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EIGHTEENTH CONGRESS O F TH E ) REPUBLIC OF TH E PH ILIPPIN ES )F i r s t R e g u la r S e s s io n )
S E N A S.B. No.
- O f.' I*' .'t.irp
8 ^ '19 JUL 15
INTRODUCED BY SENATOR VICENTE C. SOTTO IH± 1
AN ACTESTABLISHING TH E BARANGAY INTEGRATED DEVELOPMENT
APPROACH FO R NUTRITION IM PROVEM ENT (BIDANI) OF TH E RURAL POOR AS A LINKAGE PROGRAM FO R ALL STATE UNIVERSITIES AND COLLEGES (SUCs) AND COMMUNITY
COLLEGES AND APPROPRIATING FUNDS TH ER EFO R
EXPLANATORY NOTE
In th e Ph ilipp ines, u n d e r-n o u r ish m e n t o r m a ln u tritio n h a s
alw ays b een a grave concern . The m a ln u tritio n p rob lem is a m an ife sta tio n of
w id esp read poverty in th e co u n try . T h u s, it is p reva len t in d ep re ssed
b a ra n g ay s a n d m u n ic ip a litie s in th e ru ra l a re a s a n d th e co u n tiy s id e .
C o n sis te n t w ith i ts co m m itm en t to th e S u s ta in a b le D evelopm ent
G oals, th e governm ent seek s to co m b at m a ln u tritio n a s th e co u n try
s tru g g les to red u ce h e a lth p rob lem s of m ic ro n u tr ien t a n d p ro te in -energy
m a ln u tritio n in c lud ing v itam in A deficiency d iso rd e rs (VADO), iron
deficiency an em ia (IDA) a n d iodine deficiency d iso rd e rs (IDO), th e la tte r
be ing co n sidered one of th e developing c o u n tr ie s ’ m o st deb ilita tin g an d
in trac ta b le pub lic h e a lth p rob lem s affecting n early two billion people,
m ajo rity of w hom a re ch ild ren .
M alnu trition h a m p e rs th e physica l grow th of a ch ild a n d la te r
affects h is m en ta l h ea lth , p roductiv ity a n d p ro sp ec t for em ploym ent. The
p rob lem of m a ln u tritio n , therefore , calls for a m ore la s tin g so lu tion . It calls
for a n in teg ra ted developm ent a p p ro ach th a t co m p lem en ts trad itio n a l
n u tr itio n in te rven tion . The B aran g ay In teg ra ted D evelopm ent A pproach for
N utrition Im provem ent (BIDANI) is one su c h ap p ro ach .
BIDANI will be a n active re sea rc h p rog ram to be sp ea rh ead ed by th e
p a rtic ip a tin g s ta te colleges a n d u n iv e rs itie s a s a reg u la r p rogram th a t will
a d d re s s th e n u tr itio n a l a n d general w ell-being of th e poor following th e
N ational N u trition C ouncil’s (NNC) them e, “Pagkain a t paglahd ay ban tayan ,
upang ang w astong nutrisyon ay m akam tan .” In a way, it will seek to
enco u rag e every fam ily a n d com m u n ity to m a in ta in c h ild re n ’s no rm al
grow th, th ro u g h p ro p e r d ie t a n d reg u la r grow th m onito ring , a h o u seh o ld
h a b it.
T his bill seek s to e s ta b lish th e BIDANI netw ork p rogram . T here is a need
to p u t n u tritio n a t th e forefront of lea rn in g a n d expose th e d ifferen t
p rin c ip le s of m ed ic ines in re la tio n to n u tritio n . O nce approved , th e n a tio n a l
g overnm en t is a s s u re d of a p a r tn e r in providing p ro p e r n u tritio n to th e
people, p a rticu la rly th e poor. Likewise, it sh a ll e n su re th e p rom otion of a
h ea lth y a n d p roductive citizenry.
In view of th e foregoing, th e approval of th is bill is e a rn es tly sough t.
VICENTE C. SOTTO III
EIGHTEENTH CONGRESS OF THE ) REPUBLIC OF THE PHILIPPINES ) F i r s t R e g u la r S e s s io n )
S E N A S.B. N o .__
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'19 JUL 15 A10-.48
I n t r o d u c e d b y SENATOR VICENTEX:. SOTTO III ^
AN ACTESTABLISHING TH E BARANGAY INTEGRATED DEVELOPMENT
APPROACH FO R NUTRITION IM PROVEM ENT (BIDANI) O F TH E RURAL PO O R AS A LINKAGE PROGRAM FO R ALL STATE UNIVERSITIES AND COLLEGES (SUCs) AND COMMUNITY
COLLEGES AND APPROPRIATING FUNDS TH ER EFO R
Be it enacted by the Senate an d H ouse of Representatives o f the Philippines
in Congress assem bled:
1 SECTION 1. S h o r t T itle . - T h is Act sh a ll be know n a s th e “B arangay
2 In teg ra ted D evelopm ent A pproach for N utrition Im provem ent (BIDANI) Act”.
3 SECTION 2. D e c la r a t io n o f P o licy . - It is hereb y d ec la red th e policy of th e
4 S ta te to recognize n u tritio n a s a b asic h u m a n righ t. T ow ards th is end , th e
5 S ta te sh a ll v igorously p rom ote th e im p o rtan ce of n u tr itio n a s a pub lic good
6 a n d a pub lic co n ce rn th a t c an be sa tisfac to rily achieved th ro u g h a
7 m u ltisec to ra l su p p o rt. It sh a ll w ork to w ard s th e provision of th e n u tritio n a l
8 n e ed s of th e poor sec to r of th e Filipino society w ho a re deprived of sa id right.
9 F u r th e r , th e S ta te sh a ll give u tm o s t su p p o rt to p ro g ram s a n d p ro jec ts th a t
10 a re responsive to th e n u tr i tio n a l n e ed s of th e people.
11 SECTIO N S. O b jec tiv es . - T h is Act sh a ll have th e following objectives:
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(a) To en co u rag e th e coopera tion a n d p a rtic ip a tio n of academ ic
in s titu tio n s a n d local governm ent u n its (LGUs) in p rom oting th e n u tritio n a l
w ell-being of th e people;
1 (b) To develop am o n g s ta te u n iv e rs itie s a n d colleges (SUCs) a n d
2 com m u n ity colleges a n effective re sea rch -ac tio n netw ork p rogram th a t will
3 im prove th e n u tritio n a n d general w ell-being of th e ru ra l poor; a n d
4 (c) To e n h a n c e th e p roductiv ity a n d em ployability of the ru ra l poor by
5 im proving th e ir n u tr itio n a n d life s ta tu s .
6 SECTION. 4. E s ta b l i s h m e n t o f th e B a r a n g a y I n te g r a te d D ev e lo p m en t
7 A p p ro a c h f o r N u tr i t io n Im p ro v e m e n t P ro g ra m . - The B arangay
8 In teg ra ted D evelopm ent A pproach for N utrition Im provem ent (BlDANl) is
9 h e reby e s ta b lish e d a s a n u tritio n -in -d ev c lo p m en t re sea rc h p rogram
10 involving SUCs a n d com m unity colleges w hich a im s to a s s is t th e n a tio n a l
11 g overnm en t in im proving th e n u tritio n a n d th e general w ell-being of the
12 poor.
13 It is a com prehensive m odel for co u n try s id e developm ent p rogram s,
14 w hich m ak es n u tritio n a s a n en try po in t, a n u ltim a te goal a n d objective,
15 a n d a n in d ica to r a n d a m e asu re of developm ent. It is a s tra teg y to co m b at
16 m a ln u tritio n , insufficiency of food, social depriva tion a n d poverty alleviation.
17 It is one of th e en ab lin g m ech an ism s in th e im p lem en ta tio n of th e
18 P hilippine P lan of Action for N utrition (PPAN) a n d a n in d isp en sab le grow th
19 s tra teg y of the N ational N utrition C ouncil (NNC).
20 SECTION. 5. BIDANI G o a ls . - The BlDANl Program sh a ll p rom ote
21 n u tritio n -in -d ev e lo p m en t th ro u g h com m unity a n d o th e r s tak e h o ld e rs ’
22 p a rtic ip a tio n in a n in teg ra ted m an ag em en t sy stem facilita ted by SUCs. The
23 Program a im s to:
24 (a) R equire all SU Cs a n d co m m unity colleges to a s s is t to w ard s th e
25 ach iev em en t of th e n u tritio n -in -d ev e lo p m en t objectives of th e NNC;
26 (b) Engage th e SUCs a n d com m unity colleges in th e c o n d u c t of tra in in g
27 a n d cap ac ity -b u ild in g activ ities for all BlDANl s tak eh o ld e rs on the
28 BlDANl s tra teg ie s a n d innovative p rac tices to e n su re th a t in -p lan n in g
29 n u tr itio n sh a ll be in teg ra ted in aU a re a s of local governance;
30 (c) P rom ote th e b e s t n u tr itio n p rac tice s of su ccessfu l LGUs th ro u g h the
31 p a rtic ip a tio n of local n u tritio n m a n ag em en t team s; a n d
1 (d) B uild p a r tn e rs h ip s am ong S U C s/co m m u n ity colleges a n d o th e r
2 s tak e h o ld e rs to su p p o rt th e c itizen iy to w ard s self-help a n d self-
3 reliance; enco u rag e citizen ac tio n th ro u g h th e involvem ent of v a rio u s
4 s tak eh o ld e rs ; a n d coo rd in a te w ith governm en t o rg an iza tio n s (GOs),
5 n o n g o v ern m en t o rg an iza tio n s (NGOs), p riva te o rg an iza tio n s (POs) an d
6 p rivate sec to rs in Unking th e com m u n ity w ith ex isting re so u rces .
7 SECTION. 6. BIDANI S t r u c tu r a l /O r g a n iz a t io n a l L in k a g e s . - The BIDANI
8 p a r tn e rs a n d s tak eh o ld e rs shall w ork a t d ifferen t levels, a s follows:
9 (a) S ta te U niversities a n d Colleges (S U C s)/C om m unity Colleges - A
10 M em orandum of A greem ent (MOA) sh a ll form alize th e p a r tn e rsh ip betw een
11 th e U niversity of th e PhiU ppines - Los B anos, a s th e n a tio n a l co o rd in a to r of
12 th e Program , rep re sen ted by its C hancello r, a n d th e P resid en t of the
13 co n cern ed S U C s/co m m u n ity coUeges. U pon approva l of th e p a r tn e rsh ip ,
14 th e BIDANI Program sh a ll be im p lem ented a n d a tta c h e d to th e Office of th e
15 Vice P resid en t for R esearch a n d E x tension (OVPRE) in each p a r tn e r SUC or
16 com m u n ity college. A BIDANI SUC or com m unity college sh a ll th e n choose
17 a n d coo rd in a te w ith its LGU p a rtn e rs ;
18 (b) C ity /M u n ic ip a l Local G overnm ent U n its - The im p lem en ta tio n of th e
19 BIDANI a s a developm ent s tra teg y in th e LGUs wiU com m ence u p o n the
20 app rova l of th e city or m unicipaU ty of th e n u tritio n p la n s fo rm u la ted by th e
21 SUC co n cern ed th ro u g h a MOA or c ity /m un ic ipaU ty reso lu tion . E ach city or
22 m unicipaU ty sh a ll c rea te a C ity /M u n ic ip al O rgan izational M achinery,
23 com posed of h e a d s a n d rep re sen ta tiv e s of d ifferent c ity /m u n ic ip a l Une
24 ag enc ies w ho shedl be resp o n sib le for th e im p lem en ta tio n , m onitoring ,
25 ev alu a tio n a n d repU cation of th e BIDANI stra teg y in th e locaUty;
26 (c) B arangay U nits - The rea liza tion of th e BIDANI a s a developm ent
27 s tra teg y shaU be accom plished a t th e b a ran g ay level. The B arangay
28 D evelopm ent C ouncil (BDC) sh a ll be en h an c e d th ro u g h a n ex p an sio n of
29 BDC m em b ersh ip th a t sh a ll be called the P rogram P lan n in g a n d
1 Im p lem en ta tion C om m ittee. The C om m ittee sh a ll be com posed of
2 re p re se n ta tiv e s from th e S an g g u n ian g B arangay , BDC, Purok a n d o th e r
3 com m unity lead e rs w ho sh a ll be tra in ed on th e BIDANI stra teg y to e n su re
4 th a t th e p ro cesses for p lan n in g a n d m an ag em en t of developm ent p rog ram s,
5 p ro jec ts a n d activ ities will be partic ipa tive a n d responsive to the n eed s of the
6 m em b ers of the ba ran g ay ; a n d
7 (d) O th e r S tak eh o ld e rs - The p artic ip a tio n a n d in p u ts of NGOs, o th e r
8 governm en t agenc ies a n d offices, a n d POs sh a ll be so u g h t in th e fo rm ulation
9 of p la n s by th e m em b ers of the barangay .
10 SECTION. 7. BIDANI In n o v a tiv e S tr a te g ie s . - To facilita te th e local
11 im p lem en ta tio n of th e BIDANI, the Program sh a ll be im p lem ented u s in g the
12 following innovative stra teg ies:
13 (a) F o rm ula tion of th e B arangay In teg ra ted D evelopm ent P lan (BIDP) -
14 U pon approva l of th is Act, e ach b a ran g ay sh all fo rm ulate its BIDP w hich
15 sh a ll inc lude th e b a ra n g ay ’s p la n s a n d p ro g ram s relative to n u tritio n , w hich
16 p la n s shall be in teg ra ted in to th e m u n ic ipa l developm ent p lan;
17 (b) D evelopm ent of a B arangay M anagem ent Inform ation System (BMIS)
18 - In th e co n d u c t of its re sea rc h activ ities, th e co ncerned S U C /co m m u n ity
19 college sh a ll develop a peop le-based in form ation system w hich sh a ll focus
20 on th e iden tifica tion of th e n eed s of th e b a ran g ay th ro u g h efficient an d
21 effective d a ta collection. The d a ta shall be th e b a s is for p rogram p lann ing ,
22 m a n ag em en t a n d im p lem en ta tio n of v a rio u s p ro jec ts a n d activ ities in the
23 barangay ; a n d
24 (c) Im p lem en ta tio n of a Participative N utrition E n h a n c em e n t A pproach
25 (PNEA) - The NNC a n d p a rtic ip a tin g S U C s/co m m u n ity colleges sh all utilize
26 th e life cycle a p p ro ach in th e fo rm ulation of food p ro d u c tio n policies a n d
27 p ro g ram s a n d prom ote m ark e t-d riv en livelihood activ ities am ong h o u seh o ld s
28 in o rd e r to p rev en t m a ln u tritio n am o n g p reschoo l ch ild ren a n d nu tritionally -
29 a t-r isk fam ilies.
1 SECTION 8. F u n d in g . - The a m o u n t n e ce ssa ry for th e im p lem en ta tio n of
2 th e BIDANI linkage p rogram shall be inc luded in th e b u d g e t of the
3 p a rtic ip a tin g SU Cs in th e a n n u a l G enera l A ppropria tions Act. The LGUs
4 sh a ll provide fu n d in g to the p a rtic ip a tin g com m unity colleges for the
5 im p lem en ta tio n of th e BIDANI linkage program .
6 P artic ip a tin g S U C s/co m m u n ity colleges m ay a lso get fu n d s , d o n a tio n s
7 a n d o th e r form s of financ ial su p p o rt from foreign a n d local pe rso n s,
8 in s titu tio n s a n d g o v ernm en ts for th e im p lem en ta tio n of th e BIDANI linkage
9 p rogram .
10 SECTION 9. Im p le m e n tin g R u le s a n d R e g u la t io n s . - W ithin sixty (60)
11 d ay s from th e approval of th is Act, th e NNC, in coo rd ina tion w ith th e
12 p a rtic ip a tin g S U C s/co m m u n ity colleges sh a ll p rep a re a n d issu e the
13 n ecessa ry ru le s a n d reg u la tio n s for its effective im plem enta tion .
14 SECTION 10. S e p a r a b i l i ty C la u se . - If a n y portion o r provision of th is Act
15 is decla red u n c o n s titu tio n a l, the rem a in d er of th is Act o r an y provision n o t
16 affected the reb y shall rem ain in full force a n d effect.
17 SECTION 11. R e p e a lin g C la u se . - All law s, decrees, executive o rders ,
18 ru le s a n d reg u la tio n s , a n d o th e r is su a n c e s , o r p a r ts th e reo f in c o n sis te n t
19 w ith th e p rov isions of th is Act a re hereby repealed o r m odified accordingly .
20 SECTION 12. E ffec titf ity . - T his Act sh a ll tak e effect fifteen (15) d ay s a fte r
21 its pu b lica tio n in th e Official G azette or in an y n ew sp ap er of general
22 c ircu la tion .
Approved,