First Lady Liza Marcos, pinangunahan ang paglulunsad ng Guimaras Children's First 1000 Days Project
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00:00First Lady Liza Araneta Marcos led the launch of an activity in Gibaras
00:05that aims to improve the health of newly born babies until they grow up.
00:11That's the surprise of Kenneth Paciente.
00:16Mary Choi was four months pregnant with her second child.
00:19But because of the hardship of life,
00:21she admitted that the expenses for her and the needs of her family were a challenge.
00:26Because I have an older brother who is studying.
00:29Now that he's in school, he needs to enroll in school.
00:34He needs uniforms and other school supplies.
00:37Inside the house, we have food and rice.
00:41To help people like Mary Choi,
00:43she was one of the beneficiaries of the Gibaras Children's First 1000 Days Project
00:49that was led by First Lady Liza Araneta Marcos today in Gibaras.
00:54This project aims to improve the health of newly born babies
00:58until they grow up and reach the age of two.
01:04What is the food that should be taken by the mother?
01:09The mandatory vaccination if needed.
01:12The food supplements like vitamins and other minerals
01:18during the nine months of pregnancy.
01:23After birth, breastfeeding,
01:28and then transition to semi-solid or solid food.
01:33Under the program, these babies will grow up healthy
01:37and avoid stunting or infertility,
01:39as well as the underdevelopment of the children's brains.
01:43It is also the responsibility of the government and NGOs
01:46to fight malnutrition in the country.
01:48Not every pregnant woman and child during the first 1000 days
01:54will be made a beneficiary of the nutrition program.
01:58Only those who are nutritionally at risk
02:02or those who are not capable of taking care of themselves,
02:05especially during the first 1000 days of life because of poverty.
02:09Mary Choi is very thankful because this is a big thing for them.
02:13We were able to reduce our expenses, especially for our needs.
02:18They gave us a stove so that it won't affect the babies
02:24until they grow up and become malnourished.
02:26DILG Secretary Ben Herr Apalos said
02:29that the target is to expand the project throughout the country.
02:32We have a circular memorandum for all LGUs
02:36because every place has NGOs.
02:41They should be entertained and welcomed.
02:45There are 34 people from Gimaras who are included in the project
02:49and the target is to help 500,000 pregnant women in the country.
02:54President Ferdinand R. Marcos Jr. recently approved
02:57the expansion of the Pantawid Pamilyang Pilipino Program for Peace
03:01where people and lactating women
03:05can be assured of the well-being of their babies during their first 1000 days.
03:10Kenneth Paciente for Pambansang TV in Bagong, Philippines.