President Ferdinand "Bongbong" Marcos Jr. does not want a duplication of government feeding programs, so he told his Cabinet members to implement these programs in a more cohesive manner. President Ferdinand 'Bongbong' Marcos Jr. (Photo courtesy of Yummie Dingding/PPA Pool) In a sectoral meeting in...
ILOILO CITY – To prevent low birth weight and stunting, the National Nutrition Council (NNC)-6 launched another phase of the supplementing feeding program for women and children in Western Visayas. NNC-6 Regional Coordinator Reginaldo Guillen said that Tutok Kainan Supplementation Program Phases...
The Las Piñas City government conducted a feeding program for children in Barangay BF International CAA on Friday, Feb. 10 Mayor Imelda Aguilar said about 600 children were provided with nutritious “almondigas”, a noodle soup dish with meatballs and patola, pandesal, and bottled water. She...
Two key government agencies will have at its disposal for this year an accumulated P3.41-billion increase in its feeding funds, Deputy Speaker and Batangas 6th district Rep. Ralph Recto bared on Monday, Feb. 6. Vice President and DepEd Secretary Sara Duterte (left) and DSWD Secretary Rex Gatchalian...
TARLAC CITY – Around 300 Aeta children benefited from the feeding program conducted by the Armed Forces Northern Luzon for this year’s National Children’s Month. The Nolcom, through the 1st Civil Relations Group, Civil Relations Service, Armed Forces of the Philippines, in collaboration with...
Senator Sonny Angara is pushing for the expansion of school students' feeding programs to include those in secondary education. For this purpose, Angara filed a measure that would, if enacted, amend Republic Act (RA) 11037 or the Masustansyang Pagkain Para sa Batang Pilipino Act, which...
On its year four, the Mega Bigay Sustansya has been helping malnourished children across the country At the height of the COVID-19 pandemic, various brands made buzz for helping those in need especially, the children who are battling with malnutrition, one of them is the proudly local sardines...
REFLECTIONS TODAY First Reading • Gn 14:18-20 In those days, Melchizedek, king of Salem, brought out bread and wine, and being a priest of God Most High, he blessed Abram with these words: “Blessed be Abram by God Most High, the creator of heaven and earth; and blessed be God Most High, who...
The camp of presidential aspirant Vice President Leni Robredo said Monday there should be no manual counting of votes from those precincts with faulty vote counting machines (VCM) as the conduct of the 2022 polls is only automated. ​Lawyer Romulo Macalintal, poll counsel for Robredo, said...
Amid the concerns raised regarding the milk component of its School-Based Feeding Program (SBFP), the Department of Education (DepEd) stressed the need to “effectively balance” achieving the goals of the program and its beneficiaries. (Photo from DepEd) In a letter, the Philippine Chamber of...
The Department of Education (DepEd) maintained that local farmers “have been and will always be prioritized” when determining milk supply to be used in its School-Based Feeding Program (SBFP). DepEd / MANILA BULLETIN DepEd said this as part of its response to the concerns raised by the...
Is Nadine Lustre even aware that former boyfriend James Reid already left the country? If ever, she's not losing sleep over it. She is busy after all. Just recently, she was seen with rumored boyfriend Christophe Bariou conducting a feeding program in Siargao. Photos of them attending to typhoon...
