REPUBLIC OF THE PHILIPPINES

DEPARTMENT OF EDUCATION
REGION VII, CENTRAL VISAYAS

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DIVISION OF BOHOL
CITY OF TAGBILARAN

June 24, 2015

Division Memorandum
No._25l_s, 2015

2015 NUTRITION MONTH CELEBRATION

To:

Education Program Supervisors

Public Schools District Supervisors
Elem. & Sec. Principals/School Heads
All Others Concerned

1. Attached are Regional Memorandum No. 361, s. 2015 and DepEd Memorandum
No. 62, s. 2015 entitled 2015 Nutrition Month Celebration with the theme:

"Timbang Iwasto, sa Tamang Nutrisyon at Ehersisyo!"

2.

For details, refer to the attached Memorandum.

3.

Districts are advised to submit post activity reports to the division off
ice.

4.

For immediate dissemination and compliance.

WILFREDX D. ]#)NGALOS. Ph.D. Cjfl.. ^

OlC-Schools Division Superintendent;

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JUN 2 3 2015
REGIONAL MEMORANDUM
No.

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2015 NUTRITION MONTH CELEBRATION

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All Others Concer
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Month Celebration with the theme " Timbang Iwasto, sa Tamang Nutrisyon at
Ehersisyo!" which is self explanatory.
2.

For details refer to the attached communication

3. Immediate dissemination of and compliance with this Memorandum is

directed.

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1 7 JUN 2015
DepEd MEMORANDUM
No.

62 - s- 2015

2015 NUTRITION MONTH CELEBRATION

To :

Undersecretaries
Assistant Secretar
ies
Bureau Directors
Directors of Services, Centers and Heads of Units
Regional Directors
Schools Division Super
intendents
Heads, Public and Pr
ivate Elementary and Secondary Schools
All Others Concerned

1.

The National Nutr

ition Council (NNC) will lead the 20 IS Nutrition Month

Celebration this July focusing on addressing the issue of being overweight and
obese among Filipinos. The theme for this year's nutr
ition month celebration is
Timbang Iwasto, sa Tamang Nutr
isyon at Ehersisyo!
2.

The Celebration aims to:

a. increase awareness on the r
ole and importance of proper nutr
ition
and physical activity in the prevention of being overweight and
obese among the general public;
b. encourage Filipinos to make positive decisions towards
consumption of healthy diets and be physically active to prevent
non-communicable diseases as a result of being overweight and
obese; and
c. encourage communities, national and local governments, non

government organizations, pr
ivate sector, media, the academe, and
other stakeholders to put in place an enabling environment, which
promotes proper nutr
ition and physical activity among Filipinos to
prevent being overweight and obese.
3. To ensure the success of the month-long celebration, all school of
ficials are
enjoined to encourage their teachers, pupils/students, non-teaching staff, and
members of their school communities to join the national celebration in any of the
following activities:
a. Implementation of the Civil Service Commission (CSC) Memorandum
Circular No. 5, s. 2015 containing the Ten Kumainments in
government

agencies

posted

on

www.csc.gov.ph.

The

Ten

Kumainments can be downloaded from the NNC's website:

www.nnc.gov.ph;

b. Dissemination of the nutr

ition month (NM) theme through the
rnnr
inrt of SMtiinars and fora, hjuifinp of streamers, costing on

c. Promotion of the Pinggang Pinoy developed jointly by the Food and

Nutrition Research Institute (FNR1), NCC, and Department of Health

(DOH);
d. Conduct of the similar Belly Gud for Health activity of the DOH where
employees are encouraged to reduce their waist circumference by having
a contest of the person with the highest reduction in waist circumference
from July to December. As an alternative, all concerned can measure

the body mass index of employees to determine the prevalence of being

overweight and obese;
e. Ensur
ing the availability of healthy food options in school canteens; and
f. Conduct of other activities which will promote healthy weight among
employees and students.

4. For more information, all concerned may contact the National Nutrition
Council (NCC) Central Off
ice, Nutrition Building, 2332 Chino Roces Avenue,
Extension, Taguig City, at telephone no.: (02) 818-7398 or send a message through
email address: info@nnc.gov.ph or visit the nearest NNC Regional Off
ice.
5.

Immediate dissemination of this Memorandum is desired.

<,
BR. ARMIN A. -tUISTRO FSC
Secretary

Reference:
DepEd Memorandum: No. 73, s. 2014
To be indicated in the Perpetual Index
under the following subjects:

CELEBRATIONS AND FESTIVALS

HEALTH EDUCATION
PUPILS
PROGRAMS
SCHOOLS
STUDENTS
TEACHERS

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