The Municipal Government of Bauang, under the leadership of Municipal Mayor Eulogio Clarence Martin P. De Guzman III, took home the 2023 Green Banner Seal of Compliance for passing the minimum criteria for Green Banner with an overall Monitoring and Evaluation of Local Level Plan Implementation Protocol (MELLPI Pro) rating of 85.73%, awarded last October 30, 2024 at the Gawad Parangal ng Nutrisyon held at Leisure Coast Resort, Dagupan City, Pangasinan.

The MELLPI PRO is the new tool from National Nutrition Council (NNC) that serves as an upgraded system to determine nutrition improvement action at the local level.

Another award Bauang received was the Special Recognition for the following:

1) First 100 days program LGU Adopters in the Region

2) LGU with established Nutrition Office

3) with consistent reduction on their prevalence rates from 2022 to 2024, based on the operation timbang (OPT) plus results on the following indicators:

a) Combined Stunting and Severely Stunting

b) Combined Moderate and Severely Wasting

Present in the event were Municipal Administrator for Operations Wilson Samuel C. Caluza and Municipal Nutrition Action Officer (MNAO) Maria Adelfa Fontz, who both received the award on behalf of the Municipality.