BONTOC, Mountain Province – The members of the Provincial Council for the Protection of Children (PCPC) convened for the conduct of the council’s meeting for the first semester of 2024.
The meeting was held on the fourth floor of the Archog Building on June 25, 2024.
During the meeting, Health Education and Promotion Officer Febbylaine Maynga P. Fillag from the Provincial Health Office gave an update regarding the prevalence of malnutrition in the province for the first semester. Fillag said that the council had made a significant achievement in the nourishment of children in the province.
According to her, there was a decrease of 0.45% in the prevalence of underweight children in the province for the first semester of 2024. It went down from 3.45% during the second semester of 2023 to 3% this year’s first semester.
Moreover, the prevalence of stunted, wasted, and overweight or obese children for the first semester of 2024 decreased compared to the previous semester in 2023.
According to Fillag, the prevalence went down from 11.48% to 10.28% for stunted children, 0.91% to 49% for wasted children and 2.08% to 1.76% for overweight or obese children.
Meanwhile, Project Officer Alan Bantasan and Reyven B. Velasco from the Lingap Pangkabataan, Incorporated were also present during the PCPC meeting to provide an overview regarding their project title, “Child Labour-Effective Awareness and Response (CLEAR CAR) Project.” Batasan explained that the CLEAR CAR Project is an initiative being implemented by the Lingap Pangkabataan, Incorporated, in partnership with the World Vision and the European Union that aims to support national efforts to eliminate the worst forms of child labour, including online sexual abuse and exploitation of children and violations of acceptable working conditions in the Philippines.
In Mountain Province, the implementation of the CLEAR CAR Project covers 12 barangays from the municipalities of Bontoc, Natonin, Paracelis, Sagada, and Sadanga. In addition, the project covers four municipalities in Ifugao and six municipalities in Benguet. By HENT