Republic of the Philippines

Department of Health
NATIONAL NUTRITION COUNCIL

Guidelines on Establishing a Database on Functional Local Nutrition Committees

A. Background
Malnutrition is a multifaceted problem requiring a multi-sectoral mix of interventions towards
its sustained reduction. The Philippine Plan of Action for Nutrition (PPAN) serves as the
framework to guide stakeholders on how to contribute to improved nutrition of the country.
The PPAN embodies priority actions and are carried out by interagency local nutrition
committees (LNCs) through the conduct of various nutrition and nutrition-related activities in
their respective local government units (LGUs). The local nutrition committee is composed of
representatives from different local departments such as health, agriculture, and social welfare
and development, development planning and budgeting as well as national government
agencies such as DepEd and nongovernment organizations operating in the area. A nutrition
action officer (NAO) coordinates the overall implementation and management of the local
nutrition program.
It is critical that all LGUs have functional local nutrition committees to efficiently and effectively
implement and manage the nutrition program. NNC as the highest policy-making and
coordinating body on nutrition leads in developing and maintaining a system for monitoring
functional local nutrition committees.
B. Objectives
1. Set the criteria in determining functionality of local nutrition committees.
2. Establish a system for monitoring and maintaining a database on functional local nutrition
committees.
3. Serve as basis for identification and prioritization (for the following year) of LGUs that needs
technical assistance from NNC for local nutrition committee reactivation.
C. Mechanics
1. A list of core indicators, representing key activities of local nutrition committees will serve as
the basis for determining their functionality.
2. The number of functional local nutrition committees will be included in the quarterly
accomplishment report of NNC-ROs to be submitted to the Central Office. The name of
provinces and cities should be indicated while the number of functional municipal nutrition
committees within a specific province should be indicated in the report. The list of functional
Municipal Nutrition Committees, however, shall be maintained at the NNC regional office.
3. To generate the information, the NNC-ROs shall request local government units to submit
the list of municipalities and number of barangays with functional local nutrition committees
using the attached form. The validation of the functionality shall be made through the
annual Monitoring and Evaluation of Local Level Plan and Implementation (MELLPI) and
regular monitoring visits of the regional NNC staff or members of the regional nutrition
evaluation team. Local government unit reports should be submitted to NNC-ROs, preferably
twice a year, after the monitoring visits.

4. Depending on the number of indicators an area obtains based on the Checklist (attached), a
local nutrition committee can be categorized as follows:
a.
b.
c.
d.

Fully functional all indicators present

Substantially functional lacks 1-2 indicators
Partially functional lacks 3-4 indicators
Non-functional more than 5 or half of the indicators are absent

5. The Nutrition Surveillance Division will be the repository of the database on functional local
nutrition committees.
Key Activities
Capacity Development

Program Planning
1. Organization/Re-Organization/
Strengthening of local nutrition
committees

2. Conduct of Nutritional Assessment

3. Formulation of nutrition action

plan

4. Resource Generation and

Mobilization
Delivery of nutrition and related
services (e.g. counselling on
breastfeeding, organization of
breastfeeding support groups, conduct
of nutrition education activities,
vitamin A and iron supplementation to
preschool children and pregnant
women; distribution of seeds,
seedlings, fingerlings and small animals
to families with underweight children;
supplementary feeding)

Indicators

PNC

C/MNC

BNC

a. Members of local nutrition

committee trained/completed
training on Nutrition Program
Management
b. Barangay Nutrition Scholar
completed training on Basic Course
for Barangay Nutrition Scholar

a. Local nutrition committee meetings

regularly held at least once every
quarter presided by the local chief
executive or designated
representative
b. Minutes of meetings documented
and filed
a. OPT Plus & school weighing report
updated
b. Nutrition situation report prepared

a. NAP integrated into the local

development plan with budget
b. NAP is integrated in the Annual
Investment Plan
a. Funds allocated and expended for
nutrition and related activities from
annual budget

a. Targeted groups provided with

nutrition and related interventions

Key Activities
Monitoring and evaluation

Indicators

PNC

C/MNC

BNC

a. Monitoring visits conducted and

documented at least twice a year
b. Quarterly monitoring report
prepared and submitted to
Provincial Nutrition Office/
NNC-Regional Office
c. Program Implementation Review
conducted at least once a year with
documentation and submitted to
Provincial Nutrition Office /NNCregional Office

Prepared by:

Reviewed by:

Jomarie L.Tongol
Nutrition Officer II, NSD

Hygeia Ceres Catalina B. Gawe

Chief, NSD

Approved:

Assistant Secretary of Health Maria-Bernardita T. Flores, CESO II

Executive Director IV

Republic of the Philippines

Department of Health
NATIONAL NUTRITION COUNCIL

City/Municipal Form

Checklist for Functional Barangay Nutrition Committees (BNCs)

As of _____________________________
City/Municipality: _____________________
Total number of barangays: _____________

Province: ___________________________
Total number of functional BNCs: _______

Instructions: Please fill up column 3 with the names of all the barangays in the city/municipality. Check each appropriate indicator if present or being done by the LGU. To get the total number of
functional BNCs, count the barangays with check on all indicators.

Key Activities
(1)
Capacity Development
Program Planning
1. Organization/Re-Organization/
Strengthening of BNC

2. Conduct of Nutritional Assessment

3. Formulation of nutrition action plan

4. Resource Generation and Mobilization

Indicators
(2)

_____

a. Barangay Nutrition Scholar/s completed training on

Basic Course for Barangay Nutrition Scholar
a. Meetings regularly held at least once every quarter
presided by the Punong Barangay or designated
representative
b. Minutes of meetings documented and filed
a. OPT Plus & school weighing report updated
b. Nutrition situation report prepared
a. NAP integrated into the local development plan with
budget
b. NAP integrated into the Annual Investment Plan
a. Funds allocated and expended for nutrition and
related activities from annual budget

_____

_____

Name of Barangays
(3)
_____ _____ _____

_____

_____

_____

Key Activities
(1)

Indicators
(2)

_____

Delivery of nutrition and related services

(e.g. counselling on breastfeeding,
organization of breastfeeding support
groups, conduct of nutrition education
activities, vitamin A and iron
supplementation to preschool children and
pregnant women; distribution of seeds,
seedlings, fingerlings and small animals to
families with underweight children;
supplementary feeding)

a. Targeted groups provided with nutrition and related

interventions

Monitoring and Evaluation

a. Monitoring visits conducted and documented at

least twice a year

Accomplished by: ________________________

Position/Designation: _____________________

Date: _______________

_____

_____

Name of Barangays
(3)
_____ _____ _____

Reviewed by: ______________________________

Position/Designation: _______________________

_____

_____

_____

Date: _______________

Note: This form should be filled-up by the Municipal/City Nutrition Action Officer to be reviewed by immediate supervisor before submitting to the Provincial Nutrition Action
Officer.

Republic of the Philippines

Department of Health
NATIONAL NUTRITION COUNCIL

Provincial Form

Checklist for Functional Municipal Nutrition Committees (MNCs)

As of _________________________
Province: __________________________
Total number of municipalities: ________

Region: _____________________________
Total number of functional MNCs: _______

Instructions: Please fill up column 3 with the names of all the municipalities. Check each appropriate indicator if present or being done by the LGU. To get the total number of functional MNCs,
count the municipalities with check on all indicators.

Key Activities
(1)
Capacity Development

Program Planning
1. Organization/Re-Organization/
Strengthening of MNC

2. Conduct of Nutritional Assessment

3. Formulation of nutrition action plan

4. Resource Generation and Mobilization

Indicator
(2)

_____

a. Members of local nutrition committee

trained/completed training on Nutrition
Program Management
a. Meetings regularly held at least once every
quarter presided by the mayor or
designated representative
b. Minutes of meetings documented and filed
a. OPT Plus & school weighing report updated
b. Nutrition situation report prepared
a. NAP integrated into the local development
plan with budget
b. NAP integrated into the Annual Investment
Plan
a. Funds allocated and expended for nutrition
and related activities from annual budget
1

_____

_____

Name of Municipality
(3)
_____ _____ _____ _____

_____

_____

_____

Key Activities
(1)
Delivery of nutrition and related services
(e.g. counselling on breastfeeding,
organization of breastfeeding support
groups, conduct of nutrition education
activities, vitamin A and iron
supplementation to preschool children
and pregnant women; distribution of
seeds, seedlings, fingerlings and small
animals to families with underweight
children; supplementary feeding)
Monitoring and Evaluation

Indicator
(2)

_____

a. Targeted groups provided with nutrition

and related interventions

a. Monitoring visits conducted and

documented at least twice a year

b. Quarterly monitoring report prepared and
submitted to Provincial Nutrition Office
c. Program Implementation Review conducted
at least once a year with documentation and
submitted to Provincial Nutrition Office

_____

_____

Name of Municipality
(3)
_____ _____ _____ _____

_____

_____

_____

Summary of findings:
Target Municipalities for Advocacy
1. _______________________________
2. _______________________________
3. _______________________________
4. _______________________________
5. _______________________________
(add more LGUs if needed)

Accomplished by: ________________________

Position/Designation: _____________________

Target Municipalities for Refresher Training on Nutrition Program Management

1. _______________________________
2. _______________________________
3. _______________________________
4. _______________________________
5. _______________________________
(add more LGUs if needed)

Date: ____________________

Reviewed by: ______________________________

Position/Designation: _______________________

Note: This form should be filled-up by Provincial Nutrition Action Officer to be submitted to the NNC Regional Office.

Date: _______________

Republic of the Philippines

NNC

Regional Form
Department of Health
NATIONAL NUTRITION COUNCIL
Checklist for Functional Provincial/City Nutrition Committees (P/CNCs)
As of _____________________________

Region: ______________________

Total number of: Provinces _____ Cities _____

Total number of functional PNCs: ______

CNCs:_______

Instructions: Please fill up column 3 with the names of all the provinces/cities. Check each appropriate indicator if present or being done by the LGU. To get the total number of
functional P/CNCs, count the provinces/cities with check on all indicators.

Key Activities
(1)

Indicators
(2)

Name of Province/City
(3)
_____ _____ _____ _____ _____ _____ _____ _____ _____ _____ _____

Capacity Development

Program Planning
1. Organization/ReOrganization/
Strengthening of
PNC/CNC

2. Conduct of Nutritional
Assessment
3. Formulation of nutrition
action plan

a. Members of local nutrition committee

trained/completed training on
Nutrition Program Management
a. Meetings regularly held at least once
every quarter presided by the
Governor/ Mayor or designated
representative
b. Minutes of meetings documented and
filed
a. OPT Plus & school weighing report
updated
b. Nutrition situation report prepared
a. NAP integrated into the local
development plan with budget
1

Key Activities
(1)

Indicators
(2)

Name of Province/City
(3)
_____ _____ _____ _____ _____ _____ _____ _____ _____ _____ _____

4. Resource Generation and

Mobilization
Delivery of nutrition and
related services (e.g.
counselling on
breastfeeding, organization
of breastfeeding support
groups, conduct of nutrition
education activities, vitamin
A and iron supplementation
to preschool children and
pregnant women;
distribution of seeds,
seedlings, fingerlings and
small animals to families
with underweight children;
supplementary feeding)
Monitoring and Evaluation

b. NAP integrated into the Annual

Investment Plan
a. Funds allocated and expended for
nutrition and related activities from
annual budget
a. Targeted groups provided with
nutrition and related interventions (for
cities only)

a. Monitoring visits conducted and

documented at least twice a year
b. Quarterly monitoring report prepared
and submitted to NNC regional office
c. Program Implementation Review
conducted at least once a year with
documentation and submitted to NNC
regional office
2

Summary of findings:
Target LGUs for Advocacy
Province
City
1. _______________________
2. _______________________
3. _______________________
4. _______________________
5. _______________________
(add more LGUs if needed)

Target LGUs for Refresher Training on Nutrition Program Management

Province
City

1. _____________________
2. _____________________
3. _____________________
4. _____________________
5. _____________________
(add more LGUs if needed)

Accomplished by: ________________________

_______________
Position: _______________________________

1. _______________________________
2. _______________________________
3. _______________________________
4. _______________________________
5. _______________________________
(add more LGUs if needed)

Date: ___________________

1. ____________________________
2. ____________________________
3. ____________________________
4. ____________________________
5. ____________________________
(add more LGUs if needed)

Reviewed by: _________________________

Position: _____________________________

Note: This form should be filled-up by Nutrition Officer III to be reviewed by the RNPC before submitting to NNC Central Office.

Date: