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==[[Southern Leyte News]]==
==[[Southern Leyte News]]==
'''P90-M Leyte-Mindanao power link unveiled'''
'''Fathers help in breastfeeding babies'''
*Source: http://www.tribuneonline.org/business/20120410bus8.html
*Source: http://www.sunstar.com.ph/tacloban/local-news/2012/04/11/fathers-help-breastfeeding-babies-215741
*04/10/2012
*Wednesday, April 11, 2012
:by tribuneonline.org
:by (Leyte Samar Daily Express)




LIMASAWA, Southern Leyte – Mothers in this island town are not left alone in ensuring that children are well-nourished with fathers equipped with knowledge on good nutrition and proper breastfeeding.


The government will be conducting the Leyte-Mindanao interconnection project study that would establish an integrated grid and allow reserve electricity generation capacity to be shared by the three regional grids — Luzon, Visayas and Mindanao.
The “Tatay Ko, Kaagapay sa Kalusogan Ko” campaign was launched three years ago by the local government, which regularly gathers all fathers in the island and orients them on their role to improve or maintain the nutritional status of children.


The study, which is estimated to cost P90 million, will be undertaken by the National Grid Corp. of the Philippines (NGCP) for a period of one year and another year for assessment.
Jesrel Tiongco, a community health team member, said while men in other places usually make jokes on breastfeeding-related topics, fathers here are taking the support role seriously.


Energy Undersecretary Josephine Patricia Asirit said for the first time, the Aquino administration will implement the Luzon-Visayas-Mindanao interconnection grid to assure power stability in the country.
“We gather in barangay health center every quarter and discuss how fathers can support lactating women. We ensure exclusive breastfeeding during first six months of life. We also learn the proper position of breastfeeding so that we can help our wives,” said Tiongco, a father of a three-year-old child.


At present, Asirit said only the Luzon and Visayas — through the Leyte grid — have interconnectivity. It will only be in this administration that the entire Philippine grid would be interconnected.
Remegilda Salomon, municipal nutrition action officer, said during a gathering with fathers, local nutrition workers gave updates on good nutrition and responsible parenthood aside from breastfeeding promotion.


She cited the current power situation in some parts of Mindanao where it experienced regular brownouts.
“As practiced in Limasawa, the mother and the father jointly monitor the nutritional status of their children,” Salomon said.


With the Leyte-Mindanao interconnection in place, Asirit said, the Luzon grid which has 200 MW excess and the Visayas which can also export another 200 MW, power shortage in Mindanao can easily be resolved.
In 2010, almost all the men in the municipality together with all municipal and barangay officials had undergone the training on Infant and Young Child Feeding and the Pabasa sa Nutrisyon.


The Leyte-Mindanao interconnection project was aimed at addressing the power shortage not only in Mindanao but the entire country as well.
In most areas in the region, these advocacies are centered on health and nutrition workers and mothers.


It includes the installation of about 455-kilometer overhead line and 23-km submarine cable with a maximum depth of around 1,000 meters below sea level.
In this town, stores don’t sell infant formula since all mothers are exclusively feeding their babies with breast milk from birth to six months and provide nutritious complementary foods while continuing breastfeeding up to two years.


The interconnection project was originally designed for 250-kilovolt high-voltage density cable bipolar link with a total transfer capacity of 500 MW to 800 MW.
Limasawa’s performance in terms of breastfeeding is remarkable compared to the national figure, Salomon said.


It will start from the existing Ormoc Converter Station in Leyte and terminates at Kirahon Converter station in Northcentral Mindanao via Southern Leyte and Northeastern Mindanao.
The 7th National Nutrition Survey revealed that among infants 0-5 months old, only 36 out of every 100 were exclusively breastfed; only 37 of every 100 were breastfed at the same time given a complementary food and as many as 27 out of every 100 infants were given other milk and other foods.


The Leyte-Mindanao interconnection is part of the long-term solution to resolve power shortage in the region.
Breastfeeding during the first six months of a child’s life is deemed crucial since it cuts the risk of chronic diseases and leads to overall better development.


==Photo Gallery of Southern Leyte, Philippines==
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