FOR THE third time in a row, Tubigon led the most outstanding town nutrition programs in Bohol. The feat also clinched for them the honor of getting into the major league of the best national nutrition programs as they qualify for the national competitions, said Juliet Manliguez, Bohol nutrition coordinator Wednesday. The feat also made the town among the consistent winners in Bohol now including Calape, Talibon and Inabanga each had wowed the National Nutrition Council evaluation teams for their best practices in nutrition programs implemented in the grassroots. Reaping an average of 96.24%, Tubigon, creatively exacts funds for nutritional feeding and supplementation program from their Kwarta sa Basura. In consonance with the municipal solid waste management council, Kwarta sa Basura has become a revenue generation program to prop up the town's nutrition cookie jar, said Jonafe Boligao, town nutrition action officer. Tubigon however is just less than a point ahead of second place holder: Sikatuna.

Sikatuna mayor Jose Ellorimo, during a press forum before the awarding ceremonies held at the Jjs Seafoods Village said that aside from promising to continue their ongoing nutri-programs, he would ensure that the regular weighing schedule to monitor malnutrition is closely observed. Provincial Health Officer Reymoses Cabagnot has reiterated weighing as the easiest determining tool to track malnutrition. Ellorimo also added that he has started a non-discriminatory feeding program, which he vows to sustain. Sikatuna capped a 95.95% rating while leading a point before Garcia Hernandez. For his town, Garcia Hernandez Mayor Miguelito Galendez wants to go scientific in his programs as he said what has been practiced in the past would be continued and improved. He cited crucial local government support in the monitoring and observation of regular feeding schedules, tracking the noted differences and keeping a statistics of malnourished children and their whereabouts.

To do just this, the newly elected mayor added he would like to get into the problem by immersing himself into the situation to know the real nutrition score in his town. Also a point after Garcia Hernandez is Ubay, which rated a neat 93.95. The town has been known to conduct their year-round feeding program using the Top Quality Malnutrition Deletion Program (TGMD) using a local nutrimix processed exactly for their purpose, said Nutrition Action Officer Basiledes Pepino. Also raking in the top ten nutrition programs are Corella (92.89), San Miguel (92.47) which uses a Walk for a Cause fund raiser to prop up its nutritional feeding program according to Dr. Delbert Jabone. Also in the list are Jagna (91.09) which has an annual aid in nutritional feeding from Philos, Getafe (90.79), Balilihan (90.71) with its pioneering food always in the home and backyard gardening program says nutrition action Officer Charisma Tagsa. Barging into the list of awardees this year is Carmen (90.87), who said through Dr. Josephine Jabonillo that they are aiming for no less than the top spot soon. Awarded also are District winners in the outstanding barangay nutri-programs topbilled by Bilangbilangan Island of Tubigon (Bhol1), Villa Teresita Ubay (Bohol 2) and Datag Garcia Hernandez (Bohol 3). (racPIABohol)