00:00The Education Department made a triple fund for the school-based feeding program.
00:06It is also in accordance with the directive of President Ferdinand R. Marcos, Jr.
00:10that the nutrition of the children who will study will be targeted.
00:13Clayson Pardilla is in the report.
00:19Teresita is able to earn Php 200 per day from her grandchild.
00:27It's very hard. Sometimes, we don't have enough budget.
00:30How many times have you been to school?
00:32Sometimes, twice. Sometimes, once.
00:35That's why she is very thankful whenever there is a feeding program
00:39or free food that is given to the school by her two grandchildren.
00:44They are happy because they are getting full.
00:47They are excited. They are happy.
00:48Our budget is able to reduce that.
00:51The administration of President Ferdinand R. Marcos, Jr. is very strict.
00:57The nutrition of the children who will study is in the Department of Education.
01:01That's why, from more than Php 3 billion,
01:03the funding for the school-based feeding program was tripled and made Php 11 billion.
01:10The feeding days are 160 days,
01:13or the days of giving free food,
01:16and 15 days were added to the National Learning Camp.
01:21It aims to address malnutrition and improve the school performance of the children
01:27by distributing nutritious food and drinks to the students from kindergarten to elementary school.
01:34Education Secretary Sunny Angara said,
01:37it is important to provide the right nutrition to the children,
01:40especially for the brains of the children before they reach the age of 5.
01:45We have this exam called the CARLA exam.
01:47It measures the literacy of the child, the ability to read.
01:51It improved, especially at the early grades.
01:55It shows that the earlier we intervene, the better.
01:59The help of the Department of Social Welfare and Development was also distributed
02:04to ensure that Filipinos will not starve.
02:07Of the Php 300,000 households,
02:09or equivalent to Php 1,000,000 and 500,000 individuals,
02:13Php 3,000 a month of assistance to buy food from the agency was received.
02:19The DSWD's hunger-free kitchen also contributes
02:23by distributing hot meals.
02:27Filipinos should not starve.
02:32That is why the DSWD is striving to harmonize and align
02:37the various programs and services of the national government agencies
02:41and that would continue to partner with the private sector
02:44so that we could collectively come up with sustainable solutions
02:47that would ultimately address the problem on hunger and malnutrition.
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