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One in 10 or 10.3 percent (%) of Filipino children 6 to 12 years old coming from selected provinces and cities in the country is vitamin D deficient.

This is according to the 2018 Expanded National Nutrition Survey (ENNS) of the Department of Science and Technology’s Food and Nutrition Research Institute (DOST-FNRI). 

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Undoubtedly, breastfeeding is still the best for babies because of its health and nutritional benefits. Among them are as follows: 

  • Breastmilk is the perfect food for newborns and infants because it provides all the nutrients that are needed for healthy development.
  • Breastmilk is the safest food for babies. 
  • Breastmilk contains antibodies that help protect babies from common childhood illnesses like diarrhea, pneumonia, and malnutrition. 
  • It is readily available and affordable. This helps to ensure that babies get adequate sustenance at the time when they need it, even in emergency situations. 

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CANDON CITY, Ilocos Sur – Furniture making is one of the thriving industries in the North and it to flourish, there must be a combination of many factors like creativity coupled with technology.

To address the need for technological assistance, the Department of Science and Technology Region I (DOST-I), through its Provincial S&T Center – Ilocos Sur (PSTC-IS), collaborated with RB Andaya Furniture Works to provide skills training to Balaho’s Furniture Shop. The training zeroed in on the operations and maintenance of a 3-in-1 thickness planer machine conducted at Brgy. Calimugtong, Galimuyod, Ilocos Sur last 04 August 2021. 

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"No one will be left behind, no one will remain in darkness.” 

This was what the Movement of Ilocos Norte DOST Scholars or MINDS has in mind when they conceptualized their PailaJuan Project.