00:00 In the budget deliberation of the Senate in the DSWD,
00:03 the senators praised the food stamp program of the agency.
00:06 Some senators requested to extend the program,
00:09 especially if it will be successful in the next year.
00:13 Regarding the issue with Gentle Hands Incorporated,
00:17 the budget sponsor of the DSWD, Senator Aimee Marcos, confirmed
00:21 that the children who were rescued in the so-called "Bahay Ampunan" are in good condition.
00:27 If this is successful by next year, maybe we will add more.
00:35 I hope, Mr. President, that the program can be enhanced by partnering with other institutions,
00:44 religious institutions perhaps.
00:46 We have mothers, we have convents that make cookies for us in Tagaytay,
00:52 they make nutritional snacks.
00:58 In addition, four criminal cases have already been filed by the mothers
01:03 who claimed that their children were kidnapped for adoption against their wishes.
01:10 They were divided.
01:13 The bulk of them are actually in the Nayon ng Kapataan,
01:16 since the premises are larger,
01:18 and then the others are in LC Gatches,
01:20 and the others are in the Reception and Study Center for Children run by the DSWD.
