PBBM directs DepEd to prioritize schoolchildren's nutrition

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00:00Recognizing the importance of nutrition and academic success, the Marcos administration has placed a strong emphasis on improving the health and well-being of the country's young learners.

00:11To reinforce this commitment, the government significantly increased the budget for the Department of Education on DepEd's school-based feeding program, tripling its original allocation.

00:22PTV's Floyd Brands has the report.

00:25Teresita Reyes, a Wayspeaker, struggles to make ends meet with her daily earnings of P200. This amount barely covers the basic needs of her grandchildren.

00:37It's very difficult. Sometimes, we don't have enough budget.

00:41How many times have you been to school?

00:42Once, twice, once, twice.

00:46Despite her challenges, Teresita expresses her gratitude on the feeding programs in their school, which benefit her grandkids, which help elevate their daily struggles.

00:56They are happy because they are getting full. They are happy because their budget is getting reduced.

01:03President Ferdinand R. Marcos, Jr. has directed the Education Department to focus on improving the nutrition of schoolchildren.

01:10According to DepEd, the budget for the school-based feeding program has been tripled from over P3 billion to P11 billion, with plans to cover more children.

01:20The program aims to provide nutritious meals to children from kindergarten through elementary school.

01:26With a total of 160 feeding days and an additional 15 days for the National Learning Camp, the initiative is set to address malnutrition in the country.

01:35Education Secretary Sani Angara emphasized the importance of nutrition, especially for young children whose brains develop rapidly before they reach five years of age.

01:45We have this exam called the CARLA exam. It measures the literacy of the child, the ability to read.

01:52It improved, especially at the early grades. It shows that the earlier we intervene, the better.

02:00Meanwhile, the Department of Social Welfare and Development is stepping up efforts to ensure no Filipino goes hungry.

02:07The DSWD is currently providing monthly food assistance of P3,000 to 300,000 households, benefiting over a million Filipinos.

02:16The agency's Walang Gutom Kitchen also continues to distribute hot meals to those in needs.

02:22No Filipino should go hungry.

02:26That is why the DSWD is striving to harmonize and align the various programs and services of the national government agencies

02:36and that would continue to partner with the private sector so that we could collectively come up with sustainable solutions that would ultimately address the problem on hunger and malnutrition.

02:46From PTV Manila, Lloyd Burns, Balitang Pambansang.

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