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LOCAL NEWS AND EVENTS
New PRC Board of Examiners
Chairman: MS. EMELDA C. PERALTA, former Chief Dietitian,
Makati Medical Center, Treasurer, 4th Asian Congress of
Dietetics.
Members: MS. VIRGITH B. BUENA, Nutrition Consultant (Private
Practice), Cardinal Santos Medical Center and Nutrition
Consutlant (Retainer) Philippine Airlines
MS. AZUCENA B. LIMBO, former Executive Director, Nutrition
Foundation of the Philippines.
PRC Board exam is given every year and the next schedule is
July or april next year.
OUTSTANDING Nutritionist-Dietitian
Ms.
Gracia M. Villavieja
A salute for Ms. Gracia M. Villavieja, this year’s
Professional Regulation Commission (PRC) Award for
Outstanding Professional in Nutrition and Dietetics. Ms.
Villavieja is recognized for her extensive nutrition
researches as manifested through publications. In the
1980’s, she spearheaded the conduct of the national,
regional and provincial surveys on food consumption in the
Philippines as well as series of regional, provincial
updates on nutritional status of Filipino children which
contributed to food and nutrition policies and related
development programs of the country namely the Medium Term
Philippine Plan of Action for Nutrition (MTPPAN) and the
Philippine Plan of Action for Children (PPAC).
Ms. Villavieja demonstrated professional competence of the
highest degree and conducted herself with integrity in the
exercise of her profession. She has been a member of the
Board of Examiners, Board of Nutrition and Dietetics from
1998 – 2006 and designated as member of the PRC TOS-TWG, to
develop the Licensure Examination and Registration
Information System and conferred the rank of Scientist 1
since 1992 by the Civil Service Commission and Department of
Science and Technology. She participated meaningfully in
professional activities through the professional
organization. She has served as Board of
Director/Officer/Chair/Member of the Nutritionist-Dietitians
Association of the Philippines (NDAP), Philippines
Association of the Philippines (PAN), Food and Nutrition
Research Institute (FNRI) Foundation, Philippine Association
of Professional Regulatory Board (PAPRB) and National
Research Council of the Philippines.
The exemplary achievement of our awardee, Ms. Gracia M.
Villavieja, is hard to reach but by performing our daily
tasks with dedication and diligence, we can contribute to
the upliftment of the health of our people with regards to
proper nutrition and dietetics. This is great challenge to
all of us.
CONVENTIONS
/WORKSHOPS/CONFERENCES:
What: 53rd Annual Convention of the Nutritionist-Dietitians'
Association of the Philippines
When: March 13-14, 2008
Where: Waterfront Insular Hotel, Lanang St., Davao City
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