MNAO conducts food handling, preparation training in Dumalinao town
By: Gideon C. Corgue DUMALINAO, ZamboSur, Nov, 6—As part of their mandate to improve public health, the Municipal Nutrition Action Office (MNAO) of Dumalinao conducted a Two (2) Day Food Handling and Preparation Training at the municipal gym, Dumalinao, Zamboanga del Sur on Nov. 6-7, 2025. The training was attended by 210 participants consisting of Barangay Nutrition Scholars (BNS) and mothers with malnourished children. Nikita Kay Demiar, the Municipal Nutrition Action Officer (MNAO) said that the training was conducted toNikita Kay Demiar, the Municipal Nutrition Action Officer (MNAO) said that the training was conducted to empower mothers with knowledge and skills to properly handle, prepare, and store food so they can improve their children’s nutritional status, promote better health, and prevent further malnutrition. Demiar said that the MNAO has completed distributing nutrient-dense foods to malnourished children in all barangays and is now capacitating mothers to h...