by: Rodrigo S. Victoria
NAVAL, Biliran, – It’s still almost half a month away before the first day in the observance of nutrition month in July in Biliran province, yet the public has something to be excited of as the provincial nutrition committee will spearhead a one-hour Zumba dance cum exercise on July 1,Wednesday.
The members of the Biliran provincial nutrition committee in a meeting on June 16 decided to conduct a Zumba dance cum exercise dubbed as “Zumba Para sa Masa” during the opening salvo of the nutrition month celebration.
The dance cum exercise activity will be held at the Naval Gymnasium and will start at around 5:00 o’clock until 6:00 o’ clock in the morning.
Interested individuals and groups willing to participate in the scheduled zumba dance cum exercise are advised to be at the venue as early as 4:30 o’clock in the morning for the activity to be able to start on time.
Rio Rosales, nutrition program coordinator in Biliran province urged the general public to join the launching activity on July 1 because aside from being free of charge there will be some surprises that will be given to the participants.
“This is one way for ourselve to enjoy while unknowingly reducing our weights and keeping us fit and healthy”, Rosales said emphasizing that the activity fits this year’s nutrition month celebration theme which is “Timbang Iwasto sa Tamang Nutrisyon at Ehersisyo”.
The zumba dance cum exercise will be followed after by a motorcade around the town and hanging of streamers in the different offices and strategic places in poblacion Naval.
A radio guesting of Rio Rosales in the regular radio program of PIA Kapihan at Pulong-Pulong ng Bayan will be held on July 2, Thursday, live at Radyo Natin-Naval from 11:00 o’clock in the morning until 12:00 o’clock noon to give the general public relevant and helpful information in connection with nutrition and health.
The members of the Biliran provincial nutrition committee will conduct the annual monitoring and evaluation of local level program implementation on nutrition (MELLPI) in the eight towns of Biliran province.
The schedule in the conduct of the MELLPI are as follows: June 22 – Culaba (morning),Caibiran (afternoon); June 23 – Cabucgayan (morning), Biliran (afternoon); June 24 – Almeria (morning), Naval )afternoon); June 25 – Maripipi (morning);Kawayan (afternoon); and June 26 is the consolidation of results to be held at the Biliran provincial conference room in Naval, Biliran. # (fj/PIA 8 Biliran)
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