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Tales Of Symphonia Cheats for Playstation 2Home / Playstation 2 /
This page contains Cheats for Tales Of Symphonia organized by sections for Playstation 2. Tales Of Symphonia is a Role-Playing Console-style RPG game, made by Namco and published by Namco. If you can't find a hint or secret in our list, then please check this page periodically for the latest updates.
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You have to finish and save the game, then reload the cleared game file. The "Game Record", "Sound Test" (Japanese version only), and "Mania" options will now be unlocked at the title screen. Also, go to the Grade Shop to access new items....From: Jigswaw123
To unlock the Grade Ship complete the game and save when prompted. Start the game again using the cleared game file. The game will prompt you to insert Disc 1. Upon doing so, you are taken to a screen where you can purchase various options with the Grade that you collected throughout the game. Note:...From: SonicsStereo
Go to the city of Lzoold and go to the boat dock. Find your wanted poster at the dock. There will be a person in a pink cat suit here, Emo-Katz, and he or she will ask you to play "EB". Play it and choose easy for Apple Gels, normal for Life Bottles, or hard for Lemon Gels. You will get fi...From: celtichope
You can view the script of all the skits by going to Katz Island on Sylvarant and talking to the mayor (the cat that spins) several times. You can view the script for all the conversations, even ones you have not had yet....From: darkblueviolet
To fight a Bacura, the big solid Mana blocks in the Toize Mines, go to the last room, where you get the ore. There will be a one-eyed monster in there. fight it. Sometimes it will be a couple of Stone Golems with some other monsters, and sometimes it will be a Bacura. Just run away if it is not a Ba...From: freeforkill
If you go north from izoold without doing two things to get on the boat it will cause the boat to disappear. However, you are not stuck. You will find the girl again, but you must do other things first. This is also an opportunity to get Sheena. This will require a lot of leveling up, but is worth i...From: WonderWoman
To fight Seles (Zelos' sister), go to the Meltokio arena after you get the emblem from Derris-Kharlan. Complete beginner and intermediate modes to unlock advanced mode. Complete advanced mode twice with any character to fight Seles in an extra match. By winning the match you will get Zelos' best wea...From: papa45
After you have met Altessa, leave then go back to his house this time with Zelos as your on-screen character. If you see Tabatha standing by the stove, talk to her. Lloyd will then appear as the on-screen character. Follow through the sequence that plays and she will teach you the recipe for curry, ...From: aimanhafiq70
In order for this trick to work, you must have already fought Seles with Zelos, then have gone on to fight Zelos later in the Tower of Salvation. Go through the Advance Class battles again with Lloyd. After you have received your prizes, Seles will return to the Arena and try to take revenge for her...From: handstand
In order to find the Summon Spirit Maxwell, you must first find the Derris Emblem in Derris-Kharlan (which is late in the game, near the end ). Then, go to Exire (Half-elves village ) and go to the house with a man inside. He is the person that says that a team of half-elves and humans is a rare com...From: cazziejay
To obtain this title you must perform a 100 hit combo. To do this easily have both Colette and Lloyd in the party. Lloyd must know either Sword Rain: Alpha or Sonic Sword Rain. Colette must know Hammer Rain together in unison attack. Their attack will become Stardust Rain. If you use this against a ...From: flick
After you go to Mithos' Castle and open the door after you defeat the dark dragon, go to Mizuho. Talk to the person in the chief's house. Go to the Lightning Temple and talk to the spirit of the chief at the altar where you fought Volt. Go back to Mizuho and the chief will wake up. He will ask for S...From: cheatmass
You will receive Zelos' Last Fencer Sword and the Elemental Circlet no matter who you use to fight Seles. Lloyd is recommended for this job, because of his high HP and Str. Use the Material Blade or the Ninja Sword. At the start of the fight she almost always casts Freeze Needles. She also uses Abso...From: clayjrum010
When you reach Mithos' Castle, defeat the Dark Dragon and open the door. Go through the door, but do not go through the teleporter to Mithos. After you have opened the door and gone through it, go back to Meltokio. Go to the arena and fight in advanced mode with any character to get a personal arena...From: euqamratz
To do this you must have Kratos in your party. After you get the Derris Emblem in Derris-Kharlan, go to Luin. Once there, examine all of the statues except for Lloyd's. After that, examine Lloyd's statue. This will trigger a conversation between Lloyd and Kratos and you will find out a little bit ab...From: GazNicki
In Asgard, when sealing the Wind Seal, it is difficult to get into the Seal Room. Light the two lamps next to each other to open a secret room, which has mini pinwheels in the room. Around the entire Asgard ruin there are tablets on the walls, but you cannot read them unless you light the lamps arou...From: kiddoss
When fighting through the first ruins towards the Seal of Fire, it is recommended that you get to at least level 13 for each character. If not, the battle with the Boss will either require an absolutely brilliant strategy or result in the death of your party. Also, make sure that Genis has his skill...From: Wesley
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In the slums in Meltolkio a solider is looking for a cute flower girl in the slums, which is a reference to Aeris in Final Fantasy 7....From: kakes
A Klonoa reference can be found in the Presea's Dream Traveler title that you get from George in Altimira (near the end of the game)....From: deathaj67
In Flanoir near the Weapon shop are three ice statues. One of them is Pac-Man....From: feeling
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Instead of talking Washington, Republican Thom Tillis and Democratic incumbent Kay Hagan launched the U.S. Senate race Wednesday with attacks on each other's state legislative records.
A day after winning the Republican primary, Tillis criticized Hagan's five terms in the state Senate more than her five years in the U.S. Senate, saying she added sales taxes and regulations in her tenure as a state budget writer.
He called it a clear contrast with his record since he became House speaker in 2011, touting tax-cutting legislation under the Republican leadership and efforts to ease rules on businesses.
"If you take a look at what we've done over the last three years, much of what I've been doing is cleaning up Kay Hagan's mess in North Carolina," Tillis said in an interview on MSNBC.
Hagan, in turn, blasted Tillis' legislative record by pointing to a comment he made in October 2011 that suggested the state needed to "find a way to divide and conquer" those most in need from others who receive public assistance.
She used it to add weight to her criticism of the Republican legislative agenda that cut money for teaching assistants and benefits for unemployed workers.
"We should be working together to improve people's lives, not pitting people against each other with the politics of division," Hagan said in a statement. "Unfortunately, Speaker Tillis' comment is not an isolated incident, and more than anything, his damaging legislative agenda that has been wrong for our state shows that his comments were no mistake."
In the TV interview, Tillis said he regretted the word choice but stood by his assertion of waste and abuse in public assistance programs. "When we explain what we are talking about, I believe the citizens of North Carolina agree with it," he said.
Likewise, Hagan's campaign pushed back against Tillis' statement about her state Senate record, saying she pushed against her own party at times to advocate tax cuts in 2006 and 2007, the two years before winning her U.S. Senate seat.
Politicized session
The verbal jousting a day after the November ballot took shape reflects the tight race for a seat that may determine partisan control of the U.S. Senate. The Rothenberg Political Report, a key Washington forecaster, moved the North Carolina Senate race to the "tossup" category Wednesday after previously ranking it as tilting slightly Democratic.
And the state legislative focus showcases the political tightrope Tillis will walk as the legislative session starts Wednesday with even more politicization than normal.
"This is an election year. The Senate race is going to play through the session," said Carter Wrenn, a Republican strategist. "… (If) he stays as speaker and you're a Democrat, you're going to politicize the session to stake Tillis out on positions he doesn't want to take."
How Tillis – who has said repeatedly he will keep his post – positions himself is under a microscope from both ends of the political spectrum.
To win the Republican primary, fending off two more conservative challengers, Tillis shifted his stance to the right. He often trumpeted himself as the leader of the "conservative revolution" in Raleigh after Republicans took complete legislative power from Democrats for the first time in a century three years ago.
Walking a fine line
But in his victory speech Tuesday, Tillis didn't mention the word "conservative" once. He instead bashed Hagan and linked her to President Barack Obama and Senate Democratic Leader Harry Reid.
Asked about it later, Tillis suggested it was an oversight. He maintained he would run on the Republican legislative record, despite the polarization it spurred in recent years in protests and lawsuits.
"That is a conservative agenda I'm proud of," he told reporters in Charlotte. "It's one that clearly resonates with the citizens of North Carolina."
Tillis is walking a fine line if he tries to move to more moderate ground, as political observers expect. David McLennan, a political expert at William Peace University, said Tillis will want to avoid "the Mitt Romney label," a reference to the former presidential candidate's evolving positions.
"He's staked out his positions in the primary and he's got to live with them," McLennan said. "If he runs to the center he runs the risk of tea partiers and social conservatives not coming out" to vote in November.
Bill Bostic, a 62-year-old from Asheboro, worked eight hours at the polls Tuesday supporting Tillis' rival Greg Brannon, who aligned himself with the tea party and finished second in the primary.
Skeptical of Tillis, Bostic said he is considering voting for the Libertarian Party candidate, Sean Haugh. If he sticks with the Republican Party, he won't do so with enthusiasm. "There's casting a vote and there's having passion for a candidate," he said Wednesday. "They are different things."
"If I had to choose between not-so-good and rotten," he continued, referring to Tillis and Hagan respectively, "I'll choose not-so-good."
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Unifying the Effects of the Affordable Care Act Across Communities
The ACA "WIN" program was developed by Cathy Glasson of SEIU Local 1199 Iowa. The concept and program was introduced to us at a Nurse Alliance of California meeting in July 2011. I was so intrigued that I and another nurse, Olga Desai of Local 1000, decided right then and there that we should try this as a joint project between our two unions. It really just sort of dawned on us that if we did it together, we might pull it off! Olga did the turnout and got the word out at her worksite in Delano, a town north of Bakersfield. When I mentioned this to other nurses, my colleagues and Nurse Alliance participants, they just ran with it! It turned out we had wonderful cross section of nurses, from the Operating Room, Emergency Room, Mental Health, Advanced Practice and Rural Health.
Every one of those nurses embraced the ACA program because they saw how it could make a difference for the patient population they work with day in and day out. We completed the SEIU Nurse Alliance Webinar Training and scheduled our first class in Delano, California, which is at the very edge of a very large county. It was a small class but we reached out to Mental Health workers and Corrections Nurses with great success.
We were so excited, we immediately began looking at where we could expand the program. We help several classes, and in November 2012, we held a class with more than 100 Public Health nurses being educated on the ACA.
What's been exciting for us is that now we have two new PHN's on our team and through Nurse Alliance of California and because of our ACA connection with Public Health, we are hosting a Public Health Nursing Conference here in Bakersfield where the Affordable Care Act and its implications for Public Health will be one of the topics!
These hardworking nurses are:
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Waste Services Announces Record Fourth Quarter Results And 2009 Fiscal Year Results
BURLINGTON, Ontario, Feb. 23 /PRNewswire-FirstCall/ -- Waste Services, Inc. (Nasdaq: WSII) today announced financial results for the fourth quarter and for the year ended December 31, 2009. Fully diluted earnings per share were $0.00 for the quarter as compared to a loss of $0.32 in the fourth quarter of 2008. The reported results include expenses relating to the pending merger with IESI-BFC Ltd. (NYSE, TSX: BIN), a charge for the change in the valuation of warrants caused by the rise in our stock price, costs relating to tax restructuring activities and certain acquisition costs expensed in the period. Excluding these charges, fully diluted earnings per share would have been $0.13.
Revenue for the quarter was $118.8 million compared to $102.4 million for the same quarter in 2008. The results for the quarter are highlighted by:
- Internal revenue growth generated from price increases was 4.6%.
- Internal revenue growth relating to volume was negative 1.6%.
- Foreign currency translation accounted for $8.8 million in reported revenue increase and acquisitions added $6.0 million in revenue.
- Adjusted EBITDA was $30.5 million as compared to $24.3 million in the fourth quarter of the prior year and the company's previous best quarter result of $29.4 million (third quarter, 2007).
For the full year 2009, the company reported revenue of $434.5 million as compared to $473.0 million for 2008. Fully diluted earnings per share for the year were $0.30 as compared to a loss of $0.04 for 2008. Excluding the expenses relating to the merger, costs relating to tax restructuring activities, acquisition costs and the fourth quarter change in warrant valuation, fully diluted earnings per share would have been $0.43 per share. The results for the year ended December 31, 2009 are highlighted by:
- Internal revenue growth generated from price increases was 3.9%.
- Internal revenue growth relating to volume was negative 4.4%.
- Foreign currency translation caused a decrease of $16.1 million in reported revenue, partially offset by revenue from acquisitions of $7.1 million.
- Adjusted EBITDA was $105.4 million with a record Adjusted EBITDA margin of 24.3%.
David Sutherland-Yoest, Waste Services President and Chief Executive Officer, stated, "We are pleased to again be reporting record financial results for a quarter as the company continues to improve margins and profitability. As our business continues to improve on a stand-alone basis, the pending merger with IESI-BFC Ltd. has been well received by the market and brought substantial benefits to our shareholders, both in share price and trading liquidity. We look forward to the completion of the deal, working to realize the anticipated synergies between the two companies and an outstanding 2010 for the combined shareholder group."2010 Outlook Waste Services also announced today the following stand-alone guidance for 2010, excluding any effects of the contemplated merger with IESI-BFC Ltd.:
- Revenue in the range of $480 million to $500 million.
- Organic revenue growth of 4% to 5%, primarily from price.
- Adjusted EBITDA in the range of $120 million to $125 million.
- Adjusted EBITDA margins of 25 to 27 percent.
- EPS from continuing operations in the range of $0.50 to $0.55 per share.
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London sees the start of the third edition of the Nour Festival this week (1 October-1 December), a celebration of contemporary arts and culture from across the Middle East.
The festival, which was launched at Leighton House Museum in 2010, involves more London institutions this year. New participants include the Victoria and Albert Museum (V&A), Mosaic Rooms, Ciné Lumière, Science Museum, the Tabernacle, the Ismaili Centre and Al Manaar, the Muslim Cultural Heritage Centre. The festival aims to show a wide selection of artistic output from the Middle East, including film, music, literature and visual art. Leighton House Museum, in west London, is hosting "Nuclear Nuqta" (3-26 October), which is the Manchester-based artist Muiz Anwar's first UK museum show. Anwar's art focuses on political and cultural aspects of Muslim identity. The museum will then host "Kütmaan", an exhibition by the British photojournalist Bradley Secker (5-10 November). The term means "concealing" in Arabic and the show explores the hidden lesbian, gay, bisexual and transgender communities in the Middle East. Meanwhile, the V&A is showing "Light from the Middle East: New Photography" (13 November-7 April 2013), featuring over 90 works of contemporary photography from and about the region. The full schedule can be found on the festival's website website
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My friend's room mate found this paper. Apparently it was written by a really high college kid.
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One of the single funniest things I have ever read in my life.
I'm calling shenanigans on this one! Not only does the red ink look like the handwriting of a kid, but the teacher or professor used the word "to" instead of "too" on the bottom of page 3. Not likely! PLus, in college, I doubt this paper would get a passing (barley) grade, nor would the instructor spend time seriously grading this and then want to speak with the student to discuss his paper which he obviously didn't give a fuck about.
You're ruining all the fun. I knew it was fake when I saw the final grade. It is still fucking hilarious.
thats hilarious
so is this The 56 best/worst similes House of Figs
I barely got past the first page....it was worse than Kevin Bloody Wilson;)
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Now if you listen to Adam Sandler's "the uses of the word fuck', you will realise that is a very versatile word, but in that essay, it was a bit over used.
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I tried to read it but it reminded me of this essay my friend wrote for the NYS Regents back in the late 90's that involved Persian cats and the Vietnam War. He got I believe 45 out of a possible 100 but it was well worth it.
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After a HORRIBLE experience with getting our voucher ticket (took 45 minutes in a chaotic system), we had a wonderful time seeing fantastic staging, incredible acts and fun throughout the performance. Unfortunately, the sound system was bad and we could barely make out most of the master of ceremonies speaking. I recommend the circus to all ages!
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Enjoyed it a lot in spite of the farily aggressive animal rights demonstrators in front. They have a point about the animals, but the best part for me was the amazing acrobatics. Definitely worth it.
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Virginia Repertory Theatre to present 'Santa's Christmas Miracle' Nov. 28 to Dec. 28
November 28 2014 - The performance is one hour and suggested for ages four and up, Times vary, Costs vary
The Virginia Repertory Theatre will present "Santa's Christmas Miracle" Nov. 28 to Dec. 28 at the Children's Theatre at Willow Lawn. This musical comedy is set in Broken-Bone, Montana on Dec. 24, 1883, where the sheriff has outlawed Christmas. The story emphasizes love and the holiday spirit to the accompaniment of foot-stompin' country and western music. The performance is one hour and suggested for ages four and up. For tickets and a schedule, visit http://www.va-rep.org
Regency Square Mall to host indoor lights display 'Winter Wonderland' through Dec. 30
December 19 2014 - Features a Christmas town, polar bears, Santa's workshop and a reading room with Santa's elf, , $5
Regency Square Mall will host the new Winter Wonderland, an indoor holiday display of lights. The walk-through display is intended for kids and families and features a Christmas town, polar bears, Santa's workshop and a reading room with Santa's elf. Admission is $5; children age two and under are free. For details, visit http://www.shopregencysqmall.com/events
Theatre IV on Tour to perform ''Twas the Night Before Christmas' at CACGA
December 20 2014 - The show is family-friendly and open to all ages, 10 a.m. and 11:30 a.m., $12
Theatre IV on Tour will bring its production of "'Twas the Night Before Christmas" to The Cultural Arts Center at Glen Allen, 2880 Mountain Rd., at 10 a.m. and 11:30 a.m. The show is family-friendly and open to all ages. Tickets are $12. For details, call 261-ARTS or visit http://www.artsglenallen.com
Chabad of Virginia to host 14th annual 'Chanukah on Ice' at SkateNation Plus
December 21 2014 - Latkes, donuts, a giant candy menorah, arts and crafts, skating, lazer tag and more, 3 p.m., Costs vary
Chabad of Virginia will host the 14th annual Chanukah on Ice, a community event from 3 p.m. to 5 p.m. at SkateNation Plus, 4350 Pouncey Tract Rd. There will be latkes, donuts, a giant candy menorah, arts and crafts, raffles, an arcade, skating ($10) and lazer tag ($5). An Israeli falafel and drink are $5. For details, call 740-2000 or visit http://www.chabadofva.org
Lewis Ginter Botanical Garden to host annual New Year's Eve Family Frolic
December 31 2014 - Live concert by the Ululating Mummies, crafts and more, 2 p.m.,
Lewis Ginter Botanical Garden's New Year's Eve Family Frolic will take place from 2 p.m. to 5 p.m. at the garden, located at 1800 Lakeside Ave. There will be a live concert by the Ululating Mummies and families can make their own New Year's party hats and have photos taken with the Garden Keeper and the Butterfly Fairy. All activities included with garden admission. GardenFest of Lights will continue from 5 p.m. to 10 p.m. For details, call 262-9887 or visit http://www.lewisginter.org
Ring in the New Year early with family-friendly activities at Tuckahoe Library
December 31 2014 - , 11 a.m., Free
Ring in the New Year a little early with family-friendly activities at 11 a.m. at Tuckahoe Library, 1901 Starling Dr. For details, call 290-9100 or visit http://www.henricolibrary.org
CMoR Short Pump to host New Year's Eve Bash
December 31 2014 - There will be character appearances, story time, a "countdown to noon" juice box toast and more, 10 a.m.,
All Children's Museum of Richmond locations, including CMoR Short Pump at 2200 Old Brick Rd., will host a New Year's Eve Bash from 10 a.m. to 2 p.m. There will be character appearances, story time, contests, a "countdown to noon" juice box toast and fun games. Come in costume for a chance to win a private Story Time with Elsa and Anna on January 10 at CMoR Central. Event is included with museum admission. For details, call 474-7070 or visit http://www.c-mor.org
MADD to host candlelight vigil Dec. 2 at UR
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On Saturday, Nov. 15, the Willow Lawn location will kick off the month-long program by hosting a "Make & Take" craft event for kids. Children ages six and older will be able to make a craft and take it home with them. Representatives from the Marines will be in-store to teach customers about the Toys for Tots program. A.C. Moore team members will be on site to help with the crafts. > Read more.
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Several holiday performances take place this weekend in Henrico including "It's a Wonderful Life" and Theatre IV on Tour's "'Twas the Night Before Christmas" – both at The Cultural Arts Center at Glen Allen. The Central Virginia Masterworks Chorale will perform Vivaldi's "Gloria" at River Road Church, Baptist and the Virginia Repertory Theatre will present "Santa's Christmas Miracle" at the Children's Theatre at Willow Lawn. A fun annual tradition, now in its 14th year, will be at SkateNation Plus in Short Pump – Chabad of Virginia's Chanukah on Ice. For all our top picks this weekend, click here! > Read more.
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One of the most unique holiday traditions in Henrico, the James River Parade of Lights, takes place tomorrow. The viewing spot in Henrico will be at Osborne Park in Varina. Another annual event in the east end is the Eastern Henrico Holiday Extravaganza, taking place this year at The Armour House & Gardens and the Dabbs House Museum. In the West End, the Glorious Christmas Nights' production of "Under the Same Stars" at West End Assembly of God will conclude its run on Sunday. For all our top picks this weekend, click here! > Read more.
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The National Nutrition Council's radio drama series Katumbas ay Biyaya was once again nominated for Best Public Service Program radio category at the 36th Catholic Mass Media Awards (CMMA) on 29 October 2014 held at the GSIS Theater, Pasay City. Katumbas ay Biyaya was one of the six finalists chosen among 20 entries for the award category.
Now in its 9th season, Katumbas ay Biyaya is aired over DZRH 666 kHz AM every Saturday between 10:00 and 11:00 am. It is a 30-minute radio program featuring the dramatization of various nutrition and related concerns and then later discussed by a nutritionist-dietitian from the NNC. This is part of the NNC's media campaign under the Promote Good Nutrition Program that aims to educate Filipinos to adopt positive nutrition behaviors. Past episodes are also aired nationwide in NNC's 25 Nutriskwela community radio stations and in local radio stations by the NNC regional offices.
This is the fourth year in a row for Katumbas ay Biyaya to be a CMMA finalist. The radio program was one of the finalists in the 33rd and 34th CMMA for Best Public Service Program (radio category) while it bagged the 35th CMMA award in 2013 for the same category.
The Catholic Mass Media Awards organized by the CMMA Foundation, one of the most prestigious award-giving bodies, is an offering of the Archdiocese of Manila to media practitioners who embody what is good and true for God and humanity.
The National Nutrition Council held its annual National Nutrition Awarding Ceremony at the Philippine International Convention Center on 21 October 2014. Senator Aquilino "Nene" Pimentel, Jr. was the Guest of Honor and Keynote Speaker. NNC Governing Board Chair Enrique T. Ona was represented by Health Undersecretary Nemesio T. Gako. Senator Pimentel together with USec. Gako and Assistant Secretary of Health and NNC Executive Director Maria-Bernardita T. Flores conferred the nutrition awards to 16 outstanding local government units (LGUs) for excellence in nutrition program management and the National Oustanding Barangay Nutrition Scholars. Awards conferred were the Consistent Regional Outstanding Winner in Nutrition (CROWN), CROWN Maintenance Award and the Nutrition Honor Award.
The 2013 outstanding local government units and Barangay Nutrition Scholars that were recognized for their outstanding achievements are as follows:
In the recent call of Senator Grace Poe in her privilege speech at the Senate calling for an increase in the 2015 budget for children's feeding program, the National Nutrition Council supports actions to address hunger and malnutrition especially among children.
While there has been some improvement in the nutrition situation of children in the country, the problem persists. Based on the 2013 national nutrition survey conducted by the Food and Nutrition Research Institute, 19.9% of children below 5 years old are underweight for their age; 7.9% are wasted or thin for their age and 30.3% are stunted or short for their age. Among children 5-10 years old, malnutrition continues with 29.1% are underweight, 29.9% are stunted and 8.6% are wasted.
The NNC recommends that priority should be given to nutrition and related interventions in the first 1,000 days or the first nine months in the womb until the child's second birthday. These include interventions for feeding the nutritionally at-risk pregnant women, ensuring that infants are breastfed exclusively in the first 6 months and starting at 6 months, are given nutritious and appropriate complementary food while continuing breastfeeding. Priority should also be given to treating children who are wasted or have severe acute malnutrition as they have higher risk of dying.
Now, Filipinos from every walk of life can find ways to get healthy and be nutritionally well by following very simple guidelines drawn up by the National Nutrition Council (NNC) of the Department of Health (DOH).
The "10 Kumainments" -- a campaign to promote the Nutritional Guidelines for Filipinos (NGF) -- was launched by the NNC at the "3rd National Conference of Nutrition Action Officers" held at the SMX Convention Center in Pasay City on October 23, 2014.
The 10 Kumainments are the popularized versions of the NGF approved by the NNC Governing Board chaired by Health Secretary Enrique T. Ona to promote a healthy lifestyle among Pinoys. The nutritional guidelines aim to address and prevent malnutrition and diet-related non-communicable diseases such as cancer, diabetes and cardiovascular diseases.
The 10 Kumainments are simple and easy to remember guidelines that can be easily followed by ordinary citizens to improve their nutritional status. With messages like "Kumain ng iba't ibang pagkain", "Kumain ng gulay at prutas araw-araw", and "Panatilihin ang tamang timbang", individuals are encouraged to eat the right foods, exercise regularly and pursue a healthy lifestyle in 10 easy rules. The messages will be aired on TV and radio stations nationwide.
A campaign character, Moises Dalisay also known as "Mang Moi", was also introduced at the launch. Patterned after Moses or Moises of the Bible story who handed out the Ten Commandments, the friendly "Mang Moi" crusades for the "10 Kumainments" that Pinoys should follow for better nutrition.
"We encourage all the Nutrition Action Officers in the country to help disseminate the 10 Kumainments up to the barangays and to every household so that they can contribute in influencing proper nutrition behaviours and be able to help reduce malnutrition in the country," said Jovita Raval, NNC Chief of the Nutrition Information and Education Division, who led the national launch.
A job well done! The National Nutrition Council will confer the highest distinction in nutrition, the Nutrition Honor Award, to the municipality of Lal-lo in Cagayan province in region 2, the province of Ifugao in the Cordillera Administrative Region and the city of Maasin in Southern Leyte in region 8. These LGUs have exemplified outstanding performance in nutrition program management as manifested by the continued reduction in the prevalence of undernutrition both among preschool and school children for six (6) consecutive years as validated by the interagency National Nutrition Evaluation Team. The nutrition champions will each receive trophy and cash incentive of P1,000,000 during the 2014 National Nutrition Awarding Ceremony on 21 October 2014 at the Philippine International Convention Center in Pasay City. Sixteen (16) other LGUs to be recognized during the awarding ceremony include:
2nd Year CROWN Maintenance Award
1st Year CROWN Maintenance Award
- Cauayan City, Isabela
- Paombong, Bulacan
- Mogpog, Marinduque
- Mandaluyong City
- Jordan, Guimaras
- Jagna, Bohol
- Valencia City, Bukidnon
Consistent Regional Outstanding Winner in Nutrition (CROWN) Award
- Bangui, Ilocos Norte
- Iriga City, Camarines Sur
- Maramag, Bukidnon
- Island Garden City of Samal, Davao del Norte
The NHA and CROWN Maintenance awardees were evaluated from March to June 2014, endorsed by the interagency National Nutrition Evaluation Teams to, and confirmed by the NNC Technical Committee.
On the other hand, the CROWN award is given to an LGU with outstanding performance in nutrition program for three consecutive years in their respective regions. CROWN awardees will receive a trophy and cash prize of P500,000. Recipients of the CROWN 1st and 2nd Year Maintenance Award will also receive a cash prize and a plaque of recognition and the chance to vie for the higher award next year.
Congratulations to all our winners!
The National Nutrition Council, as chair of the Nutrition Cluster for Health Emergency Management System, spearheaded the conduct of Training of Trainers on Nutrition in Emergencies (NiEm) in partnership with UNICEF Philippines on 8-12 September in Baguio City. The training aimed to develop capacities on NiEm of NNC staff at the national and regional level together with regional members of the nutrition cluster in the country. The training aimed to provide additional pool of trainers on NiEm who will later serve as trainers for roll-out trainings for local government units.
There were 31 participants from NNC Central Office and members of the regional nutrition cluster from regions 1, 2, CAR, 3, 5, 6, 8, 9, 10 and UNICEF. For the smooth conduct of the training, NNC commissioned the Asian Disaster Preparedness Center (ADPC) based in Bangkok, Thailand in the person of Dr. Zulfiqar Ahmed Siddiqui, Head of the Public Health in Emergencies Department of ADPC as course director and Dr. Khizar Tausefff Ahmed Ashraf, Program Officer in Nutrition of World Food Programme – Pakistan as expert trainer.
The training included how local nutrition clusters will manage nutrition services in emergencies. Participants in the roll-out trainings are expected to also develop local nutrition action plans that include Nutrition in Emergencies management. NiEm aims to prevent the deterioration of nutritional status of the population particularly the vulnerable groups which include infants, young children, pregnant women, lactating mothers, elderly and persons with disabilities, during emergencies.
A second batch of Training of Trainers on NiEm is scheduled on 29 September – 3 October 2014 also in Baguio City to be attended by members of the regional nutrition cluster of regions 7, 11, 12, CALABARZON, MIMAROPA, Caraga, ARMM, UNICEF and selected technical staff of NNC Central Office.
The NNC in partnership with the Institute of Human Nutrition and Food of the University of the Philippines Los Baños certified 28 new trainers on Nutrition Program Management (NPM) during the closing program of the Training of Trainers on NPM on 6-9 August 2014 in Makati City. The new trainers, consisting of NNC central and regional technical staff, will add to the existing pool of trainers that assists local government units improve the management of their nutrition programs. The new trainers are expected to train selected local government units that need assistance in terms of organizing the local nutrition committees, formulating local nutrition action plans, ensuring the plans' effective and efficient implementation, monitoring their progress and evaluating their outputs and/or outcomes against set targets.
The NNC has also developed and printed the Trainer's Manual and User's Manual on NPM which is now being distributed across regions in the country. These efforts are part of NNC's capacity development strategy to assist its stakeholders in contributing to improved nutritional situation of the country. A new feature of the training on NPM is the synchronization of local nutrition planning with the development planning of local government units every 3 years and the development of annual investment plans to include annual targets in the three-year nutrition action plan.
The NNC regional offices are also slated to conduct trainings on NPM targeting newly-designated or appointed Nutrition Action Officers, and District/City Nutrition Program Coordinators in municipalities that do not have local nutrition action plans.
The Department of Health (DOH) recognized the exceptional efforts of all local government units, local response teams, foreign partners, DOH regional offices, DOH hospitals and medical centers, bureaus, services, and offices of the DOH Central Office, and DOH attached agencies that responded to Typhoon Yolanda-affected areas and populations through a ceremony entitled "Awarding of the Unsung Heroes: Ty Yolanda Responders" which was held on 25 July 2014 at the Heritage Hotel in Pasay City.
Secretary of Health Enrique T. Ona expressed his heartfelt gratitude to the almost 9,000 medical/health responders from about 222 institutions and agencies, including the 351 medical teams both local and foreign who courageously dedicated their time, services, expertise and resources to the victims of Typhoon Yolanda.
On behalf of the National Nutrition Council (NNC), Ms. Dianne Kristine P. Cornejo, Nutrition Officer III, and Ms. Margarita DC. Enriquez, Nutrition Officer II of the Nutrition Policy and Planning Division received the plaque and certificates of appreciation from Secretary Ona.
The NNC (which had barely assumed chairmanship of the National Nutrition Cluster when Typhoon Yolanda hit the country on 08 November 2013) participated in the deployment of the DOH Response Team and was involved in providing technical assistance, distribution and administration of vitamin A supplements, and counseling on infant and young child feeding. The NNC NCR office, together with barangay nutrition scholars, participated in the operations at the Villamor Air Base, with two NNC staff volunteering to wet-nurse the infants in the temporary shelters. The NNC regional offices received and collated reports on nutrition services being delivered. The NNC was also a key player in the conduct of the SMART or Standardized Monitoring and Assessment of Relief and Transitions survey, particularly in data collection, data collation, report writing, and dissemination of survey results. Results of the SMART survey supported the National and Regional Nutrition Clusters in prioritizing resources and planning and adjusting the nutrition response and its targets. Results of the SMART survey were shared with the Cabinet Cluster on Human Development and Poverty Reduction for their information and for them to consider nutrition activities that can be integrated in their existing programs.
The Food and Nutrition Research Institute-Department of Science and Technology (FNRI-DOST) released the initial results of the National Nutrition Survey 2013 during the Nutrition Summit on 26 June. The stunting (low height-for-age) prevalence among children age 0-5 years significantly decreased from 33.6% in 2011 to 30.3% in 2013. The three regions with lowest share of stunted children age 0-5 years are NCR (22.4%), Central Luzon (23.1%) and CALABARZON (25.3%); while those with highest stunting burden are Bicol (39.8%), ARMM (39.0%) and Zamboanga Peninsula (38.7%). There was also a significant decline in stunting among children age 5.08-10.00 years from 33.6% in 2011 to 29.9% in 2013, and among adolescents age 10.08-19.00 years from 35.7% in 2011 to 31.5% in 2013. Stunting is a result of long-term food and nutrient deprivation that retards physical growth and cognitive development, and increases the risk to illnesses which may later affect economic productivity.
There was also a small decline in the underweight (low weight-for-age) prevalence among children age 0-5 years from 20.2% in 2011 to 19.9%. NCR (12.9%), CAR (16.5%) and Northern Mindanao (17.7%) had the lowest prevalence of underweight children age 0-5 years while MIMAROPA (27.5%), Western Visayas (26.0%) and Bicol (24.6%) had the highest prevalence. Better results are seen among children age 5.08-10.00 years, indicating a significant decrease in underweight from 32.0% in 2011 to 29.0% in 2013.
The National Nutrition Council and the United Nations Children's Fund, in partnership with the Global Nutrition Cluster held a training on cluster coordination in the context of nutrition in disaster risk reduction and management last 3-5 July 2014 at the Bayview Park Hotel.
The training aimed to provide a clearer and better understanding of the cluster approach to enable the Philippine Nutrition Cluster to carry out its functions to ensure a predictable, timely, coordinated and effective nutrition response to disaster-affected populations.
About 35 participants attended the training, and included all the NNC regional nutrition program coordinators or their representative; selected staff from the NNC central office, and selected members of the Philippine Nutrition Cluster, specifically, UNICEF, Action Contra La Faim (ACF), World Vision representing the Philippine Coalition of Advocates for Nutrition or PhilCAN, and Save the Children.
The training involved interactive learning sessions on the context of the Philippine Nutrition Cluster; humanitarian reform and transformative agenda; the cluster approach; humanitarian programme cycle from assessment to planning to implementation to monitoring; cluster coordination performance monitoring; and accountability to clients.
Participants had a glimpse of both international and local standards and protocols for a coordinated nutrition response in emergencies from the speakers of the Global Nutrition Cluster, Dr. Ayadil Saparbekov, and Dr. Anna Ziolkovska; National Nutrition Council, Ms. Maria Lourdes A. Vega, and Health Emergency Management Bureau of the Department of Health, Dr. Ronald P. Law. True to the Welcome and Opening Remarks of Assistant Secretary of Health Maria-Bernardita T. Flores, discussions provided inputs for participants to reflect and determine "how the nutrition cluster at various levels can adopt or adapt key processes to further improve and strengthen the performance of the cluster and in the process prevent a worsening of the nutrition situation".
NNC Executive Director Assistant Secretary of Health Maria-Bernardita T. Flores led the book launch of NNC's publication to commemorate the 40th birthday of the organization. The book entitled "NNC 40 Years: Nurturing the Filipino Towards a Stronger Nation" highlights the beginnings of NNC, what it has achieved, the challenges that it has gone through and recognizes the people who have forged and shaped the NNC to what it is today. Set against the backdrop of six political administrations of varying priorities and programs, the book is a testimony of the hard work and dedication of the men and women behind and in front of the NNC. Its title captures the spirit of the NNC – nurturers of every Filipino to ensure optimal nutrition for them to become productive citizens.
This book is also NNC's way of recognizing its guiding lights… former and present chairs of the NNC Governing Board, NNC Technical Committee, former Executive Directors, members of the various committees, task forces, and technical working groups, the local chief executives and members of local nutrition committees, the nutrition action officers, district/city nutrition program coordinators, the barangay nutrition scholars, development partners, international and local non-government organizations and all its partners in the fight against hunger and malnutrition.
The book launch was held during the 40th anniversary celebration of the NNC on 25 June at the NNC office. The launch was attended by special guest Assistant Secretary Gerardo V. Bayugo representing the current NNC Governing Board Chair Health Secretary Enrique T. Ona. About 300 guests and the entire NNC Secretariat attended the milestone event.
A Nurture Run was recently organized in May at the CCP grounds in Pasay City by Beauty Brains and Breastfeeding (BBB, Inc) and UNICEF, co-presented by the Department of Health and the National Nutrition Cluster chaired by the National Nutrition Council. The objective of the Run was to raise the public's awareness on the importance of breastfeeding during emergencies including in the work place. More than 1,700 runners from all walks of life — the general public, government sector, non-government organizations and private sector participated in the activity. Former PBA basketball star, Mr. Vince Hizon was there together with his sports caster and television host wife Patricia Bermudez-Hizon and kids, Vicente and Paul Andre to support the historic breastfeeding run.
Patricia related how Vince emotionally affirmed her when she was still exclusively breastfeeding their two kids. She shared that husbands who show full support to their partners make breastfeeding a joyful part of parenthood and truly a family affair.
Aside from promoting closer ties between the mother and infant, breastfeeding provides the right amount of nutrients and significant immunoglobulins which the infant needs for optimum growth and development. Families can also save as much as P4,000 a month from freed cost of formula milk, distilled water and fuel. During emergencies, breast milk assures babies of readily available, nutritionally adequate and clean food.
Truly, breastfeeding anytime anywhere is the Filipino families' best bet for nurturing children.
Headed by Assistant Secretary of Health and Executive Director Maria-Bernardita T. Flores, the National Nutrition Council (NNC) management composed of regional Nutrition Program Coordinators from across the country and Division Chiefs of NNC Central Office, recently flew to Nutrition Honor Awardee Batanes for the conduct of the 2nd Quarter NNC Management Conference (ManCon) for 2014.
The 2nd Quarter ManCon took place at the Department of Agriculture-Batanes Experiment Station in Basco, Batanes on 12-15 May 2014. The objectives of the conference were to update the management on the status of various NNC programs, projects and activities; tackle and resolve issues on nutrition policy and plan development, promotion of good nutrition, monitoring and evaluation, and governance; and, discuss other concerns with regard to the operations of NNC. The conference included a visit to the Nutriskwela Radyo Kayvayvanan Community Radio Station, one of the 25 stations established by NNC to provide current and relevant news and information on nutrition and other development concerns to communities that are less accessible to commercial radio facilities. It was lkewise an opportunity to observe and witness a live broadcast of the Batang Radyo sa Nutrisyon of Batanes.
NNC-Regional Office 02 led by NPC Rhodora G. Maestre hosted the said conference. In coordination with the Provincial Nutrition Committee and Provincial Tourism Office, NNC-Region 02 arranged an orientation-briefing on the Batanes Provincial Nutrition Program and the municipal nutrition programs of the neighboring municipalities of Mahatao and Ivana, and the island municipality of Sabtang. In 2012, NNC recognized the Province of Batanes by bestowing it the Nutrition Honor Award for its outstanding and sustained performance in nutrition improvement for six consecutive years.
San Fernando City, La Union -- The National Nutrition Council - LUPangIlocos has started organizing Nutrition Clusters in the region. During a meeting held on May 8, 2014, NNC's Regional Nutrition Program Coordinator Ma. Eileen B. Blanco explained to the members that the Cluster's main purpose is to ensure the nutritional well-being of vulnerable groups such as the infants, children, pregnant and breastfeeding women, older persons and persons with disabilities during emergencies and disasters. Partner agencies such as DOH, DSWD, DA, DILG, DOST, OCD, CHED, and DTI, who were present during the meeting, were also oriented on their respective roles and responsibilities as members of the Nutrition Cluster.
A training on Nutrition in Emergencies and Infant Feeding in Emergencies will be conducted for the Regional Nutrition Cluster members by NNC-Region I Office, sometime in August 2014, as a preparatory activity.
This initiative was conducted in response to the National Nutrition Council Governing Board Resolution No. 1 s. 2000, adopting the DOH National Policy on Nutrition Management in Emergencies and Disasters. The policy specifies the guidelines to be followed in the delivery of nutrition and nutrition related services for the vulnerable groups during emergencies and disasters. The amendatory DOH Department Personnel Order 2007-2492 designated NNC as the chair of the Nutrition Cluster within the Health Emergency Cluster, prompted the series of activities towards the organization and activation of local nutrition clusters.
For the 2nd time, National Nutrition Council's Radyo Mo sa Nutrisyon was recognized as the Best Radio Public Service Program during the 22nd Golden Dove Awards of the Kapisanan ng mga Brodkaster ng Pilipinas (KBP). The awarding was held on 29 April 2014 at the Star Theater in Pasay City. Ms. Jovita B. Raval, Chief of the Nutrition Information and Education Division of the NNC received the award in behalf of Assistant Secretary of Health Maria-Bernardita T. Flores who anchors the program, together with Mr. Rod Marcelino, co-anchor and Ms. Mackay Quadra, of MQ MediaZone Productions which assists the NNC in producing the radio program. Radyo Mo sa Nutrisyon won for its episode "Wastong Nutrisyon Para sa Malinaw na Paningin." Its two other episodes on "Prostate Cancer Iwasan" and "Food Allergy: Alamin ang mga dapat gawin" were also among the finalists. Radyo Mo sa Nutrisyon bested DZRH's Doctors on Call and ABS-CBN DZMM's Magandang Gabi Dok!.
Radyo Mo sa Nutrisyon is a 30-minute block time nutrition radio program aired over DZXL 558 kHz AM every Saturday from 12:30 p.m. to 1:00 p.m.. It discusses issues about nutrition, health and developmental programs and other concerns. NNC invites qualified resource persons to discuss the technical discussion in the weekly radio program.
Radyo Mo sa Nutrisyon is currently on production break after concluding its 4th year of airing. RMN will be back on air in a few weeks to continue promoting good nutrition among Filipinos.
The NNC Technical Committee approved the theme for this year's Nutrition Month celebration, "Kalamidad paghandaan: Gutom at malnutrisyon agapan!" on 26 March 2014 during the 2nd NNC TechCom meeting held at the Philippine Statistics Authority in Makati City. The theme stresses the importance of preparedness and prevention of hunger and malnutrition to minimize the impact of calamities and disasters. With the approval of the Nutrition Month theme, stakeholders especially local government units through the local nutrition committees are encouraged to plan for activities related to nutrition in emergency preparedness as these committees are also the local nutrition clusters.
Nutrition Month 2014 aims to: 1) promote interventions to address nutritional needs in emergencies and disasters including preparedness, response and recovery; 2) mobilize responders particularly the local nutrition clusters and stakeholders to address gaps in nutrition in emergencies response from national to barangay levels; and 3) increase awareness among families and individuals on coping and resiliency strategies to prevent malnutrition and worsening of nutritional status in times of emergencies and disasters.
The NNC conducted the Nutrition Month theme writing contest last 6-31 January 2014 which was opened to individual Filipino citizens - students, professionals, nutrition workers, barangay nutrition scholars, and others aged 12 years old and above. Ms. Desiree P. Reyes of Los Baños, Laguna submitted the winning theme selected from among the 304 entries received from all over the country. Ms. Reyes will receive Php10,000 as cash prize for her winning entry.
Cagayan de Oro -- A total of 17,524 severely wasted school children in Kinder to Grade 6 of Region 10 will benefit from DepEd's School Based Feeding Program (SBFP) starting this July with a total funding of over 33M.
This is one of the newest and expanded features of the SBFP for SY 2014-2015 as disclosed by Dr. Ella Naliponguit, Director of DepEd's Health and Nutrition Center during the Mindanao Cluster SBFP Planning Workshop held at the Regional Learning Center, Cagayan de Oro City. The expanded SBFP shall be implemented for 120 days following release of the standardized malunggay based recipes and 20 days cycle menu utilizing locally produced or grown food items. The SBFP nationwide implementation is funded by the General Appropriations Act (GAA) amounting to 1,079,543,040.00.
In addition to the feeding component, the expanded SBFP will now have a component on Partnership Building as well as Local Alliances Creation. During the workshop, NPC Navales reminded the group of the existing Local Nutrition Committees from the provincial to barangay levels and requested DepEd to consider these structures as part of the enhancement of the implementation and partnership arrangements of the SBFP. This was welcomed by Dr. Corazon Dumlao of DepEd's Health and Nutrition Center.
According to DepEd, the prevalence of severely wasted among school aged children in Region 10 for SY 2013 stands at 3.12%, ranking 4th in the Northern Mindanao region. Supplemental feeding is one of DepEd's three programs in support of the Philippine Plan of Action for Nutrition (PPAN). The two others are school weighing and mainstreaming/integration of nutrition education in the school curriculum.
Three local government units are vying for this year's Nutrition Honor Award, the highest award conferred by the National Nutrition Council.
These LGUs are: Municipality of Lal-Lo, Cagayan in Region II, Maasin City, Southern Leyte in Region VIII and Ifugao Province in the Cordillera Administrative Region. These LGUs have shown efficient and effective management of its nutrition program for the past 5 years which resulted to low prevalence of underweight among its preschool and school-aged children.
Assistant Secretary of Health and NNC's Executive Director Maria-Bernardita T. Flores will lead the interagency National Evaluation Team (NET) in conducting the validation visits to these LGUs from April to May 2014. Representatives from the departments of health, agriculture, interior and local government, social welfare and development, national economic development planning, the academe and non-government organizations comprise this year's interagency NET. Awardees of NHA will get a cash prize of PhP 1 million and a trophy to be presented during the 2014 National Nutrition Awarding Ceremony in October with His Excellency Benigno S. Aquino III as the Guest of Honor.
The Entertainment Press Society, Inc. (ENPRESS) and the Golden Screen Awards have included NNC's Why Not? as a finalist under the Outstanding Educational Program category in the 5th Golden Screen TV Awards.
Why Not? is an edu-infotainment program that encourages positive eating behaviors for better nutrition. The nutrition show also encourages children, and even adults, to eat a variety of foods every day, particularly the consumption of vegetables. Aired over ABS-CBN Channel 2 from 2011 to 2013, the nutrition program was produced by NNC in partnership with the ABS-CBN Lingkod Kapamilya Foundation, Inc.
The Golden Screen TV Awards 2014 will be held on 21 March 2014 at Teatrino in Greenhills, San Juan City. The Golden Screen TV Awards is done annually by the ENPRESS, a group of entertainment writers from newspapers, and recognizes outstanding programs and personalities from the different TV networks in the country.
Why Not? also received the Anak TV Seal Award from 2011 to 2013 and was also recognized as "Child-Friendly TV Program" by the Department of Education, the National Council for Children's Television (NCCT) and the Movie and Television Review and Classification Board (MTRCB).
The NNC family also congratulates all those who were involved in the production of the show – the writers, editors, guest talents/resource persons and the production crew for a job well done.
NNC's media programs have received recognition from award-giving bodies and continue to inspire the NNC to come up with better and relevant programs that will encourage the public to practice good nutrition behaviors.
Because of shift in ABS-CBN's network programming policy, the airing of Why Not? on ABS-CBN Channel 2 was discontinued starting January this year.
After winning the prestigious Philippine Quill Award in November 2013, Buntis Congress received the Anvil Award of Merit (Public Relations Tools, Events and Activation) from the Public Relations Society of the Philippines last 26 February 2014. The award was received by NNC's partner, ABS-CBN-DZMM.
Buntis Congress is one of NNC's special events aimed at ensuring healthy pregnancy and giving birth to healthy and well-nourished babies. In partnership with ABS-CBN-DZMM and the Midwives Foundation of the Philippines, Buntis Congress has reached almost 10,000 pregnant women not only in Metro Manila but also in major cities of the 16 regions in the country.
The Anvil Award is a symbol of Excellence in public relations in the Philippines which is given to outstanding public relations programs and tools designed and implemented during the previous year. The Anvil Awards is an annual event organized by the Public Relations Society of the Philippines that honors outstanding public relations programs and tools.
The awards and recognition given to the different programs of NNC are proof of its commitment to excellence and for putting its best effort toward educating Filipinos on good nutrition.
BAGUIO CITY, (PIA) - - Regional line agencies that compose the Cordillera Bantay ASIN Task Force will push for stronger partnership among stakeholders to increase awareness and use of iodized salt and to ensure iodization of salt being sold in the region.
In a forum last February 20, the task force members agreed to press for stronger ties among member agencies, local government units in the six provinces and Baguio city, salt traders and salt repackers in line with their goal to achieve 100 percent awareness and usage of iodized salt among Cordillerans pursuant to the ASIN Law and the National Salt Iodization Program (NSIP).
Bella Basalong of the National Nutrition Council in the region shared that based on the 2011 Food and Nutrition Research Institute survey, awareness on iodized salt among Filipino households stands at 78.7 percent but national average of usage is only 59.3 percent.
For Cordillera, FNRI data shows an 89.3 percent awareness, while usage of iodized salt is at 73.3 percent.
At the provincial level, awareness on iodized salt is high at around 92 percent in Benguet and Mountain Province but low as 60.5 and 70.7 percent in Kalinga and Apayao, respectively.
For usage, Kalinga posted the highest average at 79.6%, followed by Benguet at 77.8%. Abra posted the lowest usage at 50.1%.
Such statistics, prompted the regional ASIN Task Force to re-convene with the Department of Health as the lead agency and NNC as the governing board. Other member agencies are the Department of Trade and Industry, Department of Science and Technology, Department of Education, Technology Research Center, Department of Education, national Economic and Development Authority, Department of Interior and Local Government, Philippine Information Agency and Philippine National Police.
National Nutrition Council Region 3 headed by Ms. Rhodora G. Maestre, Nutrition Program Coordinator (NPC) of Region 2 and Officer in Charge, NPC of Region 3, led a Special Meeting to welcome the newly appointed Nutrition Program Coordinator, Ms. Florinda V. Panlilio on February 17, 2014 at Tiburcio Conference Room, Heroes Hall, City of San Fernando, Pampanga.
Highlighted by the turnover ceremony of leadership from OIC-NPC Maestre to NPC Florinda V. Panlilio, NPC Maestre mentioned that this welcome and endorsement meeting was the first ever held for a newly appointed NPC and she hopes it will set as a model for the other regions. She introduced the new NPC, Ms. Florinda V. Panlilio as a "kapampangan", a Registered Nutritionist-Dietitian, very demure, kind and a hardworking person. She also mentioned that NPC Panlilio being a former staff of DOH-HEMS in Central Office has honed her expertise in Nutrition in Emergencies.
In her acceptance message, Ms. Panlilio stated that, "considering that this will be my first day with NNC Region 3, I appreciate this generous effort of bringing the network together thereby giving me the chance to meet all of you at once". She remarked that "this made my life certainly easy as this freed me from a number of courtesy calls to make". She also stressed that in order for her to be familiarized with the nature of her new work, she needs the help and support of the Regional Nutrition Network. She is thankful to be back in her mother region, Central Luzon.
Meanwhile, exiting OIC-NPC Maestre, in her message, expressed her gratitude towards the Nutrition Action Officers, District/City Nutrition Program Coordinators, Regional Technical Working Group and Media Partners of NNC Region 3 for their help and support during her 6 months stay as OIC-NPC of NNC Region 3. According to her, along with the numerous learnings and accomplishments, she will leave Region 3 with a lot of memorable experiences and a solid working relationship with Central Luzon. She further said that while she has already achieved her mission in Region 3, "It is not goodbye for me, because Regions 2 and 3 are sister regions that is why I will be here anytime to help and support the implementation of the nutrition program in Region 3".
The National Nutrition Council formulated its very first strategic plan for web operations during its Web Team and Regional Publishers' General Assembly and Capacity Building Workshop, a first among government agencies. Headed by NNC Executive Director and Website Manager and Editor A/Sec. Maria-Bernardita T. Flores, the formulation of the strategic plan for 2014-2016 highlighted the 3-day workshop, held on 12-14 February 2014 at Hotel 878, Libis, Quezon City.
A/Sec Flores, during the opening program, underscored the importance of the world wide web as a powerful medium for promoting good nutrition. She emphasized that having a strategic web and social media plan will be a very productive and cost-effective way of advancing NNC's advocacies. She further encouraged the participants to capitalize on the existing technologies and web applications to make NNC more visible to the public.
Meanwhile, with new standards and guidelines for government websites and opportunities for online advocacies, the general assembly were updated on current social networking practices and oriented on web article writing and publishing. The NNC guidelines on Web management was also discussed to ensure harmonized management of its website and social network accounts.
Participants of the 3-day activity are members of the NNC Web Team, representing the different units of the NNC Central Office and designated web publishers of the NNC Regional Offices.


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Bring on the laser tag, bring on the pain
If you watch How I Met Your Mother, you know that Doogie Howser loves his laser tag. And why wouldn't he laser tag is awesome! Still, wouldn't it be better if your shots didn't just tag people out, but caused them physical pain? With Laser Shock guns, your opponents will really know it when they're hit. For just $34.99, you and a buddy can both suit up with a gun and a breastplate. When you get shot, your breastplate zaps you with a mild jolt (if you're wondering how much it hurts, this Quicktime movie clip of Laser Shock in action can provide a clue). The gear is set up so each player can take six shots per game, although masochists are at an advantage: your shots do double damage if you're willing to turn up the intensity of your agonizer. Beyond just being great Jackass-inspired fun, Laser Shock could be a viable alternative to morning coffee.


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BP isssues and litterally on almost 2x weekly appts
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|Mon, 11-05-2012 - 8:17pm
Soooo heres my lonnngggg update:
Last week I went to my appt and they decided my BP was too high. They sent me to the lab for a HUGE workup and to do a 24hr urnine screen. Then they put me on meds 2x day. And told me to come back on Monday. (Today)
Well today I Went to my appt. They took my BP it was high. Had me lay on my left side. Came back and took it it went down to where it has been for the past week (150s/90s). The doctor came in and told me that my case was discussed at "High Risk OB Monday group discussion." They decided to do more labs. And send me to my primary doctor ASAP for a high BP work up. She also stated that my 24 hr unrine came back fine (what a relief). And my meds were upped to 200mg twice a day (instead of the 100 she had me on). So I go to my PCP on Wedn morning, and will prolly get more labs drawn. And then I come back to her on Monday. I also asked her about the brown spotting I had two morning last week and told her it was a small amount. She asked if it was after sex and I said no. She told me if there is anymore at all to call and she will get me in for an ultrasound. Kinda freaked me out a lil. I thought brown was okay. :/ Anyways. So hopefully this gets itself figured out. The whole thing is stressing me out more which obviously isnt good for my BP. Oh and I guess I have been following the diet good enough! I lost 4lbs since Wednesday of last week! Small victory! :-)
|Tue, 11-06-2012 - 10:38pm
Sorry to hear that, hope things get under control soon, gotta think about your health and the baby's!
|Thu, 11-08-2012 - 4:31pm
Ugh. That sucks, Mandy.
Sorry to hear you are having to go through all this testing and meds. What a pain! I hope everything levels out for you soon so you can enjoy this pregnancy.
PS - Can I just say how much I love seeing your old siggies? Sweet little baby Izzie. Doesn't it seem like a lifetime ago that we were expecting our little butterflies (and a bullfrog too!)?


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SADiE Encourages Upgrade Path To SADiE5
The near-fanatical loyalty of SADiE users is testament to the success of the company, whose products provide all the tools needed for serious radio programme production, high track count location recording, mastering and post production studios as well as large-scale multitrack applications.
Indeed many of these customers are so loyal that they are happily working with much earlier versions of SADiE hardware because they are still achieving perfectly acceptable results.
However, times have moved on â as has SADiE hardware. The latest Version 5 is much more powerful than any of its predecessors, bringing significant advantages in terms of ease of use, new features and flexibility.
Prism Sound, SADiEâs parent company, is keen to encourage existing users to upgrade so that they benefit from the wealth of features that are only available with the latest version. To this end the company is offering a 25% discount off the list price of SADiE5 to any SADiE3 or SADiE4 user who wants to make the switch.
So what are the advantages? For those who still need convincing, here is a quick breakdown:
⢠Disk drives. SADiE5 can use any disk drive that Windows can use, which means that work can be played directly from or recorded to modern storage devices â IDE, SATA, Firewire, USB, even including flash memory devices. These are all cheaper, higher performance, provide much larger storage and are more future proofed than legacy SCSI drives which are now almost impossible to replace.
⢠Networking. SADIE5 can record or import & export directly to network drives. All modern PCs have network interfaces and plug and play networking, which are powerful enough for all but the highest track count situations. Remote drives can be used for recording, backup or just as a means to move projects to the internet.
Simple networking solutions make it much easier to share projects between users and open projects from any station in a multi-SADIE installation.
⢠Third Party plug-in support: SADiE5 can run DirectX and VST plug-ins in the SADiE mixer.
⢠Importing and exporting of MP3 files.
⢠Improved Series5 hardware performance means that bounces to either WAV file or CD-R can run at up to 10X faster than a SADIE4 platform.
⢠Larger track counts are supported on PCM-H64 and LRX2 platforms for recording, mixing or playing back. Simplified MTR interface for location recording.
⢠Mirror Recording to produce an immediate backup copy of location audio files.
⢠Editing improvements: Editing of grouped clips; Level change of group clips and multiple clips; Stream Grouping for edit or record enabling; High resolution metering in the EDL; Colouring of EDL streams and mixer strips; Normalise function; Speech Edit; 3 & 4 point Source/Destination Edit mode and hundreds of other small interface improvements.
SADiE5 also offers various Interchange options and supports AAF, OMF, AES31, BWF and iXML. Other features include File based Autoconform and Re-conform; CD writing to any internal CD writer; a CD Text option; a CD-SRC option for burning CD-R and DDP directly from high sample rate audio material; a CD-Ripper interface to simplify importing from audio CDs; AVI and Quicktime video playback; a 9-pin slave option and control by HUI and consoles.
Users wishing to upgrade should also be aware that switching to SADiE5 does not require any re-training because the new version retains all of the essential interface functions of earlier SADiE versions â it just does everything so much better!
For more information about switching to SADiE5, please contact SADiEâs sales support team at Tel: +44 (0) 1353 648888. Email: email@example.com
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Suitland Birthday Cakes
There are many bakeries that can make birthday cakes in Suitland, Maryland of all different shapes and designs that can help make your birthday party unforgettable. Browse through our list of vendors to find a cake shop that will fulfill all of your birthday cake needs from kids birthday cakes like princess cakes to cookies cakes and novelty cakes.
The frosting on Suitland birthday cakes is often one of the best parts of the cake. Suitland, Maryland birthday cake bakeries can design a unique birthday cake topper, using a wide variety of frosting colors, sugary flowers, and other edible creations to make your birthday cake as simple or extravagant as you wish.
A birthday cake in Suitland is the perfect addition to a party. Many bakeries in the area are able to deliver the cake to the venue where the event is being held. Coordinate with the bakers about delivery time and place, and other important information about your event and birthday cake that they may need to know.
Upper Marlboro, MD
Alexandra Sweets & Co. brings a variety of desserts to sweeten your palette. We create sophisticated and simple treats to celebrate any occasion. Whether you want to sip champagne with dessert or surprise your toddler with an awesome treat, we are confident that we can serve your needs. We use fresh ingredients and all of our desserts are handmade from scratch. We ship anywhere in the U.S. and offer personal consultations for local clients. We provide for weddings, showers, birthdays, graduations and much more!
3727 37th street, Mount Rainier, MD
Healthy Chocolate may sound like an oxymoron, but it REALLY does exist. Imagine each chocolate that is the equivalent to 12 servings of fruits and vegetables and yet delicious! The health benefits are AMAZING! Our products range from healthy chocolate, energy drinks, cookies, protein shakes and focus on improving overall wellness.
Upper Marlboro, MD
"Sweet Sticky Thang" Bakery and Events is a sweet treat boutique serving MD, VA and DC. We specialize in custom-made cakes, cake-pops, cupcakes, chocolate covered fruit and pretzels, and candy buffets for your special day or just because. We also offer event planning services and wedding cakes upon request. Sweet Sticky Thang treats are the perfect gift this holiday season! Take advantage of the following Holiday Special: Bundt Cakes - $25 Sweet Potato Pies - $20 10' Cakes - $45 Cake Pops/Cupcakes - $25/dozen Treat yourself and someone you love to a little "Sweet Sticky Thang". Check us out on the web www.sweetstickythang.com Like us on Facebook @SweetStickyThang Follow us on Twitter @EatSst
2200 Wilson Blvd, Arlington, VA
Our service makes entertaining for any size group fast, easy, dependable and cost effective. We offer a wide variety of cuisine choices from local restaurants and caterers. We've taken the guess work and stress out of selecting food for events. Our specific event packages makes ordering for bridal/baby showers, corporate lunches, last minute bereavement needs, dinner parties, birthday & cocktail parties, tailgates, holiday parties or any event, Fast and Easy! For over eight years Corporate customers have trusted us with their board meetings, customer meetings and training sessions. That same dependable service is now available to you at NO additional cost!. We can make your event a success. **Get a $5 Starbucks gift card & Bonus reward points with your 1st order!** Order online or Call us, we're here to help!
Alexandria, VA
Sugar Snax Bakery is the half-baked idea of a chick with a lot of attitude. We provide homebaked goods to individuals, small parties, and large parties. All orders are hand delivered to the DMV area. Our style is classic southern with a sassy twist! Please visit our website at www.sugarsnaxbakery.com.
Falls Church, VA
A wide variety of homemade sweet treats to choose from. We offer cake pops, cake truffles, and anything that can be dipped in chocolate (marshmallows, pretzel sticks, cookies). Products can be personalized upon request to match the occasion. Visit our website www.sweetlybites.com. For local pick up only.
Bethesda, MD
We specialize in custom design orders of cakes, cookies, cupcakes, brownies, and fudge for any occasion, event or meeting. We can custom design your order or you may choose one of our exclusively designed gift baskets, gift boxes, gift bags, platters, towers, tins or mugs for that special person, event or occasion.
1728 Swinburne Ave, Crofton, MD
Our local cupcakery uses the finest ingredients to create luxurious flavors that will be the hit of your next party or gathering. With today's busy schedules, why worry about picking up cupcakes on the morning of your party? Let Princess Pea design a delicious, creative cupcake package in a wide variety of customized flavors...all delivered FREE to your doorstep! Creative, fun, and decadent, our cupcakes can be customized to your tastes and party theme. We take the work and worry out of your next party or gathering. Whether for a small gathering, birthday party, dinner with friends and family, or large corporate event, Princess Pea and our staff of award-winning Cupcake Artists can create a unique cupcake package to meet your individual tastes and party theme. Take the worry and stress out of party preparations...with each decadent Princess Pea package we offer FREE delivery right to your doorstep! We offer a variety of customizable packages and additional enhancements to make your next event a special affair. A stylish addition to any party or gathering or creative and fun gift idea for anytime. Princess Pea Cupcake-in-a-Jar and Popcorn Poppies gifts offer the same decadent tastes and flavors as our other cupcakes and toppings, but are served in a decorative glass jar with country labeling and embellishments or gift box. Cupcake-in-a-Jar and Popcorn Poppies packages are also available for local delivery AND nationwide shipping!
10 G Street NE, Ste 710, Washington, DC
4GRUB.com© offers ideal meal solutions for food delivery to your home, office meeting, hotel, dorm room or sales presentation. All your favorite local restaurants you can count on - IHOP; CHEVY';S; BEN & JERRY's; CARVEL ICE CREAM; HERSEY; POLLO CABANA; BURRITO BROTHER, plus More! Quality restaurant food is delivered just as you would receive it in a restaurant, using state-of-the-art delivery and catering equipment. We pride ourselves on being professional, personal, and efficient and hope that you enjoy our service through the use of our website and our trained Customer Service Agents and your personal Mobile Wait-Staff. We are excited to help your hunger needs and enjoy having the opportunity to serve you. Our market area includes Washington DC; Prince George's County, MD; Montgomery County, MD and Northern VA.
4311 Saint Barnabas Road, Temple Hills, MD
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I really dig Soundfreaq speakers. In my opinion, they offer some of the best bang-for-your-buck you can get in the portable speaker market. And if you're on the hunt for a good ultra-portable speaker, you'd be hard-pressed to find something better than the Pocket Kick. It's a little-bitty thing that makes not little-bitty sound. In fact, I reviewed it a while back and did a comparison between it and the Jawbone Jambox Mini.
I love Soundfreaq speakers. They offer big sound in a small package, generally look pretty damn good, and are always very reasonably priced. I reviewed the Double Spot a few weeks ago, which is probably my favorite Soundfreaq offering to date – it's a killer little speaker for $150. BUT! If you want it for fewer dollars, now's the time to buy. For the next two weeks, Stack Social is selling this mid-century modern speaker for $112, which is 25% off the normal price.
Almost a year ago, I reviewed the Soundfreaq Sound Spot, a speaker that's mid-century modern design is eye-catching to some (like myself) and not so appealing to others. As polarizing as the design may be, though, there's no denying that it's a killer little speaker for the money. For this year, Soundfreaq doubled up on the speakers, added a couple of new tricks, kept the same sexy design, and called it the Double Spot.
When it comes to pocketable speakers, there's generally one in particular that most people think of: the Jawbone Mini Jambox. Jawbone really made a name for itself with the original Jambox (which is really portable enough in its own right), so the only logical thing to do was make a larger version (the Big Jambox), as well as a smaller, more pocketable version.
Up until now, Jawbone hasn't had a lot of competition against the Mini Jambox, especially in the $100(ish) price range.
We've reviewed many Bluetooth speakers here at AP (I myself have penned many of them), but I'm not sure we've ever taken on anything like the Sound Rise from Soundfreaq. It's an inherently different sort of speaker, as it's really more than just a Bluetooth speaker – it's a Bluetooth alarm clock.
I'd like to think there are two kinds of people in this world: those who use their phone as an alarm clock, and those who have a more traditional buzz buzz buzz alarm clock.
The amount of Bluetooth speakers on the market is mind boggling. Not only has every brand that ever made a speaker in the past throwing its offering into the arena, but the category has brought forth many new contenders as well, each of which claiming theirs is the "best." That's actually a silly assertion, as best is completely subjective. But I'm getting off topic.
The way I see it, finding the right Bluetooth speaker for you isn't all that daunting of a task.
Soundfreaq isn't the best-known player in the Bluetooth audio market, but if you haven't checked them out, there's never been a better time to try. The company's new Sound Platform 2 is a heavy-hitting stationary speaker system with a set of pipes that really sing, and a genuinely useful dual-speaker pairing mode (read on for more about that).
I reviewed Soundfreaq's Sound Kick last year, and came away genuinely impressed. It's still my go-to portable speaker around the house, and occasionally travel.
I am sort of becoming the Bluetooth speaker guy here at Android Police, and the more such products I review, the more I find I'm not impressed with a lot of the current market leaders. Most of all, I'm unimpressed with their price-to-performance ratio. So often, Bluetooth speakers overpromise with buzzwords like "amazing clarity," "deep bass," and "rich sound" (how the hell is sound rich?). I get tired of it, especially since most of these promises are meaningless, recycled advertising drivel that belongs on a late-night infomercial.