Peasant group Kilusang Magbubukid ng Pilipinas (KMP) slammed the current administration's proposed national food stamp program, citing it as a sign of "sheer incompetence in addressing the food crisis." (Photo courtesy of Juan Carlo de Vela | MB ) "Please do not treat Filipinos as beggars seeking...
The proposed national food stamp program has received close to $3 million from the Asian Development Bank (ADB) for the program's six-month pilot implementation, a Cabinet member said. Department of Social Welfare and Development (DSWD) Secretary Rex Gatchalian (Photo courtesy of PCO) "[T]he ADB was...
The Department of Social Welfare and Development’s (DSWD) food stamp program aims to provide for at least 300,000 families on its first run scheduled in early 2024, DSWD Secretary Rex Gatchalian said on Tuesday, May 23. (Photo from the Presidential Communications Office) He gave details about the...
The government is eyeing to establish national food stamp program through an Official Development Assistance (ODA) financing of the Asian Development Bank (ADB), President Ferdinand “Bongbong” Marcos Jr. said on Monday, May 22. President Ferdinand Marcos Jr. (Photo from the Presidential...
In preparation for the possibility of a super typhoon entering the country’s area of responsibility by weekend, Department of Social Welfare and Development (DSWD) Secretary Rex Gatchalian on Monday, May 22 directed its field offices to prepare additional family food packs and other relief...
More Filipinos belonging to the Indigenous People (IPs) sector are undernourished, anemic, and iodine-deficient compared to non-IPs, according to the Department of Science and Technology - Food and Nutrition Research Institute (DOST-FNRI). This was mentioned in the policy statement “A Glimpse to...
Filipino infants and young children still continue to be subjected to poor feeding practices, the 2021 Expanded National Nutrition Survey (ENNS)of the Department of Science and Technology’s Food and Nutrition Research Institute (DOST-FNRI) revealed. The survey indicated that six out of 10 infants...
Jack Daniel’s and Coca-Cola are launching Jack Daniel’s and Coca-Cola alcoholic ready-to-drink (aRTD) in the Philippines. Last year, Jack Daniel’s and Coca-Cola announced that they would be teaming up to provide adults in markets around the world with this new drink option to enjoy. The Jack...
Chef Jessie Sincioco In the face of the ongoing challenge of involuntary hunger, renowned Chef Jessie Sincioco has taken a bold stand with her culinary prowess to make meaningful impact, leading the charge by bringing together a team of passionate colleagues to support the Hapag Movement, a...
FIESTA FARE Food served during fiesta highlights the best of local produce Exuberant lines from the popular musical Camelot capture the spirit of Filipinos’ song-dance-feast attitude once the first rains of May start softening the heat and humidity of summer. May is fiesta time all over our...
To me, the most popular cake in the entire country is Estrelle’s caramel cake. This cake transcends time. Started in around 1947, it is a permanent fixture in many Filipino home parties—birthdays, holiday celebrations, anniversaries etc. And I can also see how it has been passed on from...
There's nothing quite like cooling off with a glass of halo-halo on a summer day, right? Now, picture this—a halo-halo the size of a small car being made right in front of you. This was the delightful surprise that greeted the residents of Brgy. Tabu-An in Estancia, Iloilo, when one of the leading...
