'Hakab Na! 2017' to highlight benefits of breastfeeding

In celebration of the National Breastfeeding Awareness Month in August, the non-government organization Breastfeeding Ilonggas (BFI) will organize a one-day breastfeeding activity called "Hakab Na! 2017" on August 5 at SM City Iloilo Activity Centre.

Now on its fourth year, Hakab Na! 2017 will gather breastfeeding families, lactation experts, peer counselors, and breastfeeding advocacy supporters, to boost awareness of the health and economic benefits of breastfeeding, promote the importance of providing proper support to breastfeeding mothers and ultimately, create a breastfeeding nation.

Central to this celebration is the act of mothers simultaneously breastfeeding their children for one full minute as part of The Big Latch On, an international activity where mothers latch on their babies from different locations around the world to create a world record.

Hakab Na! 2017 will be held simultaneously in Metro Manila (Mandaluyong and Alabang), Aklan, Bacolod, Benguet, Bulacan, Cagayan de Oro, Cebu, Davao, Dumaguete, Iloilo, Isabela, Laguna, Nueva Ecija, Pampanga, Zambales and Singapore on August 5, 2017 (Saturday) at 10 AM. Registration starts at 9 am.