝒖 𝒌𝒏𝒐𝒘❓
The 𝑁𝑢𝑟𝑠𝑖𝑛𝑔 𝑀𝑎𝑑𝑜𝑛𝑛𝑎 𝑜𝑟 𝑀𝑎𝑑𝑜𝑛𝑛𝑎 𝑑𝑒𝑙 𝐿𝑎𝑡𝑡𝑒 became a cherished theme in Christian art during the Middle Ages and Renaissance, symbolizing not just physical nourishment, but also spiritual sustenance, divine tenderness, and the Church’s deep reverence for motherhood.

Today, we honor all mothers who embody this grace, those who give without counting, who love without limits, and who guide with gentleness and faith.

𝑻𝒐 𝒂𝒍𝒍 𝒎𝒐𝒎𝒔:
𝙔𝙤𝙪 𝙖𝙧𝙚 𝙤𝙪𝙧 𝙛𝙞𝙧𝙨𝙩 𝙨𝙖𝙣𝙘𝙩𝙪𝙖𝙧𝙮. 𝙊𝙪𝙧 𝙨𝙤𝙪𝙧𝙘𝙚 𝙤𝙛 𝙡𝙞𝙛𝙚 𝙖𝙣𝙙 𝙘𝙤𝙢𝙛𝙤𝙧𝙩. 𝙅𝙪𝙨𝙩 𝙡𝙞𝙠𝙚 𝙈𝙖𝙧𝙮, 𝙮𝙤𝙪 𝙧𝙚𝙛𝙡𝙚𝙘𝙩 𝙂𝙤𝙙’𝙨 𝙡𝙤𝙫𝙚 𝙞𝙣 𝙩𝙝𝙚 𝙢𝙤𝙨𝙩 𝙝𝙪𝙢𝙖𝙣 𝙖𝙣𝙙 𝙗𝙚𝙖𝙪𝙩𝙞𝙛𝙪𝙡 𝙬𝙖𝙮.

Thank you for being our light. 💫

05/05/2025

Isang taos-pusong pasasalamat, Asec. Ariel I. Valencia, sa iyong tapat na paglilingkod sa rehiyon ng CaLaBaRZon.

Isang taos-pusong pasasalamat, Asec. Ariel I. Valencia, sa iyong tapat na paglilingkod upang maitaguyod at mapangalagaan ang kalusugan sa rehiyon ng CaLaBaRZon.

30/04/2025

Reporting Milk Code Violations in Calabarzon Region is now made easier!

The Calabarzon EO 51 Task Force developed an Online Milk Code Violation Reporting tool to ensure compliance to EO 51 provisions.

You may scan the QR code or just click this link: https://rb.gy./m1w6e

Let’s promote, protect and support Breastfeeding!🤱