Republic of the philippines

Province of Cebu
MVNICIPALITY OF ALCANTARA
-000-

OFFICE OF THE SANGGVNIANG BAYAN

EXCERPTS FROM THE JOURNAL/MINUTES OF THE REGULAR SESSION OF THE

SANGGUNIANG BAYAN OF THE MUNICIPALITY OF ALCANTARA, PROVINCE OF CEBU,
HELDAT THEMUNICIPAL SESSIONHALLON NOVEMBER 16,2015.

PRESENT:
Hon. FritzA. Lastimoso , Municipal Vice Mayor/Presiding Officer
Hon. Manolito L. Lambo , Sanggunian Member
Hon. Benjamin M. Lobitana , Sanggunian Member
Hon. Serwin I. Marcellana , Sanggunian Member
Hon. Larry M. L1enos , Sanggunian Member
Hon. Pedpab L. Tapales , Sanggunian Member
Hon. Margarito O. Basilisco , Sanggunian Member
Hon. Feliciano B. Ferraren , Sanggunian Member
Hon. Prudencio V. Barino, Jr. , Sanggunian Member
Hon. Aquim S. Nasibog ,ABC President
ABSENT:
Hon. Benjamin M. Lobitana , Sanggunian Member

ORDINANCE NO. 2015 - 017

Author: HON. lARRY M. llENOS,

58 Member, Chairman Committee on Health

AN ORDINANCE ESTABLISHING A COMPREHENSIVE NUTRITION PROGRAM TO ADDRESS

MALNUTRITION AND SUSTAIN PROGRAMS FOR NUTRITION IN THE MUNICIPALITY OF
ALCANTARA, CEBU AND APPROPRIATING FUNDS THEREOF

Be it enacted by the Municipal Council of Alcantara in session assembled:

ARTICLE1
TITLE,POLICY, PRINCIPLESAND DEFINITION OF TERMS

SECTION 1. TITLE. This ordinance shall be known as the ALCANTARA

COMPREHENSIVE NUTRITION PROGRAM ORDINANCE.

SECTION 2. DECLARATION OF PRINCIPLES. The Municipal Govemment of

Alcantara shall uphold the right to food and nutrition of its constituents as a vital part of
human development and optimum function. It recognizes that all nutrition interventions
shall be anchored to the Philippine Govemment's commitment to Millennium
Development Goals (MDGs) and the over-all goal of Philippine Plan of Action for
Nutrition 2011-2016 in improving the quality of the human resource base of the country
and to have substantial decrease in child and matemal morbidity, mortality and overall
disease burden.

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The Municipal Government believes that it is the rnain responsibility of families in

achieving nutritional well-being and thus, duty of the government to help the families in
the municipality especially those who are unable to enjoy the right to good nutrition to.

It also recognizes that multi-stakeholders participation, evidence-based

interventions, and good governance are the key elements for nutrition improvement of
the municipality.

SECTiON 3. DEFiNITION OF TERMS. For the purpose of this ordinance, the

following terms are hereby defined:

a. Breast milk substitute means any food being marketed or otherwise represented
as a partial or total replacement for breast milk, whether or not suitable for that
purpose. ~.

b. Complementary food means any food, whether manufactured or locally

prepared, suitable as a complement to breast milk or to infant formula, when
either becomes insufficient to satisfy the nutritional requirements of the infant.
Such food is also commonly called "weaning food" or breast milk supplement.

c. Exclusive breastfeeding means providing breast milk as the sole source of

nutrition for infants.

d. Infant refers to a child within zero (0) to eleven (11) months and 29 days of age.

e. Infant formula refers to breast milk substitute formulated industrially in

accordance with applicable Codex Alimentarius standards, to satisfy normal
nutritional requirements of infants up to six (6) months of age, and adopted to
their physiological characteristics.

f. Young children refers to a child age 1 year up to 3 years old.

g. lactation Stations refer to a private, clean, sanitary and well-ventilated rooms

or areas in the workplace or public places where nursing mothers can wash up.
breastfeed or express their milk comfortably and store this afterward

h. Rooming-in refers to the practice of placing the newborn in the same room as
the mother right after delivery up to discharge to facilitate mother-infant
bonding and to initiate breastfeeding. The infant may either share the mother's
bed or be placed in a crib beside the mother.

i. Workplace: refers to work premises, whether private enterprise or government

agencies.

j. food fortification refers to the addition of Sangkap Pinoy Seal or Micronutrient

such as vitamin A, iron and iodine to food, whether or not they are normally
contained in the food, for the purposes of preventing or correcting
demonstrated deficiency with one or more nutrients in the population or
specific population groups,

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k. pinoy Nutrition Hob refers to on dpprodch oddpted from Positive Deviance

Hearth in the Filipino context that seeks to address malnutrition by looking at
practices that work well in the community and building those to improving
the nutritional status of children and sustaining these improvements through
changing the behaviors of caregivers.

I. Philippine Plcn of Action for Nutrition or PPAN 2011 m2016 refers to the
national government's strategic priorities to contribute in improving the
quality of the human resource base of the country and to have substantial
decreases in child and maternal and overall disease burden.

ARTICLE 2
PROGRAMS AND,.~ERVICES FOR NUTRITION

SECTION 4. NUTRITION PROGRAM AND SERVICES.The Municipal Government

shall implement and sustain the Nutrition Pr9gram and Services to primarily cater
children and mother's need. It shall adopt the nutrition framework of Department of
Health and other nutrition-related models that has been proven cost-effective to
address malnutrition.

4.1 PROMOTION OF INFANT AND YOUNG CHILD FEEDING.The Municipal

Government shall monitor and promote, support and protect breastfeeding
through early initiation within one (1) hour after birth; exclusive breostfeeding for
six months and introduction of complementary food from the 7th month onwards
in various settings like home, municipal Rural Health Units, barangay health
stations, birthing facilities and workplace to ensure safe and adequate nutrition
for all infants and young child. It shall implement interventions such as follows:

1) Organization and continuous capacity building of community-

based or breastfeeding support (peer counselors) groups in every
barangay on infant and young child feeding.
2) Training of health and nutrition workers, including those in birthing
facilities and in the workplace, on counseling on infant and young
child feeding.
3) Setting up iactation stations in the workplace either government or
private establishments with lactating mothers.
4) Enforcement of the Milk Code on the Marketing of Breastmilk
Substitutes (EO 51).
5) Home fortification of complementary food through the use of
multiple micronutrient powder.
~) Develop IEC materials on Infant and Young Child Feeding (IYCF)~
related! concerns especially during Breastfeeding Month
Celebration (every August),
7) Integration of IYCF concerns in the curriculum of primary,
secQndary' education.

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4.2 MATERNAL AND CHilD CARE PROGRAM. The Municipal GOvernment

shall implement and support its Maternal and Child Care Service Program which
shall cater to the health of the mother which affects the child in the womb with
the end in view of delivering a healthy baby such as follows, but not limited to

Counseli~g to mothers during pre~natal and after birth on

appropriate dietary intake as well as appropriate feeding for the
child.
Encourage facility-based births and strict implementation of early
initiation o.fbreastfeeding within an hour after delivery.
Implementation of Mother-Baby Friendly Centers and shall
incorporate mother- friendly labor and birthing practices in the
health facilities policies or standards operating procedures
including: ~~

,; Clean birthing technique

to Delayed cord clamping (3 minutes)
c Placenta removal arid disposal
d Collaboration/ consultation with other maternity services
including maintaining communication with all caregivers
when referral or transfer is necessary.

/i) Train staff responsible on maternity services on essential and

emergency obstetric and newborn care .
.5) Motivate and refer pregnant women for STD/HIV/AIDSscreening, TB
testing and voluntary counseling and treatment.
() j Introduction of culturally-sound Reproductive Health Care including
appropriate birth spacing

4.3 SUPPtEMENTARYFEEDING AND ESSENTIAL CARE PROGRAM IN

SCHOOLS, RESIDENCE-BASED CENTERS AND COMMUNITY CHILDREN. The
Municipal Government shall support the regular supplementary feeding and
provision of essential care program for school children particularly those who
schools with high cases of malnutrition, day care centers and community
children within the municipality. Through the Department of Education (OepEO)
and other non-government organizations, the Municipal Government shall:

II Promote inclusion of nutrition education in school curriculum and

develop child- friendly materials on nutrition, hygiene and
sanitation like proper hand washing, nutritious food and more.
1) Support in the establishment of safe drinking w<;:1ter and sanitary
; toilet fa,cilitiesin schools and day care centers including promotion
of hygiene practices like, hand-washing.
3) Regular monitoring of child growth and development through the
help of School Heads/Principals and barangay health workers.
4) Integrate behavioral change approaches among caregivers and
mothers on nutritional feeding.

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4.4. COMMUNITY -BASED BEHAVIOR CHANGE APPROACH FOR

MOTHERSCAREGIVERS FORfORMOTHERS/CAREGIVERS IN THE PREVENTION OF
MALNUTRITION THROUGH PINOY NUTRITION HUB. This empowers families and
communities to address malnutrition by using locally available and affordable
means. With the use of local resources and wisdom, Pinoy Nutrition Hub helps
families and communities nurture malnourished children who are 6-59 months of
age. PNH is a sustainable method in reducing under nutrition with these key
elements:

1J Nutrition Security. Opportunities for families to learn and practice

good caring; feeding, hygiene, and health seeking behaviors to
fully nourishtheir children.
2) food Security. Adequate food intake from food sources that are
readily available Oll'a regular basissupports the needed balanced
diet of a family, especially that of a growing child
3) Self-reliance. Positive behaviors learnt and sustained. along with
the resources available in the community and regular family
income enable self-reliance.
4) Community action. It takes a community where leaders, volunteers
and families to work together to raise children and even more sO to
make sure that they grow up healthy and well nourished
5) Spiritual Nurture. Children with their parents/ caregivers are
nurtured spiritually in order to fully experience the love of God.

4.5 MICRONUTRIENT SUPPLEMENTATION AND FOOD FORTIFICATION. The

Municipal Government shall ensure the uninterrupted supply of micronu1rientsto
reduce and prevent prevolence of Vitamin A deficiency, iodine deficiency
disorders and anemia among children. pregnant and lactating women, It shall
strive provide the following:

1) Vitamin A supplementation for children under five years old

through the Garantisadong Parhbato Expanded Program and
high-risk cases specifically children with measles; Iron
supplementation of pregnant women for 180 days as well as
weekly iron supplementation of non-pregnant women including
adolescent females; Iodine deficiency disorders that are not well
reached by adequately-iodized salt.
2) Close monitoring of food fortification and salt iodization stored,
displayed and sold at food eslablishments, stores and retailing
outlets within the municipality.
3) Support the promotion of home-based and/or ~ommunity-based
" production and consumption of foods rich in nutritional value
particul'Orly Vitamin A and iron supplements needed through the
. provision of materials for the establishment of household backyard
~ gardens.

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4.6 COMMUNitY -BASED fOOD PRODUCTION AND UTILIZATION. The

Municipal Government shall promote availability of food at the household level
through Food Always in the Home (FAITH)framework. In coordination with
Municipal Agriculturist Office (MAO) and other organizations with programs on
food security and agriculture, the Municipal Government shall ensure the
availability of basic foad supply at affordable prices.

Further, it shall support the agri-related projects like animal raising,

diversified farming, and other family income generating projects that support
family's economic access to food such as creation of local employment
opportunities, support to micro-enterprises, skills development through
Alternative learning System(AlS) and financing to small entrepreneurs.

4.7 PROMOTION Of HEALTHY LIFESTYLE. The Municipal Government sholl

intensify the promotion of healthy lifestyle to prevent cdses of overweight /
obesity among children and adults through campaigns on healthy eating,
physical activity and wellness programs.lt shall uphold the following:

1) Wellness programs with a nutrition component in elementary and

secondary schools and in the workplace and shall not be limited to
early morning exercise.
2) Enforcement of the schaal policy regulating school canteens on
the sale of cola drinks and junk foods in line with the promotion of
good nutrition.
3) Regular observance of physical exercises like marathons, fun runs,
community dancing exercisesand more.
4) Appropriate nutritional care of older persons and overweight
persons.

4.8 IMMUNIZATION PROGRAM AND MONITORING AND REPORTING OF

CHILDREN'S HEIGHT AND WEIGHT. The Municipal Government shall ensure
program on preventive child care and health services that include the
completion of immunization series for prevention of tuberculosis, diphtheria,
pertusis, neonatal tetanus, measles, poliomyelitis, hepatitis B, and such other
diseases for which vacCines have been developed for administration to children
before reaching one (1) year old, additional doses of measles, mumps and
rubella (MMR)during the ages of twelve (12)to fifteen (15) months,

4.9 MONITORING AND REPORTING OF CHILDREN'S HEIGHT AND WEIGHT

The Municipal, Government through the Municipal Health Office shall

adhere to the monitoring and reporting standards set by DOH on monitoring of
children's weight and height and shall use only generally accepted and
calibrated measuring tools and equipments like height boards, weighing scale,
growth charts and table of standards. It shall provide assistance in capacitating
health workers, nutrition scholars and nutrition program implementers on proper
measurement and usage of information generated as well as comprehensive
nutrition program management.

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ARTICLE 3
ROLESOF VARIOUSSECTORS

SECTION5. The Family. -- The family is the central unit responsible for the primary
attainment of nutritional well-being of their children and entire family members. The
parent has the right to chQose nourishing and culturally accepted interventions for
their children as long as it will not impede child growth and well-being.

SECTION 6. The Educational Institutions. -- Educational institutions shall work

together with parents, community organizations and agencies concerned with the
nutrition-related activities of children and youth. Educational institutions shall
incorporate into their curriculum a subject on nutrition education, yet, subject to
guidelines set by the Department of Education (DepED) and the Commission on
Higher Education (CHED). ~

SECTION 7. The Mass Media. -- The mass media shall use its power to influence
by all means to promote campaigns related to nutrition like IYCF,healthy lifestyle and
the like with utmost care and consideration to its audience particularly children
listeners.

SECTION 8. The local Government Units. -- The local government units (LGUs)
shall come up with comprehensive nutrition programs for children, allocate
appropriate budgets for their implementation and adopt key nutrition policies and
guidelines.

SECTION 9. The Non~government Organization and other Civil Society Groups.

The non~government organizations and civil societies with programs and services on
nutrition sholl closely coordinate, compliment resources and share approaches to the
LGUswithin their area of operation.

SECTION 10. The Barangay Councils for Nutrition. -- These councils sholl, in
addition to their existing duties and functions, coordinate with and assist their
corresponding LGUsin coming up with comprehensive nutrition programs and plans
and be the primary body to oversee the implementation of such programs.

SECTION 11. The service users or community people - The community or residehts
within the city shall actively help the local government units in monitoring the
implementation of nutrition initiatives by educating and mobilizing local
citizens/service userson t[1eirrights & responsibilities;provide avenues to voice-out and
influence decisions through dialogues and non-confrontational ways.

SECTION 12. The 8reastfeeding support groups and core teams organized- The
created suppod groups like breastfeeding groups and core teams created through
various program implem'entation of different agencies shall be maximized and
mobilize in awareness programs related to nutrition.

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ARTICLE 4
IMPLEMENTING MECHANISMS

SECTION 13. CREATION Of MUNICIPAL NUTRITION COUNCIL As a vehicle for

consolidation and unification of efforts on nutrition, the Municipality of Alcantara
hereby creates the Municipal Nutrition Council who will lead and supervise all the
activities in the implementation of the Alcantara Nutrition Program.

SECTiON 14. COMPOSITION Of THE MUNICIPAL NUTRITION COUNCIl. The

Municipal Nutrition Council shall continue to provide overall leadership in plan
formulation, implementation, monitoring, evaluation, and coordination.

It shall composed of the following>

Chairperson Municipal Mayor

Vice Chairperson Municipal Health Officer
Members Municipal Agricult'ure Officer
Municipal Local Government Operations Officer
Municipal Budget Officer
DepED District Supervisor
Public Employment Services Officer
Municipal Social Welfare and Development Officer
Municipal Planning and Development Coordinator
Municipal Nutrition Action Officer
Representative from Department of Science and
Technology
Representative from Department of Trade and Industry
Three private sector representatives

SECTION 15. DUTIESAND FUNCTIONS OF THE MUNICIPAL NUTRITION COUNCIL

a, Assessesthe municipal nutrition situation

b. Formulates the municipal nutrition action plan complementary to and
integrated with other plans of the LGU and higher level plans
c. Coordinates, monitors and evaluates plan implementation and
recommends and adopts appropriate actions
d. -Mobilizes resources to ensure the plan isimplemented
e. Holds at least quarterly meetings to monitor program performance
f.. Extend technical assistance to barangay nutrition committees on nutrition
program management and related concerns, including the conduct of
periodic visits/and meetings with the BNC.
g. Monitors the performance of Barangay Nutrition Action Plan

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SECTION 16. CREATION OF BARANGAY NUTRITION COMMITTE. Each barc:lhgay

shall create Barangay Nutrition Committee and shall be part of the committees under
Barangay Development Council.

SECTION 17. COMPOSITION OF THE BARANGA Y NUTRiTION COMMITTEE. The

Barangay Nutrition Committee shall continue to provide overall leadership in plan
formulation, implementation, monitoring, evaluation, and coordination at the
barahgay level.

It shall be composed of the following:

Chairperson Punong Barangay

Members Bd(dngdY Midwife
Three private sector representatives

SECTION 18. DUTIESAND FUNCTIONS OF THE BARANGA Y NUTRITION COMMITTEE.

a. Assessesthe barangay nutrition situation

b. Formulates the barangay nutrition action plan complementary to and
integrated with other plans of the LGU and higher level plans.
c. Coordinates, monitors and evaluates plan implementation and
recommends and adopts appropriate actions
d. Organizes groups to implement nutrition intervention activities
e. Mobilizes resources to ensure the plan isimplemented
f. Holds at least quarterly meetings to monitor program performance

SECTION 19. MANDATORY CAPABILITY BUILDING fOR THE MEMBERS OF THE

LOCAL COUNCil/COMMITTEES fOR NUTRITION. To ensure efficiency and
effectiveness, all members of the Local Nutrition Council/Committees from the
municipality up to barangays shall undergo formal trainings relcited to nutrition like
WHO-Child Growth Standards (CGS); Infant and Young Child Feeding (IYCF);Nutrition
Program Management; Water, Sanitation and Hygiene (WASH);Nutrition in Emergency
(NiE), Pinoy Nutrition Hub (PNH);Civic Engagement through Citizen Voice and Action
(CVA) and other skillsdevelopment learning sessions.

SECTION 20. INTERNAL RULES fOR LOCAL NUTRITION COUNCil/COMMITTEES.

The local committees for n,utritionshall adopt their own internal rules of procedures and
regulations to serve as guidelines for the members in the discharge of their official
functions such as the organization's structure, parliamentary procedure, order of
meeting and quorums, discipline and such other rules the committee/council may
adopt. ;- ,
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SECTION 21. CREATION OF MANDATORY PdSITIONS HANDLING NUTRITION

PROGRAM. The MuniCipal Government shall ensure creation of mandatory plantilla
positions who will handle the nutrition programs. At the Municipal level, there shall be
Municipal Nutrition Action Officer and for the barangay level, there sholl Barangay
Nutrition Scholars with incentives to perform duly their tasks.

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SECTION 22. MONITORING AND EVALUTAlION OF NUTRITiON PROGRAM

IMPLEMENTATION. The Municipal Government shall design and popularize monitoring
and evaluation system in line with the Philippine Food and Nutrition Surveillance
System which includes collecting, processing and analyzing data that will indicate
t

progress of plan implementation at both output and financial utilization levels;assessing

the progress toward achieving the plan targets in terms of changes in the nutrition
situation; and providing early warning on an impending worsening situation in specific
parts of the country.

SECTION 23. RECOGNITION Of HIGH PERfORMING BLGUs ON NUTRITION

PROGRAM. The Municipal Government shall design an award system for high
performing barohgoy local government unitsin delivering nutrition programs and sholl
create an award governing body to oversee the planning, preparation and awarding
ceremonies.

SECTION 24. MODELING OF EffECTIVE NUTRITION INTERVENTIONS. The

Municipal Government shall replicate the iden'tified cost-effective models on nutrition
or recognized during awarding by coming up with good documentation and easy-to-
follow operating procedures.

ARTICLE 5
PENAL PROVISIONS

SECTION 23. PENALTIES AND SANCtiONS.

A PENALTY FOR REfUSAL OR NEGLECT ON THE PART Of ANY GOVERNMENT OFFICIAL

OR EMPLOYEE TO IMPLEMENT THIS ORDINANCE. Any government official or
employee duly charge to implement this ordinance who refuse or neglect his
duty, shall be punished with not more Three (;2) months suspensionfrom service
without pay, provided.; that due process on administrative discipline as
established under Civil Service Laws shall be
strictly observed before the said penalty imposed to such another.

B. Any person violating provision of this ordinance except those stated in the
preceding section shall be penalized with the existing ordinance, however, if
cast and circumstances warrant the filing of legal action under national law,
the latter shall be given preference.

C. Please add additional sanctions for any person, privqte entities and
establishrflent violat:ingthisordinance based on 1~3offenses,etc.
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ARTICLE 6
BUDGETARY APPROPRIATIONS

SECTION 24. The Municipal Government shall allocate funding to support the
implementation of this' ordinance. A minimum of _one (1%) of the Internal Revenue
Allotment (IRA) or from its ann.ual budget shall be set aside for this purpose.

For each Barangay, there shall be a regular appropriation of funds of not less
than fifty percent of one percent (.05%)from its annual and/or supplemental budgets
to support the administrative and operational needs of the Barangay Nutrition
Committee.

"ARTICLE 7
FINAL PROVISIONS

SECTION 25. iMPLEMENTING RULES AND REGULATIONS. Within six (6) months
after the approval of this ordinance, Rulesand .Regulations necessary for the efficient
and effective implementation of all provisions of this ordinance shall be formulated.

Such rules and regulations shall take effect fifteen (15) days after posting in the
three (3) conspicuous places in the Municipality of Alcantara.

SECTION 26. Separability Clause. -" If, for any reason or reasons, any part or
provision of this ordinance shall be held to be unconstitutional or invalid, other parts or
provisions hereof which are not affected thereby shall continue to be in full force and
effect.

SECTION27. Applicability Clause. - All other matters relating to the impositions or

regulations provided in this ordinance shall be governed by the pertinent provisions of
existing laws and other ordinances. Thisordinance shall apply to all the people within
the territorial jurisdiction of Alcantara, barangays, and to all persons, who may be
subject to the provisions of this ordinance.

SECTION 28. Repealing Clause. - All ordinances, resolutions, executive orders

and other issuances which are inconsistent with any of the provisions of this ordinance
are hereby repealed or modified accordingly.

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SECTION 29. EffectiVity Clause. - This ordinahce shaH tdke effect sixty (60) days
after its approval.

EI'-JACTED,this 161h day of November, 2015, on MASS MOTION of all the Han.
Members of the Sangguniang Boyan present, duly seconded by the same.

I hereby certify to the correctness of the foregoing ordinance which was duly
enacted by the Sangguniang Boyan during its regular session held on November 16,
2015.

PURIFI

AHESTEDAND CERTIFIED
TO BEDULY ENACTED:

FRITZA. LASTIMOSO
Presidin Officer

t /;JJ AAJ 'YI1'

BEATRIZY. CABuRNA Y
Municipal Mayor

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