A total of 733,371 children in the CALABARZON Region have been identified as poor based on the Department of Social Welfare and Development’s (DSWD) Listahanan database of poor households. These poor children, who are zero to 17 years old, are from the 202,279 poor households identified in the second round of Listahanan household assessment conducted continue reading : 700K CALABARZON children are identified poor
5K Bacoor children get P9M supplementary feeding fund
A total of 5,031 children in Bacoor City in Cavite Province will begin supplementary feeding this school year. This is after the Department of Social Welfare and Development (DSWD) awarded PhP9,055,800 to the local government unit for the funding of the Supplementary Feeding Program (SFP) during the city’s Nutrition Month Celebration last July 25, 2016. continue reading : 5K Bacoor children get P9M supplementary feeding fund
200K children undergo DSWD’s feeding program
A total of 201,010 children underwent the 120-day feeding program of the Department of Social Welfare and Development’s (DSWD) Supplementary Feeding Program (SFP) for the school year 2015-2016. These children are those enrolled in the 4,135 day care centers and 208 school neighborhood plays in the CALABARZON Region. Of the total number of beneficiaries, 9,606 continue reading : 200K children undergo DSWD’s feeding program