PUERTO PRINCESA CITY, Palawan — The emerging tourism destination of San Vicente in northern Palawan was conferred again this year the “Green Banner Award” by the National Nutrition Council (NNC) for the outstanding implementation of its Health and Nutrition Programs which significantly contributed to the reduction in the prevalence of underweight children in the town.
San Vicente municipal administrator James Inawasan said late Thursday that the NNC gave them the award for once again demonstrating “exemplary performance” in the implementation of their nutrition program which is under the Philippine Plan of Action for Nutrition (PPAN).
He said they received the Green Banner Award on August 16 at a hotel in Manila during the 2018 Mimaropa Regional Nutrition Awarding Ceremony with five other municipalities in the region.
In an interview with Inawasan, he said this year’s award is their fourth from the NNC in recognition of their hard work to ensure underweight children are given proper nutrition in San Vicente by the municipal government.
“We are happy about this recognition, this is the fourth year that our local government unit (LGU) was given this award. This is just a bonus to what we are doing since we are mandated to ensure the health of our residents in the communities. What sets San Vicente apart from other LGUs is that our local government invests a huge chunk of its resources on health,” he said.
Inawasan said San Vicente’s budget for health is around PHP30 million this year from 2017’s PHP25 million, which indicates it is always putting a premium on health.
