Technology Service
Nutrition Foundation of the
Philippines, Inc.
Nutrition Center of the Philippines
Department of Social Welfare and
Development—Capacity Building
Bureau
United Laboratories, Inc.
The organization of the network is made
up of the Governing Board, the Technical
Committee, and Secretariat.
The NUTRINET Governing Board is
composed of the heads of the Network
me mb er - i ns t i tu t io n s , o r t he i r
representatives representing four sectoral
groups, namely: the academe (7
members), research (4 members), health
and nutrition services (5 members), and
industry (1 member). The Board is
chaired by the Director of DOST-FNRI.
The Vice Chairman is the Director of
DOST-STII.
The Technical Committee is composed
of designated representatives from the
technical staff of each member-
institution. This committee is in charge
of the implementation of the activities of
the network.
The Secretariat is comprised of the staff
of the FNRI Information Resource Unit
(IRU) and assists the Technical
Committee in project implementation.
Today, the NUTRINET has seventeen
(17) member agencies. Namely:
Department of Science and
Technology—Food and Nutrition
Research Institute
Department of Science and
T e c h n o l o g y — S c i e n c e a n d
Technology Information Institute
University of the Philippines
Di l iman—Col lege of Home
Economics
University of the Philippines Los
Baños—College of Human Ecology
University of the Philippines
Manila—College of Medicine
University of the Philippines
Manila—College of Public Health
Center for Culinary Arts, Manila
University of Perpetual Help—Dr.
Jose G. Tamayo Medical University
University of Perpetual Help System
Laguna—College of International
Hospitality Management & Nutrition
and Dietetics
Department of Science and
Technology—Industrial Technology
Development Institute
Department of Agriculture—
Agricultural Training Institute
Department of Health—National
Nutrition Council
Department of Health—Knowledge
Management and Information
What is NUTRINET?
Inside this issue:
The Birth of NUTRINET 3
NUTRINET’s Founding Members 4
The Expansion of NUTRINET 5
NUTRINET’s Adopt-A-Library
Project
6
NUTRINET’s Timeline 7
NUTRINET Newsletter
January-June 2016 Vol. 23 No. 1
Nutrition Research Information Network
ISSN 0117-7656
Working towards an improved food and nutrition
information system in the country
The Nutrition Research Information
Network (NUTRINET) is composed of
institutions whose libraries linked up to
form a specialized information system in
nutrition and related fields. Its goal is to
achieve an efficient flow of information
needed by nutrition-related research &
development (R&D) activities of the
Network member-institutions, the
country’s research community, policy-
makers, planners, and the general public.
The objective of NUTRINET is to
promote and improve the flow of
nutrition research and development
information in the country by facilitating
exchange of information among different
nutrition and related agencies. This is in
response to the felt need of users within
the R&D, academe and nutrition services
delivery sectors for accurate, relevant
and timely information on food and
nutrition.
NUTRINET Secretariat
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Vol. 23 No. 1
Milflor S. Gonzales, Ph.D. Editor-in-Chief
NUTRINET Newsletter Editorial Board
Editorial Staff
From the Governing Board Chair
To recognize the pioneering work done,
we look back and present the founding
member-agencies and the men and
women who served as pillars of
NUTRINET.
The membership expansion of the
network will likewise be featured in this
issue. This initiative was conducted by
the Network in order to enhance its
ability to carry out its objectives.
As a way of giving back, the Network
begun the Adopt-A-Library Project in
2013. The objective of this project is to
help needy state universities and colleges
in terms of collection development on
F&N and related courses.
To further highlight the Network, the
NUTRINET’s many “firsts” and
memorable events through the years
presented on a timeline will also be in
this newsletter.
Mabuhay tayong lahat!
MARIO V. CAPANZANA, Ph.D.
Governing Board Chair
The year 2015 is a good year for the
Network in terms of accomplishments.
The Network conducted two seminars:
Seminar on How to Publish in a Peer-
Reviewed Journal and Training on
Google Collaborative Tools. The recent
beneficiary of the Network’s Adopt-A-
Library Project is Cavite State
University—Naic. The Network
expanded its membership with the
addition of University of Perpetual
Help—Dr. Jose G. Tamayo Medical
University (UPH-DJGTMU) and
University of Perpetual Help System
Laguna—College of International
Hospitality Management & Nutrition and
Dietetics (UPHSL-CIHMND).
From this issue onwards, the newsletter
will be re-engineered to show the
Network’s growth in terms of its services
and members. Following issues will
feature and focus on each member-
institution and its services.
This issue will highlight the Network’s
objectives and organizational structure.
Also, inside this issue is how the
Network was formed in 1987.
Dexter Y. De Leon Publications Manager
Ma. Corazon E. Palompo Publications Assistant and Production Staff
Dexter Y. De Leon Victoria B. Sandoval
Contributors
Mark Anthony C. Quiambao Proofreader
Advisers
NUTRINET Governing Board
NUTRINET Secretariat FNRI Building, DOST Compound, Gen. Santos
Ave. Bicutan, Taguig City 1631 Fax: 837-2934 or 837-3164
Telephone: 837-2071 loc. 2287 [email protected] [email protected]
nutrinet.fnri.dost.gov.ph
From this issue onwards, the newsletter
will be re-engineered to show the
Network’s growth in terms of its
services and members.
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Vol. 23 No. 1
The Birth of NUTRINET
In late 1986, the rationale for forming the
Network was conceived. This is to ease
the burden of purchasing foreign
subscriptions which were becoming very
expensive at that time. An initial meeting
was held among a group of information
officers and representatives of certain
institutions.
In the group was Dr. Irene D. Amores,
then Deputy Director of the Science and
Technology Information Institute (STII)
of the National Science and Technology
Authority (NSTA), now the Department
of Science and Technology (DOST).
Also in the meeting was Atty. Florencio
Sangalang, then Administrative Officer
of the Nutrition Foundation of the
Philippines (NFP), who served formerly
as Officer-in-Charge of the library of the
National Institute of Science and
Technology (NIST) of NSTA. The NIST
is now the Industrial Technology
Development Institute (ITDI). The Food
and Nutrition Research Institute (FNRI)
was represented by Ms. Rosario D.
Ocampo and Ms. Thelma Naraval, then
Technical Services Section Chief and
Librarian, respectively. Ms. Azucena B.
Limbo, field nutritionist of NFP was also
there.
During the meeting, the group realized
that the Network’s concern should not
only be the exchange of materials but
also the compilation and sharing of
research results from different nutrition-
related organizations nationwide.
Considering the country’s wide-ranging
efforts in nutrition research and
development (R&D), this plan meant that
voluminous data and information would
have to be systematically compiled,
processed, and disseminated in the form
of information packages appropriate to
various users.
Thus, on 31 of July 1987, The Nutrition
Research Information Network
(NUTRINET) was formed. At the helm
was Dr. Rodolfo F. Florentino, then
Director of the FNRI, the country’s lead
government agency on food and nutrition
research. Together with Dr. Irene D.
Amores, they mobilized the nutrition
community to form the NUTRINET.
Initial meeting to create the Network on 1986. (Photo by NUTRINET Secretariat)
NUTRINET Secretariat
This is to ease the burden of
purchasing foreign subscriptions which
were becoming very expensive at the
time (1986).
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NUTRINET’s Founding Members
Vol. 23 No. 1
The initial members who were invited to
draw up the plan for the Network
included four (4) institutions, namely the
Nutrition Foundation of the Philippines,
National Institute of Science and
Technology (now ITDI), Nutrition
Center of the Philippines (NCP), and the
University of the Philippines Manila-
College of Medicine (UPM-CM).
Later, eight (8) government and private
institutions joined up which included:
The UP Los Baños, College of
Human Ecology, Institute of Human
Nutrition and Food (UPLB-CHE-
IHNF);
Population Center Foundation, now
Philippine Center for Population and
Development, Inc. (PCPD);
UP Diliman, College of Home
Economics (UPD-CHE);
Department of Social Welfare and
Development, Bureau of Family and
Child Welfare (DSWD-BFCW);
Department of Health, Nutrition
Service (DOH-NS);
National Nutrition Council (NNC);
Department of Agriculture,
Agricultural Training Institute (DA-
ATI); and
UP Manila - College of Public
Health (UPM-CPH).
The signing of the NUTRINET
Memorandum of Agreement by all the
heads of the 14 institutions took place on
July 19, 1988 at the former FNRI
Building at Pedro Gil Street, Ermita,
Manila.
NUTRINET Secretariat
Signed MOA of NUTRINET’s Founding Members. (Photo by NUTRINET Secretariat)
NUTRINET’s Launching Ceremony, July 19, 1988.
(Photo by NUTRINET Secretariat)
On April 16, 1999, a Memorandum of
Agreement among the member-
institutions was signed to include the
United Laboratories (UNILAB) as the
first private industry to join the Network.
In line with the government’s thrust to
improve the socio-economic status of our
country and the need to bring to the
countryside valuable food and nutrition
information to support regional projects,
regional expansion of the network
activities and services was conceived.
Region 7 was chosen as the first region
for the expansion of NUTRINET because
of its strong institutional capabilities in
terms of services and facilities available
in the region.
Negotiations started in November of
1997 through representatives. After
several consultations, brainstorming, and
meetings, a group was formed by DOST-
7 regional office composed of
representatives from:
Eduardo J. Aboitiz Cancer Center
(EACC);
Department of Education, Culture,
and Sports – Region 7 (DECS-7);
Department of Health – Region 7
(DOH-7);
National Nutrition Center – Region
7 (NNC-7);
Nutrition Center of the Philippines –
Region 7 (NCP-7);
Department of Social Welfare and
Development –Region 7 (DSWD-7);
College of Hotel & Restaurant
Management, University of Cebu
(CHRM-UC); and
Home Technology Department,
College of Education, University of
San Carlos (HTD-CE-USC).
The signing of Memorandum of
Agreement for NUTRINET’s expansion
in Region 7 was realized in October 26,
1999.
To further expand the Network’s
membership, orientation-meetings were
conducted on 2014 and 2015 with several
academic institutions.
The first fruitful orientation-meeting
conducted was on February 4, 2014 with
Center for Culinary Arts-Manila (CCA-
Manila). After several meetings, CCA-
Manila joined the Network through a
signed conforme on March 3, 2014.
Afterwhich, two (2) other colleges
joined. These are: University of
Perpetual Help—Dr. Jose G. Tamayo
Medical University (UPH-DJGTMU)
and University of Perpetual Help
S y s t e m L a g u n a — C o l l e g e o f
International Hospitality Management &
Nutrition and Dietetics (UPHSL-
CIHMND). The orientation-meeting with
UPH-DJGTMU and UPHSL-CIHMND
was conducted on June 23, 2015. They
joined the Network on July 8, 2015
through a signed conforme.
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The Expansion of NUTRINET
Signing of MOA at UNILAB on April 16, 1999.
(Photo by NUTRINET Secretariat)
NUTRINET Secretariat
Signing of MOA at DOST-7 on October 26, 1999.
(Photo by NUTRINET Secretariat)
Orientation-meeting with Dr. Veritas F. Luna of
CCA-Manila. (Photo by NUTRINET Secretariat)
Orientation-meeting with UPH-DJGTMU and
UPHSL-CIHMND Deans and Librarians. (Photo by
NUTRINET Secretariat)
Vol. 23 No. 1
NUTRINET’s Adopt-A-Library Project
The Network’s Adopt-A-Library Project
(AAL Project) aims to facilitate the
collection development of public college
or university libraries in need of
additional references for use in F&N and
related courses.
There are currently three beneficiaries of
the AAL Project:
L a g u n a S t a t e P o l y t e c h n i c
University—Sta. Cruz Campus
(LSPU-Sta. Cruz Campus);
Nueva Ecija University of Science
and Technology—Sumacab Campus
(NEUST-Sumacab Campus); and
Cavite State University—Naic
Campus (CvSU-Naic Campus).
The first AAL Project Turnover
Ceremony was conducted on December
2, 2013 with LSPU-Sta. Cruz Campus as
beneficiary.
The ceremony was attended and
witnessed by the NUTRINET TecCom
representatives and LSPU-Sta. Cruz
deans and students.
LSPU-Sta. Cruz Campus received a total
of 140 volumes of books and other
materials as donation from the Network.
The second AAL Project Turnover
Ceremony was held on February 23,
2015 with NEUST-Sumacab Campus as
beneficiary.
NEUST-Sumacab Campus received a
total of 644 volumes of books and other
materials from the Network. The
Turnover Ceremony was attended by
Dr. Hilario C. Ortiz, NEUST’s
University President, university officials,
and students.
The lastest AAL Turnover Ceremony
was conducted on December 2, 2015,
coincidentally two years after the first
turnover ceremony, with CvSU-Naic
Campus as beneficiary. The NUTRINET
TecCom representatives and CvSU-Naic
officials were in attendance during the
ceremony.
Aside from books and other materials,
CvSU-Naic Campus was the first
beneficiary of library furniture because
their library was totally burned down.
DYDe Leon
FNRI-DOST
Signing of Deed of Donation in LSPU-Sta. Cruz
Campus (Photo by DYDe Leon, FNRI-DOST)
Signing of Deed of Donation in NEUST-Sumacab Campus (Photo by DYDe Leon, FNRI-DOST)
Signing of Deed of Donation in CvSU-Naic
Campus (Photo by CvSU-Naic)
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NUTRINET’s Timeline
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NUTRINET’s Timeline
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NUTRINET’s Timeline
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NUTRINET Newsletter
NEW ACQUISITIONS
Contributor: Ms. Victoria B. Sandoval, UPLB-CHE
Postage NUTRINET Secretariat
Food and Nutrition Research Institute-DOST
DOST Compound, General Santos Avenue
Bicutan, Taguig City 1631
NUTRITIONAL PHYSIOLOGICAL PHENOMENA;
GROWTH AND DEVELOPMENT-PHYSIOLOGY;
NUTRITIONAL ASSESSMENT
Nutrition health and disease: a lifespan approach.
Simon Langley-Evans. 2nd ed. Chichester, West
Sussex: John Wiley & Sons Ltd., 2015
TX
547
F66
2013
FOOD-ANALYSIS;MASS SPECTROMETRY
Foodomics: advanced mass spectrometry in
modern food science and nutrition. Edited by
Alejandro Cifuentes. Hoboken, New Jersey: John
Wiley & Sons Inc., 2013.
QP
141
L36
2015
SAFETY CHILDREN-HEALTH AND HYGIENE-
UNITED STATES;EARLY CHILDHOOD
EDUCATION-UNITED STATES;SCHOOL
HEALTH SERVICE-UNITED STATES;SCHOOLS-
UNITED STATES-SAFETY MEASURES
Safety nutrition and health in early education. Cathie
Robertson. Australia: Wadsworth Cengage Learning,
2013.
RM
666
R39
2013
PROBIOTICS;FERMENTED FOODS-HEALTH
ASPECTS
Fermented foods for health: use the power of
probiotic foods to improve your digestion,
strengthen your immunity and prevent illness. By
Dierde Rawlings. Beverly, MA: Fair Winds Press,
2013
LB
3409
R63
2013
The NUTRINET’s Logo
The Figures:
Malunggay
It stands for nutrition; each leaf
represents the original NUTRINET
member-agencies.
Stylized waves
It denotes information and network
waves going in one direction –
center.
The Colors:
Blue Green
It stands for the sea. Therefore, it
connotes travel; information travels
around.
White
It means center. All colors come
from white so all researches on
nutrition goes to the center wherein
it is collected.
Green
It stands for life, food and (also)
nutrition.
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