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Malacañang expands anti-hunger program
President Ferdinand Marcos Jr. announced plans to expand the "Walang Gutom" program to include one million household beneficiaries.
The program aims to increase its reach to 600,000 families in 2026 and 750,000 families by 2027, with the ultimate goal of covering the country's one million poorest families.
The hunger rate among household beneficiaries decreased from 48.7 percent in October last year to 41.5 percent in March due to the program.
This initiative is part of the administration's broader objective to eradicate hunger among Filipinos.
The "Walang Gutom" program is being strengthened and scaled up through the "Walang Gutom REFUEL Project", which has a budget of P74 billion.
The REFUEL Project is funded by a loan from the Asian Development Bank, with co-financing from the Agence Française de Développement and the OPEC Fund for International Development.
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