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Republic of the Philippines
Province of Laguna
Municipality Of Magdalena
BARANGAY MALINAO
BARANGAY ORDINANCE NO 5
Series of 2022
AN ORDINANCE TO ORGANIZE AND ENSURE FUNCTIONALITY OF

BREASTFEEDING SUPPORT GROUP IN BARANGAY MALINAO MAGDALENA,
LAGUNA
WHEREAS, the Updated Philippine Plan of Action for nutrition (PPAN) 2022-2025 identified
priority actions to achieve nutrition goals particularly the UN Millennium Development Goal
No. 1 which is to eradicate extreme hunger and poverty and No.2 to reduce child mortality;
WHEREAS, malnutrition has been responsible, directly or indirectly for 54% of the 10.9 million
deaths annually among children under five according to WHO and that more than 2/3 of the
said deaths are often associated with inappropriate feeding practices that occur during the first
year of life;
WHEREAS, the FNRI-DOST 8th Nutritional Nutrition Survey results showed that in Calabarzon
region, 3 out of 10 infants 0-6 months are exclusively breastfeed which is lower than the
national average and is second among regions which high prevalence of bottle feeding;
WHEREAS, a global strategy for IYCF was jointly developed by World Health Organization (WHO)
and United Nations Children’s Fund (UNICEF) to revitalize the worlds attention to the impact
that feeding practices on the nutritional status, growth, development and health, and the
survival of infants and children;
WHEREAS, the NNC have conducted package of training to address malnutrition which includes
Infant and Young Child Feeding (IYCF) courses since 2007 onwards which aims to promote
exclusive breastfeeding from birth up to six (6) months and at six (6) completed months, the
provision of appropriate complementary food while continuing breastfeeding;
WHEREAS, to address these challenges, one strategy to ensure the continuous promotion and
dissemination of exclusive breastfeeding and complementary feeding is the creation of a
breastfeeding support group composed of successful breastfeeding mothers having similar
background with the mothers to counseled, can allocate and commit time and respected by the
community;
WHEREAS, the Breastfeeding Support Group shall be organized, functional and performing all
actions as follows:
a) Counsel mothers on breastfeeding and complementary feeding;

b) Conduct home visits;
c) Report mothers who have sustained and were converted to practicing exclusive
breastfeeding;
d) Coordinate with health facilities to identify mothers who have given birth and who
will sustain breastfeeding after discharge from the hospital or other health facility
e) Observe enforcement of the Milk Code by reporting the violators/violations thru
Hotline +63,917 583 1271 and through the website,www.milkcodephilippines.org
f) Recruitment of other volunteers;
g) Referral of mothers, infants and young children needing children needing clinical
management/treatment
h) Attendance to meetings of the breastfeeding support group; and
i) Support and involvement to IYCF advocacy activities.
WHEREAS, the Barangay Nutrition Scholar (BNS) are the focal person in nutrition at the
Barangay Level and the Secretariat of the Barangay Nutrition Committee, shall serve as the lead in
organizing the Breastfeeding Support Groups and spearheaded the requirement possible member of
the group, and provide the necessary reports of accomplishment
WHEREAS, logistic and other resources such as travelling expenses for counselling and household
visit shall provided by the barangay
NOW THEREFORE, BE IT RESOLVED AS IT IS HEREBY RESOLVED, the Barangay

Nutrition Committee of BARANGAY MALINAO, Magdalena Laguna as a policy making body on
nutrition, to enjoin all other committees to organize and ensure functionality of Breastfeeding
Support Groups in barangay.
Section 2. EFFECTIVITY. This Barangay Ordinance shall take effect immediately.
Done this 15th day of August, 2022 at Barangay Malinao, Magdalena, Laguna.
Attested By:
MARIDEL D. RESURRECCION HON. JAYSON M. TALABIS

Barangay Nutrition Scholar Committee Chair. on nutrition
Approve By;
Hon. IRENEO D. SUSANO

Punong Barangay

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AN ORDINANCE TO ORGANIZE AND ENSURE FUNCTIONALITY OF

a) Counsel mothers on breastfeeding and complementary feeding;

NOW THEREFORE, BE IT RESOLVED AS IT IS HEREBY RESOLVED, the Barangay

Section 2. EFFECTIVITY. This Barangay Ordinance shall take effect immediately.

MARIDEL D. RESURRECCION HON. JAYSON M. TALABIS

Hon. IRENEO D. SUSANO

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