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Marcos vows to strengthen gov’t anti-hunger program
President Ferdinand Marcos Jr. announced plans to expand the 'Walang Gutom' program to assist 750,000 households by 2027.
The program currently provides nutritional assistance to 600,000 of the most needy households.
The Department of Social Welfare and Development (DSWD) and the Department of Education (DepEd) are collaborating to bolster the government's nutrition initiatives in schools and day care centers.
These ongoing feeding programs by DSWD and DepEd have already supplied nutritious meals and milk to over 3.5 million students nationwide.
The DSWD will increase the number of learners to be given nutritious food with the help of an additional PHP1-billion fund next year.
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The Department of Education (DepEd) has launched an expanded School-Based Feeding Program (SBFP) for all public kindergarten learners nationwide to combat early childhood malnutrition and learning gaps.
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President Ferdinand Marcos Jr. announced in his fourth State of the Nation Address that the P20 per kilo rice program, "Benteng Bigas Meron Na (BBM) Na," will be expanded nationwide.
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