The establishment of the Food-Based Dietary Guidelines (FBDGs) provides nutrition education – in terms of food rather than nutrients – that an individual can easily comprehend. The study was conducted to describe and assess the awareness, attitude, and adherence of UPLB academic staff to FBDGs in the Philippines. The data were collected from 103 academic staff employed in UPLB during A.Y. 2020-2021. Questions included were on awareness and recall on the four FBDGs (2012 Nutritional Guidelines for Filipinos (NGF), Daily Nutritional Guide Pyramid (DNGP), Kumainments, and Pinggang Pinoy®), attitude towards FBDGs, and food intake practices relative to the 2012 NGF. The academic staff were most aware of the DNGP (78.6%) and NGF (54.4%) while the FBDGs with the least awareness were Pinggang Pinoy® (34%) and Kumainments (19.4%). The majority (83.9%) of the respondents agreed that establishing FBDGs was important for their health and is necessary in making food and meal choices. However, 81.5% of the respondents also agreed that FBDGs in the Philippines need to be improved. Data shows that although there is a low number of respondents who were aware of the FBDGs, the percentage of respondents adhering to selected NGF guidelines related to food intake were high. The most adhered message was consuming different kinds of protein-rich foods (99%), while the least adhered was using iodized salt as a cooking ingredient or condiment (71.6%). There is a need to strengthen efforts towards dissemination and implementation of FBDGs among various segments of the population to achieve desired behavior change in food consumption.