Sitting as chair of the Inter-Agency Task Force on Zero Hunger (IATF-ZH), the Department of Social Welfare and Development (DSWD) has led the nourishment of over 1.5 million children nationwide with its Supplementary Feeding Program (SFP) for the school year 2023-2024.
FEEDING PROGRAM A Department of Social Welfare and Development (DSWD) personnel talks to the recipients of the government’s Supplementary Feeding Program in this undated photo. The DSWD on Monday (April 6, 2024) said over 1.5 million children nationwide have benefitted from the program for the school year 2023-2024. DSWD PHOTO
Assistant Secretary for Disaster Response Management Group (DRMG) Irene Dumlao said the DSWD has served 1,526,261 children enrolled in Child Development Centers (CDCs) and 33,198 children under Supervised Neighborhood Play (SNP) in 1,169 implementing local government units (LGUs) as of
March 30.
"As mandated by the Marcos administration, through the recently signed Memorandum Circular No. 47 which calls for the intensified support for the government’s anti-hunger efforts, the DSWD will continue its collaboration with national agencies, LGUs, and development partners to strengthen our feeding program,” Dumlao said in a news release on Monday.
The SFP is one of the DSWD’s anti-hunger initiatives and the agency’s contribution to the Early Childhood Care and Development (ECCD) program of the government.
"Kung wala talagang magagamit na covered courts, pinapaalalahanan lang po natin ang ating school heads na gawin ito sa mga oras ng araw na hindi matindi iyong sikat ng araw at hindi matindi iyong init para sa safety ng ating (If there are no covered courts to use, we are reminding our school heads to conduct these during the time of the day when the heat not so high for the safety of our) learners, teachers and other school personnel, even parents present at that time," he said.
Poa also reminded school heads of DepEd Memorandum 23, series of 2024, which states that "No DepEd personnel shall be allowed to collect any kind of contribution or fee for the graduation or moving up ceremony."
All expenses related to the activity shall be charged to the schools Maintenance and Other Operating Expenses (MOOE), he said.Poa said EOSY rites should also be moved within the school calendar to properly compensate teachers.Under the memorandum, schools may conduct their EOSY rites from May 29 to 31. PNA
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