Tag: child nutrition

INVEST IN CHILD’S FIRST 1,000 DAYS – HONTIVEROS

Post author By Romelo Caparas
Post date July 2, 2021
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Senator Risa Hontiveros is calling on the government to invest more in nourishing Filipino children during their first 1000 days of life, especially amid the pandemic. Hontiveros says focusing more resources on the “crucial nutritional window” is an opportunity to end intergenerational malnutrition and undernutrition. According to a World Bank study, for every $1 invested […]

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FIRST 1,000 DAYS LAW AN IMPORTANT STEP TOWARDS SECURING A BRIGHTER FUTURE FOR FILIPINO CHILDREN – ANGARA

Post author By Hazel Chua
Post date December 13, 2018
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Senator Sonny Angara lauded President Rodrigo Duterte’s signing of the First 1,000 Days Law, calling it “an important step towards securing a brighter future for Filipino children.” According to Angara, principal author of the law, mothers and their children are now assured of better health care services during the early days of child development with […]

Tags 000 Days Law, child nutrition, First 1, health, pregnancy, Senator Angara