Tracking Nutrition Spending and Early Childhood Care and Development in the Philippines

On November 14, 2024, the Philippine Institute for Development Studies (PIDS) held a special webinar in celebration of National Children's Month. 📚✨ The event, which ran from 9:00 AM to 11:30 AM, featured two critical studies focused on improving child development outcomes in health, nutrition, and education.

📖 Featured Studies: 1️⃣ Behind the Slow Start: An Assessment of Early Childhood Care and Development in the Philippines – A comprehensive analysis of the challenges and opportunities in early childhood care across the country.
2️⃣ Tracking Nutrition Investments: Proposed Nutrition Budget Tagging Framework and Typology for the National Government Agencies in the Philippines – A detailed framework aimed at optimizing government nutrition spending for better alignment with national goals.

The webinar provided valuable insights into evidence-based frameworks for policy reforms and smarter public investments. 📊💡

🎥 The event was livestreamed on the PIDS and SERP-P Facebook pages. #ChildDevelopment #nationalchildrensmonth

00:13:40 - 00:20:02 Opening Remarks - PIDS President Dr. Aniceto C. Orbeta Jr.

00:26:24 - 01:10:09 “Behind the Slow Start: An Assessment of Early Childhood Care and Development in the Philippines” - PIDS Research Fellow, Dr. Valerie Gilbert T. Ulep

01:10:59 - 01:28:15 “Tracking Nutrition Investments: Proposed Nutrition Budget Tagging Framework and Typology for the National Government Agencies in the Philippines” - PIDS Research Specialist
Mr. Lyle Daryll D. Casas

01:29:57 - 01:41:20 Insights from Mr. Karl Jeffrey D. Sabalza, Planning Officer III, Early Childhood Care and Development Council

01:42:42 - 01:56:34 Insights from Ms. Alice Nkoroi, Nutrition Manager, UNICEF Philippines

01:57:03 - 02:48:18 - Forum