NUTRITION MILESTONES IN THE PHILIPPINES (2012- Feeding Practices, Maternal Health and

2014) Nutrition and Socioeconomic.

2012 In April, 2012, three (3) months after the
culmination of the 2011 National Nutrition
Survey by FNRI, the first Nutrition Summit
showcasing the nutritional status of children 0-
10 years old, infant and young child feeding
practices and participation of children to
2014
nutrition and related programs in the country
was presented.
FNRI-DOST — together with an inter-agency
technical working group — revised the 2000
Nutritional Guidelines for Filipinos. The resulting
2012 NGF, the 10 Kumainments, was approved
and adopted by the NNC Governing Board
through Board Resolution No. 6 Series of 2012
and was launched on October 23, 2012. It
consists of 10 shortened and simpler messages
of the NGF for better recall and understanding
at the barangay and household levels.
The American Dietetic Association changed its
name to the Academy of Nutrition and
Dietetics.
The Commission on Dietetic Registration in US
offered practitioners the credential options of
registered dietitian nutritionist (RDN) and
nutrition and dietetics technician, registered
(NDTR).
Pinggang Pinoy, a plate-based food guide
initially developed by FNRI for adult population,
was unveiled by FNRI on July 4, 2014. It shows
the relative proportion of major food groups in
a plate on a per meal basis. It was developed as
a complement to the Daily Nutrition Guide
Pyramid.
The Philippines committed to live up to the
2014 Rome Declaration on Nutrition and adapt
the appropriate recommendations of the
Framework for Action, Second International
Conference on Nutrition (ICN2’s) two (2) main
outcome documents, jointly organized by the
Food and Agriculture Organization (FAO), and
the World Health Organization (WHO).

Food & Nutrition Magazine was launched by the

Academy of Nutrition and Dietetics.

2013 On 2 July 2013, the Philippines reiterated its

commitment to reducing malnutrition by
signing on to the Scaling Up Nutrition (SUN)
Movement.

On 23 August 2013, President Benigno S.

Aquino III signed into law Republic Act No.
10611 otherwise known as the “Food Safety Act
of 2013”. The law primarily adheres to the
Philippine Constitution’s declaration to protect
and promote the right of the people to health
and keep its populace from the threat of trade
malpractices and substandard and hazardous
products.

The 2013 National Nutrition Survey included

modules on Biochemical, Clinical and Health,
and Dietary Consumption (Household and
Individual Level) along with the original modules
on Anthropometry, Food Security, Government
Program Participation, Infant and Young Child