With the rainy season now upon us, the Parañaque City Government under the leadership of Mayor Florencio Bernabe, Jr. has ordered the continued clearing of debris from creeks to ensure the prevention of floods in the city.  In photo: The city’s “Spider Walking Excavator” at work. (Public Information Office)

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In line with its health program, the Parañaque City Government under the leadership of Mayor Florencio Bernabe, Jr. has lined up an array of activities that will highlight this year’s celebration of Nutrition Month in the city. Guided by this year’s theme, “Pagkaing Tama at Sapat, Wastong Timbang ni Baby ang Katapat”, the activities underscore the importance of giving appropriate complementary foods starting at six months while continuing breastfeeding as a strategy to promote nutrition and health among children and prevent childhood malnutrition. “Good nutrition practices contribute greatly to the physical and mental development of children. It is for this reason that we continue with our advocacy thereon to effectively combat malnutrition towards having a healthy community.”, Mayor Jun Bernabe said. Among the activities line-up for this year’s Nutrition Month celebration are the following:  Slogan Making Contest for Grade VI students; Creative Writing Contest for Fourth Year High School students; cooking demos promoting proper nutrition; cooking contests among barangay health workers; Workshop on Nutrition Program Management for nurses and midwives; and a program implementation review. The activities were organized by the City Nutrition Division headed Ms. Abelyn Bugayong under the supervision of the ...

Parañaque City Mayor Florencio Bernabe, Jr. on Monday, July 12, 2010 graced the opening ceremonies of this year’s celebration of the Nutrition Month and the launch of the Urban Vegetable Planting Contest, a joint project of Save The Children, Kraft Food Philippines and the City Government of Parañaque.  In photo: Mayor Jun Bernabe (third from left), Nutrition Office Head, Ms. Abelyn Bugayong (center) and other City Health Office personnel viewing the foods that were on display at the nutrition fair. (Public Information Office)

Everyone in Parañaque stood ready with seeds, trowels and containers as the Save The Children, Kraft Food Philippines and the City Government of Parañaque launched the Urban Vegetable Planting Contest on Monday, July 12, 2010. Dubbed as “Magtanim ng gulay, giginhawa ang buhay!  Sa bawat aanihin, wagi ang kakamtin!”, the project aims to make people learn the importance of planting and introduce endless possibilities that comes from planting crops in backyards, schools and other open spaces.  Photo shows Mayor Florencio Bernabe, Jr. (right) during the ceremonial turnover of the seeds to a community representative.  Also in the photo (R-L) are Mayor Jun Bernabe, Save the Children Director of Program Implementation and Management, Dr.Joseph Michael Singh , City Agriculture Office Head, Ms Fe Ferolino and City Health Officer Dr. Olga Virtusio. (Public Information Office)