00:00Some Filipinos in Tondo, Manila are very happy
00:04with the help received from the DSWD's No Hunger Food Stamp Program
00:11in accordance with the directive of President Marcos, Jr.
00:16on the issue of malnutrition in the country.
00:18Bernard Pereira is in the center of the news.
00:24In a village in Apolonia, with the family of his three children,
00:29he admitted that his income is not enough
00:32as a driver and a bicycle driver for their food.
00:36His wife, who has diabetes, also needs to undergo maintenance medicine.
00:40That's why he was one of the 1,350 beneficiaries
00:44of the DSWD's No Hunger Food Stamp Program in Tondo, Manila.
00:51This program is a great help.
00:55We always have rice, we always have food.
00:59It's important for Apolonia to provide food to its six grandchildren,
01:03especially one of them, who is malnourished.
01:06Every day, beneficiaries receive Php6,000 of food credits
01:10for the month of November and December.
01:14This is what they will use to buy food from three groups of food
01:19that contain 50% carbohydrates, 30% protein, and 20% fiber.
01:25According to the DSWD, more than 259,000 low-income households
01:30benefit from the No Hunger Program.
01:33It will reach 300,000 target beneficiaries before 2024.
01:39The program has already expanded to 22 provinces
01:42in 10 regions of the country.
01:44The program aims to provide food to 1 million food-poor families
01:48by 2027.
01:50The Food Stamp Program is one of the priority programs
01:54of the Administration of President Ferdinand R. Marquez Jr.
01:56to fight involuntary hunger
01:59experienced by low-income households.
02:02Bernard Pereira for Pambansang TV in Bagong, Philippines.
