00:00President Ferdinand R. Marcos, Jr. instructed the Department of Health, or DOH, to promote
00:05healthier food choices as part of a unified government effort to address malnutrition
00:11and stunting.
00:12The chief executive emphasized the need to educate people in eating healthier foods.
00:18He also wants the agency to focus on the 34 priority areas of the Philippine Plan for
00:24Action for Nutrition, or PPAN, with the highest rates of stunting and malnutrition.
00:31Additionally, President Marcos, Jr. directed the DOH and other relevant government agencies
00:38to strengthen efforts through the National Nutrition Council, or NNC, in addressing the
00:44country's triple burden of malnutrition, which refers to undernutrition, micronutrient
00:51deficiency, and overnutrition.
