Have you had pink lugaw (rice porridge), pink pandesal (Filipino bread), pink puto (steamed rice cake), pink egg, and the famed Ilocos empanada in pink? You may want to drop by one of the feeding initiatives launched by presidential aspirant Vice President Leni Robredo’s volunteers in support of...
Unfazed by all the “drama” that unfolded among the administration bets, Filipinos from here and abroad celebrated presidential aspirant Vice President Leni Robredo’s candidacy through meet-ups, clean-up drives, feeding programs, and awareness campaigns. The “kakampinks,” a term that now...
The P41-billion combined feeding program budget of the Department of Education (DepED) and other government agencies should be spent buying Filipino farmers’ production as mandated in the Sagip Saka Act. During a virtual forum hosted by the Philippine Chamber of Agriculture and Food Inc. (PCAFI),...
The Las Pinas City government conducted a feeding program in Barangay CAA to about 700 children who received hot meals, bread, and face masks on Nov 5. Mayor Imelda Aguilar said “Kusina ng Las Pinas, Kalinga sa bawat Las Pineros” was launched to reach out to the children in the city's barangays...
Some senators on Wednesday suggested that local government units (LGUs) should take the lead in feeding programs administered by the National Nutrition Council (NNC) and other government agencies. During the Senate finance subcommittee’s hearing on the budget of Department of Health (DOH) and its...
More than 2.5 million school children have benefited from the government's milk feeding program, the Department of Agriculture (DA) said Friday, August 13. (Photo courtesy of the DA-PCC) Jointly implemented by the Department of Education (DepEd) and DA through its National Dairy Authority (NDA) and...
Malacañang said humanitarian activities were allowed under the enhanced community quarantine (ECQ) but said organizers must coordinate with the local government unit (LGU) of their target area to ensure adherence to minimum health standards. File photo of a community pantry in Diliman, Quezon...
The Search for Most Outstanding Implementers of School-Based Feeding Program (SBFP) for School Year (SY) 2020-2021 is on. Elementary school children wearing face masks sit in a classroom on Natuna island in Riau islands province on 4 February, 2020. (File photo MANILA BULLETIN) The Department of...
For the upcoming School Year (SY) 2021-2022, the Department of Education’s (DepEd) School-Based Feeding Program (SBFP) is expected to benefit 3.1 million learners. (MANILA BULLETIN FILE PHOTO) DepEd Secretary Leonor Magtolis Briones expressed the agency’s commitment to continue implementing the...
Supporters of Vice President Leni Robredo held a nationwide feeding program in 37 areas as a tribute to her partymate and friend, former President Benigno Aquino III, who was laid to rest on Saturday, June 26. Team Leni Robredo honors the late President Benigno Aquino III by holding a nationwide...
Around 100 families in Barangay Malinao, Pasig received food packs from the Pasig City Police Station on Thursday (June 24) Members of the Pasig City Police distributed the food packs and cooked meals to residents of Barangay Malinoa around 7 a.m. The Pasig City Police said most of the...
While Vice President Leni Robredo has yet to decide on seeking the highest post in the land, her supporters conducted a simultaneous feeding program on Saturday, June 19, in 32 sites across the country. Team Leni Robredo, a group of vice president’s supporters behind the movement convincing her...
