00:00The No Hunger 2027 Food Stamp Program will be held in several places in Visayas,
00:05especially now, by the Department of Social Welfare and Development,
00:09Brenna Manubagdagoon of IBC 13 in Balitang Pampansa.
00:15Now, the province of Ililo and Antique will be included
00:19in the broader implementation of the No Hunger 2027 Food Stamp Program
00:25of the Administration of President Marcos Jr.
00:28Of the 300,000 families targeted this year,
00:3343,021 are from Western Visayas,
00:3728,124 from Negros Occidental,
00:4110,560 from Ililo,
00:44and 4,337 from Antique.
00:48Even so, it was not immediately targeted
00:51because many families were the first to register
00:55for the Pantawid Pamilang Pilipino Program, or 4Ps, as the solution.
01:00It will be further expanded in Antique and Ililo.
01:04In Negros Occidental, 16,426 families
01:08obtained their EBT card last November 15 of this year.
01:14Each of them will be given an electronic benefit transfer card
01:19that contains P3,000 per month
01:22so that they can use it to buy food from those targeted
01:26by the Department of Social Welfare and Development, or DSWD,
01:31and the local government.
01:33We have a food basket.
01:3650% are carbohydrates,
01:3930% are protein,
01:43and 20% are fats, oil, and so on.
01:47For example, when it comes to carbohydrates, there's rice.
01:51There's vegetables.
01:53And then for fats, even oil,
01:56it includes fruits, condiments.
02:00It will be exchanged for P3,000
02:04to the partners or accredited retailers
02:08that are registered under the BPLSO,
02:13the Permits and Licenses Office of the local government.
02:19The DSWD will also continue to validate
02:21other beneficiaries
02:23so that it is not certain
02:25that a family member will be doubled
02:27in the programs of the government
02:29when there are more families
02:31who can be helped.
02:34From IBC 13,
02:36Rena Manubag Dagon,
02:38for Sabalitang Pambansa.
