EIGHTEENTH CONGRESS )
REPUBLIC OF THE PHILIPPINES —_)
First Regular Session )

HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES
6130

House Bill No.“ "

Introduced by Representative Victor A. Yap

EXPLANATORY NOTE

The eh faced a "serious" level of hunger in 2019 as shown by its 20.1 score in

the latest Global

lunger Index (GHI) of the International Food Policy Research Institute (FPRI),

falling below the bottom half or ranking 70” out of 117 qualifying countries.’ The GHI indicates
the level of undernourishment, child wasting, child stunting and child mortality of a nation
While the Philippines’ GHI has improved from the score of 24.5 in the year 2010, the country
must exert utmost effort to further reduce hunger for all Filipinos due to the fact that constant
hunger leads to malnutrition which hampers the physical growth of a child, affects one’s mental

health, product

ivity and prospects for employment.

According to UNICEF, one in three Filipino children under five years old are stunted,

which means tl

are too short for their age, while roughly seven per cent of children are too

thin for their height. This scenario inevitably leads to the increased vulnerability to disease due to
poor health-seeking behavior, incomplete immunization, poor hygiene and care practices, and
especially inadequate diet.” Furthermore, results from the National Nutrition Survey spanning
two decades show no significant change in the incidence of stunting in the country — from 1993's
39 per cent to 2013’s 30 per cent.

The problem of malnutrition, therefore, calls for a more lasting solution. It requires a

comprehensive

‘rategy that complements traditional nutrition intervention. The Barangay

Integrated Wc fase Approach for Nutrition Improvement or BIDANI is one such approach

to address the

wring problem of hunger, especially malnutrition.

BIDANI will be an active research program to be spearheaded by participating state
colleges and universities as a regular program addressing the nutritional and general well-being

of the poor.

It will encourage every family and community to maintain children’s normal

growth, through proper diet and regular growth monitoring

This bill seeks to establish the BIDANI network program that will place nutrition at the

forefront of I

shall serve as a

(ing and integrate modem principles of medicine in national nutrition. BIDANI
sovernment partner in providing proper nutrition to the people, particularly the

poor. Likewise, it shall ensure the promotion of a healthy and productive citizenry

In view

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of the foregoing, approval of this bill is earnestly sought.

VICTOR A. YAP
Representative, 2™ District of Tarlac

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EIGHTEENTH CONGRESS )
OF THE REPUBLIC OF THE PHILIPPINES )
First Regular Session )

HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES

House Bill Noo 130

Introduced by Representative Victor A. Yap

AN ACT
ESTABLISHING THE BARANGAY INTEGRATED DEVELOPMENT APPROACH
FOR NUTRITION IMPROVEMENT (BIDANI) OF ‘THE RURAL POOR AS A
NETWORK PROGRAM OF TIE PARTICIPATING STATE UNIVERSITIES AND
COLLEGES AND APPROPRIATING FUNDS THEREFOR

Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representatives of the Philipines in Congress assembled:

SECTION 1. Short Title. - This Act shall be known as the "Barangay Integrated
Development Approach for Nutrition Improvement (BIDAND) Act’.

SEC. 2, Declaration of Policy. - It is hereby declared the policy of the State to recognize
nutrition as a basic human right. Towards this end, the State shall promote vigorously the importance of
nutrition as a public good and a public concer that can be achieved satisfactorily through a multi
sectoral support: It shall work towards the provision of the nutritional needs of the poor sector of the
Filipino society who are deprived of said right. Further, the State shall give utmost support to programs
and projects that are responsive to the nutritional needs of the people.

SEC. 3. Objectives. - This Act shall have the following objectives:

(@ ‘To encourage the cooperation and participation of academic institutions and local
government units (LGUs) in promoting the nutritional well-being of the couniry,

(0) To evolve among state universities and colleges (SUCs) an effective action research network
program that will improve the nutrition and general well-being of the rural poor, thereby assisting in the
development of local communities; and

(© To enhance the productivity and employability of the rural poor by improving their nutrition
and life status.

SEC. 4, Establishment of the Barangay Integrated Development Approach for Nutrition
Improvement Program. - The BIDANI Program is hereby established as nutrition-in-development
research program involving SUCs which aims to assist the national government in improving the
nutrition and general well-being of the poor.



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iprehensive model for countryside development programs which makes nutrition as
imate goal and objective, indicator and measure of development. It attempts to attack

root cause, which is linked to poverty, insufficiency of food, social deprivation and

the enabling mechanisms in the implementation of the Philippine Plan of Action for
and an indispensable growth strategy of the National Nutrition Council (NNO).

SEC. 5. BIDANI Goals. - The BIDANI Program shall promote nutrition in development

through communi

by SUCs. The pro;
@ Devel

objectives of the

nutrition shall be

and other stakeholders participation in an integrated management system facilitated
alms to:

competent SUCs which shall assist in achieving the nutrition-in-development

INC. These SUCs shall capacitate its core team members to ensure that in-planning

tegrated in all areas/sectors of local governance. ‘To realize this goal, continuous

training of trainers on the BIDANI strategy and on the different BIDANI innovative strategies for all
BIDANI stakeholders at different levels shall be conducted by the NNC; and
(b) Ensure the inclusion of best nutrition practices of successful LGUs through the

participation of lo
capabilities of the
various stakeh

nongovernment of

al nutrition management teams. Partner SUCs, through the BIDANI, shall build the
Citizenry for self-help and self reliance, catalyze action through the involvement of
ders, complement with the efforts of government organizations (GOs),
‘ganizations (NGOs), private organizations (POs) and private sectors, and link the

community with existing resources.

SEC. 6. BIDANI Structural/Organizational Linkages. - The BIDANI partners and

stakeholders shall
@) State
operationatized
of the Philippines,
SUCs. Upon app:
the Vice President
then choose their

(b) City/

rk at different levels, as follows:
Iniversities and Colleges (SUCs). - Partnership with SUCs shall be formalized and
ough an execution of a Memorandum of Agreement (MOA) between the University
~ Los Banos represented by its Chancellor, and the President of the concemed
wal of the MOA, the BIDANI Program shall be operationalized under the Office of
for Research and Extension (OVPRE) of the partner SUC. A BIDANI SUC will
artner LGUs.
junicipal Local Government Units. - The implementation of the BIDANI as a

development strategy in the LGUs will commence upon the approval by the city or municipality of the

nutrition plans fo
city/municipal 01
(CIMFAQ), comp.

wulated by the SUC concerned through a MOA or city/municipal resolutions. A
izational machinery called the City/Municipal Technical Action Committee

sed of the heads and representatives of different city/municipal line agencies who

shall be responsible for the implementation. monitoring, evaluation and replication of the BIDANI

strategy in the locality shall be created.

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accomplished at
through an exp:

y Units. - The realization of the BIDANI as a development strategy shall be

¢ barangay level. The Barangay Development Council (BDC) shall be enhanced
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which shall include representatives from the sangguniang baraagay, BDC, purok and other community
leaders who shall be trained on the BIDANI strategy to ensure that the processes for planning and
management of development programs, projects and activities will be participative and responsive to the

needs of the
(@) Other Stakcholders. - The participation and inputs of NGOs, other government agencies
shall be sought to contribute to the realization of the plans formulated and agreed

ers of the barangay.

and offices, and

upon by the members of the barangay.
SEC. 7.

BIDANI, the pros
(@) Barangay Integrated Development Plan (BIDP). - Upon approval of this Act the BIDP shall

IDANI Innovative Strategies. - To facilitate the local implementation of the

shall work on the following innovative strategies:

include the barangays’ plans and programs relative to nutrition, which plans shall be integrated into the
municipal development plan;

(b) Barangay Management Information System (BMIS). - In the conduct of its research activities,
the concerned SI
of the needs of

> shall develop a people-based information system which focuses on the identification
.¢ barangay through an efficient and effective data collection needed for program
planning, management and implementation of various projects and activities at the barangays; and

(6) Participative Nutrition Enhancement Approach (PNEA). - The NNC and participating SUCs
shall utilize the life cycle approach in the formulation of food production policies and programs and
promote market-driven livelihood activities among households in order to prevent malnutrition among,
pre-school children and nutritionally-at-risk families.

SEC. 8. Implementing Rules and Regulations. - Within the period of sixty (60) days, the
NNG, in ak with the participating SUCs, shall prepare and issue the necessary rules and
regulations for the effective implementation of this Act.

SEC. 9. Funding. - The amount necessary for the implementation of the BIDANI network
program shall be included in the budget of participating SUCs in the annual General Appropriations
Act. Participating) SUCs may also get funds, donations and other forms of financial support from
foreign and pel persons, institutions and governments for the implementation of the BIDANI

network program,
SEC. 10, Repealing Clause. - All laws, decrees, executive orders, rules and regulations, and
other issuances, or parts thereof inconsistent with the provisions of this Act are hereby repealed or

modified accordingly.

SEC. II. Effectivity. - ‘This Act shall take effect fifteen (15) days after its publication in the
Official Gazette or in a newspaper of general circulation.

Approved.