'Nutri-Piyesta' set in Bacolod City
BACOLOD CITY -- The Bacolod City Gender and Development Council chaired by Councilor Jocelle Batapa-Sigue will hold 'Nutrisyon Piyesta' on July 31, from 8 a.m. to 5 p.m. at the Bays Center, in partnership with the Urban Basic Services Office.
During the 'Nutri-Piyesta' about 300 mothers and children from various barangays in Bacolod City will be given a wide variety of information, products, and services, to culminate the month-long celebration of the National Nutrition Month.
The participants will be treated to a festive mood with various volunteer services and "theme" corners all around the area as activities such as Barangay Scholar Quiz, Singing Nanays and Dancing Kids, Film Showing, Feeding, chair-back massage theraphy, medical mission and Eye Check up with free 300 reading glasses, and cultural program and awarding are on-going.
With this year's theme "Sa Wastong Nutrisyon ni Mommy, Siguradong Healthy si Baby", the project aims to highlight proper maternal nutrition as an important gender issue and the delivery of accessible and affordable services, as a social agenda especially in the barangay level. (PIA/cad)