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NASIPIT, AGUSAN DEL NORTE, August 8, 2025 โ ๐ง๐ต๐ฒ ๐๐ฒ๐ฝ๐ฎ๐ฟ๐๐บ๐ฒ๐ป๐ ๐ผ๐ณ ๐๐ฑ๐๐ฐ๐ฎ๐๐ถ๐ผ๐ป โ ๐๐ฎ๐ฟ๐ฎ๐ด๐ฎ ๐ฅ๐ฒ๐ด๐ถ๐ผ๐ป, ๐๐ป๐ฑ๐ฒ๐ฟ ๐๐ต๐ฒ ๐น๐ฒ๐ฎ๐ฑ๐ฒ๐ฟ๐๐ต๐ถ๐ฝ ๐ผ๐ณ ๐ฅ๐ฒ๐ด๐ถ๐ผ๐ป๐ฎ๐น ๐๐ถ๐ฟ๐ฒ๐ฐ๐๐ผ๐ฟ ๐ ๐ฎ๐ฟ๐ถ๐ฎ ๐๐ป๐ฒ๐ ๐. ๐๐๐๐ป๐ฐ๐ถ๐ผ๐ป, ๐๐๐ฆ๐ข ๐๐ฉ, ๐๐๐ฐ๐ฐ๐ฒ๐๐๐ณ๐๐น๐น๐ ๐ฐ๐ผ๐ป๐ฑ๐๐ฐ๐๐ฒ๐ฑ ๐ฎ ๐ฅ๐ฒ๐ด๐ถ๐ผ๐ป๐ฎ๐น ๐ง๐ฟ๐ฎ๐ถ๐ป๐ถ๐ป๐ด ๐ผ๐ป ๐๐ฎ๐๐ถ๐ฐ ๐๐ผ๐ผ๐ฑ ๐ฆ๐ฎ๐ณ๐ฒ๐๐ ๐ณ๐ฟ๐ผ๐บ ๐๐๐ด๐๐๐ ๐ฑ ๐๐ผ ๐ด, ๐ฎ๐ฌ๐ฎ๐ฑ ๐ฎ๐ ๐๐บ๐ผ๐ป๐๐ฎ๐ ๐๐ฒ๐ฎ๐ฐ๐ต ๐ฅ๐ฒ๐๐ผ๐ฟ๐, ๐ก๐ฎ๐๐ถ๐ฝ๐ถ๐, ๐๐ด๐๐๐ฎ๐ป ๐ฑ๐ฒ๐น ๐ก๐ผ๐ฟ๐๐ฒ.
Organized by the Education Support Services Division (ESSD) headed by Dr. Edmund Mendoza, in collaboration with the focal persons of the Disaster Preparedness Response Program (DPRP) and the School-Based Feeding Program (SBFP), the training equipped school heads, canteen managers, Project Development Officers (PDOs), and Administrative Officers (AOs) with essential knowledge and skills in food handling, preparation, sanitation, and storage. Regional Nutritionist-Dietitian II Rena Grace G. Tul-id, Regional Nutritionist-Dietitian II, facilitated the activities.
The four-day training was participated in by 115 DepEd personnel from the divisions of Agusan del Norte, Agusan del Sur, Bayugan City, and Cabadbaran City. It featured expert resource speakers from DOST Caragaโs Food Safety Team, including Mary Grace M. Sabuero and Reynalyn Abao, who covered topics such as general manufacturing practices, personal hygiene, cross contamination, food safety hazards, and food contact surfaces. Participants engaged in interactive activities like role-playing, the โHygiene Hero Challenge,โ and quizzes to reinforce learning.
A highlight of the training was the orientation on the Water, Sanitation, and Hygiene in Schools (WinS) Program, delivered by Dr. Anna Liza A. Lerio, Regional WinS Focal Person. She emphasized the importance of integrating food safety with hygiene education and compliance with the Three Star Approach framework. This was followed by Tul-idโs presentation on the key provisions of DepEd Order No. 8, s. 2007, which outlines the operation and management of school canteens, and DepEd Order No. 13, s. 2017, which sets the policy on healthy food and beverage choices in schools and DepEd offices. Participants actively engaged in the discussion, raising questions that Tul-id addressed with clarity and thorough explanations.
This training reinforced DepEd Caragaโs commitment to promoting safe, nutritious, and learner-friendly food environments in schools. By enhancing technical competencies and fostering a culture of safety, the region continues to prioritize the health and well-being of its learners.
For more information, contact (085) 221-1151, 0961-737-0873, or 0915-808-4734. Website:
www.caraga.deped.gov.ph; email: caraga@deped.gov.ph; pau_caraga@deped.gov.ph.
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