Green Banner awardees bared
The town of Calinog recently bagged the 2006 Nutrition Green Banner award for municipal category. The other towns that also got the same award are the towns of Nabas in Aklan, Jordan in Guimaras and Nabas in the province of Antique.
National Nutrition Council (NNC) Executive Director Maria Bernardita Flores personally gave the awards.
For the town of Calinog, Acting Mayor Salvador Divinagracia and Acting Vice Mayor Josefina Saturnino together with the town's Rural Health Physician Dr. Manuel Celestial received the Green Banner award.
Other awardees are the municipality of Nabas, Aklan as outstanding municipality and Bacolod City got the Nutrition Green Awardee for the city category. While, Guimaras also got the Provincial Nutrition Green Banner. On the other hand, Talisay City got the 1st year Crown Maintenance award.
In the same gathering, BNS from all over the region received their awards. The awardees were Hannah Paredes (Iloilo), Rudilla Rubijes (Antique), Lily Abad (Capiz), Juvy Calero (Talisay City), Libertad Fernandez (Aklan), Pilar Gregorio (Bacolod City), Ma. Luisa Maldezer ( La Carlota City), Ma. Theresa Moreno (Victorias City), Juliet Ocon (Cadiz City), Lynden Pantilanan (Passi City), Rhoda Roldan (Regional Outstanding BNS/Sipalay City), Amy Serra (Guimaras) and Marylene Zamora (Negros Occidental).