Nutrition Month 2026: Promoting Healthier Ritenian Families

In celebration of Nutrition Month 2026, the Municipal Health Office of Santa Rita conducted a series of activities anchored on the themes “Sa PPAN: Sama-sama sa Nutrisyong Sapat Para sa Lahat!” and “Nutrisyon at Kalikasan, Ating Pangalagaan!”

The celebration featured an Obese Congress for parents and children, a Milk Congress for breastfeeding mothers, and an Inter-Barangay Nutri-Cooking Contest, promoting proper nutrition, healthy lifestyles, and the use of nutritious and locally available food.

Serving as resource speakers were Ms. Raisa T. Escoto and Ms. Maria Verna I. Sunga, Nutritionist Dietitian II from the Provincial Health Office Pampanga, together with Ms. Celeste Palad, Nutritionist Dietitian II from the Department of Health – Central Luzon Center for Health Development .

The Inter-Barangay Cooking Contest was judged by Mr. Andy Alviz, Culture, Arts and Tourism Consultant of the LGU; Ms. Jacqueline F. Quiambao, Municipal Social Welfare and Development Officer; and PSSg Ryan Paulo M. Cortez, PCAD PNCO, Pampanga 1st PMFC.

Through activities like these, the Municipal Government of Santa Rita, through the Municipal Health Office, continues to promote proper nutrition and healthy lifestyles among Ritenian families.

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