175,705 Children in Central Luzon Benefit From Government’s Supplementary Feeding Program

City Of San Fernando, Pampanga — Some 175,705 day care children in Central Luzon have started to benefit from the Supplementary Feeding Program (SFP) being implemented by the government to improve and sustain the nutrititional status of the target children beneficiaries.

Ma. Elena Carreon, senior dietary nutritionist and SFP focal person of the DSWD Field Office III, said that the government has allotted PHP319,255,985 for the program implementation in 3,849 day care centers in 116 municipalities and 14 cities of Central Luzon.

To date, DSWD FO III has already transferred the PHP50,627,614 fund to 24 municipalities in the region.

Likewise, the DSWD FO III has transferred a check worth PHP2,936,128 to Mayor Celestino Marquez for the feeding program of 1,606 day care children of Pandi, Bulacan.

The program, which is jointly implemented by the DSWD and the local government units (LGUs), is in support of the pro-poor program of the government.

The feeding cycle has a duration of six months or 120 feeding days.

The Supplementary Feeding Program is the provision of food in addition to the regular meals, to target children as part of the DSWD’s contribution to the Early Childhood Care and Development (ECCD) program of the government.

The food supplementation will be in a form of meals to be served during meal time to children five days a week.

Children will be weighed at the start of the feeding and three months thereafter and after the completion of 120 feeding days to determine improvement and sustenance in their nutritional status. (PNA) LAP/ZST/MDDR