As part of the National Breastfeeding Awareness Month in August, Nueva
Ecija Breastfriends has organized Hakab
Na! Nueva Ecija 2016. This is a
breastfeeding activity that seeks to promote the importance of providing proper
support to breastfeeding mothers.
2015 Hakab Na! was even bigger with over 1,712
mother-baby pairs from 14 locations nationwide and 2 abroad from 2014. Last year, we have a bunch of breastfeeding
moms from Manila. Aklan, Alabang,
Bacolod, Baguio, Bulacan, Cagayan de Oro, Cebu, Davao, Dumaguete, Iloilo,
Isabela, Laguna, Nueva Ecija, Mandaluyong, Pampanga, and Zambales who join the
event. Breastfeeding
Pinays in France and Singapore also latched on their babies and were counted.
Last year, the event was participated by 16 mothers and 18 babies in our
province. The event was featured on major television networks like ABS CBN,
GMA, ABC, and Solar; and major dailies like Philippine Star, Manila Times,
etc. Hakab Na! 2015 also had prominent
online presence with features in Yahoo! Philippines, Rappler. SunStar, Voice of
America, and various blogs.
Hakab
na! Nueva Ecija 2016 is the 2nd
Hakab Na event in the province and will be held on August, 6, 2016 (Saturday), 9:00 am at the SM City Cabanatuan,
Maharlika highway, Cabanatuan City. During the activity, breastfeeding moms
will be latching their babies all at the same time. There will also be short
talks about breastfeeding management, babywearing and cloth diapering. We will do this in coordination with the Big
Latch On – an international activity where moms will simultaneously latch on
their babies.
