Mothers participate at a breast-feeding awareness activity at a local health center. The city is actively engaging the public to embrace healthier options in rearing their children.

The City Nutrition Council monitors developmental plans which address common societal barriers to breastfeeding, including educating mothers on proper techniques for milk-letting.

Valenzuela City’s efforts in breastfeeding program and child nutrition advocacies have been awarded with a certificate citing it as “Best in Infant and Young Child Feeding Initiatives” for the year 2012.