(f) Secretary of the Department of Trade and Industry (DTI);
(g) Secretary of the Department of Labor and Employment (DOLE);
(h) Secretary of the Department of Science and Technology (DOST);
(i) Secretary of the Department of Budget and Management (DBM);
(j) Secretary of the National Economic and Development Authority (NEDA); and
(k) Three (3) representatives from the private sector to be appointed by the President
who shall come from any of the following: (1) health and nutrition professional
organizations; (2) women sector; (3) farmer and fisherfolk; (4) urban poor; (5)
organization or association of community health workers or BNS; (6) CSOs; and (7)
academe and research institutions. Said representatives shall serve for a term of two
(2) years.
The heads of departments may be represented by their duly designated representatives who shall be
of a rank not lower than an Assistant Secretary.
Persons from the private sector with conflicts of interest, especially as described in Executive Order
No. 51, Series of 1986, are prohibited from being members of the Council.
The composition of the NNC's Secretariat and Technical Committee as defined in Executive Order No.
234, series of 1987, "Reorganizing the National Nutrition Council" shall be maintained.
Section 14. Functions, Roles, and Responsibilities of the NNC. – The NNC, the highest policy making
and coordinating body on nutrition, shall have the following functions and powers:
(a) Formulate national nutrition policies, plans, strategies and approaches for nutrition
improvement, including strategies on women, infant and young child, and adolescent
nutrition;
(b) Oversee and serve as a focal point in the integration of nutrition policies and
programs of all member agencies and instrumentalities charged with the
implementation of existing laws, policies, rules and regulations concerning nutrition;
(c) Coordinate, monitor and evaluate nutrition programs and projects of the public and
private sectors and LGUs to ensure their integration with national policies;
(d) Receive grants, donations and contributions, in any form, from foreign governments,
private institutions and other funding entities for nutrition programs and
projects: Provided, That no conditions shall be made contrary to the policies or
provisions of this Act;
(e) Coordinate the joint planning and budgeting of member agencies to ensure funds for
relevant nutrition programs and projects; to secure the release of funds in accordance
with the approved programs and projects; and to monitor implementation and track
public expenditure on these programs; and