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Top 100 areas with highest prevalence of underweight preschool children, OPT 2010 1 SEVERELY TOTAL 3 4 Rank Region Province City/Municipality Est No. Total PS Percent NORMAL UNDERWEIGHT2 UNDERWEIGHT UNDERWEIGHT OVERWEIGHT 5 of PS aged Weighed Weighed Number Prev (%) Number Prev (%) Number Prev (%) Number Prev (%) Number Prev(%)

1 V Presentacion 3,262 2,613 80.10 1,571 60.12 811 31.04 184 7.04 995 38.08 47 1.80 2 VIII SAMAR Tarangnan 3,849 3,279 85.19 2,053 62.61 984 30.01 227 6.92 1,211 36.93 15 0.46 3 V CAMARINES SUR Garchitorena 4,576 4,316 94.32 2,766 64.09 1,099 25.46 419 9.71 1,518 35.17 32 0.74 4 IV-A QUEZON Patnanungan 2,533 2,438 96.25 1,576 64.64 587 24.08 237 9.72 824 33.80 38 1.56 5 VIII SAMAR Almagro 1,522 1,310 86.07 905 69.08 318 24.27 74 5.65 392 29.92 13 0.99 6 VIII NORTHERN SAMAR Mondragon 5,648 5,268 93.27 3,644 69.17 1,199 22.76 354 6.72 1,553 29.48 71 1.35 7 IV-A QUEZON Polilio 3,646 3,646 100.00 2,562 70.27 921 25.26 126 3.46 1,047 28.72 37 1.01 8 V CAMARINES SUR 7,639 6,366 83.34 4,498 70.66 1,520 23.88 296 4.65 1,816 28.53 52 0.82 9 VIII LEYTE Pastrana 2,521 2,521 100.00 1,777 70.49 635 25.19 74 2.94 709 28.12 35 1.39 10 V Caramoran 4,577 3,653 79.81 2,585 70.76 647 17.71 361 9.88 1,008 27.59 60 1.64 11 V CAMARINES SUR 11,248 9,221 81.98 6,625 71.85 2,143 23.24 361 3.91 2,504 27.16 92 1.00 12 IV-A QUEZON Panukulan 1,837 1,834 99.84 1,313 71.59 449 24.48 48 2.62 497 27.10 24 1.31 13 V CAMARINES SUR Pamplona 5,799 4,740 81.74 3,403 71.79 1,103 23.27 177 3.73 1,280 27.00 57 1.20 14 V CAMARINES SUR Sagñay 5,292 5,289 99.94 3,850 72.79 1,114 21.06 307 5.80 1,421 26.87 18 0.34 15 VIII LEYTE Tunga 566 566 100.00 405 71.55 112 19.79 40 7.07 152 26.86 9 1.59 16 IV-B ORIENTAL MINDORO Bulalacao 5,406 5,268 97.45 3,849 73.06 1,196 22.70 214 4.06 1,410 26.77 9 0.17 17 VIII SAMAR Sta. Rita 6,023 5,686 94.40 4,142 72.85 1,183 20.81 334 5.87 1,517 26.68 27 0.47 18 VIII NORTHERN SAMAR Pambujan 4,684 4,942 105.51 3,592 72.68 1,187 24.02 131 2.65 1,318 26.67 32 0.65 19 V CAMARINES SUR Cabusao 3,221 2,569 79.76 1,857 72.28 495 19.27 185 7.20 680 26.47 32 1.25 20 IV-A QUEZON General Nakar 1,603 1,608 100.31 1,181 73.45 383 23.82 32 1.99 415 25.81 12 0.75 21 V CAMARINES SUR 11,056 9,479 85.74 6,877 72.55 1,876 19.79 565 5.96 2,441 25.75 161 1.70 22 IV-B PALAWAN S Espanola 4,596 4,596 100.00 3,410 74.19 994 21.63 181 3.94 1,175 25.57 11 0.24 23 V CATANDUANES San Miguel 2,348 2,062 87.82 1,482 71.87 310 15.03 217 10.52 527 25.56 53 2.57 24 VIII SAMAR Sta. Margarita 3,929 3,723 94.76 2,754 73.97 810 21.76 132 3.55 942 25.30 27 0.73 25 V CAMARINES SUR Ocampo 7,220 5,842 80.91 4,297 73.55 1,269 21.72 206 3.53 1,475 25.25 70 1.20 1/ Consolidated from 2010 OPT* results submitted by the LGUs through the NNC Regional Offices *OPT or Operation Timbang is the annual weighing of all preschoolers 0-71 months old or below six years old in a community to identify and locate the malnourished. 2 UW (Underweight) - has a < -2SD (less than minus 2 standard deviation) value, meaning the child's weight is "low" for his/her age 3 SUW (Severely Underweight) - has a < -3SD (less than minus 3 standard deviation) value, meaning the child's weight is lower than underweight limits or severely low for the child's age 4 Total number of UW and SUW preschool children Underweight Prevalence = ------X 100 Total number of preschool children weighed

1 Top 100 areas with highest prevalence of underweight preschool children, OPT 2010 1 SEVERELY TOTAL 3 4 Rank Region Province City/Municipality Est No. Total PS Percent NORMAL UNDERWEIGHT2 UNDERWEIGHT UNDERWEIGHT OVERWEIGHT 5 of PS aged Weighed Weighed Number Prev (%) Number Prev (%) Number Prev (%) Number Prev (%) Number Prev(%) 26 IV-B PALAWAN Linapacan 1,708 1,687 98.77 1,252 74.21 306 18.14 116 6.88 422 25.01 13 0.77 27 VIII NORTHERN SAMAR San Roque 3,935 3,683 93.60 2,762 74.99 751 20.39 161 4.37 912 24.76 9 0.24 28 VIII LEYTE Sta. Fe 1,923 1,923 100.00 1,433 74.52 364 18.93 110 5.72 474 24.65 16 0.83 29 V Libon 12,219 10,581 86.59 7,790 73.62 1,925 18.19 667 6.30 2,592 24.50 199 1.88 30 VIII NORTHERN SAMAR Lope de Vega 2,001 1,871 93.50 1,406 75.15 343 18.33 115 6.15 458 24.48 7 0.37 31 V CAMARINES SUR 13,402 11,244 83.90 8,230 73.19 2,287 20.34 456 4.06 2,743 24.40 271 2.41 32 VIII LEYTE San Miguel 2,433 2,433 100.00 1,846 75.87 476 19.56 111 4.56 587 24.13 - 0.00 33 IV-A QUEZON Tagkawayan 7,470 7,505 100.47 5,435 72.42 1,747 23.28 47 0.63 1,794 23.90 276 3.68 34 VIII LEYTE Jaro 5,493 5,637 102.62 4,197 74.45 836 14.83 504 8.94 1,340 23.77 100 1.77 35 V CAMARINES SUR 4,168 3,608 86.56 2,729 75.64 518 14.36 331 9.17 849 23.53 30 0.83 36 IV-A QUEZON San Narciso 7,076 7,096 100.28 5,350 75.39 1,233 17.38 429 6.05 1,662 23.42 84 1.18 37 VIII LEYTE Abuyog 8,237 8,237 100.00 6,165 74.85 1,650 20.03 271 3.29 1,921 23.32 151 1.83 38 V CAMARINES SUR 9,492 7,983 84.10 6,023 75.45 1,359 17.02 458 5.74 1,817 22.76 143 1.79 39 VIII CITIES Catbalogan City 15,476 13,427 86.76 9,696 72.21 2,065 15.38 986 7.34 3,051 22.72 680 5.06 40 II ISABELA Palanan 2,033 2,043 100.49 1,546 75.67 326 15.96 136 6.66 462 22.61 35 1.71 41 VIII SAMAR Basey 8,168 7,038 86.17 5,214 74.08 1,105 15.70 478 6.79 1,583 22.49 241 3.42 42 V Placer 8,848 7,897 89.25 6,050 76.61 1,396 17.68 380 4.81 1,776 22.49 71 0.90 43 V CAMARINES SUR Bula 11,426 9,408 82.34 6,979 74.18 1,826 19.41 284 3.02 2,110 22.43 319 3.39 44 VIII SAMAR Hinabangan 1,966 1,650 83.93 1,239 75.09 281 17.03 89 5.39 370 22.42 41 2.48 45 V MASBATE San Pascual 7,543 7,380 97.84 5,687 77.06 1,256 17.02 390 5.28 1,646 22.30 47 0.64 46 IV-A QUEZON Buenavista 4,963 4,963 100.00 3,817 76.91 889 17.91 216 4.35 1,105 22.26 41 0.83 47 VIII SAMAR Daram 6,426 6,389 99.42 4,941 77.34 1,096 17.15 308 4.82 1,404 21.98 44 0.69 48 V CAMARINES SUR 4,067 3,584 88.12 2,768 77.23 723 20.17 64 1.79 787 21.96 29 0.81 49 VIII SAMAR Villareal 4,179 4,025 96.31 3,038 75.48 609 15.13 272 6.76 881 21.89 106 2.63 50 VIII NORTHERN SAMAR Lavezares 4,385 3,573 81.48 2,688 75.23 529 14.81 249 6.97 778 21.77 107 2.99 51 VIII LEYTE Javier 3,466 3,466 100.00 2,644 76.28 573 16.53 174 5.02 747 21.55 75 2.16 52 VIII LEYTE Barugo 3,555 3,555 100.00 2,759 77.61 551 15.50 211 5.94 762 21.43 34 0.96 53 VIII LEYTE Mayorga 2,183 2,183 100.00 1,710 78.33 386 17.68 80 3.66 466 21.35 7 0.32 54 VIII LEYTE Tabon- Tabon 1,410 1,410 100.00 1,108 78.58 229 16.24 67 4.75 296 20.99 6 0.43 55 VIII SAMAR Marabut 2,329 1,987 85.32 1,556 78.31 373 18.77 44 2.21 417 20.99 14 0.70 56 V MASBATE 5,989 5,335 89.08 4,217 79.04 874 16.38 232 4.35 1,106 20.73 12 0.22 57 IV-A QUEZON San Andres 5,174 5,174 100.00 4,102 79.28 829 16.02 227 4.39 1,056 20.41 16 0.31 58 V ALBAY Camalig 11,344 10,289 90.70 7,951 77.28 1,835 17.83 252 2.45 2,087 20.28 251 2.44 59 V MASBATE 11,703 12,530 107.07 9,892 78.95 1,900 15.16 640 5.11 2,540 20.27 98 0.78 60 VIII SAMAR Paranas 4,514 4,202 93.09 3,271 77.84 615 14.64 220 5.24 835 19.87 96 2.28 61 V ALBAY Malilipot 5,763 6,178 107.20 4,876 78.93 946 15.31 281 4.55 1,227 19.86 75 1.21 62 IV-A QUEZON Mulanay 6,901 6,837 99.07 5,495 80.37 1,182 17.29 160 2.34 1,342 19.63 - 0.00 63 VIII LEYTE Mac Arthur 2,814 2,814 100.00 2,228 79.18 387 13.75 165 5.86 552 19.62 34 1.21 64 V ALBAY Malinao 7,069 6,070 85.87 4,795 79.00 853 14.05 331 5.45 1,184 19.51 91 1.50

2 Top 100 areas with highest prevalence of underweight preschool children, OPT 2010 1 SEVERELY TOTAL 3 4 Rank Region Province City/Municipality Est No. Total PS Percent NORMAL UNDERWEIGHT2 UNDERWEIGHT UNDERWEIGHT OVERWEIGHT 5 of PS aged Weighed Weighed Number Prev (%) Number Prev (%) Number Prev (%) Number Prev (%) Number Prev(%) 65 V CAMARINES SUR Tigaon 7,994 7,772 97.22 6,174 79.44 1,082 13.92 429 5.52 1,511 19.44 87 1.12 66 IV-A QUEZON Macalelon 3,194 3,194 100.00 2,557 80.06 479 15.00 139 4.35 618 19.35 19 0.59 67 V Matnog 5,716 5,375 94.03 4,270 79.44 938 17.45 100 1.86 1,038 19.31 67 1.25 68 V MASBATE Cataingan 8,471 7,572 89.39 5,979 78.96 1,043 13.77 417 5.51 1,460 19.28 133 1.76 69 IV-A QUEZON San Francisco 8,899 8,599 96.63 6,908 80.33 1,375 15.99 279 3.24 1,654 19.23 37 0.43 70 VIII LEYTE Palompon 6,114 6,114 100.00 4,955 81.04 850 13.90 309 5.05 1,159 18.96 - 0.00 71 IV-B PALAWAN Rizal 5,561 5,561 100.00 4,495 80.83 761 13.68 293 5.27 1,054 18.95 12 0.22 72 VIII NORTHERN SAMAR Lapinig 1,841 1,657 90.01 1,329 80.21 294 17.74 17 1.03 311 18.77 17 1.03 73 V SORSOGON Magallanes 5,798 5,118 88.27 4,131 80.72 806 15.75 154 3.01 960 18.76 27 0.53 74 VIII LEYTE Matag-ob 2,448 2,448 100.00 1,981 80.92 345 14.09 112 4.58 457 18.67 10 0.41 75 VIII NORTHERN SAMAR San Jose 2,577 2,469 95.81 1,996 80.84 397 16.08 60 2.43 457 18.51 16 0.65 76 V MASBATE San Fernando 3,820 3,487 91.28 2,806 80.47 593 17.01 51 1.46 644 18.47 37 1.06 77 V CITIES 14,231 14,864 104.45 11,834 79.62 2,230 15.00 512 3.44 2,742 18.45 288 1.94 78 V CAMARINES SUR 1,672 1,364 81.58 1,053 77.20 235 17.23 16 1.17 251 18.40 60 4.40 79 IX ZAMBOANGA DEL NORTE Sergio Osmena 3,945 3,945 100.00 3,188 80.81 528 13.38 196 4.97 724 18.35 33 0.84 80 IV-B ORIENTAL MINDORO San Teodoro 2,120 2,120 100.00 1,713 80.80 336 15.85 53 2.50 389 18.35 18 0.85 81 IV-A QUEZON Gumaca 8,598 8,598 100.00 6,860 79.79 1,422 16.54 153 1.78 1,575 18.32 163 1.90 82 VIII LEYTE Dagami 4,521 4,521 100.00 3,599 79.61 527 11.66 298 6.59 825 18.25 97 2.15 83 VIII LEYTE Mahaplag 4,099 4,099 100.00 3,265 79.65 535 13.05 211 5.15 746 18.20 88 2.15 84 IV-B MARINDUQUE Buenavista 3,245 3,245 100.00 2,647 81.57 511 15.75 77 2.37 588 18.12 10 0.31 85 VIII LEYTE Inopacan 2,200 2,200 100.00 1,784 81.09 328 14.91 69 3.14 397 18.05 19 0.86 86 V CAMARINES SUR Milaor 4,500 3,592 79.82 2,911 81.04 557 15.51 91 2.53 648 18.04 33 0.92 87 VIII SAMAR Jiabong 2,626 2,323 88.46 1,907 82.09 295 12.70 121 5.21 416 17.91 - 0.00 88 VIII LEYTE La Paz 2,479 2,479 100.00 2,013 81.20 378 15.25 64 2.58 442 17.83 24 0.97 89 V MASBATE Milagros 8,879 9,501 107.01 7,736 81.42 1,414 14.88 267 2.81 1,681 17.69 84 0.88 90 VIII LEYTE Tolosa 2,157 2,157 100.00 1,741 80.71 270 12.52 111 5.15 381 17.66 35 1.62 91 IV-B PALAWAN Quezon 8,715 8,715 100.00 7,160 82.16 1,303 14.95 236 2.71 1,539 17.66 16 0.18 92 II ISABELA Divilican 605 542 89.59 443 81.73 80 14.76 15 2.77 95 17.53 4 0.74 93 VIII NORTHERN SAMAR Rosario 1,463 1,241 84.83 1,013 81.63 182 14.67 35 2.82 217 17.49 11 0.89 94 IV-B PALAWAN Brooke's Point 9,769 9,769 100.00 8,017 82.07 1,431 14.65 275 2.82 1,706 17.46 46 0.47 95 VIII LEYTE Albuera 5,040 5,040 100.00 4,109 81.53 652 12.94 227 4.50 879 17.44 52 1.03 96 VIII NORTHERN SAMAR Palapag 5,146 5,080 98.72 4,150 81.69 826 16.26 59 1.16 885 17.42 45 0.89 97 V MASBATE 6,289 6,487 103.15 5,352 82.50 994 15.32 131 2.02 1,125 17.34 10 0.15 98 V MASBATE Esperanza 3,228 2,738 84.82 2,259 82.51 430 15.70 44 1.61 474 17.31 5 0.18 99 IX ZAMBOANGA DEL NORTE Sibuco 4,400 4,400 100.00 3,583 81.43 583 13.25 178 4.05 761 17.30 56 1.27 100 CAR APAYAO Pudtol 2,106 1,684 79.96 1,388 82.42 274 16.27 17 1.01 291 17.28 5 0.30

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