SESSION 4B

Ang Barangay Nutrition Action Plan (BNAP)

OVERVIEW
This session provides an overview of Philippine Plan of Action for Nutrition, Barangay
Nutrition Action Plan, its importance and legal bases, and the Nutrition Program Cycle in
the context of BNAP formulation.

DURATION: 1 hr and 30 minutes

LEARNING OBJECTIVES
After the session, the participants will be able to:
1. Explain the concepts of PPAN;
2. Explain the importance of Barangay Nutrition Action Plan (BNAP); and
3. Explain the importance of having a collaborative and inclusive BNAP.
LEARNING PROCESS OUTPUTS
 Lecturette and guided discussion  Perception/ insights on the
 Participative Discussion importance of BNC in making the
BNAP;
 Perception/ insignhts on the
importance of having a collanorative
and inclusive BNAP; and
 New processes to ensure
complementation of BNAP.

MATERIALS & EQUIPMENT

 PowerPoint presentation
 Digital Lens Projector
 Workbook
REFERENCES (APA format)
1. National Nutrition Council. May 2017. Philippine Plan of Action for Nutrition 2017-
2022 Executive Summary
2. National Nutrition Council and University of the Philippines Los Baños. 2013. Manual
on Nutrition Program Management for Local Government Units.
3. National Nutrition Council. Barangay Nutrition Scholar Handbook.
4. DILG Memorandum Circular 2018-42
5. DILG-DOH-NNC Joint Memorandum Circular 2019-01
6. DBM Local Budget Memorandum No. 77 &77a for 2019, No. 78 for 2020, and No 80
for 2021
 7. DBM Local Budget Memorandum No. 82 of 2022

SLIDE
SLIDE CONTENT TEACHING AND LEARNING PROCESS
NUMBER

Slide 1 Introduce yourself and the session- Ang

Barangay Nutrition Action Plan or
BNAP.
Connect from previous session by
saying that one of the roles of the BNC
is the formulation BNAP.

Given the nutrition challenges in the

country as mentioned in the previous
sessions, plans are needed to address
these challenges. BNAP is one of the
plans needed to improve the nutrition
situation in the barangay.

Slide 2 Tell that the following questions will be

answered during the session:
 Ano ang Philippine Plan of Action
for Nutrition?[ What is Philipinne
Plan of Action or PPAN?]
 Ano ang Barangay Nutrition Action
Plan at bakit ito mahalaga?[ What is
Barangay Nutrition Action Plan or
BNAP?]
 Ano ang Nutrition Program
Management Cycle?

Note: DO NOT ANSWER the questions.

Proceed to the next slide

Slide 3 Level off with the participants if they

are familiar with the process of creating
BNAP and if they have formulated one.
Ask the following questions:
• Ilan sa inyo ang nakagawa na ng
BNAP?
• Ilan ang steps o proseso na inyong
 nadadaanan kapag gumagawa ng
BNAP?

Slide 4 ExplainREVISED FRAMEWORK

Figure 1 provides the PPAN 2023-2028 Framework
that captures the imperatives earlier
mentioned ..
1. Various nutrition interventions
(specific, sensitive, and enabling)
will continue to guide the
organization of PPAN
interventions in the next six (6)
years, carried out through
collaboration among
government and non-
government stakeholders alike
that includes local and national
bodies, business, civil society,
academe, research
organizations, among others.
2. To complement, the Lancet
Framework for Actions to
Achieve Optimum Fetal and
Child Nutrition Development
and the ASEAN conceptual
framework of Malnutrition is
also adapted to shows the
benefits of optimum nutrition
during the life course when the
immediate and underlying
causes of malnutrition have
been properly addressed.
3. The combined interventions aim
to address outcome targets to
reduce all forms of malnutrition
which consequently will results
in the PPAN Goals on: Quality of
 the human resource base of the
country, equality in human
development outcomes, and
child and maternal nutrition.

Slide 5 Briefly explain the PPAN Program

Framework.
Nutrition-specific programs are those
that were planned and designed to
produce nutritional outcomes. The
selection of nutrition-specific programs
to include was inspired by already-
existing programs, the WHO Essential
Nutrition Actions, the
recommendations of the Lancet
Maternal and Child Nutrition Series, the
International Conference for Nutrition 2
Framework for Action, among others.

Complementing these nutrition-specific

interventions are nutrition-sensitive
projects. These are development
projects that were tweaked to produce
nutritional outcomes/tweaking can be
done by targeting households with
undernourished children or
nutritionally-vulnerable groups, or
targeting areas with high levels of
malnutrition, or being a channel for
delivering nutrition-specific
interventions. These are development
programs and projects that will be
tweaked to produce nutritional
outcomes in addition to their original
objectives.

A program for local government

mobilization is among the three
enabling programs to ensure their
wider participation in delivering
nutritional outcomes. As LGUs are
charged with the delivery of services,
including those related to nutrition, the
national government is charged with
 creating an enabling environment
through appropriate policies and
continuous capacity building of various
stakeholders.
Slide 6 Tell that local nutrition plans at the
different levels are interrelated.

BNAP may serve as the mechanism to

achieve the nutrition goals at the
barangay level. It can also be
considered in the formulation of
C/MNAP to achieve the nutrition goals
at the city/municipal level.
Slide 7 Discuss BNAP in the context of
development planning. Tell that the
barangay captains, members of the
Sanggunian and the BNSs, who are also
members of the barangay nutrition
committee, should be aware of the
various stages and period of the
planning cycle.

This is important to ensure that the

plans are timely, inclusive and
comprehensive included in the AIP
Slide 8 PPAN is integrated in Philippine
Development Plan (PDP).
Regional Plan of Action for Nutrition
(RPAN) is integrated in Regional
Development Plan (RDP).
At the local level, Local Nutrition Action
Plans (LNAPs) are integrated in
Comprehensive Local Development Plan
(CLDP) and Comprehensive Land Use
Plan (CLUP).
These plans are supported by Executive
Legislative Agenda (ELA) and included in
Annual Investment Plans (AIPs) so that
budget for implementation is ensured.
Then a citizen charter is needed per
Republic Act No. 9485 Section 6
 “all government agencies including
departments, bureaus, offices,
instrumentalities, or government-
owned and/or controlled corporations,
or local government or district units
shall set up their respective service
standards to be known as the Citizen’s
Charter in the form of information
billboards which should be posted at
the main entrance of offices or at the
most conspicuous place, and in the
form of published materials written
either in English, Filipino, or in the local
dialect.”

 Nutrition action plans at different

administrative levels are
interrelated.
- These plans should not be
stand-alone but harmonized.

The plans from the national level are

directed up to the local level and vice
versa. This means that from the local
level, we have to ensure the inclusion of
the PPAs from PPAN. These PPAs are
reported up to the national level.
Slide 9 Read the contents on the slide.

Slide 10 Read the contents on the slide.

Slide 11 The Local Government Code mandates
LGUs to prepare two major plans:
 Comprehensive Land Use Plan
(CLUP)
 Comprehensive Development Plans
(CDP)
The CLDP and LNAPs form part of the
regional as well as the national plans.
 The integration of nutrition in CLDP
can be made possible by including a
chapter on nutrition.
 A budget for nutrition can be
specified in the AIP and an annual
budget for nutrition is appropriated.
In the case at the barangay level:
 Nutrition concerns are incorporated
in the barangay development plan
and included in the annual
investment for budgeting
Slide 12 Read the contents on the slide.

DBM
42
Memorandum
77
No.
Jand
NNC
DOH
DILG
2021
Circular
01
oint&77a
78
No
BarangayMemorandum
Local
Memorandum
for
80
2018
2019
for2020,
for
Budget
2019,
Leadership No.
for Nutrition and Development (BL4ND)

Slide 13 Formulation of Local Nutrition Action

plans has legal bases.

Read the contents on the slide for

samples.

BarangayLocal
DBM Budget
Leadership Memorandum
for Nutrition No.
and Development 82 of 2021
(BL4ND)

Slide 14 DBM Local Budget Memorandum No.

82 of 2021 was released to serve as
guide to LGUs during this budget
season.

Read the contents on the slide.

Slide 15 As mentioned earlier, the BNC members
should be aware of the phases of
planning. There are 4 phases in the
Nutrition Program Management Cycle.
These will be discussed in the next
slides.

Slide 16 The slide shows the activities and

timeframe for planning. This will help in
ensuring that the BNC formulate the
plans in time for submission and
inclusion in the C/MNAP. The delay in
submission might impact in the budget
and resource mobilization of the plans.

Slide 17 NPM Cycle Phase 1:

The “A” stands for Assessment, Analysis,
Adoption, and Allocation.

Assessment- the nutrition situation of

barangay, the barangay and family
profile is needed for assessment

Analysis- nutrition situation is analyzed

to identify priority population and set
objectives. Through analysis, members
of BNC may be mobilized as core group
for each PPA.

Adoption-The LNC is answerable and

responsible for their actions and
decisions. Each BNC member is asked to
sign on the BNAP form. The plan,
design, monitoring and evaluation
scheme are included and agreed by the
members. This will ensure budget
allocation for the PPAs.

Allocation ng budget-budget is
allocated per PPA.
Slide 18 Discuss the importance of planning
 Determine integrated,
 synchronized, coordinated, and
focused actions for nutrition
improvement.
 Promote sectoral, community and
private sector involvement.
 Allocate budget and other
resources included in the
preparation of plan of operation.
 Ensure efficient and effective
utilization of resources
 Prevent overlaps and duplication
of other development planning
and budgeting
 Provide LNC with a guide for
implementing PPAs and
generating resources.

Slide 19 Read the contents oN the slide.

Emphasis on resolution and BNC
signature in submitted BNAP for
accountability.

Slide 20 For easy retention, in

implementation, the acronyms can
be summarized starting in letter P
Read slide

21 In the 3rd phase of planning-

Monitoring and evaluation, we can
use “I” acronyms for easy retention
Read slide
Slide 22 This is a sample form for monitoring
and evaluation. This is included in
the monitoring scheme part of BNAP.

Slide 23 Results of M&E can be basis for the

scale-up and improve nutrition
interventions
• M&E report that are
successful and failure-need to
integrate lesson learned
• Results can be used as basis
in the revision of the design,
process, strategies and
activities
Renewal or new political leadership
(sympathetic or not sympathetic to
nutrition program, new ELA, or
budget)
Reduced or increased in
budget/funding allocation
Re-assess the increase or decrease
in prevalence of malnutrition
Risks-occurrence of emergency,
disaster or pandemic situations

Slide 24 Discuss the list of Nutrition Specific

programs
I. Maternal Nutrition and Infant Young
Child Feeding
 Health System Support
-Organize and establish IYCF
Support Group
 Establish Breastfeeding Place
-Establish lactation stations in:
-Brgy. Health Stations
-Multi-purpose Hall
 Public Schools
 Promotion of Milk Code
-Breastfeeding Month
Celebration
  Pregnancy tracking during First
Trimester
II. Integrated Management of Acute
Malnutrition
 Active surveillance and case
finding of MAM and SAM
 Conduct follow-up visit and
counseling to families with SAM
children
 Referral of SAM and MAM
children to BHS and RHUs

III. National Dietary Supplementation

 Pregnant Women
 Children 6-23 months
 Children 24-59 months old
 School-age children
(elementary)

IV. National Nutrition Promotion

Program for Behavior Change
• In schools-Nutrition education and
counseling to parents of
undernourished elementary
students and distribution of IEC
Materials, nutrition month
celebration
• In communities- Idol ko si nanay,
mother and father IYCF classes,
conduct of responsible parenthood
training, setting up of billboards on
nutritional guidelines for Filipinos,
posting of nutrition IEC materials,
establishment of nutrition corner,
food incentive for families with
100% rehabilitation from
malnutrition, visit prenatal PW, visit
postnatal women, immunization
campaign

v. Micronutrient Supplementation
In BHS
• pregnancy (IFA, deworming, iodine,
calcium)
 • LW-IFA
• 6-59 months-(MNP, vitamin A, iron
supplementation, immunization
• School children-vitamin A,
deworming, weekly IFA, grae 7-10
private schools, out of school
adolescent female, women age 10-
49 years old
• Mandatory Food Fortification
• Advocacy promotion on the use of
iodized salt, products with SPS,
fortified foods
• Monitoring of retail outlets-selling
of iodized salt, bakery owners using
vit. A fortified flour, stores selling
vit. A fortified cooking oil

VII Nutrition in emergencies

• NIEm training for BNC
• Organize nutrition cluster
• Formulation and integration of
BDRRM-H and BDFFM Plan
• Preposition of medicines

VIII. Overweight and Obesity

Management and Prevention Program
• Healthy food envirmonent
• Promotion of healthy and active
lifestyle
• Nutritional assessment
: DILG Memorandum Circular 2018
Source
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• Weight management interventions
Slide 25 Explain that Nutrition Sensitive
Programs as essential interventions to
address the underlying causes of
malnutrition along the life cycle.

Nutrition-sensitive programs are

interventions of sectors complementary
to nutrition (for example: agriculture
and food security, education, social
welfare) tweaked in its design to also
deliver nutrition outcomes (PPAN 2017-
2022). These can also be used as
delivery platforms to increase the scale,
 coverage, and effectiveness of
nutrition-specific interventions (Ruel et
al, 2013).

Sample programs:
 Gulayan sa paaralan by DepEd
 FDS by DSWD
 Conduct of livelihood skills
training by DSWD
 Distribution of seedlings by DA
Slide 26 The national government is charged
with creating an enabling environment
through appropriate policies and
continuous capacity building of various
stakeholders.

A program for local government

mobilization is among the three
enabling programs to ensure their wider
participation in delivering nutritional
outcomes and monitoring of growth
and development especially during the
F1KD of life.

Examples
 Organization and functionalization
of BNC
 Conduct of OPT+ and monthly
monitoring of 0-23 months
children
 Organization of RIC for food
security
Other examples
• Human resource development
• Resource generation
• Advocacy
• Organizational intervention
• Policy intervention
Slide 27 After replanning the PPAs in BNAP will
be integrated and included in AIP
For this year, the DBM LBM 82 can be
used as reference for FY2022
Slide 28 Ask BNC members on their perception
role and contribution in BNAP

Ask the participants if they have

questions and/or clarifications. If none,
thank the participants and proceed to
the next session.